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Turkish leader Recep Erdogan has stated that he wants Greece to demilitarise their islands in the Aegean Sea and says that Greece building a military presence there is a violation of treaties that guarantee that the islands should have no military infrastructure. Dispute over the Aegean islands Turkey has been claiming that no islands in […]

Turkish leader Recep Erdogan has been heavily criticised after saying Turkey would ‘bury contemporary Byzantines’ a reference to Christians and Greeks who formerly inhabited what is now Turkey. The inflammatory speech was made at an event to celebrate the 569th anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople to Islamic fighters in the 15th century. The event […]

A man has been reunited with his biological mother after 20 years apart after she sent him a birthday message on Facebook. Benjamin Hulleberg, a middle school substitute teacher from Utah, knew only of his mother as ‘Holly’ and had been raised for two decades by Brian and Angela Hulleberg. Holly had Benjamin when she […]

Photo: Dave Coustick/Wikimedia Commons, @GalwayGirl2505/Twitter Following the school shooting in Ulvade, Texas, the debate over gun control has once again become centre-stage in the United States with many arguing that in order to stop mass-killings there must be tighter restrictions on firearms. Once again, anti-gun campaigners have turned to the United Kingdom as an example, […]

Scientists and researchers are heralding a new drug as a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancer following the publication of trial results in Australia. The drug, known as Dostarlimab, returned a 100% clearance rate on 18 patients suffering from rectal cancer, one of the more common cancers in western society. At the time the […]

A boy who appeared on national television speaking about his 10 years in foster care has finally been adopted by a loving family. Jacob, who is now 15 years old and from Texas, appeared on ABC’s local affiliate, WFAA, 2 years ago and spoke about his 10 years moving through foster care. Throughout those years, […]

A new study published in Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment has stated that genetically modified glow-in-the-dark zebrafish have escaped into the rivers and creeks of Brazil, and there are now worries that this could have a serious impact on the natural flora and fauna of the region. Zebrafish are used extensively in laboratory settings […]

> Photo: Chicken embryo, Graeme Campbell/Wikmedia A team of scientists have made a breakthrough in genetic research and development by growing dinosaur legs inside chicken eggs. The landmark work was led by João Francisco Botelho from the University of Chile and the findings have been published in the journal ‘Evolution’. It is well known that […]

A police department and judge in the United States have come under criticism after a ten-year-old boy was detained for 21 days for joking about a school shooting. The incident occurred shortly after the mass shooting in Texas that made headlines around the world and prompted a resurgence of the firearms debate in the US. […]

The ruins of 11 previously unknown settlements in the Amazon rainforest have been revealed with the assistance of jungle-penetrating lasers. The discovery was reported in the academic journal, Nature, after scientists carried out an examination of six areas within a 4,500 square kilometer region of the Llanos de Mojos in the Bolivian part of the […]

Valtteri Mulkahainen, a teacher in Sotkamo, Finland has captured an amazing series of pictures showing bear cubs dancing in the forest. She said of her encounter with the bear cubs: “The cubs behaved like little children. They were playing, and even started a few friendly fights. I felt like I was on a playground in […]

Spain is setting up plans to provide medical leave for women suffering from period pain. According to a draft bill, women will be allowed to take three days off work which can be extended to five days in certain cases. However, the leaked draft is still being worked on according to politicians, but if implemented, […]