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Conor McGregor next fight: Five men Notorious could face after UFC 264 defeat
CONOR MCGREGOR’s trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier ended with him suffering yet another defeat to the American. The MMA superstar met The Diamond again in July in the main event of UFC 264 for a rubber match. 6 Conor McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier after suffering a horrific ankle injuryCredit:Continue Reading
North Korea’s costly COVID response is pushing Kim Jong-un to play political games
In April 2020, I wrote about North Korea’s efforts to protect itself from COVID-19. The regime was genuinely afraid about the spread of the disease because it knew the country’s healthcare system wouldn’t cope if the virus took hold. Initially there was acceptance that, for the most part, North KoreaContinue Reading
Budget 2022: What to expect
Budget 2022, to be unveiled at lunchtime today, is expected to amount to about €4.7 billion. The focus will be on addressing the rising cost of living, as well as housing, childcare and climate action. However, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that there will not be “something for everyone inContinue Reading
Exmouth To Host Three-Evening Live Music Event Next Summer
A huge music event, which is expected to attract some of the UK’s hottest artists, is coming to Exmouth next summer. ‘Live in Devon’ will take place at the Imperial Recreation Ground, Imperial Road, Exmouth, on three consecutive evenings – Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September 2022. TheContinue Reading
Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst hit red carpet in UK premiere of new film
Benedict Cumberbatch revealed the biggest challenge of playing a American rancher in his new film was learning how to roll a cigarette with one hand while sitting on a horse – as he walked the red carpet at its UK premiere. The actor plays a domineering bully who responds withContinue Reading
Multiple sclerosis: the link with earlier infection just got stronger – new study
For most of the time since the first description of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1868, the causes of this disabling disease have remained uncertain. Genes have been identified as important, which is why having other family members with MS is associated with a greater risk of developing the disease. AContinue Reading
The Electron-Ion Collider: new accelerator could solve the mystery of how matter holds together
Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US. Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory When the Nobel Prize-winning US physicist Robert Hofstadter and his team fired highly energetic electrons at a small vial of hydrogen at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in 1956, they opened the door to a new era of physics. UntilContinue Reading
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says Merck’s Covid pill ‘can make a real difference’
Dr. Scott Gottlieb explained why he’s optimistic about Merck‘s Covid antiviral pill after the drugmaker asked the Food and Drug Administration Monday to authorize its pill to treat people with mild to moderate Covid symptoms. “The topline data from this Merck study was probably the best treatment effect we’ve seenContinue Reading
Czech election: an oligarch defeated and a president in hospital – what on earth happened?
A dramatic general election in the Czech Republic seems to have ended the rule of the populist oligarch Andrej Babiš. Babiš’s movement ANO (the Association of Dissatisfied Citizens) has been a part of the coalition government in the Czech Republic since 2013, and Babiš himself has been prime minister sinceContinue Reading
“Calancombe wines sparkle at Crabshell Tasting”
A good time was had by all at the Crabshell last Thursday Evening, when three wines were showcased by Owner Lance Whitehead of Calancombe Vineyard Modbury, interspersed with presentations from both Tim Jones, Start Point Finance Kingsbridge, and Jonathan Jex, Jex Capital Allowances London. Local Business people and Professionals wereContinue Reading