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Belfast drama group toasts James Martin’s Oscar success
A local drama group in south Belfast turned its weekly meeting into a celebration after the success of member James Martin at the Oscars. The star of An Irish Goodbye has become the first person with Down’s syndrome to win at the Academy Awards. While Martin celebrated in LA, BaboshContinue Reading
Ukraine war: Moldova could be the first domino in a new Russian plan for horizontal escalation
One of the consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine is the fact that the Kremlin has lost a lot of its influence in former Soviet countries. This creates opportunities to limit Moscow’s ability to leverage its once dominant role to further its war aims. However, it also means that RussiaContinue Reading
Saudi-Iran deal won’t bring peace to the Middle East but will enhance China’s role as power broker
After more than four decades as seemingly implacable enemies on either side of a deep political-religious divide in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies. The deal, which was signed in Beijing, comes seven years after diplomatic relations were severed inContinue Reading
Italy star’s girlfriend branded ‘world’s most beautiful Wag’ as she strips down to lingerie for steamy picture
SERIE A star Andrea Pinamonti’s girlfriend has been branded the “world’s most beautiful Wag” after she stripped down to lingerie. Dasha Lapushka is an artist and the Sassuolo man’s partner. 5 Dasha Lapushka is dating Andrea PinamontiCredit: INSTAGRAM 5 Dasha is an artistCredit: INSTAGRAM 5 She often stuns on InstagramContinue Reading
Rural poverty is getting worse – and welfare harder to access
mepstock/Shutterstock In Britain, people imagine poverty as mainly an urban phenomenon. We think of poverty as rundown housing estates or tower blocks, far from the idyllic countryside scenes of shows like Escape to the Country. But this is only part of the picture. Poverty in rural areas is more widespreadContinue Reading
Met Éireann issues another snow and ice warning as cold snap makes brief return
Ireland is set for another cold blast with snow and ice forecast to hit parts of the country in the coming days. A status-yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for 13 counties from Monday night. The warning comes into place at 8pm for Connacht and counties Cavan,Continue Reading
Three years on, the COVID pandemic may never end – but the public health impact is becoming more manageable
Antonie S/Shutterstock Three years ago, on March 11 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus first formally described COVID-19 as a pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on all aspects of society has been enormous, but we’ve come a long way since March 2020. The toll of thisContinue Reading
Quantum mechanics: how the future might influence the past
FlashMovie/Shutterstock In 2022, the physics Nobel prize was awarded for experimental work showing that the quantum world must break some of our fundamental intuitions about how the universe works. Many look at those experiments and conclude that they challenge “locality” — the intuition that distant objects need a physical mediatorContinue Reading
I’m a rugby cult hero but now I save sheep and chickens from deadly snakes
RUGBY cult hero Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins lives an eclectic life post-retirement. From caring for wildlife to hopping on reality TV, Honey Badger has seemingly done it all. 8 Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins rose to fame as a rugby starCredit: https://www.instagram.com/nickbadger/ 8 The Aussie is unafraid of wildlifeCredit: https://www.instagram.com/nickbadger/ 8Continue Reading
Indian prime minister celebrates Naatu Naatu’s ‘exceptional’ Oscar win
N arendra Modi has said India is “elated and proud” after the song Naatu Naatu from Bollywood blockbuster RRR won the Oscar for best original music score. The track, which beat competition from pop titans Rihanna and Lady Gaga, has already seen great success during the 2023 awards season, havingContinue Reading