Capitol attack panel set to issue letters to Kevin McCarthy and other key Republicans
The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol is expected to issue letters requesting voluntary cooperation…
‘We’re not attacking Russia,’ Biden says as he asks for $33bn in Ukraine aid – as it happened
Today in US politics That’s it from the US politics live blog today. Here’s how the day unfolded in Washington:…
Unchecked Global Emissions on Course To Trigger Mass Extinction of Marine Life
Princeton University researchers reported in a new study that unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed, marine biodiversity may be on…
Loud Fireball: A Fiery Meteor Streaked Across the Mississippi Skies at 55,000 MPH
By Lance D. Davis, NASA April 28, 2022 Geostationary Lightning Mappers (GLM) image from the GOES 16 satellite. Credit: NOAA…
Russian Cosmonauts Exit International Space Station To Activate New Robotic Arm
By NASA April 28, 2022 Roscosmos cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev are pictured during a spacewalk on…
Scientists Discover New Electrical Function Performed by Nearly Half of Brain Cells
Researchers at Tufts University have discovered electrical activity of astrocytes in the brain. Credit: Illustration by Siena Fried for Tufts…
Has the James Webb Space Telescope Cooled Down to Its Final Temperature?
Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA’s James…
Kings coach fined $10k for referee jibe
Sydney Kings coach Chase Buford has been fined $10,000 and handed a suspended one-match ban for insinuating a referee held…
Heat wave grips India, power demand soars
India's northwestern Rajasthan state scheduled four hours of power cuts for factories, making it at least the third state to…
Man, 90, spared jail for Vic work shooting
A Melbourne grandfather has been spared jail after shooting a contractor over a long-running rubbish clearing dispute. Paolo Mannici, 90,…
Apple launches iPhone self-repair website for US customers, with more countries to soon be included
Apple opened its Self Service Repair online store on Wednesday, as the “right to repair” movement puts pressure on US…
Uganda: Govt to Include Peace Education in School Curriculum
Schools in Uganda are set to start teaching peace education at all levels right from primary, secondary and university either…
Tanzania: Tanzania to Produce 6000mw
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has said the country will produce 6,000 megawatts of electricity through renewable sources including hydro-power, solar…
Nigeria: Group Laments 10.5 Million Out-of-School Children in Nigeria
Ilorin — A civil society organisation, which focuses on the protection of education in emergency situations and keeping schools and…
Zimbabwe: Young Masvingo Entrepreneur Gets Top Gong for Fostering Education Development
The brains behind the fast-growing Masvingo-headquartered top school's stationery supplier Stationery World, Mr Glenn Tavarwisa has been recognised for his…
Milwaukee Bucks trample Bulls to set East semi-final date with Celtics
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and nine rebounds and the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks routed the Chicago Bulls 116-100…
Minneapolis police engaged in pattern of racial discrimination, inquiry finds
The Minneapolis police department has engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination for at least a decade, including stopping and…
Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in US Capitol attack
A member of the far-right Proud Boys group on Wednesday pleaded guilty to obstructing police officers when he joined the…
Presidents eulogize Madeleine Albright at funeral: ‘Freedom had no greater champion’
Presidents and dignitaries gathered in Washington on Wednesday to remember Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as US secretary…
Republicans in Congress give McCarthy standing ovation for defense of leaked audio – as it happened
Republicans applaud McCarthy for audiotape defense Kevin McCarthy received a standing ovation from Republican congress members this morning as he…
The Papers: Tory MP’s ‘porn shame’ and ‘fear of energy crisis’
By BBC News Staff Image caption, A number of the papers lead with claims that a senior Tory MP was…
Silent temples, mosques on anvil in UP, nearly 11,000 loudspeakers removed
Lucknow: Following the direction of the Uttar Pradesh government, nearly 11,000 loudspeakers have been removed from religious places till Wednesday…
Joe Biden to meet PM Modi at Quad summit in Japan next month
Washington: US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan next month and attend the Quad summit in…
India’s offset requirements major hurdle in defence trade: Ex-Pentagon official
Washington: India offers huge opportunities for the US in bilateral defence trade but its offset requirements pose an enormous challenge…
Elon Musk on fun trail says ‘buying Coca Cola next’
