Category: World

With nearly 30 years of experience in human nutrition research and teaching, Professor Kevin Cashman has dished out his fair share of nutritional advice to individuals, the media and government. Now Chair of Food and Health at University College Cork, Ireland, Cashman is coordinating a wide-ranging EU-funded research initiative called Zero_Hidden Hunger_EU along with his colleague […]

A man who stabbed a police officer and attempted to set fire to a police van has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and attempted arson today. Alexander Dighton, 28, admitted 10 offences relating to a violent attack at Talbot Green Police station in south Wales on the evening of January 31. Dighton arrived outside the station dressed in a Tweed […]

Over the past decade, 3D printing has gone from being a futuristic idea to a revolutionary tool. In medicine, its ability to produce custom-made, complex structures is changing the way doctors treat injuries and diseases – especially when it comes to rebuilding bones and other body tissues. Additive manufacturing (as 3D printing is technically known) […]

Four real estate investors were sentenced in an extensive, multi-year conspiracy to fraudulently obtain multimillion-dollar loans on commercial and multifamily properties. Aron Puretz, 53, of New Jersey, and his son, Chaim “Eli” Puretz, 29, of New Jersey, were sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution. Aron Puretz was sentenced […]

On March 31, 2025, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne announced a major investment of €436 million to address Ireland’s growing social housing needs. The funding includes €111 million for 82 new-build projects, providing over 1,300 homes, and €325 million allocated to support the Social Housing Second-Hand Acquisitions Programme, focusing on critical […]

A massive fire, ignited by a burst gas pipeline, tore through a residential area near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, injuring more than 100 people. The blaze, which started at 8:10 a.m. local time in Putra Heights, a suburb outside Malaysia’s capital, sent a towering fireball into the sky and was visible for miles. The […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente to address actions to protect the U.S. automobile industry and strengthening security coordination and collaboration. Regarding border security, Secretary Rubio and Foreign Secretary de La Fuente discussed actions to strengthen our […]

Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Marcoluigi Corsi expressed the UN’s profound sorry at the immense loss of life stemming from Friday’s 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude quakes with the death toll rising to around 2,000, according to the country’s military junta. “The latest reports indicate significant loss of life, widespread injuries, and many still unaccounted for as […]

Marine Le Pen, figurehead of France’s Rassemblement National (RN), one of the most established far-right parties in Europe, has been found guilty of embezzling funds from the European parliament. During her time as an MEP between 2004 and 2017, Le Pen and her team paid party staff with funds that should have gone to European […]

“All the dark clouds of a perfect storm have descended upon the people of the world’s newest country – and one of the poorest,” Mr. Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York. After finally gaining independence from neighbouring Sudan in July 2011, civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 between […]