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Stock markets have been a one-way bet for many years thanks to the ‘Fed put’ – but those days are over

Stock markets have been a one-way bet for many years thanks to the ‘Fed put’ – but those days are over: The prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine have sent the markets into a tailspin, compounding fears around inflation that have been building over the past few months. The S&P 500 is trading at …

Nixon-Mao meeting: four lessons from 50 years of US-China relations

Nixon-Mao meeting: four lessons from 50 years of US-China relations: Making history: US president Richard Nixon meeting Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing in1972. White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration) It was “the week that changed the world”. On February 21 1972, Chinese leader Mao Zedong and US president Richard Nixon met in Beijing …

Moths and bats have been in an evolutionary battle for millions of years – and we’re still uncovering their tricks

Moths and bats have been in an evolutionary battle for millions of years – and we’re still uncovering their tricks: Moths have evolved extraordinary tricks to fend off bat attacks. Todd Cravens/Wikimedia There aren’t many better examples of two species embroiled in an intense struggle for survival than bats and moths. These two animals are …

Uganda closed schools for two years – the impact is deep and uneven

Uganda closed schools for two years – the impact is deep and uneven: Juliet Namanda teaching children at her home in Kampala, Uganda, due to school closures. Hajarah Nalwadda via Getty Uganda enforced the longest period of school closures worldwide – 22 months – during the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy was subject to scrutiny by …

What archaeology can tell us about the lives of children in England 1,500 years ago

What archaeology can tell us about the lives of children in England 1,500 years ago: krugloff/Shutterstock Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in the early fifth century, groups from northwest Europe made their way to British shores. Germanic peoples settled in what is now England between the fifth and seventh centuries AD. The traditions …

We reconstructed Britain of millions of years ago to see what climate breakdown will involve

We reconstructed Britain of millions of years ago to see what climate breakdown will involve: Kev Gregory Climate change is a global phenomenon and can often appear to be a bigger issue in places where it is already very hot and humid. But what will the climate crisis mean for the relatively mild UK? To …

Changing your diet could add ten years to your life – new research

Changing your diet could add ten years to your life – new research: Everyone wants to live longer. And we’re often told that the key to doing this is making healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising, avoiding smoking and not drinking too much alcohol. Studies have also shown that diet can increase lifespan. A new …

Platinum jubilee: the British monarchy has been in and out of public favour for 200 years

Platinum jubilee: the British monarchy has been in and out of public favour for 200 years: As Queen Elizabeth II approaches her platinum jubilee, the first British monarch to do so, the royal family is also facing a difficult time. Headlines on the upcoming trial of the Duke of York are competing with plans for …

Post SoNA and 20 Years of Freedom Youth Dialogue, 27 Mar 2014

Check out this Port Elizabeth image: Post SoNA and 20 Years of Freedom Youth Dialogue, 27 Mar 2014 Image by GovernmentZA Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration, Collins Chabane addresses the post State of the Nation Address (SoNA) and 20 Years of Freedom Youth Dialogue at Nelson Mandela …

Bloody Sunday 50 years later: what it means when we commemorate trauma

Bloody Sunday 50 years later: what it means when we commemorate trauma: At its heart, Bloody Sunday was a devastating personal tragedy involving the deaths of 13 men and boys, six of whom were only 17 years old. The victims were taking part in a civil rights protest march against internment. In 30 minutes, 21 …

Novak Djokovic was detained for five days – refugees in the same hotel have been there for years

Novak Djokovic was detained for five days – refugees in the same hotel have been there for years: When Novak Djokovic arrived at a Melbourne airport to compete in the 2022 Australian Open, his next stop was not the tennis court but rather the Park hotel, a hotel-turned-immigration detention centre. The Australian government’s reasoning was …

Ukraine: a country wounded by eight years of crisis

Ukraine: a country wounded by eight years of crisis: The Russian-Ukrainian war began in 2014 after pro-European protesters toppled the government of the Moscow-backed president Victor Yanukovych. This led to a rapid escalation of a crisis that resulted in the annexation of Crimea by Russia in March 2014 and the establishment of two Russian-protected de …

The journey to a pig-heart transplant began 60 years ago

The journey to a pig-heart transplant began 60 years ago: Surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, holding up the genetically modified heart that would be transplanted into David Bennett. University of Maryland School of Medicine On Friday, January 7 2022, David Bennett became the world’s first person to successfully receive a …

British Library digitised image from page 124 of “Eleven Years in Central South Africa … With portrait, map, and … illustrations”

A nice South African City image: British Library digitised image from page 124 of “Eleven Years in Central South Africa … With portrait, map, and … illustrations” Image by The British Library Image taken from: Title: "Eleven Years in Central South Africa … With portrait, map, and … illustrations" Author(s): Thomas, Thomas Morgan [person] British …

Image from page 7 of “The life of Baron Frederic Trenck; containing his adventures, his cruel and excessive sufferings, during ten years imprisonment, at the fortress of Magdeburg by command of the late King of Prussia; also anecdotes, historical, politic

Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 7 of “The life of Baron Frederic Trenck; containing his adventures, his cruel and excessive sufferings, during ten years imprisonment, at the fortress of Magdeburg by command of the late King of Prussia; also anecdotes, historical, politic Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: lifeofbaronfred01tren Title: The …

New Year’s resolutions – if the future is preordained can we really change?

New Year’s resolutions – if the future is preordained can we really change?: What's the point of trying to run if the future already exists? Andre Gie/Shutterstock Many of us set ourselves New Year’s resolutions hoping to form better habits. Some of us might want to be more environmentally friendly. Others want to eat better, …