A woman waits on customers at the Same Day Cafe in the Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago, Aug. 18, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images The amount of money most workers want now to accept a job reached a record high this year, a sign that inflation is alive and well at least in the … Read more
Summary: Researchers played Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1,” to patients, recording the brain’s electrical activity. The objective was to reconstruct what the patients were hearing. After extensive analysis, researchers succeeded in reconstructing recognizable parts of the song, showcasing how the brain processes musical elements of speech, or prosody. This groundbreaking study … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday visited the violence-hit Jaranwala town in Punjab province and handed out a compensation of Rs 2 million each to around 100 Christian families whose homes were burnt down along with 21 churches by a mob of radical Islamists last week. The mob ransacked and torched … Read more
Opinion by Martin Griffith, Gilles Michaud (united nations) Monday, August 21, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) – This World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, we marked 20 years since 22 of our colleagues were killed and more than 100 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives outside the … Read more
With beaming smiles, hair dyed a red ochre and ceremonial headdresses of ostrich feathers, young Maasai men are busy taking selfies. They have just completed the first day of Eunoto, a ritual marking the transition from young warrior to adulthood. “Today we are becoming men,” 22-year-old medical student Hillary Odupoy says proudly as he wears … Read more
Chief Engineer Jim Stein wears the new spacesuit during the Axiom Space Artemis III Lunar Spacesuit event at Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas, on March 15, 2023. – “Since a spacesuit worn on the Moon must be white to reflect heat and protect astronauts from extreme high temperatures, a cover layer is currently being … Read more
WSJ claims the UAE is benefitting from the war in Ukraine, providing a refuge for Russian money. The United Arab Emirates has said it is careful not to violate sanctions imposed by its Western allies on Russia over the war in Ukraine, after a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report claimed the country was aiding Moscow by … Read more
A British tourist has drowned after jumping into a lake to cool off during a family holiday in Turkey. The Pakistani-born British citizen, aged 43, had been on an organised tour at Manavgat Dam, in Antalya Province, when he plunged into the water to escape the heat. The Brit entered the water from a pier … Read more
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France coach Fabien Galthié named his final 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup on Monday, gambling on the fitness of several key players after the home side’s talismanic fly-half Romain Ntamack was ruled out by injury. Issued on: 21/08/2023 – 16:23 3 min Galthié, bidding to guide Les Bleus to a maiden World Cup … Read more