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London: King Charles III has delivered a heartfelt video message honoring the life and legacy of his ‘darling Mama,’ Queen Elizabeth II, marking what would have been her 100th birthday. In the message, recorded at Balmoral Castle earlier this month, the King reflected on his mother’s enduring dedication to public service and suggested that she may have been deeply concerned by the current state of the world, though he did not specify particular issues. The centenary of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch is being commemorated on April 21, the day Princess Elizabeth was born in 1926 at Bruton Street in Mayfair. https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/2046363748303036420…

London: The annual Lyrid meteor shower is set to illuminate the night sky once again as it returns this spring. Active since April 16, the celestial display is expected to peak between the late evening of April 22 and the early hours of April 23. The meteors appear to originate from a point known as the radiant in the constellation of Lyra, near the bright star Vega. From this location, streaks of light fan out across the sky, with peak activity producing up to 18 meteors per hour. These meteors are typically bright, fast, and sometimes leave behind smoky trails…

Cape Canaveral: New Glenn, developed by Blue Origin, successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, achieving a key milestone with the safe landing of its reusable booster. However, the mission fell short of its primary objective after failing to place its communications satellite into the intended orbit. The rocket lifted off at approximately 7:25 am ET (1125 GMT), with the booster touching down around 10 minutes later. The mission marked the third flight of New Glenn and represented a crucial step in proving its booster reusability as Blue Origin intensifies competition with SpaceX. https://twitter.com/davill/status/2045899420487623009 New Glenn carried BlueBird 7 satellite, developed by…

Kuala Lumpur: Hundreds of people have been displaced after a major fire destroyed around 200 homes in a coastal village in Sabah, according to Bernama. Authorities in the Sandakan district were alerted to the blaze at approximately 1:32 a.m. (1732 GMT), with district fire and rescue chief Jimmy Lagung explaining that strong winds and the close proximity of homes caused the fire to spread rapidly. Lagung added that low-tide conditions made it difficult for responders to access open-water sources to contain the flames. Sandakan District Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Walter Kenson, who is also the Sandakan Municipal Council president,…

London: A new charitable initiative is being launched to commemorate the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, as the UK marks what would have been the centenary of her birth. The British government has announced a one-time £40 million funding package to establish the Queen Elizabeth Trust, with King Charles III serving as its patron. The charity will focus on revitalising shared community spaces, reflecting the late Queen’s lifelong dedication to public service and her belief that ‘everyone is our neighbour.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cabinet Office (@cabinetoffice) The Queen, who passed…

Tokyo: Japan has introduced a new term, ‘kokushobi’, to describe days when temperatures reach 40°C (104°F) or higher, following its hottest summer on record last year. The term has been widely translated as ‘cruelly hot,’ ‘brutally hot,’ or ‘severely hot’ by both Japanese and international media. The name was selected as the most popular choice in a nationwide online survey conducted between February and March, which gathered around 478,000 responses. Participants were asked to choose from 13 possible names for extremely high-temperature days, with ‘super extremely hot day’ ranking second. The terminology was formally introduced by the Japan Meteorological Agency,…

London: New research has found that air pollution is accelerating the age at which people in the UK develop long-term health conditions, with some illnesses appearing more than two years earlier due to exposure to polluted air. The study, led by researchers from Sun Yat-sen University under Prof Hualiang Lin’s group, highlights that air pollution acts as a “silent accelerator,” reducing the number of healthy years individuals experience. Drawing on up to 15 years of health data, researchers analysed records from 396,000 participants in the UK Biobank, tracking the onset of 78 different illnesses. The dataset included more than 900,000…

Los Angeles: R&B singer D4vd has been arrested in connection with the killing of a teenage girl whose severely decomposed body was discovered inside his Tesla in Los Angeles, according to police. D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is 21 years old and is currently being held without bail, city authorities confirmed. The investigation began in September when LAPD detectives responded to a Hollywood tow yard after receiving reports of a strong foul odor coming from an impounded vehicle registered to D4vd. The car had been towed from the Hollywood Hills after being found apparently abandoned. When officers…

Medications once hailed as a major breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s disease may offer little meaningful benefit to patients, according to a comprehensive review of clinical trials. The large-scale analysis found that anti-amyloid drugs, designed to reduce protein build-up in the brain, had only minimal effects on cognitive function and the severity of dementia over an 18-month period. Improvements in patients’ ability to function were described as modest at best. These findings challenge earlier optimism around a new class of treatments targeting amyloid plaques, a key feature of Alzheimer’s, along with tau protein tangles that damage brain cells. The review, conducted…

London: Stella McCartney, the luxury designer known for avoiding leather, fur, and feathers, is returning to the high street with a new sustainable collaboration with H&M. The collection, set to launch in May, blends Stella McCartney’s signature aesthetic with more accessible pricing. It includes a ‘Rock Royalty’ T-shirt priced at £37.99, referencing the one she wore to the Met Gala in 1999 and paying tribute to her father, Paul McCartney. This comes alongside tailored pieces such as a grey oversized pinstripe blazer (£259.99) and matching trousers (£139.99), made using wool that meets responsible sourcing standards. Comparable designs from her mainline…