There is no bigger story than climate change and the threat it poses to life on Earth. Despite this, there have been several missteps in the media’s reporting on it over the last few decades. You may have seen “debates” on TV between climate scientists and sceptics who have little scientific background – the one-on-one […]
Issued on: 15/09/2019 – 10:43 “Bull”, a debut feature film from director Annie Silverstein, claimed the top award on the final day of the Deauville American Film Festival on Saturday, with jury president Catherine Deneuve describing it as a film that captured the “American malaise”. Click on the video player to watch the full FRANCE […]
Want to know the best way to kill a cockroach? Well, first inject some powerful neurotoxins directly into its brain. This will make the bug compliant; it won’t try to fly away and will bend to your will. Second, slice off one of its antennae and drink the goo that comes out. For snack purposes, […]
MOSCOW — Turkey has announced that it has accepted delivery of all the components of the second battery of the advanced S-400 air-defense system that Ankara has purchased from Moscow. Turkey’s Defense Ministry posted photographs of the delivery on Twitter on September 15. Turkey has purchased four S-400 batteries from Russia over the objections of […]
Self-professed “queer girl with a nose ring” Jamie Barton was the undisputed star of the Last Night of the Proms. The US mezzo-soprano, who took to the stage waving a Pride flag, said her mission was to “unify the audience”. And, with a sensuous reading of Bizet’s Habañera and a wistful Somewhere Over The Rainbow, […]
Issued on: 15/09/2019 – 07:36Modified: 15/09/2019 – 10:59 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants that have cut the kingdom’s output roughly in half, as he ruled out Yemeni involvement and denounced Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy. Advertising Read more Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group […]
The Afghan Taliban on September 15 revoked their ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and restored its guarantee for the security of ICRC staff doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan. “The Islamic Emirate restores the former security guarantees to ICRC in Afghanistan and instructs all mujahedin to pave the way for ICRC […]
The financial strength of the Premier League’s top clubs means they are less eager for change to the Champions League, and it also helps explain why all four European finalists last season were English. After beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid to lift their sixth European Cup, can Liverpool reach a third straight final? This […]
By Jessica Hamzelou MRI scans of a brainGetty Images Depression, schizophrenia and some other mental health conditions can have very different symptoms but they all seem to be connected by a set of structures in the brain. This network may help us understand the link between certain genes and psychiatric symptoms, and suggests a focus […]
Rarely has the outcome of an election been so uncertain in Tunisia, the cradle and partial success story of the Arab Spring, as some seven million voters head to the polls Sunday to choose from a crowded field. Advertising Read more Key players include media mogul Nabil Karoui — behind bars due to an ongoing […]