Category: Culture

An Austrian teenager arrested over an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna planned to carry out a suicide attack that would have caused a “bloodbath” and had vowed loyalty to Islamic State (IS), authorities said on Thursday. The… Continue Reading

Rare human fossils have been discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores, including a fragment of a particularly small adult arm bone. The new findings, dated to be 700,000 years old, shed light on the evolution of the species Homo… Continue Reading

The 2024 Paris Olympics conclude on Sunday, and at least 15 Jewish athletes from the United States, Australia and Israel will return home with some new hardware: The tally includes six golds (with one athlete winning two), five… Continue Reading

NASA is evaluating using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule. The Starliner spacecraft has faced thruster failures,… Continue Reading

Bob Woodward’s upcoming book War, set for publication on October 15 by Simon & Schuster, will provide an in-depth account of President Biden’s approach to managing conflicts abroad, including conversations with world leaders like Russia’s… Continue Reading

Rapper Nelly, a three-time Grammy Award winner, was arrested in St. Louis for possession of four ecstasy pills. The charges were later dismissed due to lack of evidence. His lawyer claimed the arrest was unnecessary and unjustified, alleging that… Continue Reading

Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow in the hit TV series Game of Thrones, revealed that he cannot watch the prequel House of the Dragon or rewatch the original series after spending too much time on the show. Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys… Continue Reading

One of Israel’s most important civilian satellites, Venμs, concluded its mission this week by burning up as planned upon re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, marking the end of seven years of fruitful scientific operation and exceeding its… Continue Reading

Cannabis remains a substance of fervent debate. Advocates praise it as a “miracle substance,” while critics warn of its dangers. The truth likely lies somewhere in between. For an elderly cancer patient, cannabis may provide relief from severe… Continue Reading

Nearly half of Israelis are overweight or obese, according to data released Wednesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The report also reveals that one in four Israelis is dieting, with a higher percentage of women dieting compared to… Continue Reading