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Ukraine: a peace deal will require mutual trust, which is very hard to imagine
Ukrainian peace negotiators planning to met with Russian representatives have been told “not to eat or drink anything”, after the Russian oligarch, Roman Ambramovich, and two Ukrainian peace negotiators were reported to be suffering from what is suspected to be the effects of poisoning. Details of how the poisoning occurredContinue Reading
Europe’s Biggest Lithium Mine Is Caught in a Political Maelstrom
Europe wants to source EV materials within its own borders. But fierce opposition ahead of the elections in Serbia shows locals don’t trust mining companies.Continue Reading
Why Brazil’s Bolsonaro is following Trump’s pre-election playbook
The day after the attack on the US Capitol in January 2021, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro threatened: “If we don’t have printed ballot papers in 2022, so we can check the vote, we’re going to have worse trouble than in the United States.” For the past four years Bolsonaro hasContinue Reading
Inspiring Walt Disney at the Wallace Collection review: Why the human touch matters
Review at a glance S o, what does Walt Disney’s film output have in common with Rococo, that most exquisitely mobile art form? Well, this exhibition sets out to prove that Disney and those 18th century artists and makers “both succeeded in animating the inanimate”. And, more broadly, both intendedContinue Reading
Ukraine refugees: six practical steps to rise to the challenge
Europe is, yet again, in the midst of a huge immigration wave – and it is likely to dwarf all the previous ones. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more refugees have crossed the EU’s borders in the first two weeks than during the entire 2015 wave. ThisContinue Reading
Myocarditis risk higher after Covid infection than Pfizer or Moderna vaccination, CDC finds
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test in San Francisco, California, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images People infected with Covid-19 face a higher risk of myocarditis and other inflammatory heart conditions than those vaccinated against the disease, according a large study publishedContinue Reading
Ukraine: are reports of Russian troops mutinying and deserting true? It’s happened before
Reports have emerged in recent days that Russian troops in Ukraine, stalled in their advance and suffering numerous military setbacks, have sabotaged their own equipment, refused to fight and carry out orders, and even, in one report, run over their own commander. Nato estimates that as many as 15,000 RussianContinue Reading
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard said:“The Chancellor hasn’t got a clue. He has left households and businesses in Plymouth to fend for themselves in the middle of a devastating cost of living crisis.“Under the Conservatives, Britain is facing the highest taxes inContinue Reading
UK daily Covid cases fall for 10th day with 69,811 new infections
THE UK’S Covid cases have fallen for the 10th day in a row in signs the peak of the most recent wave has been reached. Government officials announced 69,811 Covid new infections this afternoon, down 10 per cent on the 77,509 reported last Friday. The current trends of cases andContinue Reading
New scorecards show under 1% of reported rapes lead to conviction – criminologist explains why England’s justice system continues to fail
CC7 / Shutterstock In England and Wales, more than 99% of rapes reported to police do not end in a conviction. This is the result of a criminal justice system that makes prosecuting rape extremely rare, lengthy and difficult. At present, charge rates for rape vary wildly between regions, fromContinue Reading