Several people have been injured at a Berlin Pride event, police say, after reports that a vehicle drove into a crowd in the city centre. An intensive manhunt is currently under way, police say, as they urged people to avoid the area. The injured are being treated by emergency services near Tiergarten park, where the…
Long before forks became everyday essentials, people relied on their hands, knives and spoons to eat. The earliest forks appeared in the Byzantine Empire and the Middle East, but they weren’t meant for individual diners. Instead, they were mostly used to serve food or hold large pieces of meat while they were carved.When forks began…
Brazilian authorities refused to grant visas to two senior U.S. officials out of concern they planned to sow doubt about the security of the country’s voting systems. Source link
It was a tough week for stocks, as investors navigated everything from escalating tensions in the Middle East to key tech earnings reports to healthcare developments. Logging their second straight weekly losses, the S & P 500 slipped 0.6%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.1%. Here’s a closer look at what drove the trading action….
The Inland Taipan, Earth’s most venomous snake, was misidentified and forgotten for nearly a century. Naturalists first classified it incorrectly, and then no further specimens surfaced for decades. Doubts grew as scientists questioned its existence, considering it a scientific ghost. A chance discovery in Queensland finally confirmed its living presence after ninety years. This rediscovery…
Alexander the Great (Image: Wikipedia) Numbers and weapons matter in battle, but they are rarely the whole story. Sometimes the deciding factor is simply who is standing at the front, giving the orders. That idea sits behind one of the most famous lines connected to Alexander the Great. “I am not afraid of an army…
In the 1930s, schools across the United States used buses that looked very different from one another. Some were blue, others were green, red, or even plain wooden vehicles. There was no standard colour, which often made them less noticeable on busy roads. In 1939, education expert Dr. Frank W. Cyr organized a conference to…
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they “are far from having the fire under control.” More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper…
5 minutes late for a doctor’s visit, then fired for ‘poor performance’: engineer’s post sparks outrage Stories about workplace culture often strike a chord because they reflect situations many employees worry about but rarely speak about openly. From performance reviews to the way exits are handled, conversations around transparency at work continue to find a…
Lord Dark Helmet is so back! Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. During a panel for the upcoming sequel to the 1987 “Star Wars” parody film “Spaceballs” at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, Rick Moranis, who played the hilarious spoof on Darth Vader, made a special…