Students at the University of Oxford will now submit some of their work on China anonymously. This, among other measures, is an important protection against China’s new national security law in Hong Kong, which makes it risky for anyone that appears to be criticising the Chinese government. Other universities mustContinue Reading
Two weeks after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, the UK government announced Everyone In, a scheme to protect people sleeping rough from catching the virus. The policy was highly demanding. It gave local authorities across England just three days to move all people sleeping roughContinue Reading
Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan intensified in early October over Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed region in the South Caucasus at the centre of a conflict that has lasted for more than three decades. The South Caucasus is sandwiched between Russia to the north, Iran to the south and Turkey to theContinue Reading
The ice-covered Grímsvötn volcano on Iceland produced an unusually large and powerful eruption in 2011, sending ash 20km into the atmosphere, causing the cancellation of about 900 passenger flights. In comparison, the much smaller 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull led to the cancellation of about 100,000 flights. Understandably, any mention ofContinue Reading
IPL 2020: Dinesh Karthik revealed his new look ahead of the game against Chennai Super Kings.© Instagram Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata Knight Riders captain, took to Instagram on Wednesday to flaunt his new look and aced the “Break the Beard” challenge after being nominated by Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard. “@kieron.pollard55Continue Reading
IPL 2020: Eoin Morgan has played four IPL 2020 matches and scored 136 runs at 151.11.© BCCI/IPL Eoin Morgan’s furious assault of the Delhi Capitals bowlers, though in a losing cause, established two things – one, that he is now one of the fulcrums of the Kolkata Knight Riders battingContinue Reading
MI vs RR: Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 20th match of the season.© AFP With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 finally in full flow, Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 20th match of the season, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium,Continue Reading
“This is something that the world can benefit from – from the Livonian experience” Livonian poet and language activist Valts Ernštreits. Photo used with permission. There are only around 250 of them left in Latvia today, many scattered far from the coastline which bears their name. Theirs is a FinnicContinue Reading
Slavina’s self-immolation has shocked Russia’s journalistic community Russian journalist Irina Slavina. Photo from Irina Slavina’s Facebook account. On October 2, Irina Slavina, editor of KozaPress, died in Nizhny Novgorod, after setting herself on fire outside an interior minister building in the city. In her last Facebook post, Slavina wrote: “IContinue Reading
“it’s important for every schoolkid in Latvia to know about the Livonians.” Livonian poet and language activist Valts Ernštreits. Photo used with permission. This is the second part of an interview I conducted with Livonian poet and translator Valts Ernštreits, who is currently the director of the Livonian Institute, foundedContinue Reading
