What Is A Toddler Thing?

Episode 38 of Shark Tank India season 3 saw the spotlight on pitchers Swathi Sri Ravikumar and Ashwanth Suresh Babu. The dynamic duo behind the clothing brand A Toddler Thing stepped onto the stage and presented their idea before Sharks. Their ask was $96.5K (Rs. 80 lakhs) for 2% equity. A Toddler Thing creates eco-friendly … Read more

Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners

DUBAI (Reuters) -Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes a first stage of releasing Israeli women, children, elderly, and the ill hostages in exchange for the release of 700-1000 Palestinian prisoners, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. The releases would include 100 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli prisons … Read more

Takeaways into AP investigation into Russian system to force its passports on occupied Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian has successfully imposed its passports on nearly the entire population of occupied Ukraine by making it impossible to survive without them, coercing hundreds of thousands of people into citizenship ahead of elections Vladimir Putin has made certain he will win, an Associated Press investigation has found. But accepting a passport … Read more

Kenyan doctors strike nationwide. Patients left unattended or turned away at public hospitals

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw people dying from lack of care. The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union said they … Read more

Activists slam plan to set bullfighting as cultural heritage in South Korea

[Source] Animal rights activists in South Korea are reportedly calling for an end to a study that investigates the eligibility of bullfighting to be designated as a cultural heritage. Key points: Bullfighting, which has a long history in South Korea, is currently legal due to an exception in the country’s Animal Protection Act that identifies … Read more

Al-Shabab attacks hotel in Somali capital

Militants from the Islamist al-Shabab group have attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, security sources and witnesses said. The group has attacked the Syl Hotel before, which is popular with government officials. Witnesses reported blasts and gunfire coming from the hotel, telling Reuters that fighters were still inside. It was … Read more