The need for COVID vaccine certificates has been stressed by EU members, despite the World Health Organization’s advice against imposing such a system. The system in question would show whether a traveler had been...
Eating Istanbul: Yemeni vs Afghan Food Battle
We compare a $30 Yemeni feast with a $30 Afghan feast in a neighbourhood in Istanbul.
Hong Kong restaurant trains and employs disabled people
Dignity Kitchen is almost entirely staffed by employees with physical or mental disabilities who also cook and serve customers.
Morocco normalises ties with Israel
Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalise relations in a deal brokered with the help of the US. In return, the US will recognise Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, where there has been a decades-old...
Australian group urges mining ‘reset’ after ancient site destroyed
Aboriginal landowners have called for a “reset” in Australia’s mining sector after an inquiry pilloried Rio Tinto for blowing up a 46,000-year-old heritage site to expand an iron ore mine.
Dame Barbara: She was more ‘Carry On’ in real life
Lucy Benjamin starred with Dame Barbara in East Enders, and says she was never late, always bubbly and had time for everybody.
Dame Barbara Windsor: Best known for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On films dies aged 83
Dame Barbara Windsor – best known for her roles as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders and in the Carry On films – has died aged 83. She died peacefully at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home with her husband...