We often think of education as something that happens inside classrooms, ends with a certificate, and is mostly about passing exams. Plato, one of the greatest thinkers who ever lived, saw it very differently, and far more grandly. To him, education was not simply the filling of a young mind with facts. It was the…
One detail of JD Vance’s photo triggered security concerns. Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani shared a photo of Vice President JD Vance with Jared Kushner. “Live from Lucerne, work continues with @VP & @jaredkushner,” the post read. Both Vance and Kushner were looking at something on the laptop, which looked…
Pro-Israel Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman was at Brooklyn cafe Poetica, which snubbed him later and said he was not welcome there. A Brooklyn cafe snubbed Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) after Goldman stopped by their cafe with his 7-year-old daughter on Sunday. It was the last day for voters to cast early ballots in a Democratic…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (AP Photo/File) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni may have told Donald Trump not to worry about her popularity and focus on his own, but she is reportedly considering preponing the country’s next general elections over concerns that her popularity could slide the longer she waits.Also Read | ‘Focus on your…
Ex-British rugby star found dead in Italy hotel Former rugby league player Ricky Bibey was found dead in a luxury hotel room in Florence, Italy, after a violent confrontation with his partner, an inquest in the UK has heard.Bibey, who played for Wigan Warriors, Leigh Centurions, St Helens and Wakefield Trinity during his career, had…
Microsoft executive Rashida Hodge says one does not need extraordinary wealth to become a philanthropist. In 1998, Rashida Hodge came to Raleigh, North Carolina, with a dare to dream beyond the St Thomas Island where she grew up. The path she took via North Carolina State University led her to Microsoft today. But she did…
British husband admits to raping wife. A British man accused of conspiring with others to drug and rape his wife has admitted a number of sexual offences but continues to deny several other charges linked to the case.The defendant, a man in his sixties from the Stockport area of Greater Manchester, appeared at Manchester Minshull…
Iran seeks to diversify its customer base beyond China. Photo credit: AP Iran has stepped up efforts to attract some of Asia’s biggest oil buyers after a 60-day US sanctions waiver took effect, creating a temporary opening for Tehran to resume exports and clear millions of barrels of oil currently stored at sea, according to…
The site in Iran, where the Americans destroyed aircraft during the rescue of a USAF F-15 pilot. Reuters The US fighter pilot whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran in April recalled seeing a “jellyfish-like” formation of Iranian drones moments before his aircraft was downed, according to CNN.Also Read | Evacuating the ‘Dudes’:…
For centuries, trees have been viewed primarily as natural resources, valued for the shade they provide, the carbon they store or the timber they produce. There exists one little town in Canada that opposes this point of view. Through a significant move, the town of Grand Falls-Windsor in Newfoundland and Labrador has formally recognised trees…
