‘ Trump is the face of tyranny and facism’ says a choir member who resigned rather than sung at The US Presidential elect’s inauguration. The trump victory has stumped most of the US of America! But the organisers of the Presidential Big Day are at a loss to find performers to sing at the Inaugral! […]
During 2016, Israeli authorities demolished or seized 1,089 Palestinian-owned structures throughout the West Bank – including East Jerusalem – thus displacing 1,593 Palestinians and impacting the livelihoods of another 7,101, according to a recently completed United Nations study. Preliminary analysis of the data, gathered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), […]
If you wanted to know how to succeed in pop, George Michael’s career would give you a pretty good template. Wham! may have been considered a joke by critics who couldn’t see beyond the schoolgirls clutching Smash Hits posters to their chests, but the band were a commercial phenomenon. Their throwaway lyrics (“Club Tropicana, drinks […]
US President elect Donald Trump thinks he’s ‘won the war against Christmas’, but Journalist Christopher hale has something more to say: Unfortunately for O’Reilly and Trump, there’s still one person they must defeat in this self-perpetuating war on Christmas. It’s Pope Francis, the 80-year-old leader of 1.2 billion Catholics across the globe. “Christmas is a […]
In his Christmas message this year (December 22), Prince Charles reflected on the religious persecution that Christians and other religious minorities face throughout the world, calling it “beyond all belief” that it still continues even after the horrors of the Holocaust were exposed. “I was born in 1948, just after the end of World War […]
On Sunday, 11 December the world’s best known protest singer, Bob Dylan graciously accepted the Nobel Prize. Bob Dylan said it was “truly beyond words” to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. In a speech read on his behalf at the ceremony in Sweden, he said he thought his odds of winning were as likely […]
London: What did ze say? Oxford University wants students to use the gender neutral “ze” instead of “he” or “she” when addressing fellow students. One of the world’s leading educational institutions has outlined the new guidelines in a students’ union leaflet as part of a move to prevent transgender students being offended, The Sunday Times […]
Radiohead’s bassist has said vinyl is “a much more pleasurable way of having your music come out”. Colin Greenwood told Radio 4’s The World at One the format gives you the chance to “express how you feel about the music in a physical, tangible form.” More money was spent on vinyl than downloaded albums last […]
Does Paris require the services of a Pied piper? Rats! They’re overrunning parks and disturbing the peace of lovers’ lanes! Paris city hall is temporarily closing the French capital’s parks as part of a drive to reduce the rat population. Five parks have already been closed and the public will also be barred from the […]
What’s Australia to be afraid of? Red Ants, according to a new report. Red fire ants could wreak more damage in Australia than feral rabbits, cane toads and foxes combined, experts have warned in a new report. Originally from South America, the red imported fire ant is feared for its burning and potentially lethal sting. […]
After India, now Iran! A tragic collision between two passenger trains in Iran’s Semnan province killed over 31 people dead and left 70 others injured, including four railway employees. According to the provincial governor in the region, an intercity express was struck by another train while it was stationary at the Haft-Khan station in Shahroud […]
China’s first public suspension railway officially began operation in the south-western city of Chengdu on Monday (Nov 21), as part of a trial run. If successful, the new mode of transport will be rolled out to other parts of the country. Dubbed the “sky train” by Chinese media, the trains are powered by lithium batteries […]
