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Oscars 2022: When are the awards and full list of nominations
T he Oscars is the film industry’s biggest extravaganza of the year. Excitement has been building around the potential nominations ahead of the shortlist being released in early February. Every year the prestigious awards ceremony attracts a whole galaxy of Hollywood stars and the A-list put on a show-stopping displayContinue Reading
Ukraine: Putin isn’t mad – he’s following a long-established great power playbook for conquest
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has confounded everyone. Given its huge economic, reputational and political costs – not to mention the immense human misery it has already caused – how can anyone in their right mind choose to start such a war? The question of rationality is important when assessingContinue Reading
Iraq food protests against spiralling prices echo early stages of the Arab Spring
Unrest over food prices is growing. EPA Iraq has been seeing protesters take to the streets as food prices spiral upwards because of the Ukraine war. Around 500 people protested in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah a few days ago as flour suddenly rose in price by nearly a third.Continue Reading
How Vladimir Putin took control of Russian TV – and how that might be starting to crack
On March 14, Russian state television’s peak-time news programme, Vremya (Time), was interrupted by Marina Ovsyannikova, carrying a homemade placard denouncing the war and accusing the station of lying to the Russian people. Her protest was only visible for a few seconds, but it has had immense impact both acrossContinue Reading
Tony Marchi dead at 89: Ex-Tottenham captain and double-winning ace passes away
TOTTENHAM have announced the death of former captain Tony Marchi. The midfielder had two spells at the north London club making 232 appearances. 1 Marchi made 232 appearances for TottenhamCredit: REX FEATURES Marchi played a key role in Spurs’ 1961 Football League triumph as well as their 193 European CupContinue Reading
Do contact-tracing apps have a future?
Esther Barry/Shutterstock It may feel like a long time ago, but it’s only nine months since the UK was in the grips of the “pingdemic”. Back in the summer of 2021, lifting COVID restrictions saw the country’s contact-tracing apps – the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales, the StopCOVIDContinue Reading
The Workaday Life of the World’s Most Dangerous Ransomware Gang
A Ukrainian researcher leaked 60,000 messages from inside the Conti ransomware group. This is what they reveal.Continue Reading
Dane Baptiste: The Chocolate Chip at Soho Theatre review – he’s one smart cookie
Review at a glance T his current run of Dane Baptiste’s latest show, The Chocolate Chip, is something of a victory lap. His tour was due to start in Spring 2020 and, well, we all know what happened next. But despite what he calls the “pancetta” he has managed toContinue Reading
Putin’s Russia: how the ex-KGB strongman has gradually turned the clock back to Soviet repression
Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova risked a harsh prison sentence after she interrupted a broadcast on popular state-owned Russian TV network Channel One with a sign reading: “NO WAR. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They are lying to you here.” State news agency Tass reported that she had been arrestedContinue Reading
The challenges faced by doctors and nurses in conflict zones
Quite aside from the deadly and disorienting consequences for Ukraine’s citizens, Russia’s invasion places unique pressure on its doctors and nurses. Cardiac arrests, caesareans and appendectomies are now often accompanied by injuries that should be relatively rare: gunshot and shrapnel wounds, third-degree burns, double or triple amputations, loss of sight,Continue Reading