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A magical weekend at Yasgur's Farm
Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/08/2024
» Every year there are anniversaries marking significant events from the past and they always serve as uncomfortable reminders that I am getting a bit old. A classic example is this weekend with the 55th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival. Now that's scary. Surely it couldn't have been that long ago?
City's anti-rat crusade has never been this normal
News, Stephen Mihm, Published on 13/08/2024
» New York City's mayor, Eric Adams, has opened up a new front of his war on rats. Mr Adams, who already made headlines for appointing a "rat czar" last year, has escalated his campaign against the city's ubiquitous rodents. Last week, he announced the creation of the "Rat Pack", which he billed as an "elite squad of anti-rat activists" who will take the fight to the enemy.
Triathletes are lab rats for Seine cleanup stunt
News, David Fickling, Published on 01/08/2024
» What's not to like about a sparkling bathing spot in the middle of a global city?
Those pesky pigeons and a plastic owl
Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/07/2024
» Fond as I am of our feathered friends I admit to getting in a bit of a flap over the rapidly increasing number of pigeons (nok pilab) that have been descending on our residence in recent times. Some people call pigeons "rats with wings", others more generously "doves without the PR". I must confess to be leaning towards the first of those opinions.
An early look at the 2025 market
News, Javier Blas, Published on 12/01/2024
» The 2024 oil market is still in its infancy, but attention is already shifting to 2025. If the global economy is starting to abandon its oil addiction, as optimists contend, the first signs of the energy transition should emerge by next year. Spoiler alert: early indications are that the beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel industry remains elusive.
Should the brain be blamed for rebellious urge?
Oped, Matt Qvortrup, Published on 22/02/2023
» Why do people take part in insurrections, like the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the storming of the presidential residence in Sri Lanka, or January's sacking of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in Brazil?
When health solidarity is health security
Oped, Ifeanyi M Nsofor, Published on 27/10/2022
» Kicking off the UN's second annual Sustainable Development Goals Moment last month, Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas emphasised the role of solidarity as a driver of change. "Global solidarity is more important than ever," she said. "Together, we have an extraordinary opportunity to change the world we live in."
Bats are best for baseball not lunch
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/10/2022
» A couple of weeks ago, Dr Rungsrit Kanjanavanit, a cardiologist at the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, expressed concern on Facebook about a man in Sukhothai who hunted bats for consumption and also for sale.
Let's see Vicha report
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/05/2022
» Re: "Nate probe a let-down", (May 19).