Author: News Desk

United States: The Grammy Awards have seen a female sweep of the top prizes, with Taylor Swift taking home the album of the year award for the fourth time. Swift is the only artist to have won the top music industry prize so frequently in their career. With her album Midnights, Swift won the award, surpassing music legends Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, and Paul Simon in terms of the most Grammy wins. Swift claimed the moment was amazing, but it was similar to many other times in her career when she was “rehearsing with my dancers or my band or…

United States: The US Senate has announced a $118 billion bipartisan agreement to strengthen border security and give Israel and Ukraine aid during times of war. Conservative Republicans, who have insisted on taking action to stop illegal immigration at the border with Mexico, have resisted US President Joe Biden and Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate from resupplying Ukraine with aid during the war. The bill, which was unveiled on Sunday, would give $60 billion in assistance to Ukraine, whose attempts to repel Russia’s invasion have been hindered by the US cutting off missile and ammunition supplies. In addition,…

Australia: A simple dietary adjustment that may have major health benefits has been brought to light by recent research. According to this article published by The Conversation  replacing ordinary salt with potassium-enriched salt is an easy yet efficient method of controlling hypertension and lowering cardiovascular risks. Potassium-enriched salts contain potassium chloride in place of part of the sodium chloride that normally makes up regular salt. Other names for them include potassium salt, heart salt, mineral salt, low-sodium salt, and sodium-reduced salt. Potassium chloride and sodium chloride have very similar tastes and appearances. Not only does potassium-enriched salt increase potassium intake…

United States: Carl Weathers, who played the antagonist Apollo Creed in the Rocky movie series, has passed away at 76. “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life. Through his contributions to film, television, the arts and sports, he has left an indelible mark and is recognised worldwide and across generations,” Weathers’s family said in a statement on Friday. Former NFL linebacker turned Hollywood action star Carl Weathers is most known for his role as Sylvester Stallone’s adversary turned ally in the Rocky movie and its three sequels. The 1976 film Rocky, which starred the then-unknown Stallone,…

United States: The stock market value of Meta Platforms and Amazon increased by a combined $280 billion following the tech giants’ stellar quarterly results. Meanwhile, Apple’s value dropped by $70 billion. Following the announcement of its first-ever dividend by Facebook’s owner, Meta’s stock shot up 14 percent to a record high of $451, increasing the company’s total value by $148 billion to $1.16 trillion. The data is released following a year that saw a rise in digital advertising, cost reductions, and job losses during what CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed the “year of efficiency.” “This was a pivotal year for our…

United States: A federal court in California determined that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza “plausibly” constitutes genocide; however, the court rejected a case that sought to halt US military assistance to Israel because it was not within its purview. The US district court for the northern district of California declared, “There are rare cases in which the preferred outcome is inaccessible to the court. This is one of those cases. The court is bound by precedent and the division of our coordinate branches of government to abstain from exercising jurisdiction in this matter.” The judge in the case, Jeffrey White,…

United Kingdom: The UK is seeing its lowest rate of cancer survival in 50 years, according to a report. Experts attribute this to the negative effects of austerity on the country’s health. Almost half of patients (49.8 percent) now have cancer and survive for ten years or longer, according to the report. However, after 2010, the rate of improvement in prognosis slowed significantly and increased by an average of 0.6 percent annually between 2011 and 2018. In previous decades, the 10-year survival rate increased by 1.5 percent to 2.7 percent. Data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the…

United States: The US military has launched fresh attacks on ten drones and a ground control centre in Yemen that are owned by the Houthi rebels, who are allied with Iran. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that it had targeted 10 Houthi one-way UAVs and a “Houthi UAV ground control station” on Thursday because they “presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US Navy ships in the region.” “This action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US Navy vessels and merchant vessels,” it added. The…

United States: Adidas has stated that it intends to sell the remaining inventory of Yeezy sneakers from its now-dissolved collaboration with Kanye West for at least some cost. In 2022, the fashion designer and rapper Ye severed his relationship with the company due to a string of antisemitic remarks he had made on social media. But Yeezy sneakers are still in high demand in the resale market, so the demand hasn’t decreased. Currency fluctuations have cost the company $1.08 billion. According to a statement from Adidas, the German sportswear juggernaut’s finances were hurt last year by ending the Yeezy line…

Myanmar: Min Aung Hlaing, the chief of staff of the Myanmar army, has vowed to “crush” any opposition to military rule as the emergency situation continues to deteriorate. The leader of the February 1, 2021, coup, Min Aung Hlaing, declared on state television that the military would do “whatever it takes to return the state to stability” in the face of unprecedented advances by an alliance of ethnic armed groups and anti-coup forces. Just before the previous term’s expiration at midnight on Wednesday, the National Defense and Security Council declared it would extend the emergency rule for an additional six…