Six students died and 24 others were injured in a drowning accident on Saturday at a beach in Alexandria governorate, northwest of Cairo, Egypt’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The victims were part of a student group on a field trip organized by an academy specializing in air hospitality, the ministry said. The incident...
Russia has accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on a nuclear power plant in the western Kursk region overnight, sparking a fire that was quickly extinguished without causing any injuries. Reports indicate that the strike damaged an auxiliary transformer, though radiation levels remained within normal limits. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) acknowledged reports...
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians on Sunday while they were attempting to access a food distribution point in a military zone south of Gaza City, witnesses and hospital officials reported. The area, frequently used by Palestinians seeking aid, has seen repeated incidents of violence as parts of the Gaza Strip plunge into famine and Israel...
Updated: Aug 24th, 2025 There are approximately 7 billion mobile users worldwide. Nearly every smartphone user has at least one email address linked to their device. By that logic, the number of email users is almost equivalent to smartphone users. However, based on the definition of active users, Google currently has more than 3.5 billion...
Five people, including a 65-year-old Indian man, lost their lives in a devastating tour bus crash in western New York on Friday. The New York State Police identified the victims as Shankar Kumar Jha of Madhubani, India; Pinki Changrani from East Brunswick, New Jersey; Xie Hongzhuo of Beijing, China; and Zhang Xiaolan and Jian Mingli,...
A 42-year-old New York accountant, identified as Eugene Torres, has revealed to The New York Times that his prolonged and emotionally vulnerable conversations with ChatGPT nearly led him to take his own life by jumping from a 19th-floor building. This deeply concerning case underscores growing apprehensions about the psychological impact of AI on susceptible individuals....
Updated: Aug 23rd, 2025 US President Donald Trump has announced the nomination of longtime aide and trusted political strategist Sergio Gor to serve as the next United States Ambassador to India, as well as Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump praised Gor’s loyalty, organisational talent,...
Updated: Aug 23rd, 2025 Five people were confirmed dead as a tour bus crashed in the US state of New York, the New York State Police announced. The accident happened on Interstate 90 in Pembroke, Genesee County while the bus carrying more than 50 passengers was returning from Niagara Falls to New York City on...
US President Donald Trump has announced Sergio Gor as the next United States Ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs. This decision, shared via Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, drew praise from senior members of his administration, who described Gor as fearless, loyal, and highly effective. US Vice President...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 Addiction to short-form video content such as Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok clips may impact the brain in ways similar to substance addictions like alcohol and nicotine, according to new research. The study ‘Neuroanatomical and functional substrates of the short video addiction and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular...