By Marco Cacciati Venezuela stands on a knife-edge in the aftermath of the July 28 presidential election unfolds, with opposition claims of victory clashing against incumbent Nicolás Maduro’s insistence on maintaining power. The nation’s future hangs i…
Think preparing artichoke is too tricky? It doesn’t have to be!
There’s something mysterious about artichokes. Many people are puzzled by the giant, oddly-shaped, green vegetable (technically the flowering bud of a thistle plant), wondering which parts are even edible apart from the tender heart that you can buy in…
Olimpiai bajnok kapitányként akar nyugdíjba vonulni Martinek
„Két olimpián, Szöulban és Atlantában versenyzőként vettem részt. Szöul nemcsak azért emlékezetes a számomra, mert újoncként egyéniben és csapatban is aranyérmes lettem, hanem azért is, mert nyolc év után az volt az első teljes olimpia, és nagyon vigyá…
Ukraine receives first six F-16s from Netherlands, Danish jets to follow
The Ukrainian Air Force has refused to comment on the matter. This follows same day report by Bloomberg also confirming the delivery of the first batch of F-16s. Transfer deadline was set for late July, and it was met, sources speaking on condition of …
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Thursday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The United States Mission in Nigeria has asked some of its staff not to come to work on the first two days of the planned nationwide protests. In an emergency warning issued on Wednesda…
Organisers in Ondo pull out of national protests
A few hours before the commencement of the #EndBadGovernance protest in the country, the organisers of the protest in Ondo State have pulled out over an alleged plan to turn it into an ethnicity fight. According to the group under the aegis of Concerne…
Mark Zuckerberg Aims For AI Assistant Dominance Over Siri, Alexa, And ChatGPT, Seeks Market Leadership By ‘End Of The Year’
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is making a significant push into the AI assistant market, aiming to surpass competitors like Apple Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Siri, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), (NASDAQ:GOOG) subsidiary Google’s Assistant, Amazon.com Inc.‘…
Selfish leaders behind calls to boycott protests — Niger Delta group
A civil society organisation under the aegis of Niger Delta Volunteers For Good Governance, NDVFGG, has said that the planned protest against hardship in Nigeria must take place in the Niger Delta region. DAILY POST reports that the president of the or…
Is it possible to swim in the Seine? Olympians hope to inspire tourists
Paris residents and tourists have been weighing up whether or not they would swim in the Seine River. The discussion comes after days of delays and uncertainty over water quality concerns in the iconic Parisian waterway. On Tuesday, elevated levels of …
Surfing the Thames: How Uber boats came to rule the river
By Lucy Kenningham “Looking out at the river, I was struck by how empty it was,” Sean Collins tells me. This was in 1994, when he had just been made redundant from his previous role as an apprentice waterman on the Thames. All that empty water stretchi…