Kibbutz Ketura (Israel) (AFP) – When Sarah Sallon first thought of cultivating 2,000-year-old date palm seeds from a Roman-era fortress towering above the Dead Sea, she received a less than encouraging response. But Sallon’s bet that the Dead Sea’s unique, bone-dry environment could enable the seeds from the Masada fortress to flourish has been proven right.
Muscat (AFP) – Streets remain flooded and buildings damaged after tropical Cyclone Shaheen lashed Oman, leaving two workers dead in a landslide and a child killed by flash flooding. Flights were cancelled or delayed as wind speeds reached 120 kilometres an hour across Oman’s north coast.
A trio of baking and cooking competitions are being served up this week. Rick Damigella reports
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the latest Marvel film, is unique in that it features a largely Asian cast. The film has received a warm welcome by audiences in Asian countries. The film's release, however, has been indefinitely postponed in China.
Lisa Banks, an employment and whistleblower attorney, tells CNN what could happen next to the Facebook whistleblower who alleged that the company prioritized profit over public good.
Coldplay and Selena Gomez are joining forces on a new song.
The 'Lost Cause' singer teased fans over the weekend by sharing a selfie on her Instagram Story of her sporting a Glastonbury festival hoodie with “Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm" emblazoned across it.
Kanye West has filed a trademark application for a string of Donda-themed tech products.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal grilled a Facebook executive about "finstas," or fake Instagram accounts. The slang term is primarily used to describe a private Instagram account created by teens to interact with a trusted group of family and/or friends.
The China funded Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking Kenya's capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa has boosted the economy and helped upgrade the lifestyles of people along its 480 kilometers corridor. Launched in May 2017, the SGR is one of the fruits to come out China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Wellington (AFP) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admits that New Zealand's widely praised "Covid zero" strategy has failed to halt a stubborn outbreak in Auckland and says a new approach is needed.
Burkina Faso has been making headlines for an Islamist insurgency that has created one of the world's fastest growing humanitarian crises. But one man is showcasing what the country has to offer beyond conflict with a group he created called “Burkina Faso is Chic.
