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What are we all playing this weekend?

Rock Paper Shotgun 

The search for the cheapest and yet best quality supermarket drink-as-you-go coffee continues. I know it's the first time I've made you aware of this project, but it's been going on since I moved to Glasgow. So far, Lidl's own brand remains the clear winner, a solid 8 on the taste meter at just 59p. But while writing this, I'm sipping an "Intenso" Arctic Coffee from Morrisons, which is giving the Lidl frontrunners some stiff competition at last, albeit at 145% the cost. Will one true victor emerge? Читать дальше...

10 Times Children Were Arrested for Ridiculous Reasons

Listverse 

We understand that children are also human and can do evil, forcing the law to intervene. We totally agree with this scenario. However, there have been certain times when the law went overboard in dealing with cases involving children. In these cases, we believe that adults in the vicinity could have handled the issue without […]

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Bangladesh not the first student uprising to help bring about radical change

Voice of America 

BANGKOK — In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign. The demonstrations began peacefully last month and were primarily led by students frustrated with the system that they said favored those with connections to the ruling party. But it turned violent on July 15 as student protesters clashed with security officials and pro-government activists. Former Prime Minister Sheikh... Читать дальше...

Zimbabwe schoolchildren learn how to coexist with dangerous wildlife

Voice of America 

SAVE VALLEY CONSERVANCY, Zimbabwe — On the impoverished edges of a conservancy that protects wildlife in southeastern Zimbabwe, 14-year-old Esther Bote wakes up at dawn to a practiced daily routine. She cleans the house, lights the fire, cooks, bathes and gets into her neat grey and white school uniform. Then it's time for what she considers the most perilous chore: the 5-kilometer walk to school through bush paths and forests where dangerous animals might lurk. The teenager has been living with... Читать дальше...

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex, legally difficult

Voice of America 

PARIS — Women's boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women's sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. When eligibility for women's events has come into question, it often has been a legally difficult process for sports bodies that has risked exposing athletes to humiliation and abuse. In the 1960s, the Olympics used degrading visual tests intended to verify the sex of athletes. Читать дальше...

China's drivers fret as robotaxis pick up pace - and passengers

Voice of America 

WUHAN, China — Liu Yi is among China's 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part-time this year when construction work slowed in the face of a nationwide glut of unsold apartments. Now he predicts another crisis as he stands next to his car watching neighbors order driverless taxis. "Everyone will go hungry," he said of Wuhan drivers competing against robotaxis from Apollo Go, a subsidiary of technology giant Baidu 9888.HK. Baidu and the Ministry... Читать дальше...

Paris Olympics food donations seek to help needy, contribute to sustainability 

Voice of America 

paris — It is quite literally the food of champions. Paris Olympics organizers are determined that it not go to waste.  Food that goes uneaten at the Games — by the athletes, the spectators and the workers — is helping those in need around the French capital, part of an effort to cut down on waste and contribute to organizers' commitment to sustainability.  Paris 2024 organizers have long said the Games would be more environmentally friendly, including reusable dishes in the main restaurant at the athletes' village... Читать дальше...