Europe battles scorching summer heat and record-breaking temperatures. Photo credit: AP For centuries, Europe knew how to fight the cold.Its homes were built to trap warmth. Thick walls, insulated roofs, double-glazed windows and tightly sealed buildings helped people survive long winters. Entire energy systems were designed around one question: how to keep people warm when…
UAE announces lower petrol, diesel prices for July; check new rates / Image: file Thousands of motorists across the UAE will finally get some breathing room at the fuel pump after the country announced a sharp reduction in petrol and diesel prices for July 2026.The latest revision, which comes into effect from July 1, ends…
UK govt announces plans to increase minimum sentence for most domestic murders People convicted of murdering a current or former partner in their home could face an additional 10 years behind bars under proposed changes aimed at strengthening laws against violence against women.The UK government has announced plans to increase the minimum sentence for most…
Asad Hussain was convicted of stalking A 36-year-old man from Greater Manchester has been sentenced to eight years in prison after orchestrating a chilling stalking campaign in which he created a fake Tinder profile in his former partner’s name and lured multiple men to her home, some under the false belief that she wanted to…
India has commissioned a pilot hydrogen production facility that uses heat from a nuclear reactor, rather than conventional grid electricity, to generate clean hydrogen.The facility, set up by the Department of Atomic Energy at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, uses high-temperature heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor…
When Mariam Nabatanzi from Uganda gave birth to her first set of twins at just 13 years old, she had no idea her life would become one of the most extraordinary stories in modern medical history. Over the next two decades, she gave birth to 44 children through a remarkable series of multiple pregnancies, including…
St. Kinga’s Chapel – the mine’s iconic underground church carved from rock salt. Beneath the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland lies one of the world’s most extraordinary underground landmarks. The Wieliczka Salt Mine, which has operated for more than 700 years, is a vast maze of tunnels, chambers, underground lakes and remarkable works of…
A routine family outing along the Suffolk coast turned into an unexpected encounter with Britain’s distant prehistoric past when an 11-year-old boy noticed an unusual object lying close to the water’s edge. At first glance, it looked a little different from the countless stones scattered across the shoreline, yet its shape suggested it was something…
King Sejong statue at Gwanghwamun Square – a modern tribute to Hangul’s creator (Left). Most writing systems evolved gradually over centuries, making it impossible to identify who invented their letters. Nobody knows who created A, B or C, or the original forms of most scripts still used today. Korea’s Hangul is a remarkable exception. Created…
The submarine slipped beneath the Atlantic during the summer of 1944 and then disappeared from history. For decades, its exact resting place remained uncertain despite wartime reports, scattered naval records and countless theories. Hidden beneath almost three miles of water, the Japanese submarine I-52 carried far more than its crew. Deep inside its hull was…