Norah Bassett was hours old when she died in 2019, after multiple failings in her care. What can be learned from her heartbreaking loss? If Charlotte Bassett had known that her daughter Norah’s life would be numbered in hours and minutes, not decades and years, she’d never have left her side. But she didn’t. So…
The sun is currently ramping up to hit the peak of its 11-year activity cycle. In the past few days, powerful solar eruptions have sent a stream of particles towards Earth which are set to produce spectacular auroras in both hemispheres. But these kinds of geomagnetic storms can also have less appealing consequences. Madeleine Finlay…
As the author of a book about a pivotal uprising in 18th-century Jamaica, Vincent Brown was enlisted in a campaign to make its leader a national hero. But when he arrived in Jamaica, he started to wonder what he had got himself into • Read more in this series: Cotton Capital ‘Let’s get something straight,”…
Pollution, traffic, noise – the busy streets of the Bangladeshi capital prohibit many who are ill or have limited mobility from leaving their homes, posing further risks to their health The door of Rehana Khan’s sixth-floor flat is as far as she ventures during the day. On most days, she barely leaves her bed. The…
From expensive rent to efforts to keep up with fashion, a young man’s missives on display in Cumbria are relatable to today When Ben Browne set off on horseback from his small village in the north of England for the bright lights of London in 1719, his concerns were not so different from those of…
For years Haredi men have been allowed to continue Torah study, but proposal could force some to enlist A proposed bill to extend compulsory military service to ultra-Orthodox students, historically exempt from conscription, has ignited a fierce debate in Israel, with Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly warning that failure to pass the law could jeopardise the stability…
Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan, has raised $114 million in funding, becoming the country’s first unicorn with a valuation of $1.16 billion. Uzbekistan is fertile ground for startups, given the fact that people aged below 30 constitute about 60% of its population of…
Here’s the harsh truth behind personal care products: you’re mostly buying water and plastics. The main ingredient in a bottle of shampoo or shower gel is water, and by far. It is mixed with a bunch of active ingredients. And because it’s a “pre-mixed” product, companies spend a lot of money on plastic bottles to…
General Daily Insight for March 26, 2024 Our emotions can run a wild gamut today. The Moon in fair-minded Libra will start the day off with a pair of awkward angles, first to excitable Jupiter in Taurus, then to loving Venus in Pisces. We may feel a bit overwhelmed by it all when the Moon…
Stenogramele sunt din ziua meciului cu FCSB, de pe 9 martie. Partida câștigată de Rapid cu 4-0 a început cu un arsenal pirotehnic al giuleștenilor de pe stadion. În discuția dintre Niculae, președintele Rapidului, și „Bocciu”, apare și numele lui Sebastian Colțescu, arbitrul VAR al meciului. Șeful galeriei de la Rapid și alți 15 suspecți,…
UPDATE 6:52 – Volodimir Zelenski: Rachete balistice au avariat case şi clădirea Academiei de Arte din Kiev. O altă lovitură la Odesa. Harkovul, într-o situaţie deosebit de dificilă / Este extrem de important să avem grijă de cei care au nevoie de sprijin Preşedintele Ucrainei, Volodimir Zelenski, afirmă în mesajul către popor că luni după-amiază…
As per a Bloomberg report, institutional clients of Goldman Sachs’ Asia Pacific division are displaying revitalized interest in Bitcoin, Ether, and other crypto assets. This trend indicates a notable evolution in the investment landscape for traditional financial institutions. According to Max Minton, the head of digital assets at Goldman Asia Pacific, a significant number of…
