Thu 19 March 2026: Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself? The idea that aliens assisted the builders of ancient monuments was promoted by the Swiss author Erich von Däniken in his bestselling book Chariot of the Gods […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: Two ships carrying Russian oil and gas are due to arrive in Cuba, marking the island nation’s first energy deliveries in three months, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing maritime intelligence companies. A Hong Kong-flagged vessel believed to be transporting around 27,000 tonnes of Russian gas was expected to arrive on […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: Oil and gas prices have continued rising after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East in retaliation to Israel’s strike on its South Pars gasfield. Early Thursday, Brent futures topped $115 a barrel, their highest in more than a week. Gas prices have also surged by 30 percent. Prices are […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: Heavy social media use has contributed to ‘worrying decline’ in wellbeing in Western countries, World Happiness Report says. Social media has played a large role in declining happiness among young people in Western countries, a United Nations-backed report has found. Heavy social media use partly explains a “worrying decline” in the […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: The deployments could help provide Trump with additional options but would further entrench the US in a foreign war, the like of which he has repeatedly promised never to do. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering deploying thousands of troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the United […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Human Rights Day shadowed by SA’s gun crisis: Yet gun violence continues to take lives across our country. Research drawing on police and public health data suggests that around 30 people are killed with a gun every day in SA. Many guns used […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: The foreign ministers of Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates have issued a joint statement calling on Iran “to immediately halt its attacks” after they held a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday. They called on Iran to “refrain from any measures […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: It’s called the infinite scroll – a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also yes. Devious? Very much so. The infinite scroll is likely the main reason you find it so hard to […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that 201 Ukrainian anti-drone specialists have been deployed across the Middle East to help counter Iranian Shahed drones, while an additional 34 stand ready to support these efforts. “Our teams are already in the Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and on the way to Kuwait. We […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: Indonesia has suspended its plans to deploy up to 8,000 troops to the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, a cabinet member announced on Tuesday. “Everything is on hold,” Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said after a coordination meeting at the Defense Ministry, Antara News reported on Wednesday. Jakarta had pledged the troops for […]
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