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Turkey-Syria earthquake: why it is so difficult to get rescue and relief to where it is most needed
The death toll from the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 has climbed above 21,000 in four days, exceeding the World Health Organization’s estimate of 20,000. But it continues to rise by the hour as more grim discoveries are made under the rubble. Search-and-rescue efforts are wellContinue Reading
Six reasons to take up yoga during pregnancy
Nina Buday/Shutterstock While you may need to modify your exercise routine slightly during pregnancy, physical activity is safe, and in fact recommended, when you’re expecting a baby. One option you might consider is prenatal yoga. Yoga is suitable even for women who don’t tend to do a lot of exercise.Continue Reading
‘Love languages’ might help you understand your partner – but it’s not exactly science
What is your love language? NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock If you’ve ever flipped through the pages of a women’s lifestyle magazine, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled onto a quiz promising to answer the question “what is your love language?”. Or if social media is more your speed, there’s no shortage ofContinue Reading
WWE star Sonya Deville and girlfriend look stunning together in leather lingerie
WWE star Sonya Deville has wowed fans by posing in leather lingerie with girlfriend Toni Cassano. The openly gay wrestler, 29, shared the picture on social media to her following of more than one million people. 5 Toni Cassano, left, and Sonya Deville, right, have made their relationship publicCredit: @fit_tonicassanoContinue Reading
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Assad blames west as agencies struggle to get aid to his desperate people
It didn’t take long for Syria’s Assad regime to seek political and economic benefit from the devastation of an earthquake. As emergency services were reaching victims of the 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6, regime-linked organisations demanded governments “immediately end the siege and unilateral coercive economic sanctions imposed on Syria andContinue Reading
TikTok ‘mascara’ trend: young people have used codes to talk about sex for generations
Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Social media has long been a place for makeup enthusiasts and beauty gurus to discuss trends, but that’s not why TikTok users are currently talking about mascara. Young people are using “mascara” as a code word for talking about sex, relationships and assault. Posts tagged with #mascaratrend generally featureContinue Reading
Waste crime: how online advertising platforms are facilitating illegal dumping
Maksim Safaniuk The new BBC podcast, Buried, by investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, is a compelling look at how criminals are infiltrating the UK waste disposal system. It opens with a tape recording by a trucker, on his deathbed. He tells the story of one of the worstContinue Reading
Paramore: This is Why album review, grab onto this excellent collection
Review at a glance F ormed in their teens and now in their 30s, it looks like all is finally well in the notoriously volatile world of Tennessee guitar pop band Paramore. This is their sixth album and the first to be recorded with the same line-up as the oneContinue Reading
Turkey-Syria earthquake: the challenge of delivering aid in a disaster zone
It’s the middle of the night and you are fast asleep. Suddenly you have ceiling plaster smashing down on you, pictures are falling off the walls and your bedroom is swaying. You wake your partner, grab the kids and make your way down a stairwell in the darkness as youContinue Reading
Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed
Members of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs have been sanctioned in an unprecedented wave of action against the country’s hackers.Continue Reading