Mon 19 October 2026: Not every snakebite injects venom. When venom enters the body, however, it can cause snake envenoming. This is a potentially fatal condition and it mostly affects poor rural communities across tropical and subtropical regions who don’t have easy access to medical care. As researchers with decades of combined experience in snakebite and […]

Mon 19 October 2026: Critical defense facilities worldwide are increasingly limiting access for foreign-made electric and smart vehicles amid growing worries about espionage and data security risks. Governments across Europe, North America, and Asia have introduced such restrictions, with major Turkish defense companies—including Aselsan, Roketsan, Havelsan, and the Engine Industries (TEI) subsidiary of Turkish Aerospace […]

Mon 19 October 2026: The UN World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday that funding shortages have forced it to cut food assistance in the Gaza Strip by around one-third, leaving half a million people without critical support as winter approaches. In a statement, the agency said it is now assisting 1.1 million vulnerable people in […]

Mon 19 October 2026: Deaths linked to measles rose to 1,201 in Bangladesh as five more children died due to measles-like symptoms, the country’s health authorities said Monday. Of the total fatalities, 104 are confirmed cases of measles, according to the Directorate General of Health Services under the Health Ministry. The health authorities also reported […]

Mon 19 October 2026: October 27 vote could test whether Israel’s ties with African countries withstand the fallout from the war on Gaza. Lagos, Nigeria – As Israelis prepare to vote on October 27, African governments from Pretoria to Rabat are weighing what the result could mean for their own foreign and domestic policies. The war on Gaza […]

Mon 19 October 2026: A Brazilian court gave US tech company Meta 24 hours to prove that its artificial intelligence systems do not favor either candidate ahead of next Sunday’s presidential runoff, local media reported. The Superior Electoral Court order, signed by magistrate Marco Aurelio Bellizze Oliveira, covers Meta’s algorithmic systems managing social media platforms […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Mon 19 October 2026: Not every snakebite injects venom. When venom enters the body, however, it can cause snake envenoming. This is a potentially fatal condition and it mostly affects poor rural communities across tropical and subtropical regions who don’t have easy access to medical care. As researchers with decades of combined experience in snakebite and […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]