Endless scrubbing with a toilet brush could soon become naught but an unpleasant memory thanks to a new concept for a “super-slippery” toilet bowl that is 3D printed using lasers. This is the promise of researchers from China, who say that their
Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the Kremlin’s forces and local people remembering their fallen loved ones. The national holiday coincided with the war’s 18-month
The Taliban on Tuesday is celebrating their second anniversary of returning to power in Afghanistan with a spokesman for the Islamist group hailing the “conquest of Kabul” that unfolded as American troops were withdrawing from the country. On Aug. 15, 2021, the
A top Marks & Spencer boss has said that “something must be done” to save Oxford Street after social-media fuelled carnage this week. Operations director Sacha Berendji says crime rates on Oxford Street are surging as what was once London’s top shopping
Three years after Beirut’s massive port blast, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue, the final death toll remains disputed and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions. As the country marks the anniversary
Yikes! – the King has been drawn into a right royal ruckus that’s going on in Beanotown. As the Beano marks its 85th birthday today, it pictures Charles wondering if he’s the monarch in the iconic comic’s home town. Queen Camilla cheerfully
Reality TV star Molly-Mae Hague has taken to social media to show off her stretch marks after plucking up the courage to again wear a bikini. The 24-year-old former PrettyLittleThing creative director is currently on holiday in Greece with her boxer boyfriend
North Koreans in their thousands have been marching across their nation in state-organised anti-American protests, with promises to “annihilate” the enemy. According to the dictatorial regime’s propaganda news agencies, mass rallies were staged to mark the “day of struggle against US imperialism,”
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev commemorated his country’s Victory Day on Tuesday — which marks the defeat of Nazis in Germany — by defending Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In a lengthy tweet Monday, Medvedev, also the deputy chair of the Security
Princess Eugenie marked her husband’s birthday by sharing never-before-seen pictures of him with their daughter August. Writing on Instagram, Eugenie wrote: “Happy Birthday to you my love. Here’s to another 100 birthdays together.” One of the pictures showed Eugenie walking with husband