The potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran could trigger a global fertiliser shock, severely impacting food security. This vital shipping route is crucial for transporting nitrogen fertilisers, essential for modern agriculture. Disruptions could lead to skyrocketing prices, reduced crop yields, and increased food insecurity. Tehran is moving to restrict — or effectively
Forest fires are reaching higher altitudes in the Indian Himalayas, with incidents reported up to 3,000-4,000 metres. Climate change, dry fuel accumulation, and shifting rainfall patterns are driving this alarming trend, with fires increasing sharply over the past decade.
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The popular belief that one in 200 men is related to Genghis Khan, first Khagan of the Mongol Empire, is not true, a study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has claimed. Rather, the genetic legacy of the empire, the largest contiguous land-based empire in human history, is far more complicated than has been assumed till
Hi there, I held my first walk-through of WordPress 7.0 with friends at the Santa Clarita WordPress Meetup. The group was really excited about all the big new features and the small quality-of-life (QoL) improvements. Jessica Lyschik and I also discussed many features coming to WordPress 7.0 on our latest podcast episode. Listen in if
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather. 30 years a 1 month later,
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There is something gently disconcerting about the opening movement of Ghost-Eye. A child asks for fish. The request is unremarkable, except that it occurs in a household where fish is forbidden, and except that the child insists she remembers eating it before, in another life, beside another river, with another mother. The moment is small,
India’s economy could face fresh risks from rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia after the escalation of the United States (US)-Israel strike on Iran since February 28, which threatens global energy supply chains and could push up inflation and the country’s import bill, according to the finance ministry’s latest Monthly Economic Review for February released
For a layperson, Africa does not usually conjure images of feminism and women’s empowerment in the first instance. African culture, for the most part, has been patriarchal and male-dominated, with tribes across the Continent being usually headed by men. Gender roles have been strictly segregated with men being viewed as providers and decision makers whereas
There’s a growing global backlash against women’s rights as International Women’s Day 2026 is marked worldwide Afghanistan faces the most severe rollback, with sweeping Taliban restrictions on education, work and freedom of movement Women in conflict zones such as Sudan and Ukraine face rising sexual violence, displacement and collapsing healthcare systems In the United States,
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