DOES ‘FREE’ SHIPPING REALLY EXIST? AN EXPERT SHARES THE MARKETING TRICKS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Fri 20 March 2026: You’re scrolling through an online retailer, like Amazon, Shein or eBay, and spot a shirt on sale for $40. You add it to your cart, but at checkout, a $10 shipping fee suddenly appears. Frustrated, you close the tab. But what if that same shirt was priced at $50 with “free” […]

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GROK VS. RIGHT WING IT CELL: MUSK’S AI CHATBOT WRECKS RIGHT-WING PROPAGANDA IN INDIA

Thu 19 March 2026: While the Modi government is busy rolling out the red carpet for Tesla and Starlink, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is throwing a wrench in their propaganda machinery. Designed to blend factual accuracy with sarcasm, Grok has been actively debunking right-wing narratives on X (formerly Twitter), much to the frustration of […]

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BRITAIN AND NIGERIA SEAL £746M DEAL DURING NIGERIA’S STATE VISIT

Thu 19 March 2026: Britain and Nigeria annouced their agreement on March 19 to a £746 million ($990.32 million) export finance deal to refurbish two of Nigeria’s main ports, the Lagos Port Complex and TinCan Island Port Complex. The financing will be guaranteed by UK Export Finance, with Citibank coordinating and arranging the loan structure. […]

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WHY SOME PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE THAT ALIENS SHAPED ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS

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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HEAVY SOCIAL MEDIA USE LINKED TO DECLINING YOUTH HAPPINESS, REPORT REVEALS

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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CAN’T STOP ENDLESSLY SCROLLING? TIPS TO HELP YOU TAKE BACK CONTROL

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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INDONESIA SUSPENDS GAZA TROOP DEPLOYMENT AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS

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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JET FUEL PRICES SURGE NEARLY 83% IN A MONTH, PILING PRESSURE ON AIRLINES: IATA

Wed 18 March 2026: Global average jet fuel prices have surged 82.8% over the past month, sharply increasing cost pressures on airlines, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest fuel price monitor, Anadolu reports. IATA data showed jet fuel prices rose 11.2% week-on-week to $175 per barrel in the latest reporting period. The figures, published […]

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SENEGAL TO APPEAL DECISION TO AWARD AFCON TITLE TO MOROCCO

Wed 18 March 2026: Morocco were awarded the 2025 AFCON title following an appeal to CAF regarding Senegal’s walk-off protest in final. Senegal ‌have condemned the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, labelling ⁠it “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable”, ⁠and saying it casts a shadow over African football. “The Senegalese […]

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