Mon 20 July 2026: Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, and chances are you might be asked to scan your face. Facial recognition and other kinds of face-based biometric technology are becoming an increasingly common form of identification. The technology is promoted as […]

Mon 20 July 2026: China’s humanoid robotics sector is advancing rapidly and gaining an edge in key parts of the embodied artificial intelligence (AI) value chain, industry leaders said at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Saturday. Humanoid robots demonstrated their capabilities on the second day of the conference, climbing tall walls and performing […]

Mon 20 July 2026: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a maritime embargo of their foe Saudi Arabia after the two sides traded fire last week for the first time in years. The rebels “declare a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of ‘an eye for an eye,’ effective immediately upon […]

Mon 20 July 2026: Police used tear gas and baton charges against Cockroach movement supporters as over 10,000 protesters marched on India’s parliament in New Delhi. It was the largest demonstration yet calling for the education minister’s resignation and action on exam corruption. The march on Monday by the protesters who ironically call themselves the […]

Mon 20 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ How the migrant exodus is reshaping SA’s labour market: Recent fact-checking by Africa Check also found no evidence to support claims that removing undocumented migrants would automatically reduce unemployment or create jobs on a significant scale. Instead, labour organisations say employers have increasingly […]

Mon 20 July 2026: Labour Party leader Andy Burnham has become the new British prime minister, Buckingham Palace confirmed Monday. Burnham arrived at Buckingham Palace just after Keir Starmer officially resigned as prime minister. During his meeting with King Charles III, Burnham was asked to form a new government. In his first speech as British […]

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 20 July 2026: Labour Party leader Andy Burnham has become the new British prime minister, Buckingham Palace confirmed Monday. Burnham arrived at Buckingham Palace just after Keir Starmer officially resigned as prime minister. During his meeting with King Charles III, Burnham was asked to form a new government. In his first speech as British […]

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 […]