Mirna El Mohandes dies at 39 after long battle with colon cancer

Mirna El Mohandes, the Egyptian actress whose gentle screen presence and romantic roles left a lasting mark on television and cinema, died on August 5, 2015, after a prolonged struggle with colon cancer. She was 39. Born on May 3, 1976, in Cairo, her life and career unfolded alongside decades of chronic illness that shaped both her professional......

Polar vortex collapse set to push Arctic air into the United States and Europe

A prolonged cold spell gripping the eastern United States has been linked by leading scientists to the same human driven climate change that is rapidly eroding Arctic ice. Researchers warn that without substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, such extreme winter events are likely to grow more frequent and more intense. The extended cold......

Cuba adopts urgent measures to confront energy crisis, including a four-day work week

The Cuban government has rolled out a series of emergency measures aimed at handling the country’s worsening energy crisis, officials announced Friday. These include reducing the work week to four days for state-owned companies and cutting fuel sales to preserve limited resources for essential services.  Deputy Prime Minister Oscar......

Iran unveils a new ballistic missile as nuclear talks with the United States begin

Iran staged a carefully timed display of military strength on Friday by revealing the Khorramshahr 4 ballistic missile just hours before opening sensitive nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman. The missile was presented inside an underground facility operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as Iranian officials underscored......

Wistron president dismisses AI bubble fears amid US factory ramp-up

The chairman of Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Wistron has rejected claims that artificial intelligence is a speculative bubble, arguing instead that the technology is ushering in a lasting industrial shift. Speaking in Taipei, Simon Lin said demand linked to artificial intelligence is expected to grow strongly in 2026, surpassing the......

Hidden risks behind Roblox raise concerns for family safety

Many parents take comfort in seeing their children quietly absorbed in Roblox, assuming the brightly colored graphics and playful characters signal harmless entertainment. Behind the cartoon like surface, however, the platform presents a range of risks that can affect a child emotional wellbeing and strain family stability. What appears to......

Global fallout follows release of sealed court records

The publication of more than three million court documents by the United States Department of Justice has triggered a sweeping international reckoning, as influential figures across politics, diplomacy, and business confront resignations, criminal inquiries, and renewed demands for accountability. The files, tied to a long running criminal......

Iran calls nuclear talks with the United States in Oman a constructive first step

Iran and the United States have opened indirect nuclear negotiations in Muscat, Oman, marking the first high level diplomatic contact between the two rivals since United States air strikes targeted Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict with Israel in June 2025. The talks, held through Omani mediation, reflect a cautious attempt to......

China unveils compact microwave weapon capable of disrupting Starlink

Chinese scientists have developed what they claim is the world's first compact high-power microwave weapon able to emit sustained power strong enough to disrupt low Earth orbit satellites, including SpaceX's Starlink constellation. The device, designated TPG1000Cs and led by Wang Gang at Xi'an's Northwest Institute of Nuclear......

Zelensky announces next Ukraine peace talks likely in United States soon

President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Thursday that the next round of trilateral peace negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States will probably occur on American soil in the near future. The announcement follows two days of US-mediated talks in the United Arab Emirates that secured a prisoner exchange but yielded no breakthrough......

'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author sells Bitcoin and awaits market bottom

Robert Kiyosaki, author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," announced Thursday he has stopped buying Bitcoin, gold, and silver amid concerns over US fiscal instability as national debt nears $39 trillion. His disclosure follows a rough week for crypto markets that wiped out about $750 billion in total capitalization. In a post on X, Kiyosaki......

Stellantis books €22 billion charge and suspends dividend after EV missteps

Stellantis revealed Thursday it will record about €22.2 billion in charges as part of a sweeping business reorganization, admitting the automaker vastly overestimated electric vehicle adoption rates and alienated customers in the process. This massive write-down ranks among the largest one-time hits in the global auto industry's ongoing......

Oil prices rise on US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman but head for weekly decline

Oil prices edged higher on Friday as critical nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran kicked off in Oman, though benchmarks remained on track for their first weekly drop in six weeks. Markets cautiously shed weeks of built-up geopolitical risk premiums amid escalating tensions between the two nations. Brent crude climbed more......

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