It’s childish, I realise, but I experienced a frisson of amused pleasure on watching the video of Vladimir Putin pacing up and down for nearly a minute while waiting for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to show up for their photo opportunity when the two leaders were visiting TehranContinue Reading
Gardaí have opened an investigation into the death of a woman who was discovered with serious injuries in Co Limerick on Tuesday. The woman, named locally as Louise Muckell (50s), Cois Deel, Rathkeale, died at University Hospital Limerick on Wednesday, after gardaí said she had been found with “serious injuries”Continue Reading
President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House said Thursday. The 79-year-old president, who is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine, is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. Biden previously tested negative on Tuesday.Continue Reading
BRIGHTON are looking to beat Arsenal to the signing of Florian Grillitsch as they opened talks with the free agent. The highly-rated midfielder is a man in demand after leaving Hoffenheim earlier this summer. 1 With only weeks to go before the European club season starts again, talented midfielder FlorianContinue Reading
Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir Putin popped up this week in Iran’s capital Tehran. His plan was to show the world that, despite sanctions on Moscow and international aid for Ukraine’s resistance, he was not isolated. Putin got his photo opportunityContinue Reading
The invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and the nearly five months of war that have followed have reminded many European countries of the stark reality of their energy dependence on Russia. For ten days, western Europe has sweated on the resumption of gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1Continue Reading
Turnstile breaks most of the rules of their genre. Their fans, who grew up online and care less about convention, follow them because of it.Continue Reading
Plants and animals have adapted to their environments—and some hope biomimicry tools will help humans do the same.Continue Reading
Scientists are turning to the world’s most extreme environments to find new ways of combating drug resistance.Continue Reading
Signs of high blood pressure may be spotted in your eyes long before you're diagnosed with the condition. Olena Yakobchuk/ Shutterstock Most people over the age of 40 regularly see an optometrist. But while most see their optometrist for an eye exam, many don’t realise just how much our eyesContinue Reading
