Hit hard by Russia-Ukraine war, neighbouring Georgia can’t grow or import food, faces hunger
For years, Georgia, the tiny former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people, relied on neighbouring agricultural powerhouses – Russia next door and Ukraine across the Black Sea – to feed its citizens. But the former’s invasion of the latter has changed all that. The rising costs of food, rent and...
I still have gas in the tank to play in next World Cup – exuberant Messi says rules out retirement
World Cup winner Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will not be retiring from international football. The star was instrumental in Argentina’s third World Cup win as they overcame France at the Lusail Stadium. There had been suggestions that the 35-year-old would retire from international football after the final, but...
Messi and Mbappe gave us World Cup to cherish in a bland soulless, faceless state in the desert
At the end of it all, the Emir of Qatar dressed Lionel Messi in a flimsy black robe, which seemed to be the ultimate emblem of how a host nation whose own side were so abysmal have claimed him as one of their own. The man in question, crowned player...
Peter Drury: Lionel Messi will be sainted in Argentina, his name is in paradise after World Cup win
Lionel Messi has completed the set after Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties following an incredible 3-3 draw to win the World Cup. Oh, and Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick. Argentina captain Messi set a new record for most World Cup appearances as he lined up for the 26th –...
Has medically assisted death become ‘a way to kill the vulnerable’ with suicide ‘inducing hopelessness’?
A year ago, Switzerland legalised a fancy new way for people to kill themselves that is likely to appeal to young people – a space-age “coffin-like capsule with windows” designed so that the decedent-to-be can push a button, flood the interior with nitrogen and die within 10 minutes. In 2017,...
Concern over steep rise in ‘mercy killing’ or ‘doctor-assisted suicide’ in Canada, Europe
The growing worldwide trend of euthanasia and/or assisted suicide, especially among children and young people, has critics asking troubling questions about the real motivation behind a spate of new laws. In a recent CHD.TV talk-show Good Morning CHD, three Canadian doctors – Dr Charles Hoffe and Dr Stephen Malthouse and...
Buckingham Palace makes peace with a charity campaigner who was racially abused by senior staff
Charity campaigner Ngozi Fulani has accepted an apology from Lady Susan Hussey after the pair met for the first time since the beginning of the royal race row. She had been visiting Buckingham Palace last month when she was quizzed about her ethnicity by the 83-year-old, who has since stepped...
USAID donates $385,000 to conservation in Kenya’s Tsavo and Amboseli wildlife sanctuaries
Wildlife conservation organisations in Tsavo and Amboseli sanctuaries in Kenya have received $385,000 donation from USAID Kenya through the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Tsavo Trust and Amboseli Ecosystem Trust in addition received two vehicles each, Big Life Limited received one motorcycle and Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association received...
Proposed 32-team Club World Cup elicits strong resentment from clubs and football associations
Fifa President Gianni Infantino has confirmed the introduction of a new quadrennial men’s Club World Cup that will kick off in 2025 and feature 32 top teams from across the globe. The Fifa Council met in Qatar on Friday to discuss a variety of matters, including international match calendars and...
How UK science fails Black scholars: Number of minority ethnicities dwindles at every stage of academia
In 2018, Robert Mokaya – from Kenya – discovered that he was the only Black chemistry professor in the United Kingdom. For a decade, he’d assumed there were others who he hadn’t met until investigations by the UK Royal Society of Chemistry revealed his lonely status. “Somebody said to me,...
