Baby rattlesnake bites are less dangerous than bites from adult rattlesnakes, according to a new study from Loma Linda University that summarizes the origin, transmission, and prevalence of the longstanding myth that baby rattlesnake bites are more dangerous.
Iceland's foreign minister Þorgerður Katrín says now is the time to revive talks to join the EU. Within today's context of instability in transatlantic relations as well as in global politics in general, Iceland must not be left "alone".
Today, 27 EU leaders meet in Brussels for the European Council. The official agenda highlights competitiveness and migration, but war overshadows it all. Your reporter does not yet know exactly what they will say. But we can certainly guess what keeps them up at night.
Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped above $119 a barrel on Thursday after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel's strike on its South Pars gas field, a major escalation in the war.
Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective of their skin color.
The UK's two military bases on Cyprus are a "colonial consequence" on the island, says President Nikos Christodoulides.
"Updated Reflections on Contemporary Palestinian Documentary Filmmaking," a panel during the industry conference of CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, drew a crowd.
People in China are rushing to buy preowned computers to try OpenClaw with demand for MacBooks particularly high, according to one reseller.
MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday condemned what it called an intensification of Ukrainian attacks on Gazprom gas compressor stations serving two major pipelines, saying such incidents threatened critical infrastructure and international energy routes.
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Cute, green, and sporting two sprigs of hair on his head, a mischievous baby dinosaur named Dooly is one of the most beloved cartoon characters in South Korea. So, when researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the Korean Dinosaur Research Center discovered a new
Jurors grappling with complex legal jargon are more likely to vote guilty while coming away less confident in their own performance and the judicial system, according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research.
SXSW London has unveiled the first music acts for its 2026 edition, including Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage, rapper Earl Sweatshirt and singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri. After its inaugural edition last year, the festival returns to London’s Shoreditch neighborhood from
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Imagine waking up in Pasadena, California to the sound of complete silence. Your AI wake-up alarm of choice is silent. Your iPhone is in SOS mode, but you still can't make calls on your home network because the internet is dead. You don’t panic immediately, but then you realize
“Sync music” has become the soundtrack to our lives — whether we realize it or not.
Staff at Nyíregyháza Zoo carried out a wellness programme for resident tortoises on Wednesday 18 March, providing cleaning, grooming and veterinary checks.
Netflix plans to send the film's fictional band Huntr/x on a world tour, but there are concerns about the performers' ability to handle it.
Merriam-Webster claims OpenAI used approximately 100,000 articles, encyclopedia and dictionary entries to train ChatGPT without authorisation.
From Amsterdam to Liège, attacks on Jewish sites show how quickly the Middle East conflict is spilling into Europe's streets. For Europe's Jews, a deadly antisemitic attack now seems grimly inevitable
For years Washington had pressed China to arrest sellers of chemicals used to make the deadly drug.
Increased demand on flight routes that avoid Middle East and Gulf stopovers also means flyers are having to pay more.
China may be preparing to take Taiwan, but not through a near-term invasion, as new US intelligence suggests it is prioritizing coercion, pressure and political absorption over outright war. The March report, entitled 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of US Intelligence Community,
The official minimum rates of pay will rise for 2.7 million workers in April 2026.
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CAIRO, March 19 (Reuters) - Israel reopened the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Thursday after nearly three weeks to allow some wounded Palestinians to leave for treatment, after Gaza medics said Israeli strikes had killed four people in the enclave. The Palestinian Red Crescent
DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called for vigilance and coordination among regional countries to counter what he described as "destabilising and escalatory actions" by the United States and Israel, Iranian state media reported on Thursday.
The two positions in South Tyneside will focus on school uniform and access to activities.
It comes days after Trump criticised Japan for not answering his demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.
NCAA March Madness games starts on Thursday, Mar. 19 with the top 68 teams in college basketball competing for the 2026 National Championship. The tournament ends on Monday, Apr. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The action tips off with No. 9-ranked TCU Horned
The stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud aren’t behaving the way they should. A cataclysmic collision with another nearby galaxy may be the culprit
The acclaimed film director presents for the first time in Greece a large exhibition of 182 photographs he has taken over the last five years.
A Mandalay People’s Defence Force spokesman suggested the event was propaganda.
The primary danger in the escalating Iran war is no longer the risk of expansion but a complete collapse of restraint. The conflict has surged past a contained bilateral US-Israel versus Iran exchange and become a wider regional crisis fueled by a dangerous conviction that
An orphaned grey titi monkey was released back into the wild after rehabilitation at a wildlife centre in Antioquia, authorities said on 18 March.
The president said he would not hesitate to attack the South Pars gas field, the largest in the world, if Iran continues to strike Qatar’s energy infrastructure.
MOSCOW, March 19 - Russian officials promised compensation to farmers in the Novosibirsk region on Thursday, where authorities have ordered thousands of cattle to be culled, sparking Russia's largest non-political protests since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The Oscar-winning actor has continuously denied all of the allegations made against him.
The Doha Film Institute’s Qumra Arab film industry incubator — which has been scrapped as a physical event and moved online due to the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war — has unveiled the 49 projects from 39 countries that will be on digital display from March 27-April 8. Features
It's about the friends (or enemies) you made along the way.
Clean water is a privilege in the country of 1.4 billion people.
The HBO cult icon shared how Street photography inspired him and why "I really don't like manipulating the image" during an on-stage interview at the industry conference of CPH:DOX in Copenhagen.
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DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - Iran is considering a proposal to levy transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, a potential bid to monetise Tehran's newfound grip over the critical waterway through which a fifth of global oil and