Switzerland says coffee 'no longer essential' to human survival — social media disagrees
Switzerland’s government is set to end mandatory stockpiling of emergency coffee beans after it was deemed “no longer essential” to human survival. According to the Swiss Office for National Economic Supply, the World War-era stockpiling list currently requires a compulsory 3-month supply of coffee. This sits alongside similar demands for sugar, rice, cooking oils and […]
Thousands of prayer notes removed from Western Wall
Thousands of messages to God have been cleared out from Jerusalem’s Western Wall. Equipped with long sticks, a team of cleaners on Wednesday gouged out written prayers that visitors traditionally cram into its crevices. Twice a year, before the Jewish New Year and ahead of the Passover festival in spring, the Rabbi of the Western […]
Paralysed star athlete fulfills dream of going back to track
Tre Lawson, 17, was a track field athlete on his way to a promising career with several scholarships lined up to study at a university in the US because of his athletic prowess. But after a tragic accident two years ago that left him paralysed from the waist down all those dreams evaporated. Lawson suffered […]
Uganda hits back at Trump over U.S. tourist kidnapping
Uganda hit back at President Donald Trump on Wednesday, dismissing his warning that the assailants who kidnapped an American tourist last week must be brought to justice “before people will feel safe” visiting the East African nation. “We don’t need his lecture,” government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said in a video shared on Twitter. Authorities also […]
