The question of Donald Trump’s relationship with the Kremlin has surfaced once again, this time in a new book by veteran US journalist Craig Unger. The book, American Kompromat, claims that the former US commander-in-chief was cultivated as a Russian intelligence asset for more than four decades. It’s not theContinue Reading
The West Indies claimed three quick wickets in the second innings, to restore some parity in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Friday. The hosts on the third-day stumps reached 47-3, stretching their 171-run first-innings lead to 218 after bowling out the West Indies for 259 runs earlierContinue Reading
Regulators in Europe are at odds over whether the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine should be given to the elderly. In the UK, the vaccine has been approved for use in adults aged 18 and up, but France, Germany, Sweden and Austria say the vaccine should be prioritised for those under the ageContinue Reading
Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, famously declared: “this is for everyone”. Today, his invention is used by billions – but it also hosts the authoritarian crackdowns of antidemocratic governments, and supports the infrastructure of the most wealthy andContinue Reading
A bitter lesson of the past month is that viruses move fast. The good news of the deployment of the first COVID-19 vaccines was accompanied by the bad news that a new variant of the virus had emerged, quickening the disease’s spread and pushing up the number of patients treatedContinue Reading
IND vs ENG Live: Dominic Sibley hits a shot during Day 1 of the first Test match.© BCCI Having found their footing, England are building on their solid start against India, on Day 1 of the first Test match, in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. The visitors put in a goodContinue Reading
Chris Gayle scored an unbeaten 84 not out off just 22 balls with the help of nine sixes and six boundaries to steer Team Abu Dhabi to a nine-wicket win against Maratha Arabians in in the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament. Chasing Maratha Arabians’ moderate total of 97 runs, Gayle helpedContinue Reading
Federico Gallego stole the show yet again as he helped NorthEast United FC hold FC Goa to a 2-2 draw at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, in the ongoing seventh season of the Indian Super League (ISL) on Thursday. Goa opened the scoring through Alexander Romario Jesuraj (21′) before NEUFC nettedContinue Reading
The Met For those struggling with lockdown, an anti-travel book written in 1790 offers unlikely solace. Written while under house arrest in Turin, Italy, Xavier de Maistre’s Voyage Around My Room is an undervalued travelogue. De Maistre describes his travels in miniature with the enchantment of the Grand Tour: aContinue Reading
Shutterstock In the 1920s and 1930s of buttoned-up Britain, homosexuality was an illicit act, and would remain that way until 1967 when the law changed in England and Wales. Even though gay culture was vibrant, it existed mostly underground, its community forced to socialise with a certain degree of covertnessContinue Reading
