Wars have been fought over land, over succession, over a woman said to have launched a thousand ships toward Troy. Opium got its own war twice, in 1839 and again in 1856, but not the kind that name suggests. Britain went to war for the right to keep selling opium into China, after the Qing…
FSA recalls Bon Bons Wholesale chocolates over undeclared milk and soya. (Representational photo) Chocolate manufacturer Bon Bons Wholesale Ltd has announced a recall across England, Scotland and Wales. The recall was issued after it was found that the products contain milk and soya that are not listed on the label.Consumers with allergies to milk or…
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would publicly challenge US President Donald Trump whenever it is necessary to protect Britain’s national interest, while declining to say whether he trusts the American leader.In an exclusive interview with the BBC, his first major sit-down since taking office, Burnham said he…
US social media influencer Sara Gilson, Social media influencer Sara Gilson, 43, was shot dead at her Oklahoma home, allegedly by her estranged husband, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey, less than two weeks after she posted a viral TikTok accusing him of being a pedophile. Authorities believe Duffey later died by suicide.According to NBC News, Gilson had…
According to the research, a birdsong is shaped by both evolution and the environment. (Nature TTL) Birds may sound different depending, but scientists have now found that many of their songs are built from the same basic set of sound patterns. A new global study has identified eight recurring motifs that appear in the songs…
Disagreements happen to everyone, at work, at home, in public life. What actually separates a fair fight from an unfair one is often not the disagreement itself, but who ends up caught in the middle of it. Hulk Hogan, the professional wrestler, put a simple boundary around exactly that. “If I have a problem with…
If many bats are sending out similar sound waves at the same time, their signals can overlap. (National geographic photo) Bats rely on echolocation to move through the dark and hunt insects. They send out high-pitched sound waves that bounce off nearby objects and return as echoes which helps them judge where things are.But when…
Many people recognise Marcus Aurelius as the wise Roman emperor whose fictionalised character inspired Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Yet long before Hollywood brought ancient Rome to the big screen, Marcus Aurelius had earned a place in history as one of the greatest Stoic philosophers and one of Rome’s most respected rulers. His private writings, later compiled…
Saudi authorities issued emergency warnings for the provinces of Jazan and Yanbu CAIRO: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in an escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East while the United…
Russia claims Ukraine killed 11 people (Representative image) Russian authorities said 11 people, including four children, were killed by Ukraine in an overnight attack on a holiday camp in a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, accusing Kyiv on Saturday of deliberately attacking civilians.Ukraine did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ukraine launched…
