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Just arrive in South Africa and quickly realize how true is the reality about security issues in Johannesburg, the city is not easy to move by yourself and even when you can move you must be worried about the place you are going, at night you must stay aw

A nice South African City image: Just arrive in South Africa and quickly realize how true is the reality about security issues in Johannesburg, the city is not easy to move by yourself and even when you can move you must be worried about the place you are going, at night you must stay aw …

Read moreJust arrive in South Africa and quickly realize how true is the reality about security issues in Johannesburg, the city is not easy to move by yourself and even when you can move you must be worried about the place you are going, at night you must stay aw

Just Stop Oil: protests will be even more disruptive if they kick off panic buying

Just Stop Oil: protests will be even more disruptive if they kick off panic buying: Protesters from the climate activist groups Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have blocked at least 11 fuel depots across England and disrupted supplies (though it’s always tough to quantify exactly how much disruption there has been). Petrol stations also …

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Plan to become a ‘cryptoassets hub’ may just be the UK government hedging its bets

Plan to become a ‘cryptoassets hub’ may just be the UK government hedging its bets: Shutterstock/Ivan Marc In a busy start to April 2022 for the British chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced his intention to make the UK a “global hub for cryptoassets technology”. Put simply, this means he wants the country to be an attractive …

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England’s planned school reform is just more of the same – innovation expert proposes radical alternative

England’s planned school reform is just more of the same – innovation expert proposes radical alternative: SpeedKingz/Shutterstock The educational landscape needs overhauling in England. The school system is based on a 20th century framework that is no longer relevant in an increasingly digital world. Now, after school closures and the disruption caused by the pandemic, …

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What drives Chinese migrants to Ghana: it’s not just an economic decision

What drives Chinese migrants to Ghana: it’s not just an economic decision: Ghana is a popular destination for Chinese migrants Wikimedia Commons Over the past two decades, there have been many debates about China’s growing engagement in Africa. In these discussions, the more than one million Chinese expatriates, business people and labourers who come and …

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Just Stop Oil: how mediation between climate activists and police could help with escalating protests

Just Stop Oil: how mediation between climate activists and police could help with escalating protests: Florian Reichelt/Centre for Good Relations, Author provided Just Stop Oil activists have glued themselves to roads, climbed atop oil tankers and attached themselves to the goalposts of a Premier League football match. They demand that the government halt all new …

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Elon Musk just made Twitter a much more interesting company – here’s why

Elon Musk just made Twitter a much more interesting company – here’s why: The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is now Twitter’s largest shareholder after acquiring a 9.2% stake in the social media platform for just under US$ 3 billion (£2.3 billion). The announcement drove Twitter’s share price up 27%, and it continued to grow …

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Ukraine: the 2008 financial crisis is a bigger cause than we realise – just like 1929 with the second world war

Ukraine: the 2008 financial crisis is a bigger cause than we realise – just like 1929 with the second world war: The historical parallels are uncanny. A decade or so after the two most devastating financial crises in modern capitalism, in 1929 and in 2008, a terrible conflict begins in Europe that threatens to draw in …

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During the cold war, US and Europe were just as divided over Russia sanctions – here’s how it played out

During the cold war, US and Europe were just as divided over Russia sanctions – here’s how it played out: It’s impossible to predict how the crisis in Ukraine will progress, but the rupture in relations between Russia and the west is unlikely to heal any time soon. At the very least, trade between these …

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Just 30-90 minutes of resistance training weekly decreases risk of premature death – new research

Just 30-90 minutes of resistance training weekly decreases risk of premature death – new research: It's important to do resistance training alongside other types of exercise. Leszek Glasner/ Shutterstock There’s long been evidence that moderate aerobic exercise (think walking, running, or cycling) are good for your lifelong health and well-being. Research even shows us more …

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Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time

Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time: Concept of a black hole acting as a lens on background light. Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock Astronomers famously snapped the first ever direct image of a black hole in 2019, thanks to material glowing in its presence. But many black holes are actually near …

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Cranes: why Britain’s tallest bird just had its best breeding year since the 1600s

Cranes: why Britain’s tallest bird just had its best breeding year since the 1600s: Nick Upton/RSPB, Author provided Binoculars in hand, I’m hunkered down beside the floodplain at the RSPB’s Nene Washes nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, England. It’s a cold, late-winter morning and there are few people around, but I’ve come early to try to …

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Death during sex isn’t just something that happens to middle-aged men, new study finds

Death during sex isn’t just something that happens to middle-aged men, new study finds: Maria Markevich/Shutterstock Sex has many beneficial physical and psychological effects, including reducing high blood pressure, improving the immune system and aiding better sleep. The physical act of sex and orgasm releases the hormone oxytocin, the so-called love hormone, which is important …

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