Healthy alternatives: Ingredients to prepare an herbal tea at a cafeteria in Xuhui district in Shanghai | Photo Credit: AFP Popping supplements, drinking herbal teas, and signing up for lifestyle classes, Chinaâs youth are turning to the wellness industry as work stress and pandemic memories spur a growing interest in health. These new habits are…
Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a Presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday, August 9. Iranian actors allegedly have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters…
This frame grab from video shows wreckage from a plane that crashed by a home in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP No survivors in Brazil plane that crashed in Sao Paulo with 61 aboard A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazilâs Sao Paulo…
In Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh has the opportunity to shake off 15 years of autocratic rule with a new leader who gave opportunities to women to participate more fully in society. One cannot think of a more qualified person to lead Bangladesh at the moment. Mr. Yunus, a former university professor of economics, is the founder…
As dawn approached on Saturday morning of July 20, 2024 a disturbing scene unfolded in Monsur Nagar Housing Estate in Savar upazila, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Some eight to 10 plainclothes men identifying themselves as being from the detective branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police, surrounded the home of Abul Khair, a 70-year-old, who had…
Nine days after massive Wayanad landslides killed hundreds, the Indian Army has begun a partial retreat from the disaster-hit areas. The Army had led the search and rescue efforts and was instrumental in constructing a Bailey bridge that united distant areas. Kerala`s Public Works Minister, PA Mohamed Riyas, announced the partial departure, recognising that the…
âThe protest by prisoners against the execution of Reza Rasaei led to a violent crackdown by prison guards and security agents,â Mohammadiâs family said in a statement. File | Photo Credit: Reuters âGuards beat female inmates in clashes that erupted at Tehranâs Evin prison following a spate of executions,â the family of jailed Nobel peace…
âWe have to stay on high alert going into this weekend because we absolutely have to make sure that our communities are safe and secure,â U.K. Prime Minister said. File | Photo Credit: AP U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that authorities must âstay on high alertâ for more far-right riots, as a court…
Venezuelaâs President Nicolas Maduro looks on at the Supreme Court of Justice, in Caracas, Venezuela, August 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters President NicolĂĄs Maduro said he has ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela, accusing the owner Elon Musk of using the social network to promote hatred after the countryâs disputed…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Tihar Jail after 17 months behind bars on Friday, reported the PTI. Holding aloft flags and cheering loudly, crowds of AAP supporters waited to welcome Manish Sisodia as stepped out of jail on Friday evening. The Supreme Court had on Friday granted bail to…
