Mon 29 June 2026: Regional police and local authorities in the U.K. built a vast machine-learning apparatus to predict crime and flag vulnerable citizens, only to quietly abandon key models after the data proved deeply untrustworthy. Staff at the Bristol City Council ultimately rejected the artificial intelligence systems, concluding that the predictive risk scores were […]

Mon 29 June 2026:  Two years ago, much of the public treated generative AI as an impressive but unreliable novelty. In 2026, that framing no longer holds. The technology has advanced rapidly enough to unsettle white-collar industries, attract infrastructure spending, and spark a broader debate about who benefits, who is exposed, and who writes the […]

Mon 29 June 2026: Nearly half of the dialysis machines at Gaza’s al-Shifa Medical Complex are now out of service because of a severe shortage of sodium bicarbonate. This critical substance is used to correct dangerous acid buildup in the blood of patients with kidney failure. Dr. Ghazi al-Yaziji, head of the Artificial Kidney Department […]

Mon 29 June 2026: South Korea’s new legislation prohibiting the breeding, slaughter, and sale of dogs for human consumption will take effect next February. With the dog-meat industry rapidly vanishing, many are now asking what has become of the animals previously raised for meat. According to government figures, 400,000 to 450,000 dogs were farmed for […]

Mon 29 June 2026: The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned mass gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, and three other provinces in a bid to curb the spread of the Ebola virus, the Interior Ministry said in a directive to provincial governors late Sunday. Political meetings, public marches, demonstrations and other gatherings likely to attract […]

Mon 29 June 2026: The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned mass gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, and three other provinces in a bid to curb the spread of the Ebola virus, the Interior Ministry said in a directive to provincial governors late Sunday. Political meetings, public marches, demonstrations and other gatherings likely to attract […]

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 29 June 2026: The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned mass gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, and three other provinces in a bid to curb the spread of the Ebola virus, the Interior Ministry said in a directive to provincial governors late Sunday. Political meetings, public marches, demonstrations and other gatherings likely to attract […]

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 […]