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‘The monkey is a gazelle in its mother’s eyes’ At first glance, the proverb sounds almost humorous. How can a monkey possibly resemble a graceful gazelle?Yet for centuries, Arabic speakers have repeated the saying “القرد بعين أمه غزال” (Al-qird bi-‘ayn ummihi ghazal) to express one of the most universal truths about human relationships: affection often…

Celebrated American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have reportedly tied the knot in a private ceremony ahead of their star-studded celebration at New York’s Madison Square Garden, according to a report by the New York Post, citing multiple unnamed sources.The report claimed the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, both 36,…

Is Kai Cenat set to stream Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding? Truth behind the Madison Square Garden rumor (Image via Getty) Rumors about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s reported wedding have taken over social media ahead of the July 4 weekend. One of the biggest claims suggested that popular streamer Kai Cenat would live-stream…

MAGA influencer shows a Hindu temple and wonders what it means to be an American if kids of H-1B visa holders born in the US are citizens. MAGA influencer Elijah Schaffer who is known for his hatred towards Indians shot a video keeping a Hindu temple in Texas in the background as he commented on…

Chinese president Xi Jinping (File photo) DHAKA: China said Thursday it is “determined” to build an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar, but remains open to “other countries” joining its “transnational initiative” – a project on India’s eastern flank that mirrors the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) strategic role on its western frontier.The corridor – discussed…

This Thai proverb reminds us that good work should be done without seeking attention. The ultimate act of goodness is doing something noble when no one is watching. Such kind works done in shadows do not cry for attention, for reward. And this timeless Thai saying invokes a religious image as it refers to the…

‘Let the experiment be made on a low-value body’ At first glance, the phrase sounds like something carved into the stone walls of an ancient laboratory—cold, detached, and unsettlingly clinical. It carries the weight of a world where knowledge was pursued with fewer ethical brakes and where the value of a “body” could be weighed…

Angela Merkel said this a few months before she became German chancellor. In a July 2005 interview with the Financial Times journalists Bertrand Benoit and Andrew Gowers, she explained her approach to politics in a single sentence: “A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.” She went on to add that anyone in…

Visuals from the funeral Image source: Iran International Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, was conspicuously absent from the funeral of his wife Zahra Hadad-Adel, who was killed in the February 28 US-Israeli strike on Ali Khamenei’s residence.The funeral was held on Wednesday at Farhang High School in Tehran and attended by her father, Gholam-Ali…

Vietnamese proverb of the day: “The cat praises its tail to be long” Self-love is good but not to that extreme when it clouds one’s ability to see their own fault. And that’s what this Vietnamese wisdom reminds us in a humorous proverb, which says that the cat thinks its tail is the longest and…