The Swiss village of Kandersteg could be destroyed by a landslide due to an unstable mountain rock formation, and scientists are linking the threat to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics. The 1,300 residents of the village in Switzerland’s Bern canton live in the midst of a charming landscape including sharp peaks, white glaciers, steep green…
A Nagpur-based etiquette coach has landed in the middle of an online debate after showing people how he believes dosa should be eaten at a restaurant.In a video shared by Western Wings Spoken English on Instagram/Facebook, the coach reaches for a fork and spoon instead of eating the dosa with his hands.He folds the dosa…
Joint military exercises underway between the United States and South Korea are being cut short, both countries said, after President Donald Trump, citing his “very good” relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, ordered that they be reduced. The annual U.S.-South Korea drills, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than…
The US decision to revoke the family’s status came amid several enforcement actions taken against relatives of regime officials, as US hostilities with Iran escalated this year. At the same time, amid Iran’s brutal crackdown on protesters months ago, some diaspora activists identified relatives of Iranian officials abroad and campaigned to revoke their legal status….
Fridge door handles getting sticky? These simple natural tricks can help Of all the surfaces in a kitchen, the fridge handle might be the most touched and the least cleaned, grabbed dozens of times a day between cooking, unpacking groceries, and reaching for a midnight snack, yet rarely wiped down the way a countertop or…
South Korea’s annual joint military drills with the US will be cut short by six days at the request of Washington, its defence ministry has announced. Seoul said that the “period and scale” of the 2026 Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise had been adjusted due to a “proposal of the US side”. The drill will now…
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola will face off in November for Alaska’s Senate seat, with NBC News projecting that both candidates will advance to the general election. But it’s not yet clear whether another Dan Sullivan will also be on the November ballot. Democrats view this race as a key part of…
Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, in what many see as the biggest challenge to Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency since war broke out with Russia in February 2022. “Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,” said Fedorov, 35, in a video posted to YouTube on Tuesday, adding that Ukraine is fighting…
A 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Thailand died from suffocation, according to authorities. Police in the coastal city of Pattaya previously said they had found Tunchanok Donhomla’s naked body in a bag near a railway track in the early hours of 27 June. This was just 15 minutes after they…
Representative Image via Canva When the sun beats down on your windows for hours at a stretch, even a well-ventilated home can start to feel like an oven by mid-afternoon.Even though air conditioning helps, it also results in long electricity bills quickly, and not everyone has it running in every room.That’s why so many people…
