'No worries': this Australian slang was popularised in the 1980s by the hugely popular comedy film, Crocodile Dundee. Allstar Picture Library Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo An annual list of “banished words” compiled by Lake Superior State University in Michigan has caused a stir by including the distinctively Australian phrase “no worries”.Continue Reading
Hong Kong has never been a democracy, but it was home to a vibrant media scene and enjoyed the free flow of information. No more. The National Security Law (NSL), unilaterally imposed by Beijing in 2020, cracked down on protest and effectively outlaws dissent. This law chilled free speech andContinue Reading
The ocean is becoming ever more central to our economies. Around 80% of internationally traded goods are transported by sea, and even brief blockages cause panic in global markets. Fishing remains big business, but in the 21st-century fish farming is even bigger. Most fossil fuel discoveries this century have happenedContinue Reading
Introducing mandatory vaccines could be difficult to achieve because of rights afforded by the Constitution, a legal expert has said. David Kenny, associate professor of law at Trinity College in Dublin, said the State would have to show a “very compelling and highly evidenced” common good rationale to remove people’sContinue Reading
The critical vulnerability is buried among endless open source code, and many cyber experts are stumped.Continue Reading
Fitbits now come in all sorts of different shapes, screen sizes and prices. Here’s how to make sure you buy the right fitness tracker for you.Continue Reading
A record 26,122 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the State today. As of 8am today, 917 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised of which 83 are in intensive care units. This figure represents a drop of 24 coronavirus patients in hospital since Thursday. The Omicron wave of Covid-19 is causingContinue Reading
The new year in Northern Ireland has opened much the same as the last, with DUP First Minister Paul Givan warning that Stormont’s collapse is “inevitable” unless changes are made to post-Brexit regulations for the region. When the Northern Ireland protocol came into force in January 2021, it created newContinue Reading
Prayer ribbons attached to a barbed wire fence near the border between North and South Korea. Shutterstock/UnknownLatitude Images The re-defection of a North Korean refugee, who had spent two years in South Korea after escaping the repressive communist country in 2020 before returning north on January 1, has shone aContinue Reading
The acquittal by a jury of four people at Bristol Crown Court this week for their role in pulling down the statue of Edward Colston and dumping it in the docks has been greeted with a chorus of outrage by members of parliament. Former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick implied inContinue Reading
