Sigmund Freud (Credit: Bettmann/ Getty Images) Freud’s quote keeps appearing in online feeds, quote pages and short commentary columns, often stripped from any wider explanation. It travels well because it is short and slightly unsettling. There is no clean moral instruction inside it, only a comparison that feels unfinished. The line is usually presented as…
‘Plume of smoke’: At least two injured after fireworks factory explosion rattles northern Malta At least two people were injured in a deafening explosion at a fireworks factory in Malta on Monday, which sent a massive cloud of smoke into the air and scattered debris across the site.The blast and subsequent explosions at the Ta’…
At the centre of Beijing sits a place that once functioned as a city within a city. From above, the Forbidden City appears orderly and measured, enclosed by walls and surrounded by water. On the ground, however, it reveals something more complicated: a carefully managed world designed to organise power, family life, ritual, and government…
Vinita Gupta, credited to be the first Indian-origin woman to take a company public, says India now has many opportunities. Vinita Gupta, who is called the first woman of Indian origin to have taken her company public in the US, said India is now different than her time. At her time, returning to India was…
Graham Platner’s wife says she feels betrayed by the person who exposed her husband’s sexting scandal. Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner broke his silence over the sexting scandal and slammed the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times for running stories on gossip. The gossip, however, was allegedly provided by her wife Amy…
Marie Antoinette (Image: Wikipedia) Every generation believes it is living through unusually stressful times.People worry about work. They worry about money. They worry about the future. News headlines arrive faster than ever, carrying stories about crises, conflicts, economic uncertainty and social change. A single day can feel emotionally exhausting before lunchtime arrives.In moments like these,…
Image: Canva/AI Generated For many years now, the activity of the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle has been gauged through visible indications like sunspots, solar activity, magnetic fields, and radio waves. Yet according to recent findings by the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON), there could actually be an underlying solar signal forming in the depths of the…
Hundreds of youths marched to Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base on Monday to protest against plans to establish an Ebola quarantine centre for American citizens exposed to the virus.The demonstration took place in the central town of Nanyuki, two days after Kenya’s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and halted the arrival of any…
Russia on Monday strongly condemned France’s detention of a Russian-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean, describing the action as illegal and warning that Moscow would take steps to safeguard its shipping operations.Reacting to France’s seizure of the tanker Tagor, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia considered the move unlawful, according to Reuters.“We consider such…
John Kear dies aged 71 as Rugby League pays tribute / Image: File Rugby league has lost one of its most admired and influential figures following the death of John Kear at the age of 71.Known for his tactical brilliance, infectious enthusiasm and ability to inspire underdog teams, Kear spent more than four decades serving…
