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Myanmar: two years after the military seized power the country is mired in a bloody civil war – but there are grounds for optimism
Two years on from the latest military coup that deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, what began as a wave of national protest against the army’s power grab has descended into outright civil war. Myanmar’s military have gone beyond repression or terrorising ethnic minority groups – it is making war onContinue Reading
Why Bother Bringing Back the Dodo?
Audacious plans to resurrect the long-extinct bird could be lucrative. But the moonshot raises thorny philosophical questions.Continue Reading
The best photography galleries in London, from Hamiltons to Huxley-Parlour
New museums dedicated to the click of the camera are popping up all over the shop, and exhibitions of photography are receiving top billing at the major London galleries too. Are you an insatiable Instagrammer, a film aficionado or a DSLR devotee? If so, here’s our guide to the bestContinue Reading
UK slides in corruption perception index after series of political scandals
The UK has fallen down Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index (CPI) after a year of high-profile government scandals. The CPI is not a measure of corruption itself but a measure of how much corruption is perceived to exist across a country’s public sector. For the UK government, already focusing veryContinue Reading
Conor McGregor set to coach on upcoming series of The Ultimate Fighter
UFC megastar Conor McGregor is set to coach on the upcoming series of The Ultimate Fighter, according to reports. The former UFC two-division world champion hasn’t fought since breaking his leg in the Trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier in 2021. 2 Head coaches Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber prepare toContinue Reading
A ‘stop Brexit’ sticker and suffragette colours: it’s really not clear what can get you kicked out of parliament
Shutterstock/John Gomez Around 1 million visitors enter the UK parliamentary estate in Westminster every year. They go through airport-style security, and hand over any “restricted items” before they enter. Many of these “restricted items” are fairly obvious, like climbing gear and Swiss army knives. It’s fairly easy to understand whyContinue Reading
Hulk Hogan health updates — WWE star ‘can’t feel his legs’ after back surgery, Kurt Angle says
‘He has nothing at all’ WWE icon Hulk Hogan no longer has any feeling in his legs, fellow pro wrestler Kurt Angle has claimed. Speaking on his self-titled programme The Kurt Angle Show, he said: “Hogan had his back surgery again. “He had the nerves cut from his lower body. HeContinue Reading
Anti-racism demonstration takes place in Ashtown after attack on migrants
Around 150 people in west Dublin took part in a demonstration against racism on Monday night. It comes after a group of men attacked homeless migrants living in tents in Ashtown on Saturday. Speakers condemned the violence, urging residents to stand in solidarity with the most vulnerable members of society.Continue Reading
Yakuza battle Chinese gangs for control of Japan’s criminal underworld
Kabukicho: Tokyo's main red-light district, where Chinese gangs have been active in recent years. Sean Pavone via Shutterstock On the afternoon of October 16 last year a brawl erupted between two groups of gangsters in a restaurant on the 58th floor of the Sunshine 60 high-rise building in Ikebukuro, aContinue Reading
Power Slap League: a brutal ‘sport’ that may leave contestants with brain damage
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has created a new brutal sport: Power Slap League. In this “sport”, contestants (men and women) slap each other as hard as they can in the head. A winner is decided by judges after three rounds. This latest violent sport, licensed by theContinue Reading