Quote of the day by Xenophanes (Photo: AI) Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570 – c. 478 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher, poet, and social critic. Born in Ionia (modern-day Turkey), he spent most of his long life wandering across the Greek world as a traveling poet after his hometown was conquered by the Persians.Unlike…
Quote of the day by Lao Tzu Lao Tzu (also written as Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (or Daoism). He is believed to have lived around the 6th century BCE, roughly around the same time as Confucius. Legend says he worked as a scholar and keeper…
Singer D4vd has asked a Los Angeles judge to let him appear in court without handcuffs or other restraints during his preliminary hearing. According to NBC 4 Los Angeles, the hearing is set to begin soon, with prosecutors expected to present evidence in an effort to convince the judge that there is enough proof for…
Wife grabs husband’s legs after his upperbody hangs out of plane mid-air as the window crashed. Svetlana Grković was flying from Greece to Germany when a window shattered, sucking out the man sitting nearby. Half of his body was outside the window, though he had his seatbelt on. But Ljubisa Karović’s wife held him by…
Ex-Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe. Former British cabinet minister and ex-Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times on the head with a hammer during the fatal attack at her Devon home earlier this month, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday.The 78-year-old politician was allegedly attacked while eating lunch, with the accused remaining inside her…
‘No more social media before 15’: France passes landmark digital age law French lawmakers have passed a landmark bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to set a digital age limit.The bill was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and is expected to pass the lower house…
Indian students continue protests in Canada after they were refused post-graduate work permit. Portage College of Calgary, which is facing protests by Indian students as they were refused post-graduation work permits by Canadian immigration, issued a statement on the situation and said the college body is speaking with immigration authorities. “Students seeking advice should consult…
Nehemiah had been working towards the 100-hour milestone since joining the programme. (Picture: JHS) An 11-year-old boy in Florida has completed more than 100 hours of reading to rescue animals at a local shelter, becoming the first child to achieve the milestone through the Jacksonville Humane Society’s Pawsitive Reading programme.Nehemiah Turner started volunteering at the…
Honeybee colonies organise work without any leader assigning tasks, but scientists have now discovered that specific brain circuits help control this process. (Representational photo) Honeybee colonies work in an organised way even though no bee tells the others what to do. Young bees look after the queen and baby bees, older ones build and guard…
Leaky dams, also known as logjams, allow water to flow through slowly instead of blocking it. (Representational AI image) East Anglia, a rural region in eastern England, is facing a hosepipe ban after becoming the driest part of the UK. But in one village in Norfolk, people are also preparing for the opposite problem of…
