GAZA/JERUSALEM – Palestinian protests on the Gaza-Israel border have dropped off over the past two days, amid reports that Egyptian officials intervened to restore calm after dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire. Gaza’s dominant Islamist Hamas movement denied that it was under pressure from neighboring Egypt to scale back the six-week-old demonstrations, and […]

GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER – Palestinians buried the dead on Tuesday from the bloodiest day in Gaza in years, after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border during demonstrations against the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Israeli forces shot dead at least two more Palestinians on Tuesday, although protests were quieter than the […]

A DOCTOR in the UK has revealed the single food we need to be eating more of in order to improve our overall health. IF you’re one of the four out of five Australians who fail to eat enough vegetables, this may be welcome news. According to a doctor in the UK, you only need […]

More people have died as parts of India continue to be hit by extreme weather, following huge storms earlier this month. Dozens of people have been killed in India in powerful storms sweeping across the country. At least 70 people have died and more than 100 have been injured after a fresh wave of violent […]

It’s Blockchain Week in the Big Apple, but if city leaders have their way, New York will become more than just a nice place for the industry to visit. Announced Monday, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is launching several initiatives to put the city on the map as a blockchain technology hub. Foremost […]

At least 52 Palestinians have been killed and 2,400 wounded by Israeli troops, Palestinian officials say, on the deadliest day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war. Palestinians have been protesting for weeks but deaths soared on the day the US opened its embassy in Jerusalem. Palestinians see this as clear US backing for Israeli […]

Ivanka Trump has landed in Israel for the inauguration of the US Jerusalem embassy on Monday, as protesters in Gaza prepare for a day of rallies along the frontier that are expected to be met with gunfire. The US president’s daughter said she was returning “with great joy” to Jerusalem, which Donald Trump has recognised as Israel’s […]

TRAVELING ACROSS THE GLOBE SOMETIME SOON? Common misconceptions abound. Here are a few travel myths I’ve heard on more than one occasion, debunked. Everyone Hates Americans I actually know people who don’t travel because of this widespread belief. While I feel that some countries may not agree with our foreign policy, I’ve rarely seen any of that […]

Americans are becoming more anxious about their safety, health, finances, politics and relationships, a new online poll from the American Psychiatric Association finds. Compared to the results of a similar poll a year earlier, 39 percent of adults in the U.S. are more anxious today than they were a year ago. As a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, I […]

But will she be able to repeat her inclusive success in this new venture? No one is questioning whether the Diamonds singer can pull off a line of nudes to match a wide variety of skin tones (which is what her foundation line quickly became praised for), but even with 36 total sizes, some are questioning whether she will provide bras and […]