Fraternal twins Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne always knew they had some differences—but they never imagined they didn’t share a father. The British sisters, now 49, learned in 2022 through consumer DNA tests that they’re the result of an extremely rare phenomenon called heteropaternal superfecundation, in which two eggs released in the same cycle are … Read more
Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025 The United Nations has warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll had surpassed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured. The figures provided by Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid were mainly for … Read more
Streets strewn with rubble and piles of ruins where their homes once stood. This is what displaced residents are confronted with upon returning to their town of Tal Rifaat in northern Syria, a crucial battleground in the conflict between Syrian Kurdish fighters and Turkish armed groups. During Syria’s war, Tal Rifaat became part of the … Read more
Damascus, Syria – Nizar al-Madani, 34, stood with tears in his eyes as he looked around Qaboun. After seven years of displacement, he returned on Tuesday to his neighbourhood in Syria’s capital, Damascus, only to find it levelled. “We’d heard that the regime demolished the neighbourhood, but seeing it with my own eyes was utterly … Read more
The Middle East is still in a state of volatile uncertainty after the latest exchange of missiles between Israel and Iran. Last weekend, Israel destroyed much of Iran’s air-defense system, as well as a major Iranian missile plant. This week, two top Iranian officials threatened to continue the cycle of retaliation. “We have never left … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police on Thursday found the remains of a 12-year-old girl, two days after she was snatched by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in remote northern Australia. The remains were found in the river system near where the girl vanished at the Indigenous community of Palumpa, southwest of the Northern … Read more
The search for British TV doctor Michael Mosley, who went missing Wednesday on the Greek Island of Symi, has reportedly been narrowed down to a cave ominously known by locals as “The Abyss.” Mosley’s wife, Clare Bailey, began ringing the alarm bells Wednesday evening after Mosley didn’t return at 7:30 p.m. from a walk he … Read more
Huge atom-smasher bid to find missing 95% of Universe | BBC News BBC News Plan for Europe’s huge new particle collider takes shape Phys.org Huge atom-smasher bid to find missing 95% of Universe BBC.com Cern aims to build €20bn collider to unlock secrets of universe The Guardian Scientists estimate world’s largest atom smasher will be operational by 2040 Fox News … Read more