On a recent visit to Perth, I mentioned to a local that I was heading to Rottnest Island the next day. She sighed wistfully. “I love it there,” she said. “You’re going to love it too. It has a special kind of magic – the kind of place where you [...]
A commercial expedition is planning to take clients up the tallest mountain in the world in record time with the help of xenon gas. But some in the climbing and medical world worry whether the strategy is an unnecessary gamble. When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made their first successful ascent [...]
Passengers wait to board a train at Sants railway station in Barcelona on 29 April, 2025 The Spanish grid operator has ruled out a cyber attack as the cause of a massive power cut that crippled Spain, Portugal and parts of France on Monday. Red Eléctrica’s operations director Eduardo Prieto [...]
The pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine is quickening. Talks are taking place in London between officials from the UK, Germany, France, Ukraine and the United States. Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Moscow for his fourth meeting with President Putin. And yet [...]
A series of earthquakes including a 6.2-magnitude tremor havestruck near Istanbul, shaking buildings in Turkey’s largest city and prompting people to flee apartment blocks. There have been no immediate reports of casualties or wider damage, but Istanbul officials said they were checking buildings and warned people to stay clear of [...]
The National Gallery, London(Credit: The National Gallery, London) As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it’s time to reappraise his beloved and celebrated painting, The Fighting Temeraire. JMW Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire became a national celebrity when it was first unveiled in 1839, and its [...]
WhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is “entirely optional” – despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app. The Meta AI logo is an ever-present blue circle with pink and green splashes in the bottom right of your Chats screen. Interacting with it [...]
(Credit: Tōemon Sano) For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation’s most cherished – and highly sought-out – symbols. Each spring during sakura (cherry blossom) season, the Ninna-ji and Daikaku-ji temples in Kyoto’s leafy Ukyo ward are overwhelmed by busloads of tourists who come to [...]
Light trails from streaking Lyrid meteors in US, in April 2020 We have had some wonderful celestial sightings this spring with a couple of nights of Northern Lights in recent weeks. These events continue with the Lyrid meteor shower. This happens every year during mid to late April, visible as short-lived streaks [...]
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has issued a formal response to recent criticisms made by Pastor Tunde Bakare, addressing his remarks concerning the institution’s role and conduct. In a statement released on Tuesday, Yemi Adaramodu, the Senate Spokesperson, expressed the Senate’s disapproval of Pastor Bakare’s comments, which [...]
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