Power drives global affairs today, not rules – what Africa’s strategies should be: A new world order is emerging. The United States is no longer the sole force shaping global events; countries like China, Russia, India and the Gulf states are growing in influence. This shift has intensified global competition and made international cooperation more …
What does class mean today in Britain? Podcast: Gig economy workers take a break in Chinatow, London. Shutterstock/Grant Rooney Social class continues to influence British people’s opportunities and the way they think about them, even if the boundaries between those classes have shifted. In the third part of Know Your Place: what happened to class …
Fela Kuti is more famous today than ever – what’s behind his global power: Almost three decades after his passing in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician and activist who created the Afrobeat music movement, remains the subject of global obsession. The self-proclaimed “Black President” is everywhere, like an omnipresent deity. His presence is …
Today in History for 29th February 2024: Historical Events 1720 – Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns 1768 – Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski joins the Bar Confederation to defend the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence 1948 – Stern-group bomb on Cairo-Haifa train kills 27 British soldiers 1968 – US end regular flights with nuclear bombs …
#JeSuisCharlie was one of the most viral hashtags in history – here’s why it wouldn’t happen today: conejota/Shutterstock It will be nine years on January 7 since a shooting at French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo killed 12 and injured 11 of its employees. The attack led to an immediate and unprecedented outpouring of solidarity …
Six books (and one play) to read to understand British politics today: With a general election on the horizon in 2024, this holiday season is a good time to curl up with a book that explains the state of British politics and society today. We asked politics experts for their recommendations. Why Is This Lying …
These are the latest trending searches on Google right now: World Cup Cricket today: : Daily Search Trends Have you tried: Farking?
These are the latest trending searches on Google right now: Live Cricket Score today: : Daily Search Trends Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
Carl Sagan detected life on Earth 30 years ago – here’s how his experiment is helping us search for alien species today: Earth and Moon as seen by the Galileo spacecraft from a distance of 6 million km away. NASA It’s been 30 years since a group of scientists led by Carl Sagan found evidence …
Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll: How much can the written records of ancient civilisations tell us about the animals they lived alongside? Our latest research, based on the venomous snakes described in an ancient Egyptian papyrus, suggests more than you might …
These are the latest trending searches on Google right now: PowerBall results Today: : Daily Search Trends Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
These are the latest trending searches on Google right now: Powerball results. Today: : Daily Search Trends DALI DALI album: : Daily Search Trends Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?
Debating the ‘success’ of multiculturalism misses the point – it’s simply part of life in Britain today: Diwali in Trafalgar Square: a celebration of multicultural Britain. Lara Ra/Shutterstock Suella Braverman – the home secretary in one of the UK’s most ethnically diverse cabinets in history – has declared that multiculturalism has failed. Speaking to an …
Today in History for 3rd October 2023: Historical Events 1143 – Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II 1569 – Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots 1918 – Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria abdicates the throne in favour of his eldest son Tsar Boris III 1940 – France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish …
These are the latest trending searches on Google right now: SA Rugby today: : Daily Search Trends Have you tried: Farking?
A brief history of abortion – from ancient Egyptian herbs to fighting stigma today: The first recorded evidence of induced abortion is from an ancient Egyptian papyrus. pexels/karolina grabowska You might be forgiven for thinking of abortion as a particularly modern phenomenon. But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that abortion has been a constant …
Nigeria’s slick Netflix epic, Jagun Jagun, explores a rich past that also reflects the world today: Netflix’s recently released film Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) is set in pre-colonial Nigeria and follows the story of a feared warlord named Ogunjimi. While playing out in the past, it is steeped in contemporary universal cultural, political and socio-economic …
These are the latest trending searches on Google right now: Epl fixtures today: : Daily Search Trends Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?