Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since al-Assad’s fall
Vote will take place September 15-20 in the first election since President Ahmed al-Sharaa took power.
Month: July 2025
England beat Spain in penalty shootout to win women’s Euro 2025
The Lionesses beat La Roja 3-1 on penalties after drawing 1-1 in extra time to retain football’s European Championship.
Gunfight in Baghdad kills one as paramilitary group storms ministry
Iraqi police clashed with Popular Mobilisation Forces in Baghdad after they stormed an Agriculture Ministry building.
State Department to burn birth control worth $9.7M meant for poor nations
The U.S. government will destroy $9.7 million of contraceptives for poor nations, mainly in Africa, after the State Department “explored all possible options.”
Rep. Ralph Norman announces bid for South Carolina governor
Rep. Ralph Norman, a member of the hard-right Freedom Caucus, announced on Sunday that he is running for governor, looking to succeed GOP Gov. Henry
Michigan Walmart stabbing suspect identified and faces terrorism charge
Officials in Grand Traverse County identified the suspect in a stabbing spree at a Walmart in Traverse City, Mich., as 42-year-old Bradford James Gille, who
Paper airplane breaks a world distance record
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane!
Why we have nightmares and how to stop them
We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and
Trans man’s “culture shock” after transitioning provides critical insight into male loneliness
A trans man is providing insight into the male psyche after experiencing massive “culture shock” regarding the isolation of male existence. “There’s a huge sense
Swedes ‘called in gay’ to protest classification of homosexuality as illness in 1979
One participant even obtained an illness-benefit payout as a result of calling in sick to work for being homosexual.
20 years after Katrina, NatGeo and New Orleans remember
Next month marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history: Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm that made
Robots eating other robots: The benefits of machine metabolism
For decades we’ve been trying to make the robots smarter and more physically capable by mimicking biological intelligence and movement. “But in doing so, we’ve
FDA upgrades recall on 160,000+ bottles of thyroid medication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded a recall of a commonly prescribed thyroid medication due to what it described as “subpotent” active
Adherence to healthy lifestyle linked to lower risk for overactive bladder
Adherence to a combination of healthy lifestyle factors is associated with a lower risk for overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online June