Sharks high on cocaine, caffeine and common painkillers have been detected in waters around the Bahamas. The discovery, made by Brazilian scientists, points to rising levels of pharmaceutical and illicit drug pollution even in relatively remote marine ecosystems. The findings, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, are based on blood samples collected from 85 sharks…
transatlantic slave trade Captive Africans being transferred to ships along the Slave Coast for the transatlantic slave trade, c. 1880. / Image: Brittanica The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, in a move supporters say is aimed at…
On October 9, 1963, a colossal engineering marvel became a monument to human overconfidence. High in the Italian Alps, the Vajont Dam- then the world’s tallest- withstood the unthinkable: a massive 260 million-cubic-meter landslide from Monte Toc. In just 45 seconds, the mountain collapsed into the reservoir, displacing a 50-million-cubic-meter wall of water. This 250-meter…
Texas will not give trade license to any immigrant who does not have a social security number. A Texas department has unanimously passed a new rule that could endanger the jobs of thousands of licensed workers in the state. According to reports, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has removed the ability for undocumented…
Yudhisthira, the eldest of the Pandavas in the Indian epic The Mahabharata, lived an almost sin-free life. After the battle, with old age approaching, he, along with his brothers, set off for heaven. En route, all others shuffled off their mortal coil except the eldest brother and one dog who accompanied him on the journey….
DOJ admits that ICE lied about its power to arrest inside immigration courts. In the past one year, hundreds of people were arrested when they went to immigration courts in regards to the legal asylum cases or citizenship cases. Turns out that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement was lying about having the authority to arrest…
UAE Rain Driving Fines Explained: What You Can Be Penalised For As heavy rain and unstable weather sweep across the UAE, authorities are tightening enforcement on dangerous driving behaviours that spike during wet conditions. What many motorists do not realise is that these are not new rules but during rain, enforcement becomes stricter, penalties feel…
British actor and rapper Rizwan Ahmed is back on the screens with a new show ‘Bait’. The 43-year-old Academy Award winner has been promoting his much-loved work in a press tour that has now gone viral with one video. In a session with Juggernaut, Ahmed claimed that being a South Asian is like ‘being in…
11 Indian truck drivers have been arrested in the US. All of them are in the country illegally. The Yuma Sector Border Patrol announced the arrest of 11 Indian semi-truck drivers that took place in February in Arizona. All of them were present in the US illegally and they had commercial licenses from Florida, New…
Driving the news The White House says talks with Iran are alive, even as Tehran publicly denies direct negotiations and keeps up military pressure across the region. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The United States has been engaged over the last three days in productive conversations,” while adding: “You’re beginning to see the…
