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Von der Leyen tells Zelenskiy opinion on EU membership ready next week
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a visit to Kyiv that the EU executive’s opinion on Ukraine’s request to join the European Union would be ready by the end of next week. In a joint news conference in Kyiv, von der Leyen said Saturday’sContinue Reading
Is Ireland vs Scotland on TV? Channel, live stream, team news and kick-off time
Kelleher in goal for Ireland Stephen Kenny rings the change after his Republic of Ireland team were beaten at home by Ukraine in midweek. The 50-year-old makes five changes to his line-up, and also opts for a switch in shape. In come James McClean, Alan Browne, Jayson Molumby, Troy ParrottContinue Reading
How China Hacked US Phone Networks
Plus: Russia rattles its cyber sword, a huge Facebook phishing operation is uncovered, feds take down the SSNDOB marketplace, and more.Continue Reading
Boris Johnson never took full control of the Tory party – uniting it now seems impossible
Boris Johnson is a weakened prime minister after the recent confidence vote by his party’s MPs. The view among many political analysts and academics is that the 211-148 vote in his favour is too damaging, and he is unlikely to turn things around. Some backbenchers expect him to be replacedContinue Reading
Johnny Depp’s Dior ad back on screens week after court victory
J ohnny Depp’s Dior ad for the Sauvage fragrance has returned to US screens just a week after his court victory over Amber Heard. TmZ reported the advert had been placed back in citculation appearing again during a primetime commercial break for MasterChef on Fox on Wednesday. Throughout Johnny Depp’sContinue Reading
Super Moustache: how a Venezuelan cartoon turned into a political campaigner
“Stupid idiots! Can’t you overthrow him? He’s just a bus driver!” rages a blonde, coiffed character from inside a White House-style building located “somewhere on planet Earth”. The cartoon villain looks like a cross between Donald Trump and The Incredibles antagonist Syndrome. He’s shrieking in Spanish, with a heavy USContinue Reading
Some monkeypox patients also have sexually transmitted diseases, CDC says
Some people recently diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases may also have monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, warning physicians that they need to watch and test for both since monkeypox can look a lot like an STD. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said some patients with monkeypox alsoContinue Reading
Ukraine: Russian attitudes to Ukrainians can help to explain the atrocities
EPA-EFE/Anatoly Maltsev Speaking to journalist Sophie Raworth on the BBC’s Sunday Morning show recently, former war crimes prosecutor Sir Howard Morrison, now an advisor to the Ukraine government, highlighted the dangers posed by the negative – often insulting and dehumanising – statements made by some Russian politicians and media personalitiesContinue Reading
Is intermittent fasting actually good for weight loss? Here’s what the evidence says
Many people find intermittent fasting to be more flexible and easy to follow than other diets. Marcin Malicki/ Shutterstock If you’re someone who’s thought about losing weight or has wanted to get healthier in the past few years, you’ve probably come across these two words: intermittent fasting. From celebrities toContinue Reading
When will I be able to upload my brain to a computer?
We don't know how much information the human brain can store. agsandrew/Shutterstock READER QUESTION: I am 59 years old, and in reasonably good health. Is it possible that I will live long enough to put my brain into a computer? Richard Dixon. We often imagine that human consciousness is asContinue Reading