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Ex-Chelsea ace Costa closing in on new club after reaching agreement
EX-CHELSEA star Diego Costa is reportedly closing in on finding a new club after reaching an agreement with Corinthians. The 33-year-old won the Brazilian title last season with Atletico Mineiro but terminated his contract making him a free agent. 1 Costa won the Brazilian league last seasonCredit: AFP Costa wasContinue Reading
How Ukraine’s Internet Can Fend Off Russian Attacks
The besieged country’s complex internet infrastructure has evolved to promote resiliency.Continue Reading
Pavlo Makov: Ukraine’s Venice Biennale artist on why he’s staying put in the face of fire
O n April 20, the great, the good and the simply stratospherically wealthy of the international art world will descend on Venice for the city’s 59th art biennale. Chances are, however, that Pavlo Makov, the artist chosen to represent Ukraine at this year’s event, will not be there. Nobody knowsContinue Reading
Live: March on Kyiv ‘stalled’ by logistical challenges, attack near Holocaust memorial condemned
What you need to know right now Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as Russian president Vladimir Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have killed dozens and sparked a refugee crisis. A Russian armoured column bore down on Kyiv onContinue Reading
Ukraine: Putin’s desire to install a puppet government draws from the Bolshevik playbook
Vladimir Putin’s disdain for Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky reached its apex on February 25 in a bizarre speech, where he referred to the leadership of Ukraine as “a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis”. Putin also spoke about his desire for a new regime in the country. Many were leftContinue Reading
Why the idea of a ‘neutral’ Ukraine is a non-starter in peace talks
Now that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to start negotiations at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, one of the key questions is what should be on the agenda to provide a way out of the current crisis. One of Vladimir Putin’s stated justifications for his aggression against Ukraine is the need toContinue Reading
Death from nitrous oxide and other volatile substances – latest official data
Drugs such as cocaine and cannabis are seldom out of the headlines, but it is rare to read about another class of drugs – volatile substances. Volatile substances cover a range of gases and chemicals that are commonly found in legal household products. Many people will be familiar with nitrousContinue Reading
Protecting children in the metaverse: it’s easy to blame big tech, but we all have a role to play
Newman Studio/Shutterstock In a recent BBC news investigation, a reporter posing as a 13-year-old girl in a virtual reality (VR) app was exposed to sexual content, racist insults and a rape threat. The app in question, VRChat, is an interactive platform where users can create “rooms” within which people interactContinue Reading
Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Spur Another Global Chip Shortage
Ukraine is home to half of the world’s neon gas, which is critical for manufacturing semiconductor chips.Continue Reading
Juries are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial
Varlamova Lydmila/Shutterstock From CSI to Law and Order, Line of Duty and Midsomer Murders, there is huge public fascination with crime and the criminal justice system. Especially when things come to a climactic ending and jurors decide on a defendent’s fate. But how much do jurors get it wrong? WillContinue Reading