Pope Francis Meets Iraqs Top Ayatollah as Both Urge Peace
The meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came as Francis sought to protect his persecuted flock in Iraq by forging closer bonds between the Roman Catholic Church and the Muslim world. Read more...
Why Do Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names?
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but whats the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names? Read more...
Tragedy strikes a popular surf beach as a swimmer drowns at Nambucca Heads
A man has died after being pulled from the ocean at a popular NSW surf beach this afternoon. Read more...
Roy Keane savages STUPIDITY of Gabriel Jesus for giving away penalty against Man United
Manchester City's incredible 21-match winning streak in all competitions came to an end against rivals United with Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw getting on the scoresheet at the Etihad. Read more...
Murder probe launched after boy, 18, is knifed to death in the street in London
Police were called to reports of a fight in Abbey Wood, south-east London yesterday afternoon. When they arrived they found an 18-year-old boy with a stab injury to the chest. He died at the scene. Read more...
Sniffer dogs detected cases of Covid-19 more than a WEEK before lab swabs
A pilot study on the effectiveness of Covid sniffer dogs was conducted on players at Belgian premier league team KV Oostende. Read more...
Book Review The Barbizon, by Paulina Bren
The Barbizon, by Paulina Bren, tells the story of New Yorks most celebrated all-female hotel and the aspiring writers, actresses and working women who stayed there. Read more...
Chicken, 7 amazing waysChicken braised in turmeric and coconut milk
This is a gloriously simple one-pan dish that can easily be scaled up to serve more people - just add a couple more chicken thighs to serve 3, or double the recipe to serve 4. Read more...
Married At First Sight star Cyrell Paule shares video of son Boston taking first steps
Reality star Cyrell Paule captured the precious moment her one-year-old son Boston took his first steps. Read more...
Jenna Dewan celebrates her 'rainbow baby' Callum's first birthday
Jenna Dewan learned she was pregnant with her first child, a son, with fiance Steve Kazee in the summer of 2019. Read more...
Triangulating Math, Mozart and Moby-Dick
Sarah Hart, the first woman to hold Englands distinguished Gresham professorship of geometry, explores the intersections of music, literature and mathematics. Read more...
Ariana Grande and fianc Dalton Gomez enjoy Santa Monica date night
Ariana Grande was spotted enjoying a date night with her fiance Dalton Gomez while out in Santa Monica this weekend. The 27-year-old was wearing her long hair in its signature ponytail. Read more...
DR AMIR KHAN 'I vaccinated 100 people over 48-hour shift in Bradford. Every one of them was white'
DR AMIR KHAN I realised what we were up against when a student nurse, who spent a year on the Covid front line, told me that she wouldn't have the vaccine because it might prevent her from becoming a mum. Read more...
Square Acquires Tidal in 7 Million Deal
Jay-Z bought Tidal in partnership with other artists in 2015 for million. It will be led by an interim director from Square under Jack Dorsey. Read more...
Aaron Boone Taking Leave of Absence to Get Pacemaker
A low heart rate combined with past issues necessitated surgery, but Aaron Boone expects to return in the next several days. Read more...
If Luka Looks Familiar, You Must Have Watched Larry Bird
Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is often compared to Bird, the Boston Celtics great. When hes hitting game-winners, as he did on Tuesday, this can seem about right. Read more...
Actress playing Carrie Symonds in new Covid drama shared pro-Labour social media post
Ophelia Lovibond will play Carrie Symonds in the upcoming drama about Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Indian woman who survived acid attack finds love and is married to man she met while in hospital
Pramodini Roul, 28, and Saroj Sahoo, 29, tied the knot on March 1 in Jagatsinhpur, Odisha, after first meeting in hospital in 2018. Pramodini was doused in acid at 15 and was left with facial burns. Read more...