Review at a glance C alvin Harris’ 2017 album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 was a defining moment in the career of the superstar DJ. After starting out as an electro-pop dork in the late ‘00s, the Scot then turned himself into an EDM titan across the following decade, makingContinue Reading
One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked is her meeting with Mark Lui, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). Pelosi’s trip coincided with US efforts to convince TSMC – the world’s largest chip manufacturer, on which the US is heavily dependent –Continue Reading
After news of a “pointless” pay increase spread, workers at three warehouses stopped work to demand higher wages as inflation and interest rates surge.Continue Reading
ALL eyes will be on Arsenal as they begin the Premier League season against Crystal Palace – and they won’t want a repeat of the last year. The Gunners were humiliated by Brentford on the opening day of the 2021/22 campaign. 2 Arsenal were beaten on the opening day ofContinue Reading
Girls are often denied the chance of playing football as part of their physical education. Rob Marmion/Shutterstock After England’s win at Euro 2022, many women, including the Lionesses themselves, have commented on the lack of football in their time at school. In fact, England Football, part of the Football Association,Continue Reading
Two people have died in a drowning accident in Ballybunion, Co Kerry this evening, Valentia Coastguard has confirmed. A man and a woman, believed to be in their 40s, were taken from the water shortly after 6pm. It is believed they were not local, and may have been on holidayContinue Reading
CHARLES OLIVEIRA has claimed the UFC refused to entertain the prospect of him fighting Conor McGregor. Former lightweight king Oliveira made a beeline for The Notorious after choking Justin Gaethje out cold at UFC 274 in May. 4 Charles Oliveira called out Conor McGregor after his UFC 274 win overContinue Reading
There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into UkraineContinue Reading
MargJohnsonVA/Shutterstock The “living with COVID” strategy being pursued by many countries relies heavily on two key pillars. First, that vaccines continue to protect most people from severe disease. And second, that where they don’t, people will receive antiviral treatments. But are the antivirals currently available sufficiently effective, accessible and durable?Continue Reading
Review at a glance W hat’s French for piffle? Martin Bourboulon’s lush and wannabe rousing Gustave Eiffel biopic purports to give us the passions of the civil engineer behind the famous Parisian monument in which the protagonist says “Eiffel in Love” not once but twice, with the same woman. AccordingContinue Reading
