The highest temperature for August in almost 20 years has been recorded with heatwave conditions forecast over the coming days. A value of 29.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Met Éireann’s Oak Park weather station at 3pm on Wednesday, the highest since the 30.3 degrees maximum at Balderrig, Co MayoContinue Reading
In recent decades, trans people have achieved limited rights. At the same time, anti-trans views and political backlashes have become more visible and effective in contesting those rights. For example, since 2009, according to the Independent Press Standards Organisation, there has been a 400% increase in reporting in trans issuesContinue Reading
It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.Continue Reading
Published in 1946, the novel Orphan of Asia, by Taiwanese author Wu Zhou-liu, tells the story of Hu Tai-ming. Born in Japan-occupied Taiwan, brought up in the Chinese tradition, Hu is forced into the Japanese educational system. Eventually he finds himself excluded by the Japanese, and witnessing the horror ofContinue Reading
UN peacekeeping missions aim to build sustainable security and peace in countries affected by conflict. They must also deal with the complex international politics, resourcing, and management of the mission itself. Since the end of the cold war, UN peacekeeping operations have been designed to bring wars to an earlyContinue Reading
A UN peacekeeper on patrol as a resident gathers wood in the Beni region of eastern DRC in 2014. UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti My father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already left. People call me “daughter of a bitch”. They disturb andContinue Reading
Regulators are close to stopping Meta from sending EU data to the US, bringing a years-long privacy battle to a head.Continue Reading
EPA-EFE/TAIWAN Presidential Palace The recent visit by the speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taiwan, Nancy Pelosi, was made against the wishes of the US government and despite threats from the People’s Republic of China. Following Pelosi’s visit, China launched the largest military exercises ever held so closeContinue Reading
A YouGov poll of party members completed on August 2 shows Rishi Sunak to be trailing Liz Truss 31% to 69% in the Conservative leadership contest. A similar poll completed on July 21 had him on 38% to her 62%. She appears to be winning the contest hands down. ThisContinue Reading
The Court of Appeal has directed that two young children who were brought to Ireland by their mother without their father’s consent should be returned to their home jurisdiction. The court upheld an earlier High Court ruling directing that the children be returned to Ireland, and rejected the mother’s claimsContinue Reading
