TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts are designed to overwhelm the brain's pleasure circuitry and keep people watching, researchers say. A team from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, examined the phenomenon, particularly in children and adolescents, in a review published in the European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry journal.
Thousands celebrated through the night at Stonehenge in southwest England, ushering in the sunrise on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The stone circle aligns with the sun's path at the solstices.
Asialuxe Travel has announced a 48-hour flash sale called CHILLA SALE, running on June 20-21. Travelers can enjoy special prices on popular destinations, including last-minute flights, tour packages, and air tickets.
In Chirchiq, Tashkent region, rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) saved a citizen who was being swept away by the current of the Bo‘zsuv canal. This was reported by the MES press service.
When Tarik Kaidi was sectioned in 2013, he couldn't understand why; he had felt like he was on top of the world. For months, his mind had been racing with new ideas. He was constantly on the move, meeting friends, networking and making plans. He felt energetic, confident, sociable and unstoppable.
The German-language song 'Gut genug' ('Good Enough') has taken TikTok by storm, amassing millions of users worldwide. The track, a collaboration between Berlin-based producers KitschKrieg, indie duo Blumengarten, and rapper Shirin David, has gone viral despite most listeners not understanding a word of German.
HAVAL Uzbekistan has announced new car loan terms. Down payment starts from 25%, annual interest rate ranges from 1% to 19.5%, and financing period is up to 60 months.
Bad news for fans of Germany players Kai Havertz, Deniz Undav and Aleksandar Pavlovic: the kit makers have run out of the letter V, such is the demand for those names on shirts. But don't worry, more Vs are on the way!
More than three decades after bursting onto the scene, Venus and Serena Williams are still competing at the top level. Serena (44) and Venus (46) recently played at the Queens tournament in London and the Berlin Open.
Germany captain Joshua Kimmich praised three young German footballers who chose to study and play in the US on scholarships. They play for Salem City FC in USL League Two, just five minutes from Wake Forest University fields where the German national team is training for the World Cup.
Allegations that contestants on 'Married at First Sight' Australia were not informed about their on-screen partners' previous drug and violence convictions have been described as "serious and disturbing" by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
A school textbook in India has withdrawn a modified image of the iconic bronze 'Dancing Girl' statue from Mohenjo-daro after historians and educators strongly objected to the censored depiction. The original image showed the girl standing with one hand on her hip, but the newly released Grade 9 textbook covered her torso with dark shading, hiding anatomical details.