New investigation exposes how China is running dozens of secret police stations in foreign countries
For years, Alphabay ruled the dark web. If you were in the market to buy drugs or stolen credit cards, the digital bazaar was the place to turn. At its peak, more than 350,000 products were listed for sale – an estimated 10 times the size of the notorious Silk...
Money can’t buy some things: Chelsea manager Potter’s return to Brighton ends in humiliation
On this most memorable of afternoons for Brighton and their new manager the message from Brighton was clear – you can take our manager, left-back and a host of staff but you won’t turn up here and leave with the three points too. There are some things, they might say,...
Man City’s Pep Guardiola hails his linkman De Bruyne but angry with rivals Leicester for ‘not playing’
Pep Guardiola has declared that Kevin De Bruyne “is back” after he put in an “amazing” performance as Man City beat Leicester City 1-0. With City missing their superstar striker due to injury, an air-tight Foxes defence had kept the Premier League champions at bay for 49 minutes. But there...
Middle East’s investment in renewable energy has reduced cost to $0.1 per kilowatt hour – lowest in the world
According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) data from 2020, Middle East produces less than four per cent of its electricity from renewable sources, compared to a figure of 28 per cent worldwide. In the short term, the data by IRENA shows, the region’s nations are looking mainly to solar...
Man City gaffer Guardiola says he’s now wary of Man United who are on the mend and candidates for EPL title
Despite stuffing Erik ten Hag’s side 6-3 at the start of the month in a largely one-sided derby mauling, the Spaniard is now concerned after witnessing drastic improvements in United. The Red Devils have turned in some real statement performances since the pasting and were unlucky not to win away...
Road to nowhere: Self-driving car developer Argo abandons $3.6 billion project Ford and VW had stakes in
Self-driving car developer Argo AI has suddenly announced that it is closing its doors this week. Some of its 1,800-odd employees, already reduced by summer layoffs, are to be offered jobs to “work on automated technology with either Ford or Volkswagen. A statement by Catherine Johnsmeyer, an Argo spokesperson, said...
Doctors highly optimistic new drug OMO-103 can treat pancreatic, bowel, lung… more cancers
Doctors in the United States and Spain have expressed optimism that they will soon be able to cure cancer after a drug they have developed and tested on 22 patients showed strong signs of eliminating deassed cells. However, the results show the drug OMO-103 can cure or manage pancreatic, bowel...
Experts say Chinese President Jinping’s election bodes well for research as Beijing reels under US stiff sanctions
China’s ambitions and reliance on science and technology were front and centre at the Communist Party’s all-important 20th congress in Beijing, which ended on Sunday. President Xi Jinping said at the opening of the meeting, held every five years, that the country must “regard science and technology as our primary...
Spain calls for urgent global intervention to shield Africa from severe impact of climate crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called on global leaders to prioritise solutions to the climate change crisis threatening food security in African countries and the effects on the continent of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. During an official visit to South Africa, Sanchez met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa...
UN peacekeepers: Why are the missions coming up against stiff resistance in Africa?
In the past few months, two United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in Africa have encountered violent protests from the local populations they’re meant to protect. Protesters in Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) demanded the immediate withdrawal of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of...
