By Lydia Veljanovski Blowing out the candles on her cake, Ellie Gould had no idea it would be the last birthday she would live to see. As she turned 17, it was a day filled with family, friends and celebrations. But there was no cake on what should hav…
International Buddhist Confederation organises symposium on Vipassana Meditation in Bangkok
Bangkok [Thailand], February 29 (ANI): The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) along with the Union Ministry of Culture, the Embassy of India in Bangkok, Thailand and Silpakorn University, jointly organised a day-long international symposium on …
Tokyo stocks mixed on caution before U.S. inflation data, dip-buying
Tokyo stocks ended mixed Thursday, as buying on dips erased an initial fall on caution ahead of U.S. inflation-related data later in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 41.84 points, or 0.11 percent, from Wednesday at 39,166.19. The …
Meet Fríði Djurhuus, frontman of the Faroe Islands’ first queer vegan punk band
In the north Atlantic, halfway between Norway and Iceland, there is an archipelago of stark cliff faces, gulf stream-blasted land, and sheer volcanic peaks. Howling wind and lashing waves are the main soundtrack here… alongside a young queer vegan punk…
Reader’s letter: Keep events on the calendar
I note with interest Newark Town Council’s latest budget discussions. Unless I have misunderstood, it seems decisions about future expenditure were made on the basis that enough new houses would be built to cover the extra cost through council tax. Sur…
‘You are a beast’… Amad and Sofyan Amrabat react to Manchester United star’s performance v Forest
Manchester United had to shift the team around again to deal with the ongoing injury crisis, and managed to beat Nottingham Forest. Last season Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest four times in the league and cup, and then once earlier this season…
‘Misjudgement on my part’: Jorg Schmadtke suggests he told Liverpool not to sign ‘unbelievable’ 23-year-old
Jorg Schmadtke has admitted that he didn’t want Liverpool to sign Dominik Szoboszlai last summer because of his price tag. The Reds had a very good summer window, didn’t they? They made some fantastic deals, and Schmadtke was the man calling the shots …
‘Misjudgement on my part’: Jorg Schmadtke suggests he told Liverpool not to sign ‘unbelievable’ 23-year-old
Jorg Schmadtke has admitted that he didn’t want Liverpool to sign Dominik Szoboszlai last summer because of his price tag. The Reds had a very good summer window, didn’t they? They made some fantastic deals, and Schmadtke was the man calling the shots …
‘You are a beast’… Amad and Sofyan Amrabat react to Manchester United star’s performance v Forest
Manchester United had to shift the team around again to deal with the ongoing injury crisis, and managed to beat Nottingham Forest. Last season Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest four times in the league and cup, and then once earlier this season…
Nicaragua becomes first Spanish speaking country to recognise India pharma standards
Managua [Nicaragua], February 29 (ANI): India and Nicaragua have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Pharmacopoeia on cooperation in the field of the regulation of medicines. With this MoU, Nicaragua has become the first nation in Spanish spe…