Prodigal tongue: Why dirty or curse words are deliciously a vibrant part of fast language learning
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power – and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an...
Arsenal’s first win tempts fanbase to start feeling Gunners are turning the corner
Former Gunners star Paul Merson feels the Arsenal players deserve to be knighted if they can achieve the ambitions set out by Martin Odegaard. The north Londoners picked up their first points of the new season at the fourth attempt on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half goal was enough to secure...
Salmonella: Beware, $365m danger lurks in that chicken and egg you ravenously eat
Every year, food tainted with Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria causes nearly three million illnesses in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among those sickened by Salmonella, 26,500 will be hospitalised and 420 will die, accruing an estimated $365 million in direct medical costs. Although Campylobacter...
Megastar Cristiano Ronaldo told new clubmates was nervous about his return to Old Trafford
Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly so nervous about his return to Manchester United that he did not even do an initiation song. Instead, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner made a speech to the squad stressing just how ‘absolutely ecstatic’ he was to be back. The 36-year-old rejected a move to rivals...
Healthcare, aid and the Taliban: Fix crumbling health system or risk greater humanitarian catastrophe
The New Humanitarian Interview with Afghanistan’s acting health minister, Dr Wahid Majrooh, on situation after the Taliban takeover in Kabul. International aid donors must find a way to fund Afghanistan’s crumbling health system, or risk an even greater humanitarian catastrophe. This is the warning from the country’s acting health minister,...
Menstrual hygiene: How Syrian refugee women cope with indignity of reusing sanitary towels
A 2020 study commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on the social acceptability and practicality of using reusable sanitary pads in Lebanon found a host of challenges. For starters, among the around one million Syrian refugees and the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees are many women who...
Aubameyang breaks scoring duck, lifts gloom over Arsenal as Arteta savours ’14 days of my career’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his side’s first goal of the campaign to lift them off the foot of the table on Saturday Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was overjoyed to see the Gunners finally get on the board with their first Premier League points of 2021-22 and saluted the hard work his...
Afghan healthcare on life support as the system that proved resilient during 3 waves of Covid crumbles
International aid suspensions could shutter most of Afghanistan’s public health facilities, essentially leaving the country without a working healthcare system, officials and aid groups say. Some 2,000 donor-funded clinics and other health facilities could shut their doors within days, stripping access to primary or secondary healthcare from millions of people....
Indomitable Lukaku puts two past Aston Villa as Chelsea’s down winning streak stretches to four
Romelu Lukaku scored a brilliant double and Mateo Kovacic struck as Chelsea breezed past Aston Villa 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues survived a string of first half scares before taking control of the clash, but Saul Niguez had a debut to forget – misplacing several passes before being hooked...
Chelsea manager says stars Lukaku, N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic’s injuries not so serious
Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Romelu Lukaku is fit to face Aston Villa, but N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic are both ruled out of the match through injury. Lukaku required a scan on a potential thigh injury he sustained while away on international duty with Belgium, but resumed training with...
