Fri 16 October 2026: Tesla unveiled its new thruster-equipped Roadster in Texas on Thursday after nearly a decade of delays, with Chief Executive Elon Musk announcing a planned 2028 release, according to media reports. Musk presented the new “flying car” at the company’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, about 200 miles (354 kilometers) northwest of […]

Fri 16 October 2026: Levy of up to 32 cents per liter aimed at cutting sugar and raising revenue Germany’s governing coalition has reached agreement on a tax targeting sugar-sweetened beverages, set to take effect on July 1, 2027, after resolving internal differences that had postponed the measure, the Finance Ministry confirmed. Drinks containing at […]

Fri 16 October 2026: US secretary of state calls for accountability over truckload of explosives; Aoun presses for halt to Israeli attacks in south Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun discussed the recent interception of a large shipment of explosives during a telephone call on Thursday with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Lebanese Presidential […]

Fri 16 October 2026: Visibility rises sharply after experimental flights release frozen carbon dioxide; method targets smoke trapped by inversion layers Indonesia has started testing dry ice technology to break up toxic haze produced by forest and peatland fires, with officials reporting a sharp improvement in visibility near an airport in South Sumatra. The National […]

Fri 16 October 2026: Vote-buying during recent governorship elections in two Nigerian states has raised concerns about the credibility of the 2027 general elections, with voters reportedly receiving up to 50,000 naira ($35) in exchange for their votes, an election observation group said Wednesday. The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Election […]

Fri 16 October 2026: Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to “go” as Ukraine’s president, as Kyiv raised doubts over US support for the war-torn country. Ukraine accused the United States this week of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s military response through […]

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 […]

Fri 16 October 2026: Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to “go” as Ukraine’s president, as Kyiv raised doubts over US support for the war-torn country. Ukraine accused the United States this week of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s military response through […]

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 […]