WHY SHARING MEALS CAN MAKE PEOPLE HAPPIER – WHAT EVIDENCE FROM 142 COUNTRIES SHOWS

Fri 28 March 2025: The importance of sharing meals is recognised across cultures, from the Jewish Shabbat meal to the fast-breaking Iftar meals during Ramadan. The known link between food and social relationships is ancient. The English word companion, the French copain (friend) and the Italian compagno (partner) come from the Latin cum and pānis – literally “with-bread”. The Chinese term for companion/partner […]

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POLICE IN INDIA RESTRICT EID PRAYERS AFTER ORDERING MOSQUES COVERED DURING HOLI

Thu 27 March 2025: As Eid nears, Sambhal police have announced stringent laws on Eid prayer and use of loudspeakers. The Superintendent of Police announced that Eid prayers will only be allowed at allocated mosques and Eidgah laying complete prohibition of public prayers on roads and rooftops. Additionally, more police personnel are set to be […]

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FIRST-EVER GLIMPSE OF NEPTUNE’S AURORAS CAPTURED BY WEBB

Thu 27 March 2025: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune for the first time, NASA said on Wednesday. The data was obtained in June 2023 using Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph. In addition to the image of the planet, astronomers obtained a spectrum to characterize the composition and measure the temperature […]

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INDONESIA TO JOIN NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK OF BRICS: PRESIDENT

Wed 26 March 2025:   Indonesia’s president on Tuesday announced that his country will join the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral bank developed by member nations of the economic bloc BRICS. The decision was made after discussions with the bank and Indonesia’s financial team, Prabowo Subianto said, according to local English daily Tempo. “After an […]

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ISRAEL REFUSES TO OPEN IBRAHIMI MOSQUE FULLY FOR PRAYER ON HOLIEST DAY OF RAMADAN

Wed 26 March 2025: Israel has refused to open all of the halls in the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron for Muslim prayers on Laylat Al-Qadr (Night of Destiny), the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf [Endowments] and Religious Affairs said on Wednesday. Laylat Al-Qadr is the holiest night in Islam. It […]

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UN: GAZA HAS LARGEST NUMBER OF CHILD AMPUTEES IN MODERN HISTORY

Wed 26 March 2025: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported yesterday that Gaza has the “UN: Gaza has largest number of child amputees in modern history The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported yesterday that Gaza has the “largest cohort of child amputees in […]

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