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Sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers in DRC: fatherless children speak for first time about the pain of being abandoned
A UN peacekeeper on patrol as a resident gathers wood in the Beni region of eastern DRC in 2014. UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti My father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already left. People call me “daughter of a bitch”. They disturb andContinue Reading
How old is Tom Daley and how many Olympic medals has he won?
TOM DALEY announced himself in the British hall of fame during the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games at such a young age – and his face is about to hit the big screens once again but for a documentary. The Plymouth born athlete, became the youngest ever British diver to competeContinue Reading
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
Regulators are close to stopping Meta from sending EU data to the US, bringing a years-long privacy battle to a head.Continue Reading
The rise, fall, and rise again of the sea shanty: from The Wellerman to Fisherman’s Friends One and All
W hen they hear the words “sea shanty”, most people think only one thing: The Wellerman. Though the art form has been around for hundreds of years, it shot to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Scottish postman Nathan Evans went viral for posting his take on the shanty onContinue Reading
Taiwan: the US has been strengthening support for years – now it needs a way to ease tensions with China
EPA-EFE/TAIWAN Presidential Palace The recent visit by the speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taiwan, Nancy Pelosi, was made against the wishes of the US government and despite threats from the People’s Republic of China. Following Pelosi’s visit, China launched the largest military exercises ever held so closeContinue Reading
Haaland tipped to smash Premier League records after ONE GAME for Man City as team-mate Dias fires ominous warning
ERLING HAALAND is being tipped to break Premier League goalscoring records after just ONE GAME in the competition. And the bad news for defenders is that he is still settling in at Manchester City — according to his new team-mate Ruben Dias. 2 Ruben Dias believes Erling Haaland will smashContinue Reading
Is race an issue for Rishi Sunak? It’s a difficult question for pollsters to investigate but the information we do have is telling
A YouGov poll of party members completed on August 2 shows Rishi Sunak to be trailing Liz Truss 31% to 69% in the Conservative leadership contest. A similar poll completed on July 21 had him on 38% to her 62%. She appears to be winning the contest hands down. ThisContinue Reading
Children brought from England to Ireland without father’s consent should be returned, court rules
The Court of Appeal has directed that two young children who were brought to Ireland by their mother without their father’s consent should be returned to their home jurisdiction. The court upheld an earlier High Court ruling directing that the children be returned to Ireland, and rejected the mother’s claimsContinue Reading
Man Utd labelled ‘desperate’ by Neville as Keane tears into club over Arnautovic
MANCHESTER UNITED legends Gary Neville and Roy Keane have ripped into the club for their “desperate” pursuit of forward Marko Arnautovic. New manager Erik ten Hag began life in the Premier League with a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton on Sunday. 3 Arnautovic is being linked with aContinue Reading
New COVID variants could emerge from animals or from people with chronic infections – but it’s not cause for panic
peterschreiber.media/Shutterstock As the COVID pandemic rolls on, we’re becoming all too familiar with the continued emergence of new variants. Some can thwart immunity from vaccines and prior infections, increasing their capacity to disrupt our everyday lives. But where do new variants actually come from? Variants develop through changes in theContinue Reading