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Hong Kong’s 1922 general strike: when the British empire struck back
International trade hub: Hong Kong Harbour in 1922 Following last year’s centenary of the foundation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the first general strike to shut down a British colonial territory – Hong Kong. The strike began with the grievances of the BritishContinue Reading
Andor: The new Star Wars series trailer and premiere date are released
A new full-length trailer for Andor, the Disney+ Star Wars prequel series has finally been released. And as could have been predicted, fans are going wild for the two-minute and thirty-second clip which is trending on YouTube and has already racked up nearly five million views. This is the GalacticContinue Reading
Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Piers Morgan REVEALS Ronaldo’s future, De Jong news
MANCHESTER UNITED are set to go in for Barcelona left-back Sergino Dest, according to reports. It is believed that United have asked Barca about the possibility of signing the Dutch-American, with a fee of £17m believed to be sufficient to prize their hand. The Red Devils are also still inContinue Reading
Biden names team to manage U.S. monkeypox response as outbreak grows
President Joe Biden on Tuesday named a team of disaster management and health officials to lead the U.S. response to the monkeypox outbreak as infections continue to rise. Biden appointed Robert Fenton, an administrator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as the head of U.S. efforts to quash the outbreak.Continue Reading
Love Island: the psychological challenges contestants – and viewers – could face after the show is over
Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide will leave the villa £50,000 richer. ITV Plc The finale of ITV’s Love Island was watched by millions of fans, many commenting live on social media as Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were awarded the £50,000 prize. The four couples who made the finalContinue Reading
The Kia EV6 GT Swaps Range for Speed, Sadly
We loved the vanilla EV6 with the best charging tech around. But this new performance version makes a fundamental mistake.Continue Reading
Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost
Houseplants can be an essential link to nature – especially for those without access to a garden. Syda Productions/ Shutterstock For those of us without access to outside green space, houseplants are a stylish and affordable way of getting a nature fix. Alongside looking nice, indoor plants actually have severalContinue Reading
The tongue: how one of the body’s most sensitive organs is helping blind people ‘see’
The tip of the tongue is more sensitive than our fingertips. Anatoliy Karlyuk/Shutterstock Ever wondered why kissing feels better than holding hands? The tongue is a pretty incredible piece of kit, though notoriously difficult to study, due to its position inside the mouth. Obviously, it gives us access to theContinue Reading
Wagatha Christie: what the judgment said, and what it means for future libel litigants
The Wagatha Christie libel case is now over, with Rebekah Vardy losing her lawsuit against fellow football WAG (short for wives and girlfriends) Coleen Rooney in a high court judgement that questioned Vardy’s credibility as a witness. Although the case is now over, the result has several lessons for futureContinue Reading
Ukraine war: first grain ship leaves Odesa, but EU should have seen food and energy crises coming
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in four interrelated security crises. The war in Ukraine is a tragedy for human security, but it affects geopolitical security as well as food and energy security. These four crises have been compounded by the failure of coercive diplomacy. This is a formContinue Reading