Every day, about 48.5 tonnes of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into the ocean are never recovered. But the ones that crash on land can spark debates about legal ownership. Globally, meteorite hunting has become a lucrative business, with chunks of alien rock traded online and shipped between countries. Meteorites hold the…
Last year, Alien fans were gifted a new film in the series, Alien: Romulus. Even though this is technically a prequel to Aliens, it still got people excited. There’s a reason behind that, and it’s Fede Alvarez. He’s a director who has a knack for creating intense, suspenseful atmospheres. His approach brings a fresh and…
Single parents in Spain can request the same total amount of paid parental leave that couples are entitled to, a regional court has ruled, in a case that could be a game changer for the large number of one-parent families in the country. The decision, by a court in the southeastern region of Murcia this…
In July 2023, Google said it would no longer restrict advertisers from using trademarks that belong to other organizations. That change quickly became a headache for nonprofits that buy Google search ads to find donors. Other outfits, they discovered, were using their trademarks in order to draw internet traffic. Samaritan’s Purse, a nonprofit that aids…
In the weeks before he took office, Donald J. Trump repeatedly vowed to carry out the largest deportations in U.S. history and to militarize the border, all while his transition team rebuffed requests from regional leaders to meet over the effects of his promised moves. He made countries such as Mexico targets of his…
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, hours after the price of Bitcoin surged to create a new all-time high of over $109,000 (roughly Rs. 94.2 lakh) on Monday. However, the price of the cryptocurrency dropped by more than three percent to trade at $101,755 (roughly…