Giorno: 5 Novembre 2022

Rail passengers in Britain face disruption despite strike cancellation

Read More Rail passengers in Britain are being warned they could still face disruption on Saturday despite a series of planned strikes being called off. The RMT union said on Friday afternoon that three days of industrial action by thousands of its members at Network Rail, due to take place on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday […]

Incendio in un bar in Russia: almeno 15 morti

Read More L’incendio in un bar nella città russa di Kostroma, che si trova a nord-est di Mosca da cui dista poco più di 300 chilometri, ha provocato la morte di almeno 13 persone. Secondo le fonti di polizia, in 250 sono stati evacuati dall’edificio in cui sono divampate le fiamme nella notte. Il tetto […]

Attacks against River Club redevelopment: Same lies, different day

Read More The article “The River Club: Flawed processes and a dirty fight over development and heritage” by Jens Horber (Mail & Guardian, 29 October 2022) refers. Over the past year, Horber, who only recently qualified as a town planner, has voiced his opposition to the River Club (well beyond the scope of planning matters). […]

Sorry, Putin and Xi, autocracy and football don’t mix

Read More Neymar got a bollocking the other day from Juninho Pernambucano. The former Brazil and Lyon midfielder — arguably the world’s greatest deadball technician in his day — rattled Neymar’s woodwork for supporting Jair Bolsonaro against Lula da Silva in the Brazilian presidential election. “I get sick when I see right-wing Brazilian players like […]

Microsoft co-founder’s collection poised to raise $1bn in ‘largest art auction in history’

Read More The vast private art collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is expected to fetch a record-breaking $1bn (?890m) when it is auctioned next week. The collection of more than 150 masterpieces includes Georges Seurat’s Les Poseuses, Ensemble (petite version) and Paul C?zanne’s landscape La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, which are both expected to […]

Study finds first evidence of link between low serotonin levels and depression

Read More Scientists claim to have found the first direct evidence that people with depression have a reduced capacity for releasing serotonin in the brain. The findings from a brain-imaging study reignite a debate within psychiatry over the so-called serotonin hypothesis of depression and challenge the conclusions of an influential review published in July that […]

Thousands expected to attend London rally to demand general election

Read More Thousands of people are expected to hold a demonstration in London on Saturday, demanding an immediate general election, as well as action to combat the worsening cost of living crisis. Trade unions and community organisations will take part in the protest, which will include a march around parliament, said its organisers, the People’s […]

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow struggling to train conscripts as officers and trainers already killed, says UK

Read More From 4m ago The 300,000 troops Putin conscripted as part of the mobilisation drive are providing “little additional offensive combat capability’ as the Russian military is struggling to train them, UK intelligence has reported. In its daily briefing, the UK Ministry of Defence said troops are being deployed with “little or no training”. […]

South Korea Deploys Jets After Detecting 180 North Korean Military Flights

Read More North Korea conducted more than 180 military flights across its inland areas on Friday, the South Korean military said, prompting it to scramble dozens of fighter jets to maintain its response posture. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected North Korean fighters and bombers flying over the North’s inland areas […]

Xiaomi officially opens its first store in South Africa

Read More Offers exclusive, in-store deals, including 50% off select items, to customers  Xiaomi Corporation, a global consumer electronics and smart manufacturing company, officially opened its first store in South Africa today. Located at Shop L21 at Sandton City in Johannesburg, the store will sell Xiaomi smartphones and AloT products. Xiaomi fans can also bring […]