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Ukraine war: people are fighting and dying for Vladimir Putin’s flawed version of history
Vladimir Putin invoked history to justify his country’s invasion of Ukraine. To cement that message at home, his regime is feeding domestic audiences propaganda insisting that the Russian army fights “against Nazism” across the globe. In a bid to ensure this message takes root among the country’s youth, Russia’s MinistryContinue Reading
World Cup play-offs fixtures: Who will Portugal, Wales and Scotland play?
THE World Cup play-offs are almost here and we now know that one of football’s giants will not make it to Qatar. European champions Italy surprisingly failed to qualify for the tournament as qualifying group winners following a 0-0 draw in Northern Ireland. And if they triumph at home toContinue Reading
COVID: five things the UK must prioritise in its pandemic recovery plan
On the second anniversary of Britain first going into lockdown, and with the country now opening up, this is a good opportunity to make sense of what happened in the pandemic, what it meant, and what needs to be done next. Some of the pandemic’s patterns are now all tooContinue Reading
Peaky Blinders episode 4: Tommy comes up against his biggest foe yet
H eard about the guy who got a call from his doctor, and got checked out immediately? No, of course you haven’t. That’s because some people are Olympic gold medallists at sticking their heads in the sand. It seems that this ducking the inevitable stretches back at least to 1933Continue Reading
‘A central European miracle’: why the city of Lviv is so important for Ukraine
Concerns are mounting that Russian invading forces are seeking to push into western Ukraine, after the region of Lviv was subjected to missile strikes fired from the Black Sea on March 18. Lviv lies 550km west of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv and its residents have been preparing for war forContinue Reading
From Z to Q: when letters become political symbols
Painted on the side of tanks and emblazoned on the shirt of Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak, the letter Z has come to represent support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It has even been incorporated into the spelling of place names such as КуZбасс in south central Russia. In some countries,Continue Reading
News of war can impact your mental health — here’s how to cope
Even short exposure to bad news can increase worry and anxiety. Stock Unit/ Shutterstock The war in Ukraine has left many across the world feeling stressed and anxious. Coming on the back of a global pandemic which has already had a devastating toll on mental health, news of the warContinue Reading
How we discovered that sea turtles in Seychelles have recovered from the brink
Rich Baxter, Author provided It’s not always easy to assess whether animal conservation measures have worked. But we’ve discovered that green turtles of Seychelles – once almost hunted to extinction – are now thriving again. And it’s all because of crucial protection that was given to the species around 50Continue Reading
Why WhatsApp Survived Russia’s Social Media Purge
Russia has branded Meta an “extremist organization” and banned Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is a different story.Continue Reading
Man Utd news LIVE: Neville BLASTS ‘tone deaf’ club, Tuchel and Rudiger wanted, Cristiano Ronaldo future LATEST
Good morning Man Utd fans Mauricio Pochettino is set to reject a move to Manchester United and stay at PSG, according to reports. Man Utd have been considering him as a potential replacement for Ralf Rangnick when he leaves his post as manager at the end of the season. However,Continue Reading