US trade deficit hits record as goods imports surge
US trade deficit hits record as goods imports surge The gap in goods and services trade grew 22.3 percent to $109.8bn, the Commerce Department has said.
Somalia: AU says Burundi peacekeepers killed in al-Shabab attack
Somalia: AU says Burundi peacekeepers killed in al-Shabab attack The African Union and the Burundian army commented on the attack, breaking from tradition.
Europe’s Russia oil embargo risks flaring already hot inflation
Europe’s Russia oil embargo risks flaring already hot inflation Most Eastern European countries still depend on Russia for more than half of their crude imports.
N Ireland Election: End of the Unionist-Nationalist binary?
N Ireland Election: End of the Unionist-Nationalist binary? Thursday’s election will mark not only a landmark nationalist victory, but the emergence of a third force in N Ireland.
Tropicana’s cereal made for orange juice is good if you don’t add OJ
Tropicana’s cereal made for orange juice is good if you don’t add OJ Tropicana’s new cereal — dubbed, simply, Tropicana Crunch — is pretty tasty. It’s a honey almond offering akin to Honey Bunches of Oats. It’s hard to make that taste bad, in and of itself. The problem lies in what they […]
Celebrate ‘Star Wars’ day with the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ trailer
Celebrate ‘Star Wars’ day with the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ trailer Happy Star Wars Day, and May the Fourth be with you! What better way to celebrate the legendary sci-fi saga than with a trailer for Disney+’s highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi? The first teaser gave us a look at the Jedi Master’s journey post-Revenge of […]
Tropicana made the most cursed breakfast of all time
Tropicana made the most cursed breakfast of all time Tropicana made a cereal that was designed to be eaten with orange juice instead of milk — and we tried it so you don’t have to.
These illustrations are challenging the lack of representation in women’s healthcare
These illustrations are challenging the lack of representation in women’s healthcare A 2018 study by Soc Sci Med came to a sorry conclusion: Medical textbooks portray people of colour in only 17 percent of their images. The majority of images within these educational books feature light skin tones. The number points to a […]
Elon Musk changes Twitter avatar to Bored Ape NFTs
Elon Musk changes Twitter avatar to Bored Ape NFTs Wealthy person Elon Musk, CEO of pretty much everything, is apparently into NFTs. Tesla and SpaceX CEO and soon-to-be Twitter owner has changed his avatar on Twitter into a collage of Bored Ape NFTs, a popular collection which currently costs hundreds of thousands of […]
Ukraine war: EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions
Ukraine war: EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions Oil imports would be phased out and officers suspected of war crimes targeted under the proposals.