Diwali 2023: What you need to know about the festival of light.
Diwali runs over five days The festival tends to fall between October and November, but the exact date varies each year. Each day has a different meaning and, in 2023,…
Africa’s week in pictures: 3-9 November 2023.
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. CREDIT: BBC
Jewish fears as German support for Israel is challenged on streets.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s “ashamed and outraged” at recent antisemitic attacks in Germany. He was speaking at an event to mark the anniversary of the November pogroms of 1938,…
Microsoft says Teams and Xbox fixed in UK and Europe.
Microsoft has said problems with accessing its Teams messaging app and XBox gaming platform across the UK and Europe have now been resolved. More than 1,500 people in the UK…
Michael J. Fox Praises Wife Tracy for Never Bailing: ‘She Would Have Been Forgiven’
The ‘Back to the Future’ star has lived with Parkinson’s disease for more than half his life. Michael J. Fox is really thankful to his wife, Tracy Pollan, for always…
The One Thing You Should Never, Ever Eat if You Want To Protect Your Brain Health.
Don’t shoot the messenger! CONTENTS Taking care of your brain is important, and what you eat plays a big role. One thing to avoid is processed and sugary foods because…
‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry’s Final Resting Spot Is Close to Other Famous Names.
Learn more about the iconic actor’s burial site. Actor Matthew Perry, who died on Oct. 28 at his home in Los Angeles, has been remembered in a number of tributes…
Fighting in northern Myanmar displaces almost 50,000 civilians, UN says.
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations…
The Dnipro River, a key front line between Russian and Ukrainian troops.
A sweeping plain dotted with ruined houses stretched into the horizon and towards the blue expanse of the Dnipro River, where a clutch of Ukrainian forces were poised for Russian…
US Senator Joe Manchin to retire, dealing blow to Democrats.
US Democrats’ chances of holding onto their majority in the Senate in 2024 were thrown into doubt Thursday when the party’s powerful lawmaker Joe Manchin announced he would not run…