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A brief history of the traffic light and why we…
The universally known traffic light has not experienced a significant redesign in almost 100 years, ever since William Pott, a Detroit police officer, created t
Modi’s media marathon
As Narendra Modi fights for a third term in office, his media blitz is like nothing he has done before.With voter turnout in India’s elections unexpectedly lo
Punched, choked, kicked: German police crack down on student protests
“We are witnessing a great endangerment of academic freedom – and this has started since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza,” says Cecilia, an underg
Qatari firms named among best workplaces in tech sector
Doha, Qatar: The world’s leading international research, training, and consultancy entity, Great Place to Work, has named companies operating in Qatar amon
‘Down with dictatorship’: Tunisians rally against gov’t crackdown on media
Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison.Several hundred Tunisians have marched through the capi
Italy to resume UNRWA funding as Gaza faces humanitarian crisis
Italy has announced it will restore funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) months after it suspended aid to the agency over Isra
Chilean firefighter arrested for allegedly starting blaze that killed 137
A firefighter and a forestry official have been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that killed 137 people in Vina del Mar city.Authorities in Chile have a
Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in…
UN rights chief Volker Turk urges Bangladesh, other countries ‘to provide effective protection’ to the latest refugees.Escalating violence in conflict-torn
Rescuers search rubble after over 300 buried in Papua New…
Landslide blocked highway access to affected communities making helicopters the easiest way to reach the disaster zone.Rescue teams have arrived at the site of
Colombia’s ex-President Uribe charged with witness tampering
Uribe, who was president from 2002 to 2010, faces up to 12 years in prison for witness tampering and bribing witnesses.Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe h
All you need to know about the ICC T20 World…
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 begins in the United States and the Caribbean on June 1 when the world’s eyes will be on co-hosts USA as they entertain nei
Fearing war with China, civilians in Taiwan prepare for disaster
Taipei, Taiwan - A missile has struck Taiwan's capital and wreaked devastation on an otherwise peaceful park. Moments earlier, pedestrians were strolling along
