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Report on increasing pension age to be given ‘full consideration’
Raising the pension age and linking the State pension to life expectancy will be given “full consideration” following the findings of a new report, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Mr Martin said a “menu of options and decisions” flow from that report in terms of the pension age, and alsoContinue Reading
Missile tests: how North and South Korea became locked in a dangerous arms race
Recent tit-for-tat missile tests on the Korean peninsula have ratcheted up tensions in the region. On September 15, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, just two days after it tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of reaching targets in Japan and South Korea. HoursContinue Reading
The best laptops for any budget in 2021
WIRED Recommends the best laptops to help you find your perfect portableContinue Reading
Russia’s state broadcaster RT going all-out to boost legitimacy of rigged Duma election
Russia goes to the polls on September 19 to elect a new Duma – the country’s legislature. Russian elections are not known for their unpredictability – United Russia, the party linked to the president, Vladimir Putin, tends to come away with more than half of the vote. The remainder isContinue Reading
All signals are in place for a lovely ‘Blue’ day!
Azure Blue, one of two Michael Dods declarations, is just about good enough to go one better and make it third time lucky in the class 4 fourteen-runner Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Ayr today, trip is my only concern. On my time-handicap Azure Blue isContinue Reading
Covid put paid to last season’s skiing, so many of us are keen to venture out this year. But how to minimise the risks?
2020’s reports of large alpine resorts being super-spreader venues will leave many wondering if we will ever safely return to the slopes. But fortunately, there is a great alternative! Now I’m a very average holiday skier and way beyond the first flush of youth. Black runs were always aspirational andContinue Reading
Why is Justin Trudeau so much more popular abroad than in Canada? Podcast
Canadians head to the polls on September 20 in an early parliamentary election. In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly, two experts on Canadian politics profile the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and explore why he’s so much more popular abroad than at home. And we talk to aContinue Reading
Vegan diet of an Olympic heavyweight boxer and how lack of meat gives the edge
VEGAN boxer Cheavon Clarke has told promoters ‘show me the money’ before he cooks up a storm in the professional ranks. The Team GB star got to the quarter-finals in the delayed Tokyo Olympics but was knocked out on a split-decision by Russian Muslim Gadzhimagomedov. 3 The vegan diet ofContinue Reading
UK festival line-ups 2022: Best tickets to buy, Green Man to TRSNMT
T here were times when it didn’t look like it would happen, but the UK’s festival summer finally arrived – and what a blast it’s been. Here, we’ve rounded up the major UK festivals to have confirmed their dates for 2022, split into those with line-ups already announced, and thoseContinue Reading
COVID winter plan: UK blueprint doesn’t go far enough – here’s a health expert’s alternative
UK prime minister Boris Johnson recently announced a fuzzy blueprint for his “winter plan”, in which further lockdowns and compulsory mask-wearing were not being introduced but could not be ruled out. As an interdisciplinary researcher specialising in complex systems and health policy, it looks to me like the UK isContinue Reading