- Friday, February 28, 2025
A MYSTERIOUS object that washed up on an Australian beach has been identified as debris from an Indian rocket, officials said Monday. The bulky barnacle-encrusted cylinder was first spotted in mid-July near remote Jurien Bay, a coastal region two hours’ drive north of Perth in Western Australia. Amateur sleuths speculated…
New research suggests that individuals with obesity risk genes experience increased hunger and a lack of control over their eating behaviours. However, the study indicates that practicing dietary restrictions may offer a potential solution to counteract these effects. The research, conducted by the University of Exeter, Exeter Clinical Research Facility,…
BARCLAYS posted a jump in half-year profits on lower litigation costs and higher interest rates but the bank warned that the benefits of rising interest rates has begun to fade. Profit after tax (PAT) grew 26 per cent year-on-year to £3.1 billion in the six months to the end of…
“IT ALL started with an invite to go and watch the Middlesex over 50s cricket team,” said the former England, Middlesex and Surrey cricketer, Mark Ramprakash. He spoke to Eastern Eye over Zoom and is looking fit and relaxed and unbelievably younger than his 53 years. “I went along and met some…
PAKISTAN police on Monday (31) combed through the bloody wreckage of a suicide blast that killed at least 45 people at an Islamist party’s political gathering ahead of elections due later this year. Around 400 members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) party – a key government coalition partner led by…
THE death toll in a suicide bombing at a political rally held by a religious party rose to 45 on Monday (31), officials said, an attack compounding fears of unrest ahead of a general election due later in the year. The bomber attacked the gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema…
WOMEN will bear the brunt of extreme heat as more frequent heatwaves on a warming planet pose a growing threat to their work, earnings and lives, researchers have warned. The impacts of rising heat are disproportionately dangerous and costly to women – be it at home or on the job…
In a tragic incident on a train travelling from Jaipur to Mumbai, a constable with India’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been arrested for shooting dead four people the BBC reported. The accused, identified as Chetan Kumar Choudhary, first targeted Tikaram Meena, an assistant sub-inspector with the RPF, and then…
Prince William has served up a surprise to hungry members of the public when he dished out environmentally friendly burgers from a food truck in south London. In a video released on Sunday (31), the heir to the throne handed out “Earthshot Burgers” to highlight the work of last year’s…
EMMANUEL Macron made a short stopover in Sri Lanka on Friday (28), the first visit by a French president to the island nation, which is undergoing a difficult economic recovery. The French leader, who spent less than two hours in the country, was welcomed by his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil…
