Daughter of the late slain civil rights leader Malcolm X Ilyasah Shabazz. Sat 16 November 2024: The family of Malcolm X, a militant civil-rights leader who was assassinated almost 60 years ago, filed a $100-million federal lawsuit on Friday that accuses the FBI, CIA and New York Police Department of allowing his murder to […]
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Fri 15 November 2024: Amid growing concern over one of the world’s most urgent health threats, Saudi Arabia is hosting the fourth high-level ministerial meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to confront a “silent pandemic.” The gathering brings together health leaders and experts worldwide to confront what officials are calling a “silent pandemic” that claims more […]
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Fri 15 November 2024: A joint British-Iraqi archaeological team has identified the likely site of the seventh-century Battle of Al-Qadisiyyah, a decisive event in early Islamic history, thanks to declassified 1970s US spy satellite imagery, AP reports. The Battle of Al-Qadisiyyah, fought in 637CE in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), marked a crucial victory for Arab Muslim forces of […]
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Thu 14 November 2024: Cats have lived with humans for thousands of years. And long before cat memes and viral TikToks took over the internet, they’ve been comforting us with their purrs and making us laugh with their weird antics. But what does the research say – are cats good for us? Living with a cat can have a profound […]
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Fri 15 November 2024: Global diabetes rate in adults has doubled over the past three decades, impacting more than 800 million people worldwide, according to a recent landmark study published in The Lancet. The groundbreaking study, the first global analysis of diabetes rates and treatment across all countries, reveals a significant rise in diabetes prevalence, […]
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Thu 14 November 2024: Electric vehicle (EV) sales broke a record in October with 1.7 million units in sales, driven by strong demand in China, according to UK-based Rho Motion research house on Wednesday. The sales were up 35% year-on-year and 3% month-on-month, Rho Motion data showed. “The global EV market is now picking back […]
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Thu 14 November 2024: A team of physicists from the University of Münster has created the world’s smallest QR code, earning them a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The QR code measures 5.38 square micrometres, which, according to the university, is approximately 20 times smaller than the previous world record held by a research group from […]
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Thu 14 November 2024: Micro-blogging site says it now has more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September. Social media platform Bluesky has gained more than one million new users since the US presidential election, benefitting from an exodus of people unhappy with the direction of X under billionaire owner Elon Musk. […]
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Thu 14 November 2024: The British news outlet quits X citing ‘disturbing content’ on the platform, including racism and conspiracy theories. British news outlet The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on X due to the “disturbing content” on the “toxic media platform”, including racism and conspiracy theories. The Guardian wrote on […]
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Wed 13 November 2024: New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population, who make up a majority of the survivors of state care, are unhappy with PM Luxon’s apology. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday made an unprecedented formal and “unreserved” apology to survivors of abuse in state and church care over seven decades, spanning almost the entirety […]
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