Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Charlie McConalogue announced that the Sheep Welfare Scheme has started issuing advance payments totaling €15.5 million. The payments under year six of the scheme will be made to some 17,500 farmer participants in the scheme. The Minister stated: “I am pleased to announce that a total of €15.5 … Read more
The sandals Steve Jobs wore while pacing the floors of the California home where he co-founded Apple has reportedly sold for close to $220,000, according to an auction house. The “well used” brown suede Birkenstocks dating to the mid-1970s set a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals, Julien’s Auctions … Read more
One of the most well-known actors in Iran recently shared a photo of herself on social media without the headscarf that is mandatory for women in the Islamic republic. Following the death of Mahsa Amini, weeks of protests have shaken the nation, and Taraneh Alidoosti’s apparent act of defiance comes at this time. The Kurdish … Read more
Sean Penn, a famous American actor, presented the Oscar to Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, in what he termed a “symbolic, silly thing.” Penn made his third trip to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion yesterday to meet with Zelensky. In a video posted on Zelensky’s Telegram channel, Penn tells Zelensky: “If I know this is … Read more
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, and India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, according to the UN. “This year’s World Population Day falls during a milestone year when we anticipate the birth of the Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant. This is … Read more
TikTok has informed its users in the United Kingdom and the European Union that some of its employees in China have access to data linked to their accounts. Elaine Fox, the social media giant’s head of privacy in Europe, said in an update to its privacy policy that access for staff in China is “based … Read more
At least 141 people have been killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat after a British-era bridge collapsed on Sunday evening. Approximately 177 people have been rescued, and teams are still looking for several others who are still missing. Around 500 people were on the suspension bridge, including women and children, when the cables … Read more
The highly anticipated memoir by Britain’s Prince Harry, which is expected to lay bare his life as a royal, will be published in the new year. Harry’s book is called Spare, a reference to the phrase “the heir and the spare”, and will be released globally on January 10th. The memoir will be published by … Read more
The euro briefly fell back below parity with the dollar today after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates, and US data showed that the world’s biggest economy rebounded more than expected in the third quarter. The ECB raised its deposit rate by 0.75% to 1.5%, the highest since 2009, in an effort to … Read more
Facebook parent Meta has announced a drop in income for the second quarter in a row, owing to decreased advertising revenue and competition from the immensely popular video app TikTok. This week’s poor earnings reports from Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft were followed by Meta’s. In the three months ending September 30, Meta earned 4.4 … Read more
An Iranian hermit known as the “world’s dirtiest man” for not taking a shower for more than 50 years has died at the ripe old age of 94, according to official media. “Amou Haji,” an endearing nickname for an elderly person, died on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in Fars’ southern province of Fars, … Read more
Many users have reconnected to WhatsApp after a service outage knocked the popular messaging programme down for around two hours on Tuesday morning. The Meta-owned site has not officially verified the reason for the problem, but early on Tuesday, it informed users that it was trying to resolve it. While app users all across the … Read more
Indian-Origin Rishi Sunak is all set to be the new Prime Minister of the UK after being chosen the new leader of the Conservative Party on Monday, following competitor Penny Mordaunt’s failure to gain the required 100 nominations from her fellow MPs. “Rishi Sunak is therefore elected as leader of the Conservative Party,” senior backbencher … Read more
Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has declared that he would compete for the position of British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader to succeed Liz Truss, who resigned after only 44 days in power due to economic turmoil. “The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis. That’s why I am standing … Read more
A 1-year-old Spanish baby girl has received the world’s first intestinal transplant, Madrid’s La Paz hospital said on Tuesday. “The child has now been discharged and is in perfect condition at home with her parents,” the hospital said in a statement. The infant received the organ through asystolic donation, which means it came from a … Read more