The Najha cemetery is about five miles south of Damascus, the capital. It was established decades ago as a modest burial ground for people from Damascus and neighboring towns. Shortly after the crackdown on the Syrian revolution in March 2011, President Bashar al-Assad’s government began using the cemetery to bury people it killed — many…
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — An assailant in Finland stabbed several people near a shopping center in the southern city of Tempere on Thursday afternoon, and one person was arrested, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured in the attack, but police said the situation no longer posed…
Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN Recipe photo: Morgan Hunt Glaze. EatingWell design. Key Points Many people with insulin resistance assume there are lots of foods they can’t eat. This may cause them to avoid many healthy foods, including cheese. Small servings of calcium- and protein-rich cheese can be part of a healthy meal…
By Rashika Singh (Reuters) -J.P.Morgan on Thursday forecast stablecoin growth will only reach $500 billion by 2028, calling trillion-dollar projections “far too optimistic”, as there was little evidence of mainstream adoption of the dollar-pegged cryptocurrency token. Stablecoins have moved beyond their crypto trading roots to attract interest from fintechs and banks aiming to speed up…
Intense heat has contributed to record-breaking summer temperatures around the globe in recent years. Here’s the latest forecast, and where it’s expected to be warmer than usual: See temperatures as… f°c° High-temperature forecast for Thursday Sources: University of Maine Climate Change Institute and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Forecast System See temperatures as……
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Key guidance to help thousands of companies comply with the European Union’s landmark artificial intelligence rules may come at the end of the year, the European Commission said on Thursday, marking a six-month delay. “On the AI Act’s GPAI rules, the European AI Board is discussing the timing to implement the Code of…
I’m on a mission to reach financial independence through passive income. Investing in high-yielding dividend stocks is a core piece of my strategy, so I tend to buy several dividend stocks each month as I have cash to invest. However, if I had to limit myself to just one high-yield dividend stock this July, Realty…
There are many promising corporations that investors can buy on a dip due to recent market volatility or company-specific issues that predate this year. Take, for instance, CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP 6.51%) and Viking Therapeutics (VKTX 3.94%), two mid-cap biotech companies that have lagged broader equities over the trailing-12-month period. Even with these poor performances, however,…
A former headteacher and Ofsted inspector wants to become the first Reform UK councillor on Rutland’s largest council. Declan McCarthy has put himself on the candidates list in the by-election which has been called following the departure of the council’s only Green Party councillor last month. He is a former teacher, headteacher and long-standing Ofsted…
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011 with a $4-billion budget, is considered Africa’s largest hydroelectric project stretching 1.8 kilometres (just over one…