Grand National runners: Pinstickers’ guide to 2024 Aintree race
Runners, riders, trainers and form - all the key details you need to know for Saturday's big race at Aintree. Note: Colours and approximate odds…
The Significance of Exploring and Investing in Africa’s Future
Kenya’s President Dr. William Samoei Ruto, during the first week of April 2024, visited the Republic of Ghana located in West Africa purposefully looking to…
A single initial, and other twatty ways to sign off an email
SIGNING off an email is a minefield in which you’re always just one word away from metaphorically losing a foot. Here are some of the…
South Africa’s election body asks top court to resolve Zuma candidacy | Politics News
Former President Jacob Zuma hopes to run for office for the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) in May elections. South Africa’s electoral commission said it…
‘At war until you die’: Ukraine scraps service limit, angering tired troops | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – After almost two years of military service on the front lines of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Alina’s husband is “enraged” about the new…
Germany arrests three teenagers on suspicion of ‘terror attack’ plot | News
Prosecutors say trio believed to have been planning ‘murder, manslaughter’ and ‘act of violence endangering the state’. Police in Germany have arrested three teenagers on…
Scientists discover cause of brightest-ever burst of light
The brightest burst of light ever recorded was caused by a supernova, but that prompts new questions. Source link
As Terror Attacks Target Chinese in Pakistan, Ruptures in the ‘Iron Brotherhood’
Five Chinese nationals were killed when a suicide-attacker rammed his explosive-laden car into into a bus transporting staff from Islamabad to the 4,320-megawatt Dasu hydropower…
Fan whips Al Ittihad player in row after Saudi Super Cup defeat | Football
NewsFeedA spectator attacked Al Ittihad player Abderrazak Hamdallah with a whip during a confrontation after the team’s Saudi Super Cup final defeat to Al Hilal.…
Why the fall of Myawaddy, Myanmar’s ‘gateway’ to Thailand, is so important | Conflict News
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOKAnti-coup fighters say they’ve taken control of the eastern border town, sending the last soldiers scurrying to withdraw. The town of Myawaddy has always…
Singapore’s economy misses forecasts with 2.7 percent growth | Business and Economy
City-state’s performance is closely watched as a barometer of global economic conditions. Singapore’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter, as a struggling…
The Papers: Trident 'safe in Labour's hands' and OJ dead at 76
A Labour pledge to maintain the UK's nuclear deterrent and the death of OJ Simpson lead the papers. Source link
Why Haiti Turning the Corner also Chalks Up a Win for Caribbean Regionalism
According to some observers, Haiti is on the verge of becoming a failed state. Left unchecked—to paraphrase Enlightenment-era philosopher Immanuel Kant—prevailing national-level political discord qua dysfunction could…
FTX’ Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction and 25-year sentence for fraud | Crypto News
Bankman-Fried faces steep odds in bid to overturn conviction stemming from the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his conviction…
Singapore ‘tightens screws’ on Myanmar generals with arms trade crackdown | Conflict News
Bangkok, Thailand – Singapore has responded to United Nations pressure by cracking down on sales of weapons through its territory to Myanmar, delivering a serious…
Friday 12 April Sinhala and Tamil New Year Eve in Sri Lanka
Puthandu is the Tamil New Year's Day. It is a public holiday in Sri Lanka and in India, it is a public holiday in many regions. …
Vietnam’s micro-apartments are a godsend for the poor – and a deadly risk | Housing News
Hanoi, Vietnam – In Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan district, where labyrinthine alleys bustle with residential life and university students, memories of last year’s deadly apartment fire…
Hillsborough: How Liverpool and Nottingham Forest fans found common ground in tragedy
Nottingham Forest fans occupied the Spion Kop, opposite the Leppings Lane end where the lethal crush occurred on 15 April 1989Diane Lynn sat in terror-stricken…
Azerbaijan and Congo agree on oil & gas refinery projects, economic cooperation
Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has engaged in game-changing strategy, widening its search for a reliable partner ready to explore it oil reserves, undoubtedly after Russia’s…
O.J. Simpson dies after battle with cancer | Crime
NewsFeedFormer NFL star, actor, and acquitted murder suspect, O.J. Simpson has died. Simpson was found not guilty in the 1994 murder of of ex-wife and…