Sat 08 August 2026: Aid groups warn a record-strength El Niño could unleash flooding and hunger from Somalia to Pakistan. A rapidly intensifying El Niño weather pattern is threatening to bring severe flooding, disease and drought to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities across East Africa and Asia, a humanitarian organisation has warned. On […]

Sat 08 August 2026: Many of us will have experienced the rage that comes with being badly treated at work – and maybe even felt the instinct to pack up and leave. Bad bosses, belittling treatment or poor pay could be behind these kneejerk emotions. But, while most employees swallow their anger and get back […]

Sat 08 August 2026: Yemen’s army announced Saturday that it launched a military operation at Houthi targets and military equipment. Army spokesman Col. Majid al-Nuzaili said in a statement that the operation was carried out in response to Houthi attacks on military camps in the provinces of Marib and Hadhramaut. Nuzaili said the operation targeting […]

Sat 08 August 2026: More than 40 Canadian civil society, human rights, labour and faith-based organisations have urged the country’s public safety minister to deny entry to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is expected to visit Canada from August 31 to September 1. In a letter to Canadian Minister of Public Safety […]

Sat 08 August 2026: Aid groups warn a record-strength El Niño could unleash flooding and hunger from Somalia to Pakistan. A rapidly intensifying El Niño weather pattern is threatening to bring severe flooding, disease and drought to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities across East Africa and Asia, a humanitarian organisation has warned. On […]

Sat 08 August 2026: Many of us will have experienced the rage that comes with being badly treated at work – and maybe even felt the instinct to pack up and leave. Bad bosses, belittling treatment or poor pay could be behind these kneejerk emotions. But, while most employees swallow their anger and get back […]

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 […]

Sat 08 August 2026: More than 40 Canadian civil society, human rights, labour and faith-based organisations have urged the country’s public safety minister to deny entry to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is expected to visit Canada from August 31 to September 1. In a letter to Canadian Minister of Public Safety […]

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 […]