1 hour ago About sharing The UN climate talks COP28 are hosted by United Arab Emirates this year By Georgina Rannard Climate reporter at COP28, Dubai The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they call “weak”. The draft removed language…
She starred in films such as Alfie, opposite Sir Michael Caine, and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
2 hours ago About sharing Brianna’s body was discovered by dog walkers at Culcheth Linear Park after she was stabbed 28 times By Monica Rimmer & PA Media BBC News A girl accused of murdering Brianna Ghey has told a jury she was walking away from the teen when she was stabbed and only saw…
1 hour ago About sharing Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie star in Barbie, which took $356m (£283m) globally in its opening weekend By Tom Gerken Technology reporter 2023 was the year of big films and celebrity deaths – if Google’s yearly review is to be believed. Barbie and Oppenheimer were the most searched films in…
1 hour ago About sharing Mr Navalny has frequently appeared in court by video link, but recently he has been absent By Robert Greenall BBC News Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from the penal colony where he was serving his sentence and his whereabouts are unknown, his spokeswoman has said. Kira…
31 minutes ago About sharing Watch: “My primary concern was protecting millions of jobs” – Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak has robustly defended his Eat Out To Help Out scheme, implemented in summer 2020, saying it prevented “devastating” job losses. The scheme encouraged people to attend pubs and restaurants by subsidising meals after lockdown rules were…
December 11, 2023 Reimagining The Nation in Print Reimagining “The Nation” in Print Each new monthly issue will be much longer—with more room for hard-hitting investigative pieces and reporting that challenges corporate power and conventional wisdom. D.D. Guttenplan Ludwig Hurtado This article appears in the December 25, 2023/January 1, 2024 issue. As the last few…
Tjeerd Royaards From Argentina to the Netherlands, democracies are crumbling. The post Around the World, Authoritarians Are Rising appeared first on The Nation.
December 11, 2023 Socialism and Disney Are Incompatible Our species can’t afford another century of the principles fostered by the Disney emporium. Ariel Dorfman Ad Policy A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in front of Cinderella’s castle at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Matt Stroshane / Bloomberg…
14 minutes ago About sharing By June Kelly, Alex Dackevych, Judith Burns and Naresh Puri BBC News Three people who tortured, starved and beat to death a woman from west London have been found guilty of her murder. On the evening of Monday 12 September last year, 35-year-old Shakira Spencer was driven back to her…