2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (409+ words) I PICKED up Morné Dieperink’s debut novel expecting a slick virtual-reality thriller. Instead, I put it down unsettled, questioning the levels I move through in my own life. The feeling was eerily close to The Matrix — that suspicion that maybe…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (450+ words) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for harnessing technology to stop drug cyber-trafficking, working with police and authorities to detect and disrupt criminal networks and the manufacture of synthetic drugs, and boosting investment in prevention, harm-reduction and treatment. In his message…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (461+ words) The now 16-year-old - described as a “heavy phone user” - stabbed Aria Thorpe once in the chest at a house in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, in December last year. After fleeing the property, he walked to a nearby railway station where he…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (291+ words) A mayor was shot dead in an area of southern Mexico where drug cartels are battling to control trafficking routes, local authorities said Saturday. Joel Bravo - the mayor of San Miguel Amatitlan, a town of nearly 7,000 residents — died in an…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (245+ words) HOWEVER the Ben Stokes scenario plays out, one thing is for certain. The idea of grown sportsmen - or, indeed, sportswomen - being put on some sort of curfew is plain silly. Stokes (above) was party to imposing the rule and then…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (362+ words) A mother and son are rescued off Laguna Beach, but the boy’s sister is still missing. ALLEN J. SCHABEN Los Angeles Times HAZARDOUS beach conditions are forecast for San Diego and Orange counties into Thursday afternoon. Above, in Newport Beach....

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (611+ words) He told Christians to pray over food from Hindu prayers before they eat it so ‘all the demons die immediately’ A CHATSWORTH pastor is living in fear after he received death threats over a video in which he encouraged Christians…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (619+ words) In May 2015, the grisly killing of a pregnant 14-year-old girl named Chiara Páez by her 16-year-old boyfriend triggered massive protests in Argentina that evolved into a generation-defining movement throughout Latin America under the motto of “Ni Una Menos,” or “Not…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (351+ words) Developer posts record earnings and reservation sales as expansion into key growth areas gains momentum. Rockwell Land Corporation marked its 30th anniversary with a record financial performance in 2025, driven by strong demand for its residential developments, expanding commercial portfolio, and continued…...