Explore news for you
Senators reach tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding, Romney says
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks through the Senate Subway on his way to a security briefing for senators on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 30, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a tentative deal on $10 billion in additionalContinue Reading
Boxing schedule 2022: Upcoming fights, fixture schedule including Fury vs Whyte DATE, Canelo next fight CONFIRMED
LAST YEAR was a monster 12 months for boxing and you can expect more of the same in the first part of 2022. Stars such as Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Canelo Alvarez are all set to fight this year, with the latter pair’s fights confirmed. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GETContinue Reading
Ukraine Recap: is peace possible?
It’s fair to say that things are not going well for Vladimir Putin and his war on Ukraine. Heavy losses of men and equipment and supply chain problems have forced an apparent change of plan. Instead of taking Kyiv and effectively ending resistance, Russia’s deputy defence minister, Alexander Fomin, saidContinue Reading
The Farthest Star Sheds New Light on the Early Universe
A cosmic fluke helped Hubble spy Earendel, a giant star at the edge of the known universe that could tell us more about what happened after the Big Bang.Continue Reading
Man remanded over security alert which halted Coveney speech
A Belfast man has been remanded in custody over a security alert which halted a peace event addressed by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney. Darren Service (40) of Ballysillan Road, has been charged with preparation of terrorist acts, hijacking and placing a hoax bomb last week. Belfast Magistrates’ CourtContinue Reading
Who can England get in the group stages of the World Cup?
ENGLAND secured their World Cup qualifying spot back in November but they finally get to find out their group stage fate TOMORROW. The Three Lions comfortably topped Group I – going on an unbeaten 10-game run where they accumulated 26 points. 1 England annihilated San Marino 10-0 in their finalContinue Reading
Russia’s disappearing independent media: why they closed
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov has announced his news operation in Russia is closing. Gregory Stein/Shutterstock Novaya Gazeta was the only major Russian independent news outlet that continued reporting a whole month into the war with Ukraine. On March 28, Novaya Gazeta, led by the Nobel Peace Prize winnerContinue Reading
COVID: why the current surge in cases is a problem for some countries but not others
Just when it looked like COVID cases were starting to fall after the high peaks of January, infections are rising once again around the world. The main driver of this latest surge is the more infectious BA.2 sub-lineage of the omicron variant, which has been becoming more common ever sinceContinue Reading
Morbius movie review: Jared Leto’s Marvel outing is a bloodless corpse of a film
Review at a glance I t’s ironic really. There were rumours that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield might show up in Spider-Man: No Way Home, yet cast and crew denied it. No, no, no, they said. Fans shouldn’t expect extra treats. Then – ta da! – there were treats galore.Continue Reading
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy at 50: the history of an ongoing protest for Indigenous sovereignty in Australia – podcast
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Ellen Duffy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers and listeners are advised this article and podcast contain names of deceased people. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy – a site of First Nations protest in Canberra, Australia – marks its 50th anniversary this year. In thisContinue Reading