THERE’S GOLD TRAPPED IN YOUR IPHONE – AND CHEMISTS HAVE FOUND A SAFE NEW WAY TO EXTRACT IT

Tue 08 July 2025: In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes in 2030. This e-waste includes old laptops and phones, which contain precious materials such as gold. Less […]

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SOME CHILDREN IN UK GROWING UP IN ‘DICKENSIAN’ POVERTY

Tue 08 July 2025: Some children in the UK are growing up in “Dickensian” levels of poverty, living in conditions described as unsanitary and degrading, according to a new report released Tuesday by the British children’s commissioner. Dame Rachel de Souza urged the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap, warning that it is contributing to rising […]

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NETANYAHU BACKS EXPULSION OF PALESTINIANS AS TRUMP SHRUGS OFF TWO-STATE SOLUTION

Tue 08 July 2025: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is working with the United States to identify countries that could “offer Palestinians a better future,” as he met with US President Donald Trump at the White House. “Israel is working with the US to find countries that will give Palestinians a […]

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AT LEAST 10 DEAD, 29 INJURED IN KENYA PROTESTS: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG

Tue 08 July 2025: Kenya saw at least 10 fatalities and 29 people injured during nationwide Saba Saba demonstrations. the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said Monday. The watchdog group documented two abduction cases as well as 37 arrests across 17 counties, it said in a statement. The group said looting was reported in […]

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PAKISTANI MILITARY CHIEF SLAMS ‘INSINUATIONS’ OVER ‘EXTERNAL SUPPORT’ IN CONFLICT WITH INDIA

Tue 08 July 2025: Pakistan’s military chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir slammed “insinuations” regarding “external support” during the recent “purely bilateral” conflict with India, after an Indian general said the country had more than one adversary in the fighting. “Insinuations regarding external support in Pakistan’s successful Operation Bunyanum Marsoos are irresponsible and factually incorrect,” […]

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RUSSIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER FIRED BY PUTIN REPORTEDLY SHOOTS HIMSELF DEAD

Mon 07 July 2025: Russia’s former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit shot himself dead in Odintsovo following his dismissal by President Vladimir Putin on July 7, the pro-government newspaper Izvestia reported, citing unnamed sources. Starovoit’s ouster came after nearly 500 flights were grounded at major Russian airports on July 5–6 due to security threats from Ukrainian drone attacks. The following […]

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TONY BLAIR’S THINKTANK INVOLVED IN GAZA’S ‘TRUMP RIVIERA’ PROPOSAL

Mon 07 July 2025: The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has been linked to a project widely condemned for proposing the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, involving a sweeping postwar redevelopment of the besieged Strip. Plans include a “Trump Riviera” and infrastructure named after wealthy Gulf monarchs, according to documents reviewed by the Financial Times (FT) and […]

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