Afghanistan only country where girls formally barred from secondary, higher education, Unesco says An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education, five years after the Taliban returned to power, according to a report by Unesco.Unesco said Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally barred from…
Quote of the day by Michael J. Fox (AP photo) Humour can genuinely change how a difficult moment actually feels. A stressful situation seems lighter once someone finds a reason to laugh, and a serious problem often becomes easier to approach once it can be seen from another angle. Michael J. Fox, the actor and…
Pete Hoekstra, US Ambassador to Canada More than 60,000 Canadians have signed a petition demanding for US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to be expelled, accusing him of interfering in Canadian politics and hurting relations between the two countries, BBC reportedThe petition asks the Canadian government to remove Hoekstra from his post in Ottawa and calls for…
Marco Rubio shared his keto experience on Katie Miller podcast as his wife revealed that he loves to eat junk food, ice cream. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he once tried a keto diet four to five years ago and it was a near-psychotic experience for him without any sugar and carbohydrates. In an…
USACE celebrates advancement of the Indian River Lagoon South Restoration Project A major environmental restoration project in South Florida has reached an important milestone with the completion of a 2,560-acre stormwater treatment area designed to capture, clean, and store runoff before it reaches vulnerable coastal waterways, according to US Army Corps of Engineers.The completion of…
US to withdraw remaining troops from Iraq by September 30, officials say (Representative image) The US is on course to withdraw its remaining troops from Iraq by September 30, according to US and Iraqi officials, ending a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion.Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi reaffirmed the September 30 date during…
Indian-origin strategist Gautam Rangarajan. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Indian-origin strategist and former BBC executive Gautam Rangarajan as an Expert Adviser on Structure and Process in a newly created role at 10 Downing Street.Rangarajan, who brings decades of experience in strategy, organisational transformation and media, is set to take up the position this…
Quote of the day by King Charles (AP photo) Few words spoken at a moment of personal loss carry the weight of an entire lifetime. When Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, her eldest son, King Charles III, addressed the nation the following day, speaking as both a new monarch and a grieving…
For Michael Sherman, the front yard of his Chino, California, home is not simply landscaping. It is a “food forest” filled with plants that produce food for his family and, at times, for his neighbours. But after years of maintaining the garden, Sherman found himself facing complaints and fines over the same landscape he said…
A small rose plant spent nine days travelling around Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. It was not there simply as a botanical curiosity. The flower, ‘Overnight Scentsation’, had been selected for an experiment that asked a surprisingly specific question: would a rose smell the same without Earth’s gravity? When the shuttle returned, the…