Monday How long into the opening ceremony did you last? I got as far as the living statues of famous feminists rising out of the Seine before getting up and drifting away. There was entertainment value in watching the caravan of shivering, poncho-clad athletes being conveyed down the river in the rain. And the phrase, … Read more
The other night Drew Daniel went out raving and the club was pumping out loud and distorted music. His friend Max was ignoring him, toying with a piece of hardware, as a girl approached Daniel. She began to talk about a new genre of music called “hit em” containing “super crunched-out sounds” in a 5/4 … Read more
By 9am on Monday, hundreds of worshipers who had gathered under a tent in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, were already on their feet. Praiseful music bumped from enormous speakers. The temperature was pushing 90F. The congregants had gathered in north-western Wisconsin for the Courage Tour, a travelling tent revival featuring a lineup of charismatic preachers and … Read more
Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Gershkovich, Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual U.S.-Russia citizenship, arrived … Read more
Home Office minister warns those planning on organising further disorder ‘we will be watching you’ There is potential for more violence in the wake of the Southport attack, a Home Office minister has said, as he warned those planning on organising further disorder “we will be watching you”. Asked how concerned the government is about … Read more
Erik ten Hag is sporting a white baseball cap and a red and blue club tracksuit while discoursing in a private room at UCLA, and his steady eye contact and composure under questioning augur well for Manchester United’s new season. The Dutchman has proved a cool customer since signing on as the manager two years … Read more
6 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 2:41 PM IST The HP EliteBook Ultra G1q is an enterprise-oriented laptop focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) features, performance, design, and battery life. It is among the first wave of AI laptops in India powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip. This Windows … Read more
That sounded like a totemic cut, one that everyone could understand. She cut old folk’s winter fuel allowance! Is it like Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher, abolishing free school milk? No, not at all. In the budget, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will need to make sure that poorer pensioners are better protected with improvements to pension … Read more
On 6 January 2025, US democracy stands at a crossroads. Congress must certify the results of an election that the loser refuses to concede. The Capitol is besieged by a wave of protesters who believe the election was stolen. Some of them are armed and determined to seize power for their leader. Similar groups have … Read more
BBC / Hosu Lee North Korean diplomat Ri Il Kyu defected to the South last month Donald Trump returning to the White House would be “a once-in-a-thousand year opportunity” for North Korea, according to a man in a unique position to know. Ri Il Kyu is the highest-profile defector to escape North Korea since 2016, … Read more