Swindlers are exploiting ‘people craving human connection’ during the Covid pandemic The UK banking sector has experienced an “alarming” rise in the number of romance fraud cases during the Covid pandemic, with a 91% spike in losses compared to pre-pandemic levels, analysis by TSB Bank has found. The research reveals that online platforms are driving […]
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US & Israel mull drills to strike Iran’s nuclear sites – reports
Israel and the US will discuss the possibility of a joint military exercise to prepare for attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, according to multiple reports, just days after Washington and Tehran sat down for renewed negotiations. The drills will be considered during a meeting between US military officials and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz scheduled […]
Children offered secret rides to vaccination sites
Canadian vaccine advocates have sparked online controversy, and have reportedly faced threats, after offering to give teens, whose parents are against vaccination, a ride to a vaccination site. The row began on Friday, after a Saskatchewan community organizer named Julian Wotherspoon posted a Twitter message offering to assist any 13- to 17-year-olds who want to […]
Nuremberg takes heat over ex-Nazi sites
A proposal to temporarily relocate Nuremburg’s opera house to two former Nazi-linked sites in the city, including the party’s infamous rally grounds, has come under fire over its potential risks to historical education. In an open letter on Friday, the Staatstheater Nurnberg management claimed that there are no viable alternatives to either the rally grounds […]
Forests have become net carbon emitters, researchers say, blaming human activity and climate change in UNESCO sites study
Forests situated within at least 10 UNESCO World Heritage sites have become net carbon sources over the past 20 years due to pressures from human activity and climate change, according to a recently published study. Pressures such as deforestation and increasingly frequent and severe forest fires, have negatively impacted on forests and their capacity to […]
Bangladesh police arrest 450 people linked to attacks on Hindu homes and religious sites in worst unrest for over a decade
Bangladeshi police have arrested 450 people following attacks against Hindus in the Muslim-majority country in some of the worst unrest in over a decade, which has seen Hindu religious sites vandalized and homes destroyed. Authorities logged 71 cases linked to violence during the major Hindu festival of Durga Puja across different parts of Bangladesh, the […]
EMA greenlights new Pfizer-BioNTech manufacturing sites and Covid vaccine formula as it mulls extending jab for ages 5-11
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved two additional manufacturing sites for the production of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid vaccine, as well as a new formula, as it considers rolling out the shots for those aged five to 11. In a statement issued on Monday, the EU’s drug regulator revealed that its human medicines committee (CHMP) has given […]
Biden rejected alternative sites floated by Israeli PM for reopening of US Jerusalem consulate closed by Trump – reports
US President Joe Biden reportedly rejected a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that would have seen Washington re-establish its Palestinian diplomatic mission in a location beyond the flashpoint city of Jerusalem. During last month’s bilateral meeting at the White House, Bennett had apparently suggested that the US consulate – which had served as […]
Iran allows International Atomic Energy Agency to use monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites after meeting in Tehran
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) of Iran reaffirmed “the spirit of cooperation,” as Iran agreed to allow IAEA inspectors access to cameras at Iranian nuclear facilities. After IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi met with AEOI vice president and head Mohammad Eslami, it was announced that IAEA inspectors would […]
Iran hails attack on ‘terrorist’ sites in Iraqi Kurdistan (VIDEO)
The Iranian armed forces have celebrated a targeted attack on “terrorist” positions in northern Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, claiming the artillery and drones assault neutralized several insurgency leaders. In a statement on Thursday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they had successfully undertaken an operation to target what Tehran considers terrorist groups based in Kurdistan […]









