The city was buzzing with trouble. People were scared because the streets were full of fights and broken windows. A woman named Anna lived in a building that had shops on the ground floor. She could not sleep, worried that thieves would break in. State leaders sent a huge army of National Guard sol
The British Army, after winning a war in 1918, warned that Palestine would be bleak because of malaria. Their win relied on a six‑month effort where thousands of mainly Egyptian workers destroyed places where mosquitoes bred. When that work stopped on 19 September 1918, the disease surged again and
India cut its Russian oil purchases in early January to please the United States, but a few months later it is moving closer to Moscow again. In a meeting on March 19, Russia’s energy deputy and India’s gas minister said they will work together to bring back Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) sa
A fresh face has appeared in Hungary’s political arena, stirring debate about the future of a country that has long been dominated by one leader. The newcomer, who runs under the banner of a newly formed party, has tapped into widespread worries about the economy and corruption. He also points to
Sergei Lavrov told a French TV station that the United States is trying to take charge of the Nord Stream gas lines. The pipelines, which run under the Baltic Sea, were damaged by a blast in September 2022. The incident cut off much of Russia’s gas flow to Europe, tightening energy supplies even bef
Researchers have discovered a new biological marker that could change how schizophrenia is treated. The marker is a protein named CACNA2D1 found in the fluid around the brain. People with schizophrenia have lower levels of this protein, which may make their brain signals overactive and cause thinkin
FC Barcelona has officially swapped its Manhattan office for a spot in downtown Miami’s One Biscayne Tower, signaling a new trend of top brands shifting south. The club, ranked third in global value at about $5. 65 billion, will occupy nearly 50, 000 square feet alongside tenants such as Reimagined
Alison Bechdel’s comic strip, running from 1983 to 2008, offered a fresh way to see lesbian life. Instead of fitting into the usual male‑centered stories, her characters stood out by sharing common threads while also highlighting their unique differences. This blend created what can be called a “uni
German authorities have brought charges against Daniela Klette, a former member of the Red Army Faction, for violent acts carried out in the early 1990s. The accusations include attempted murder, bomb attacks that were both failed and successful, kidnapping for ransom, and aggravated robbery. Klette
Scientists teamed up with a popular mayo brand to find out if the creamy condiment can play music. The idea started as a joke on a cartoon, but researchers now say it can. They used science to test whether mayo can make or change sound in a clear way. The study looked at how instruments normally wo
