A new production company has been set up in a bid to bring theatre to streets across the UK, while helping out-of-work actors whose jobs have dried up as numerous theatres are forced to close. With the support of the...
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law – BBC News
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the territory’s controversial new national security law. Mr Lai, 73, is accused of conspiring with foreign forces to endanger national...
Why people fail to quarantine during Christmas | COVID-19 Special
The holiday season is a time to celebrate and to be around loved ones. But this year, everything – from Christmas markets to family gatherings – is having to be scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Simply amazing | Check out this super-cool phenomenon on the Volga River In Russia
Have you ever seen ice circles, (or ice ‘pans’ or ‘crêpes’, if you prefer) floating in water? No? Well, now you have! This odd occurrence was filmed on the Volga in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Thunder is coming! | Corvette ‘Gremyashiy’ intercepts cruise missile in the Baltic Sea
Russia’s Ministry of Defense published the footage of the final stage of testing of its newest Project 20385 corvette, in which the ‘Gremyashiy’ (‘Thundering’) destroyed a target cruise missile.
EU goes against WHO’s advice by pushing ‘vaccination certificates’
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.