How One Company Helps Keep Russia’s TV Propaganda Machine Online
Russia is using satellites controlled by French operator Eutelsat to broadcast state-run programming. A grassroots group is pushing for that to stop.Continue Reading
2022-05-13
Adult ADHD: What it is, how to treat it and why medicine ignored it for so long – podcast
Thanks to a recent surge in interest in adult ADHD, researchers are learning more about how ADHD affects the lives of those who have it – and how to treat it. Heide Benser/ The Image Bank via Getty Images Parents and doctors have known about childhood ADHD – attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderContinue Reading
2022-05-13
How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way
Revealed: Sagittarius A*. EHT Collaboration/ESO Black holes are among the most profound predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Originally studied as a mere mathematical consequence of the theory rather than as physically relevant objects, they soon became thought of as generic and sometimes inevitable outcomes of the gravitational collapseContinue Reading
2022-05-13
America’s massive ‘lend-lease’ aid plan for Ukraine recalls similar help in Britain’s ‘darkest hour’
Even before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, western governments – and especially the United States – were providing the country with military aid. This followed Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the conflict which has ranged since then in the Donbas province in the eastContinue Reading
2022-05-13
Finland and Sweden’s desire to join Nato shows Putin has permanently redrawn the map of Europe
With Finland’s leaders announcing they want the country to join Nato, and all the signs pointing to Sweden doing the same, it is becoming clearer than ever that Vladimir Putin’s attempt to fundamentally restructure the European security order has worked. But it hasn’t worked the way the Russian president envisagedContinue Reading
2022-05-13
Vortex movie review: Gaspar Noé’s beautiful fable is a labour of love
Review at a glance T he most shocking thing about Gaspar Noé’s new film is that it’s not out to shock. European cinema legends Dario Argento and Françoise Lebrun star as a middle-class couple. An academic (“Lui”/Him) and one-time psychiatrist (“Elle”/Her), live side by side but rarely connect. This isContinue Reading
2022-05-12
Arsenal have ‘SUBMITTED’ £43m offer for Jesus, Tottenham LOSS reaction, Hickey deal being discussed – Spurs latest
ARSENAL lost 3-0 in their huge North London derby clash with Tottenham on Thursday night. The Gunners have put themselves under huge pressure heading into the final two games of the season, as they sit just one point above Spurs in the race for a Champions League spot. Meanwhile, ArsenalContinue Reading
2022-05-12
Ukraine recap: reality is beginning to rain on Putin’s Victory Parade
This time last week, the world was anxiously awaiting the annual Victory Day celebrations in Russia for a clue as to what Vladimir Putin might be planning for his war in Ukraine. Victory Day, held every year on May 9, is a commemoration of the victory over Nazism in Europe,Continue Reading
2022-05-12
Concern over Catholic ethos ‘too acute’ for maternity hospital to proceed
Concerns about Catholic ethos at the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) are “too acute” for the project to proceed at present, the Oireachtas Health Committee has been told. Dr Peter Boylan, the former master of the NMH, also said “it is not credible” that values upheld by the Sisters ofContinue Reading
2022-05-12
Mayweather announces Dubai afterparty at swanky nightclub aboard the QE 2
BOXING legend Floyd Mayweather is set to lace up his gloves once again this weekend… and he’s already planned his celebratory after party. The 50-0 former five-weight world champion faces ex-sparring partner Don Moore on top of a hotel in Dubai. 6 Floyd Mayweather has revealed the venue for hisContinue Reading
2022-05-12