Many women, young and old, no longer comply with laws dictating that they dress “modestly” and cover their heads, a legacy of the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests which swept Iran a few years ago – and like all protests, were crushed with lethal force. Source link
A councillor apologises and is reprimanded after telling a council call handler to “speak English”. Source link
Heather Knight hopes this summer’s T20 World Cup on home soil can be transformative for women’s cricket in the UK after conceding success in 2017 was not fully capitalised on. Knight, 35, captained England to victory in the 2017 showpiece event at Lord’s and is currently preparing for this year’s T20 tournament, which begins in…
Muhammad Ali is recognised by many as the greatest ever heavyweight, and arguably fighter, of all time, but in the eyes of fellow pound-for-pound legend Floyd Mayweather, there is one more recent heavyweight who would have gotten the better of ‘The Greatest’. Ali suffered five defeats during his iconic career, with three of those losses…
Piero Corvetto steps down as candidates advancing to presidential run-off in June remain unclear Source link
‘Beyond GDP’ approaches must take natural capital and planetary health into account.Credit: Matjaz Corel/Alamy The world seems ready to move beyond gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of economic growth, and towards metrics that are more representative of sustainability and people’s well-being. United Nation member states ratified this move in 2024, and the World Bank…
Caesars Entertainment Inc. has extended the period of exclusive talks about an $18 billion takeover by Tilman Fertitta as new details about the deal emerge. Source link
The duo had sought aslyum after their football team did not sing the national anthem during a match. Source link
Havertz has said that this season is not what he “expected it to be” and has been “stop and start”. The 26-year-old also said earlier this campaign that it was a new experience going through a major injury and he “hasn’t really faced a challenge like this before”. He looked disappointed by the latest setback…
Microsoft has released a new Xbox update that adds a bunch of new features, including the ability to disable Quick Resume for individual games. Quick Resume, which lets you swap between your games with minimal wait time, is one of the best features on the Xbox Series X / S consoles. But it can also…