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Paolo Nutini – Last Night in the Bittersweet review: Refusing to play by the rules
Review at a glance W hen you’re a solo artist rather than a band, you miss out on one of the finest traditions in music: splitting up, waiting a few years and lucratively reforming. The returning original line-up of the Sugababes received an ecstatic reception at Glastonbury last weekend, butContinue Reading
What is Title 42?
TITLE 42 is a controversial policy in the United States that was used during the Trump administration to limit the spread of the Coronavirus. It was also referred to as Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy because it forced people seeking asylum to wait in their home countries. AFP Title 42Continue Reading
Ukraine invasion suggests Putin is more Vladimir the Reactionary than Peter the Great
Screenshot at Vladimir Putin’s recent evocation of the military successes of 18th-century tsar Peter the Great against Sweden is just the latest example of his distinctive cherry-picking of imperial predecessors, Soviet rulers and religious icons to justify his invasion of Ukraine. It’s all part of the imperial nostalgia that theContinue Reading
Ukraine Recap: Putin plays historian while the west closes its ranks
On day one of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, February 24, Russian troops seized Snake Island, a tiny rocky outcrop south-west of Odesa which – before the war – played host to a marine research station and a lighthouse. Resistance to the Russian assault became a propaganda coup for Ukrainians.Continue Reading
FDA backs changing Covid booster shots to target most recent omicron subvariants
There hasn’t been enough research on how much protection a fourth dose can offer, medical professionals told CNBC. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said vaccine manufacturers should update their Covid-19 booster shots to target the most recent omicron subvariants that are gaining groundContinue Reading
Who is Katie Boulter and is she dating US tennis star Jack Sock?
IT has been a nightmare week for British tennis with Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray crashing out of Wimbledon. But 25-year-old Katie Boulter has already turned the mood around. 5 Katie Boulter beat Clara Burel in the first round before stunning Karolina Pliskova in the second Boulter brilliantly BEAT lastContinue Reading
G7 and Nato summits lay bare deep and hostile divide between Russia and China and the west
Against a backdrop of unprecedented turmoil – the first major war in Europe in three decades, the highest inflation rates in decades and a rapidly worsening global food crisis – western leaders have met for two major summits. The G7 met in Germany and Nato leaders gathered in Madrid. TheContinue Reading
The World Can’t Wean Itself Off Chinese Lithium
China dominates the global supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Now rival countries are scrambling for more control over “white oil.”Continue Reading
Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed
Catastrophising can lead to undue stress and anxiety. Rawpixel.com/ Shutterstock Imagine you have an interview for a new job tomorrow. Some people might think about what kind of questions they will be asked so that they can prepare, or imagine the interview going well. For others, the thought of anContinue Reading
‘Cognitive immobility’ – when you’re mentally trapped in a place from your past
Sometimes the body moves, but not the mind. fizkes/Shutterstock If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind – be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense of belonging. Because of this, you will continually reconstruct mental simulations ofContinue Reading