Ice in the Arctic region is melting more every year. The latest evidence suggests this year’s summer ice cover will be the smallest on record, and climate change is to blame. The heating of the earth’s...
Ziryab — the greatest cultural icon you never heard of
How did a medieval Muslim become a fashion icon? This is the story of Ziryab, a massive cultural pioneer you need to know and stan.
US set to ban TikTok and WeChat from app stores
As of this Sunday, those in the US will no longer be able to download the Chinese owned social media applications TikTok and WeChat. President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to ban the platforms over...
US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer for women’s rights, has died at 87. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993 and was a champion of gender equality in the...
Heat turns Siberian lake bubblegum pink
This Siberian lake blushes a delicious crimson pink when the temperature rises and the rain stays away. Every summer, tourists travel to the Altai Region to witness these fantasy-like images, caught by a drone first...
Belarus accuses UN Human Rights Council of interfering in internal affairs
The Belarus Foreign Ministry on Friday described as a “dangerous precedent” a resolution by the UN Human Rights Council calling for UN monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus, and accused the...
Madrid orders partial lockdown after surge in Covid-19 infections
The regional government of the Spanish capital Madrid ordered a lockdown from Monday in some of the poorer areas of the city and its outskirts that are home to about 850,000 people, after a surge in coronavirus...