Fast citizenship programmes are popular in the Caribbean Community Plane flying over the Caribbean. Photo by Vilseskogen on Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0. Citizenship-for-purchase programmes, meant to boost ailing tourism economies, are proving to be problematic for some Caribbean countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt the vulnerable, tourism-dependent economies of theContinue Reading
The summer of 2020 was indelibly marked by political violence on the streets of many American cities. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflammatory messages from President Donald Trump such as his dismissal of systemic racism in the US, protesters against racial injustice clashed with police, unidentified paramilitaries and armedContinue Reading
The more muscle you build, the more calories you body requires at rest. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock Weight lifting, also known as resistance training, has been practised for centuries as a way of building muscular strength. Research shows that resistance training, whether done via body weight, resistance bands or machines,Continue Reading
Nagorno-Karabakh is a place name few in the West will recognise. But this small, unrecognised mountainous state with a population of about 150,000, is now the site of deadly ongoing clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh, known in Armenian as Artsakh, has been the object of a protracted conflict betweenContinue Reading
IPL 2020, DC vs SRH: Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan will be aiming to build a partnership© Twitter Delhi Capitals (DC) take on SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, on Tuesday, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. DC will be aiming to continue theirContinue Reading
Two years ago, I visited the Brazilian city of Manaus at the start of a trip through the Amazon. Since my childhood, I had been fascinated by this dot on the map that sits at the centre of the Amazon basin at the confluence of the Amazon and Rio NegroContinue Reading
IPL 2020, DC vs SRH: Delhi Capitals have won both their matches, while SRH are winless.© Twitter Table toppers Delhi Capitals (DC), high on confidence after winning both their games, take on 2016 champions SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), who are yet to register their first win of the Indian Premier LeagueContinue Reading
DC vs SRH: Shreyas Iyer finds himself in a fairly happy position as far as wins go in IPL 2020 so far.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer finds himself in a fairly happy position as far as wins go in IPL 2020 so far. He has been good withContinue Reading
Serena Williams serves during her first round French Open match© AFP Serena Williams made a slow but successful start Monday to her latest pursuit of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. The American star is chasing an elusive 24th Grand Slam title to match Margaret Court’s all-timeContinue Reading
Jack Grealish celebrates his goal against Fulham in the Premier League© AFP Aston Villa extended their perfect start to the Premier League season as goals from Jack Grealish, Conor Hourihane and Tyrone Mings swept away a sorry Fulham side, struggling to adapt to life back in the top-flight, 3-0 onContinue Reading
