In the early 1980s, Senegalese singer Youssou N'dour performed at the Africa Centre in London as part of a club night called the Limpopo Club. It was the first time mbalax, the dance music popular in the Senegambia, had been heard in London and I like so many intrigued rushed off to buy his Immigres album released in 1984 on the UK Earthworks label.
Thailand was the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise cannabis. Despite the policy mandated on June 9, 2022, being made for medical use and wellness, the outcome was one of disarray.
In 2002, Thailand brought together major Asian nations to form the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). It was a bold and visionary move to create a powerful platform to foster pan-Asian economic integration after the 1997 Asia financial crisis or the Tom Yum Kung crisis.
Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch-party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first-ever government job as Germany's next chancellor. The conservative Christian Democrat Party (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, which together are topping nationwide polls, last Tuesday agreed to nominate Mr Merz, 68, as candidate for chancellor in...
A bit behind the curve (it was first posted last April), I have stumbled across "The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness".
Climate shocks -- from heat waves to droughts, floods to wildfires -- often hit women the hardest. New research published this May in The Lancet found that even in wealthy European countries, women died at nearly twice the rate as men from extreme heat over the last two decades. Marcos Quijal, one of the report's authors, said the findings "reflect a global trend".
Stock market analysts project that the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index will rise by year-end, along with gold prices due to economic weakness in the US and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cut.
The Industry Ministry is preparing to discuss a plan with the Defence Ministry to promote national defence as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen S-curve industries to drive GDP.
Hardly anyone knew about Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo that recently became an internet sensation. Then renowned local and international media outlets like Time magazine, the BBC, The Guardian and Forbes have featured cute stories about Moo Deng.
Oil tumbled at the end of the U.S. summer driving season, with fears of an economic slump in China weighing heavily on the outlook for petroleum. As such, the international Brent benchmark plunged by over 12% in a month to lows not seen since early 2022, although in the wake of rising Middle East tensions, it has rebounded to be down 4% over that period. This forced the OPEC+ consortium to delay plans to hike production until December 2024. It is speculated that steadily rising non-OPEC global supply will cap any recovery... Читать дальше...
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Aljamain Sterling wants Diego Lopes next.
Читать дальше...First lady Jill Biden announced Monday that the Pentagon intends to commit $500 million to women's health research as part of a broader White House push to increase funding for the study of women's health. Jill Biden attended a Clinton Global Initiative event alongside Chelsea Clinton to announce the new investment. The Defense Department money...
Despite some setbacks along the way, it’s been a largely successful week for Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou, securing passage in the Carabao Cup and three... The post A much needed win for Tottenham Hotspur and Brennan Johnson – opinion appeared first on Spurs Web.
MANDATORY jail time for online paedophiles such as Huw Edwards will be considered in a new review into sentencing.
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FIRMS flouting visa rules will be banned from hiring foreigners.
In a major speech today PM Sir Keir Starmer will warn the country is too relaxed about importing foreign workers.
PASir Keir Starmer will warn the country is too relaxed about importing foreign workers[/caption] GettyThe PM will tell Brits there is ‘light at the end of this tunnel’ but we face a ‘shared struggle’ on the economy[/caption]In his first speech to Labour conference as PM, he’ll promise: “It... Читать дальше...
The rapper is hoping to win one of New York's coveted gaming licenses and open Caesars Palace Times Square.
TikTok University strikes again. A Utah-based woman, in a very viral video, shared that she was today years old when she learned the right way to use a box cheese grater. And the method she shared could save not only your knuckles but also your precious time.
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TL;DR: Instead of letting my travel photos sit in my library until the end of time, I decided to relive my adventures by pinning my travels and adding photos on my $30 Pin Traveler map.
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Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith has revealed that her fellow judge Paul Hollywood often offers advice to her as she's 'still learning how to bake'
Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world and affects around 153,000 people in the UK.