Washington: In the last 48-hour of his buyout of the micro-blogging site Twitter, billionaire Elon Musk is again on a…
LIC’s Rs.21K crore IPO, India’s largest, to open on May 4
Mumbai: State-run insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC) initial public offer (IPO) at Rs 21,000 crores will be…
Australia’s worst postcodes for mortgage stress as RBA is tipped to hike interest rates – Daily Mail
An interest rate rise will bite the hardest in Sydney and Melbourne's outer suburbs as the fastest inflation in two…
Eshay shoes were banned from businesses across Australia – Daily Mail
Nike's iconic Air Max Plus TN has been banned from several pubs and restaurants around Australia after it became a…
Mysterious global HEPATITIS outbreak creeps closer to Australia – here’s what to watch for – Daily Mail
A baffling outbreak of hepatitis affecting children and spreading across the globe has crept closer to Australia with new cases…
Victorian dairy election delayed as membership stoush ends up in court
A legal challenge has delayed a key election that was set to take place at a Victorian dairy conference being…
As the PM commits to regional job creation, vacancy rate hits record high
The Prime Minister has promised a regional jobs boom, but a record number of positions are going begging across the…
Warnings that Perth and South West could ‘run out’ of firewood due to 2024 native logging ban
Households that rely on wood heating in Perth and southern Western Australia have been warned of a looming firewood shortage…
500k to transform old supply route to eco-tourism adventure trail
What was once an important supply chain for early colonialists living on the Victorian-New South Wales border is set to…
Saffron growers work around the clock to pick precious spice, keep bees in line
The saffron harvest is underway on the handful of farms across Victoria growing the labour-intensive spice.Key points:Victoria's saffron harvest is…
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela unlikely to join summit: US official
State Department official says three gov’ts unlikely to be at Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.Published On…
Israel court convicts seven over wedding video celebrating arson
Israeli wedding-goers in 2015 celebrated an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents.Published On 27 Apr 202227…
Russia-Ukraine live news: US to provide $670m in global food aid
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Ukraine following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Russia’s RIA news agency…
‘Lightning-quick’ response if NATO intervenes in Ukraine: Putin
Western nations’ intervention in Ukraine will be met with a “lightning-quick” military response, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned. The bellicose…
Atomic agency: Danger signs at ‘occupied’ nuclear site in Ukraine
Published On 27 Apr 202227 Apr 2022The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) director-general says the level of safety at Europe’s…
Former Vineyard Anaheim becomes the Dwelling Place
(RNS) — When leaders of a well-known Southern California congregation decided to leave the Vineyard USA — an influential charismatic…
Southern Baptists may cheer DeSantis’ war on Disney but don’t expect a boycott
(RNS) — Pastor D.J. Jenkins’ daughter, Piper, turns 13 in less than two weeks, and she is going to Disneyland.…
Buddhist views on suicide examined after climate activist self-immolated on Earth Day
(RNS) — Back in 1965, the renowned Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin…
Living with your parents — intentionally — can be life-giving
(RNS) — At age 48, Shelah Simpson has moved into her parents’ basement. Well, not exactly. Shelah and her parents…
French Muslims vote for ‘whoever spits in their face least’
PARIS (RNS) — Is there a “Muslim vote” in France? If so, where is it and who is it rooting…
‘Brain Zap’ Technology May Help Hardcore Smokers Quit
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking is said by some to be the hardest…
Smart Toilets: Next Tool Against Diseases (Including COVID)
April 27, 2022 – Every day, vital information about your health is flushed down the toilet – literally. Bowel movements…
Cancer Caregiving From Long Distance
A few days before Leslie Crowder started chemotherapy for breast cancer in Marietta, GA, she received a gift from her…
Ukraine War: Russia gas supply cuts ‘blackmail’, says EU
By Matt Murphy & Alys Davies BBC News Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Ursula von der Leyen said the…
Elena Krawzow: The Paralympian who posed for Playboy magazine
Krawzow, 28, posed topless for Playboy in 2020Elena Krawzow dives off the blocks. There's half a beat of silence. A…
Ukraine war: Putin warns against foreign intervention
By Yaroslav Lukov BBC News Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Vladimir Putin said Russia had "all the tools" to…