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Afghanistan: Taliban victory inevitable despite the trillions the US poured in
Nawid Tanha/EPA-EFE In less than a week, the Taliban has captured nearly a dozen key cities in Afghanistan. With the departure of US forces, it is poised to take over the country from the embattled Afghan government. Over the past 20 years, the US has poured trillions of dollars intoContinue Reading
COVID: vaccine boosters are likely to increase protection against variants — new research
How well do vaccines protect against the new variants of the coronavirus? This is a question we – a group of scientists and doctors in Nottingham – set about answering earlier this year, having collected blood samples from a number of nurses and doctors throughout the pandemic. We started takingContinue Reading
Afghanistan: western powers must accept defeat and deal realistically with the Taliban
The short version of events in Afghanistan is that Pakistan won and the international alliance led by the United States lost. Of course the story is not over and things could change – Iraq, for example, is a case of an intervention going very wrong but then returning to aContinue Reading
Liverpool vs Chelsea: Live stream, TV channel, team news and kick-off time
CHELSEA will be looking to do with they did last season and beat Liverpool at Anfield when they face off this weekend. Both the Blues and the Reds have won their opening two league games so far, with Chelsea ousting Arsenal 2-0 last weekend. 1 Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp’sContinue Reading
Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley: the last stronghold of resistance to Taliban rule
After a stunningly rapid offensive, the Taliban has occupied Kabul with minimal resistance and is consolidating its power across Afghanistan. But one unconquered area remains – Panjshir province in the country’s northwest, which has – over more than four decades – proved stubbornly resistant to outside interference and remains defiantContinue Reading
How Japan’s Olympic success has been followed by COVID failure
From a sporting perspective, the Tokyo Olympics were a massive success for Japan. Finishing third behind the Olympic behemoths of the US and China, Japan secured a record 27 gold medals. Yet, as the closing ceremony reached a crescendo, on the Tokyo streets ambulances were taking patients from hospital toContinue Reading
Can Labour fix its relationship with its Muslim voters before it’s too late?
Labour leader Keir Starmer celebrated victory in the recent Batley and Spen by-election by declaring his party “is back”. He hailed Kim Leadbeater’s win as the beginning of Labour’s fight to win the next general election. But the narrowness of the result has exposed festering doubts about the sustainability ofContinue Reading
Why animals recognise numbers but only humans can do maths
Everything I Do/Shutterstock Counting feels utterly effortless to adults, who are unlikely to even remember when or how they picked up this useful, apparently automatic skill. Yet when you think about it, counting is a remarkable invention. It helped early humans to trade, apportion food and organise fledgling civilisations, layingContinue Reading
Afghan women’s lives are now in danger from the Taliban – but they have always faced male violence
A mural in Afghanistan protests at the mob killing of Fakunda Malikzada: ‘Fakhunda’s murder is a stain on all Afghan men'. Ayesha Ahmad, Author provided The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has undoubtedly put women’s lives in danger and threatened their human rights in new ways. But if weContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI respond to two emergencies
Exmouth RNLI volunteers have responded to two reported emergencies recently. At 9.10pm on Tuesday 24 August 2021, H.M. Coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II to attend a report of flashing lights seen close to the cliffs between Orcombe Point and Sandy Bay, Exmouth. The charity’s lifeboatContinue Reading