Month: April 2024

Read MoreIn Tanzania, heavy rains have affected more than 200,000 people and ruined major infrastructure, officials said.In Tanzania, heavy rains have affected more than 200,000 people and ruined major infrastructure, officials said.

Read More Southwest also expects to cut 2,000 employees by the end of 2024 Southwest also expects to cut 2,000 employees by the end of 2024

Read More Gisele Bundchen was in tears as she was pulled over by Florida police on Wednesday, 24 April, telling officers that paparazzi were following her. Gisele Bundchen was in tears as she was pulled over by Florida police on Wednesday, 24 April, telling officers that paparazzi were following her.

Read More The procedure, which rejuvinates skin and improves the appearance of wrinkles, gained popularity after Kim Kardashian got a vampire facial during an episode of Kim and Kourtney Take Miami The procedure, which rejuvinates skin and improves the appearance of wrinkles, gained popularity after Kim Kardashian got a vampire facial during an episode of…

Read More Washington basically wants Beijing to disown Moscow and then later face its wrath alone Antony Blinken traveled to China this week to warn Beijing about sanctions for supplying military technology to Russia, according to the Financial Times and Bloomberg in their previews of the US secretary of state’s visit. They didn’t specify which…

Read More This marks the latest in a series of gaffes from the president as he campaigns for a second term in office This marks the latest in a series of gaffes from the president as he campaigns for a second term in office

Read MoreSabreen Erooh had survived an emergency cesarean section after her mother was fatally wounded in an Israeli airstrike.Sabreen Erooh had survived an emergency cesarean section after her mother was fatally wounded in an Israeli airstrike.

Read MoreTarana Burke says the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction in New York is not a blow to MeToo.Tarana Burke says the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction in New York is not a blow to MeToo.

Read More The Kentucky Republican said presidents should be accountable for criminal actions but qualified his statement by adding ‘the president clearly needs some kind of immunity or we’d be in court all the time’ The Kentucky Republican said presidents should be accountable for criminal actions but qualified his statement by adding ‘the president clearly…

Read MoreThe US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China.The US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China.

Read More PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Apr 26 (IPS) – As we pass 200 days of war, the population of northern Gaza is teetering on the brink of mass starvation. Oxfam analysis found that the 300,000 people in northern Gaza had been forced to survive on an average of 245 calories per day from January to March—less…

Read MoreGaza emergency officials have presented evidence of mass grave killings they say were by Israeli forces at two hospitalsGaza emergency officials have presented evidence of mass grave killings they say were by Israeli forces at two hospitals

Read More WhatsApp, the popular global messaging platform owned by Meta, has rolled out new features including a different way to log in and an artificial intelligence assistant in the app.  iPhone users can now use passkeys to login—which means they can access the app using Face ID, Touch ID, or their iPhone passcode—instead of…

Read More Philip Pullman will help choose this year’s winners of award set up in memory of the keen young writer who died aged 13 in 2021 The Martha Mills young writers’ prize has opened for entries on the theme of “A Secret”. The competition, run by the London Review Bookshop, invites 11- to 14-year-olds…

Read MoreRachel Goldberg-Polin told her son Hersh to stay strong in recorded messages after Hamas released a propaganda video of the Israeli-American hostage in captivity. She also shared a message to the leaders of Israel and Hamas, urging them to reach a deal for the hostages’ release.Rachel Goldberg-Polin told her son Hersh to stay strong…

Read More The announcement to cancel USC’s main stage ceremony comes after more than 90 people were arrested following campus protests The announcement to cancel USC’s main stage ceremony comes after more than 90 people were arrested following campus protests

Read More BONN, Germany, Apr 26 (IPS) – In December 2022, the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) saw governments worldwide unite behind a set of ambitious targets aimed at addressing biodiversity loss and restoring natural ecosystems, through the Global Biodiversity Framework – known now as…

Read MoreChina says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain.China says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain.

Read More French singer dedicates top prizes at Les Flammes ‘to all the blacks’ after backlash over rumoured Paris show The French pop star Aya Nakamura has won three big prizes at France’s Les Flammes awards for rap, R&B and pop, and she thanked fans for their support after a racist row over rumours she…

Read MoreThe brutality of Israel’s war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people.The brutality of Israel’s war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people.

Read More Trial will see more questions for publisher following his testimony about ‘catch and kill’ schemes to buy up negative stories Welcome back. David Pecker is due back on the stand in the hush-money trial of Donald Trump for a third day. Bove traced Pecker’s long relationship with Trump, showing how he helped his…

Read More ‘Coastal elites’ feel the pinch of fast-food price hikes too. Plus: Liz Truss bars Guardian journalists from book launch. Lol Donald Trump’s appearance in criminal court on Monday has raised many questions, constitutional and otherwise, but on the evidence of the first day I find myself most curious about the former president’s McDonald’s…

Read More Teenager remanded in youth custody for trial in May after playground stabbing in Carmarthenshire A 13-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder two teachers and a fellow pupil in a school playground stabbing in Wales. The deputy head of Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Fiona Elias; a teacher,…

Read More Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world’s first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently cure cancer. Melanoma affects about 132,000 people a year globally and is the biggest skin cancer…

Read MoreThe UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict.The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict.

Read More Kiev’s forces have been “outgunned” by Russia due to a decline in Western aid, the chief of the US-led military bloc has said Insufficient support from the West for Ukraine is the reason for Russia’s advances on the battlefield, but more military aid for Kiev is on its way, NATO Secretary General Jens…

Read More Gary Roden resigns as general manager after tickets cancelled and gigs forced to reschedule in Manchester The boss of Manchester’s beleaguered Co-op Live arena has resigned in its opening week after tickets were cancelled and gigs rescheduled because the venue was not ready on time. Gary Roden quit as general manager of the…

Read MoreUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China in an attempt to put relations on an even keel.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China in an attempt to put relations on an even keel.

Read More ‘This is what it’s like to be a woman in America, living with male entitlement to our bodies,’ says Weinstein accuser, Ashley Judd ‘This is what it’s like to be a woman in America, living with male entitlement to our bodies,’ says Weinstein accuser, Ashley Judd

Read More A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment says the decision to overturn his rape conviction is “devastating but unsurprising”. A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment says the decision to overturn his rape conviction is “devastating but unsurprising”.

Read MoreThirty years after the end of apartheid, we revisit iconic images by Jurgen Schadeberg, and the stories behind the lens.Thirty years after the end of apartheid, we revisit iconic images by Jurgen Schadeberg, and the stories behind the lens.

Read More Ash Regan, former SNP MSP, writes to Yousaf with items needed to secure her vote and says SNP has ‘lost its focus’ over the years Good morning. A week today many of the results from the local elections will be in, the Conservatives are expected to be doing very badly and Rishi Sunak’s…

Read More Baby Sabreen al-Sakani’s mother of the same name, her father Shukri and three-year-old sister Malak have all now died following attack Baby Sabreen al-Sakani’s mother of the same name, her father Shukri and three-year-old sister Malak have all now died following attack

Read More China, Russia and the US are among the top five countries developing the technology, new figures show China, Russia and the US are among the top five countries developing the technology, new figures show

Read More Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance and hunter-killer drones had made it difficult for them to operate. (Image credit: Carlos Osorio) Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance…