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Suffolk village braces for thousands of Muslim pilgrims from fundamentalist mosque

Suffolk village braces for thousands of Muslim pilgrims from fundamentalist mosque

Published by Sam Flores

A Suffolk village is braced for the arrival of up to 100,000 Muslim pilgrims at a festival organised by a fundamentalist mosque. Residents of Barham, near Ipswich, have demanded the cancellation of the Islamic meeting at Shrubland Hall, a Georgian manor house, in July. Muslims are expected to travel from around the world to attend the three-day “ijtema”, or gathering, which is being organised by an ultra-conservative Dewsbury mosque. Two of the July 7 London bombers attended prayers at the Sunni place of worship, and it was home to a school that Ofsted reprimanded in 2021 after a book calling for gay people to be killed was found in its library. Locals have now called for the festival to be cancelled, arguing the village of 1,600 people cannot host so many people and that nearby roads will be gridlocked. Robert Stanper, 69, told The Telegraph: “I hope it doesn’t happen because they’re on my doorstep. The environment would suffer because of all the things people leave behind, intentionally or unintentionally. “That amount of people on …

Ancient humans didn’t need braces. So why do we?

Ancient humans didn’t need braces. So why do we?

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Today braces are something of a rite of passage. But for hundreds of thousands of years, our ancient ancestors didn’t need them. So what gives? Why do we need braces?  On a new episode of the Ask Us Anything podcast, we explore just that. So, buckle up: The answer has actually nothing to do with teeth—and everything to do with what we eat. Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything podcast answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from the everyday things you’ve always wondered to the bizarre things you never thought to ask. So, yes, pregnancy changes your body forever and no, water picks won’t damage tooth enamel. If you have a question for us, send us a note. We love answering weird questions. This episode is based on the Popular Science article “Why our ancestors had straight teeth without braces.” Subscribe to Ask Us Anything Listen and follow Ask Us Anything on your favorite podcast platform: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | …

UK braces for Storm Dave over Easter with winds up to 90mph | UK weather

UK braces for Storm Dave over Easter with winds up to 90mph | UK weather

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Met Office has named its fourth storm of the year, which will bring very strong winds in the north of the UK on Saturday evening into Easter Sunday. Storm Dave will bring wind gusts of 60 to 70mph in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and parts of Northern England, with a possibility of gusts of up to 90mph in some areas. A yellow weather warning for wind will be in place for those areas, with a yellow warning for snow being issued between 3pm on Saturday and 3am on Sunday covering north-west Scotland. Heavy snow could be possible in areas over 200m in northern Scotland. Tom Crabtree, the deputy chief forecaster, said: “Storm Dave will form and rapidly deepen on Saturday as it approaches the UK from the west. “By Saturday afternoon winds will strengthen significantly, with gusts of 60-70mph expected at times across parts of Scotland with the potential for gusts of 80-90mph in exposed coastal locations in Scotland. Gusts of 50-60mph are likely more widely in northern Britain. “As well …

Jerusalem Braces For Unrest After Wartime Closure Of Al-Aqsa Mosque Through Ramadan

Jerusalem Braces For Unrest After Wartime Closure Of Al-Aqsa Mosque Through Ramadan

Published by Jenni Sidey

Via Middle East Eye Israel is set to keep Al-Aqsa Mosque closed through the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and beyond, Middle East Eye has learnt. Sources familiar with the occupied East Jerusalem mosque’s affairs said Israeli authorities informed the Islamic Waqf, the body responsible for administering the site, of the decision in recent days. Al-Aqsa Mosque, deemed one of the holiest sites in Islam, was closed by Israeli authorities earlier this month, citing the “security situation” amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. The unprecedented closure, particularly during the month of Ramadan, has been condemned by Palestinians as the latest attempt by Israel to exploit security tensions to impose further restrictions and consolidate control over Al-Aqsa. via Reuters This has been the first Ramadan since Israel seized East Jerusalem in 1967 that Palestinians have been unable to perform Friday prayers at the mosque. Last week, eight Muslim-majority countries condemned the “unjustified” closure, saying Israel has “no sovereignty” over the revered site and must lift the restrictions immediately. However, the closure has continued unchecked. Friday prayers and Ramadan night prayers …

Vietnam braces for flight cuts from April after China, Thailand ban jet fuel exports

Vietnam braces for flight cuts from April after China, Thailand ban jet fuel exports

Published by Sam Flores

Vietnam’s aviation authority noted in its document that “in the current context it is difficult to find new suppliers”. It added that Vietnam’s two refineries are under pressure to expand production of other oil products, making it hard for them to increase jet fuel output. Even if supply stabilises, soaring fuel prices are disrupting the industry, it also warned, noting many routes would become unprofitable. Local airline Sun PhuQuoc Airways plans to “adjust flight schedules over the next one to three months due to the volatility of fuel prices”, according to a document it sent to the aviation regulator in March. The company did not respond to a request for comment. Petrolimex and Skypec also flagged that the spike in jet fuel prices has meant they are quickly reaching limits on credit lines and urged banks to offer more flexible financing until market conditions normalise, the documents showed. Front-month jet fuel paper swaps in Singapore on a cost and freight basis are trading at around S$157 a barrel, more than one-and-a-half times higher than pre-conflict …

Mid-Atlantic Braces For Another Winter Blast Before A Spring Warmup

Mid-Atlantic Braces For Another Winter Blast Before A Spring Warmup

Published by Jenni Sidey

Winter in the Mid-Atlantic region is certainly winding down, and March is always an unpredictable month. Early next week, a fast-moving Alberta Clipper is forecast to bring yet another round of wintry weather to the region before a spring warm-up arrives by mid-month. Marko Korosec, lead forecaster at SWE, wrote in a new weather note that the Alberta Clipper is set to spread snow, ice, and freezing rain from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic beginning Sunday and continuing through Tuesday. Korosec continued: A new winter storm will set the stage for another snowstorm event early next week, with a new pack of snow that will blanket areas recently impacted by the storm Hernando. From Sunday through Tuesday, a fast-moving Alberta Clipper winter storm will race from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic, travelling along the southward-surgeing frigid Arctic cold pool, beneath the southern lobe of the Polar Vortex aloft. The Clipper storm is a system fueled by a fresh surge of Arctic air mass diving south from Canada into the U.S. These storms typically form in …

Madagascar cyclone death toll hits 38, 12,000 displaced; Mozambique braces | Climate Crisis News

Madagascar cyclone death toll hits 38, 12,000 displaced; Mozambique braces | Climate Crisis News

Published by Sam Flores

Gezani is forecast to return to cyclone status when it strikes southern Mozambique on Friday evening. Listen to this article | 4 mins info Nearly 40 people have been killed and more than 12,000 others displaced after Cyclone Gezani slammed into Madagascar’s second-largest city earlier this week, as Mozambique braced for the storm’s arrival. Updating its tolls as assessments progressed, Madagascar’s National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) said on Thursday it had recorded 38 deaths, while six people remained missing and at least 374 were injured. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Gezani made landfall on Tuesday at the Indian Ocean island nation Madagascar’s eastern coastal city, Toamasina, bringing winds that reached 250km/h (155mph). Madagascar’s new leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, has declared a national disaster and called for “international solidarity”, saying the cyclone had “ravaged up to 75 percent of Toamasina and surrounds”. Images from the AFP news agency showed the battered city of 500,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings. Residents dug through piles of …

Why our ancestors had straight teeth without braces

Why our ancestors had straight teeth without braces

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Every year, millions of children and teens undergo a common ritual of growing up: getting braces. And it’s not just young folks who turn to metal brackets to handle some common dental issues—the Cleveland Clinic estimates that some 20% of new orthodontic patients are over the age of 18.  Braces, be it the classic metal brackets, the slightly less noticeable ceramic editions, or even a clear aligner, solve a multitude of problems that many people face, from crowding, to gaps, to crooked teeth. For the 93% of children and adolescents with a crossbite, underbite, or overbite, braces may be just the fix.  The technology behind braces first came on the scene in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, says Roger Forshaw, dental health expert at the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester. In early iterations, metal bands, wires, and rudimentary braces were used to solve severe teeth crowding and misalignments to improve chewing function …

Colombia braces with alarm after Maduro’s removal in Venezuela by US | Nicolas Maduro News

Colombia braces with alarm after Maduro’s removal in Venezuela by US | Nicolas Maduro News

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Medellin, Colombia – The shock removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by the United States military has triggered alarm in bordering Colombia, where analysts warn of the possibility of far-reaching repercussions. The Colombian government condemned Washington’s early Saturday morning attacks on Venezuela – which included strikes on military targets and Maduro’s capture – and announced plans to fortify its 2,219-kilometre (1,378-mile) eastern land border, a historic hotbed of rebellion and cocaine production. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Security analysts also say Maduro’s deposition could aggravate an already deteriorating security situation in Colombia, while refugee advocacy groups warn the country would bear the brunt of possible migration waves triggered by the fallout from the intervention. The Colombian government held an emergency national security meeting at 3am (09:00GMT), according to President Gustavo Petro. “The Colombian government condemns the attack on the sovereignty of Venezuela and Latin America,” wrote the president in an X post, announcing the mobilisation of state forces to secure the border. The ELN factor The National Liberation Army (ELN), a left-wing group …