Korean proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) A word seems like such a small, weightless thing. You say it, it disappears into the air, and that should be the end of it. An old Korean proverb warns that it is not nearly so simple. Words have no wings, it says, but they…
‘Even the judgement of hell depends on money’ “地獄の沙汰も金次第” (Jigoku no sata mo kane shidai)Literal translation: “Even the judgement of hell depends on money.”At first glance, the saying sounds almost absurd. How could money matter in hell, a place where souls are judged according to their deeds? Yet that contradiction is exactly what gives the…
A single cup of coffee is remembered for forty years A simple cup of coffee is often forgotten before the last sip cools. Yet, in Turkish culture, there is a saying that refuses to let such a moment disappear so easily: “Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır.” Literally, “A single cup of coffee is…
Turkish-origin owner of Jersey Kebab faces possible deportation on the accusation of visa overstay since 2014. 26-year-old Muhammad Emanet may face deportation to Turkey and the US government may ask him to apply for a Green Card from his own country — a new proposal that created a stir among visa holders. Emanet runs Jersey…
IShowSpeed and Virat Kohli (Image Via Getty) A viral claim linking YouTube star IShowSpeed with Virat Kohli’s lifestyle brand One8 has caught the attention of fans. Posts on X say Speed is set to collaborate with Kohli and become One8’s international ambassador after an earlier partnership request was missed. However, there is still no official…
Judy Skene who lost $900,000 in a fake crypto platform scam An 86-year-old Ontario woman has lost more than $900,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam that used a deepfake video of Prime Minister Mark Carney to lure investors online.Judy Skene, from Sault Ste. Marie, says she first came across the fraud scheme in…
Today’s African proverb of the day is on ultimate karma. Though oftentimes we tend to believe that life is unfair and there is no natural justice, old sayings like this restore our faith in the ultimate karma, which is how life balances itself. This African proverb is believed to have its origin in the Swahili…
Mario Flores conspired with his lover and others to set up shell companies in Orlando, Florida A Honduran national living US illegally has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme deprived the US government of tens of millions of dollars, reports the New York Post.Mario…
Paris recorded a June high of 40.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Health authorities across Europe remained on high alert Friday as an unprecedented heatwave continued to sweep across the continent, forcing governments to introduce emergency measures ranging from alcohol restrictions and event cancellations to transport advisories.Scientists described the spell of extreme weather, which began on…
Indian woman Amitoj Kaur was the sole casualty of the fire that caught her apartment in Nova Scotia, Canada, earlier this month 24-year-old Amitoj Kaur was identified as one of the victims of the tragic fire that caught a residential building in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, earlier this month. Kaur came to Canada to study and…
