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Jesse William Lazear/ PBS On 25 September 1900, Dr Jesse William Lazear died of yellow fever in Cuba. He was 34 years old. He left behind a wife in Maryland, a one-year-old son, and a newborn daughter who would never meet him. Lazear was not a reckless thrill-seeker or a fringe experimenter. He was a…

UAE residents could get 4 day holiday for Eid Al Fitr 2026/Representative Image As Ramadan begins in the UAE, attention is already turning to Eid Al Fitr, with a possible four-day public holiday in March depending on the sighting of the Shawwal crescent. Fasting begins, countdown to Eid starts Fasting commenced across the UAE on…

Charles Bronson has spent more than 50 years in prison (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) After more than half a century behind bars, Charles Bronson, born Michael Gordon Peterson and now legally known as Charles Salvador, and famously portrayed by Tom Hardy in the 2008 film Bronson, is once again at the…

Harrison Okene: The man who survived three days under a boat at the bottom of the sea In the early hours of 26 May 2013, a tugboat working near an offshore oil platform off the Nigerian coast capsized and sank to the seabed. One crew member, 29-year-old cook Harrison Okene, was trapped inside the overturned…

Deep beneath the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba hides a toxic ‘ocean within an ocean’ where life cannot survive (Image Source – Communications Earth & Environment ) The surface of the Gulf of Aqaba appears calm for most of the year, with little to suggest what sits far below. Nearly 1,800 metres down, researchers…

Nick Fuentes is a 27-year-old far-right provocateur, livestreamer, and ‘Groypers’ leader courting controversy online. Nick Fuentes is 27 years old and, depending on the source, either a marginal provocateur inflated by spectacle or one of the most disruptive figures in American far-right politics. Over the past decade, he has built a loyal online following, founded…

Neon green wall discovered in a pitch-black New Mexico cave may be 9 million years old Microbial communities hidden deep inside the caves of New Mexico have fascinated scientists who study extreme environments and search for extraterrestrial life. In 2018, the team of scientists at Carlsbad Caverns came across strange green colonies on the limestone…

Sweden’s Deputy PM Ebba Busch arrived in New Delhi with Swedish delegations for the AI Impact Summit/ Image: MEA Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch is in New Delhi today to attend the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, as India positions itself at the centre of global conversations on artificial intelligence. Busch, who also serves as…

Qatar announces public sector working hours for Ramadan 2026/Representative Image As Ramadan approaches, Qatar has announced shorter working hours for government employees during the holy month of Ramadan, confirming that public sector staff will work five hours per day throughout the period. The decision was issued under Circular No. (1) of 2026 by the Cabinet’s…

Michael Jordan’s post-race gesture toward a child at Daytona 500 sparks heated debate online/ X The Daytona 500 was meant to be a milestone moment for Michael Jordan and his NASCAR team. Instead, a brief interaction during the celebrations has become the centre of attention. Jordan attended the race to support driver Tyler Reddick, whose…