By Anmol Alphonso Viral social media posts claiming the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 30 seats with a margin of less than 500 votes and won more than 100 seats with a margin of less than 1000 votes, are false. BOOM analysed data published by the Elec…
The politician’s new clothes: Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak’s wardrobe choices explained
By Eliot Wilson Clothes are indicators of who we are and how we want to be perceived. This is especially true of politicians, for even the most straightforward of whom everything is, in some way, a signal. Think of Donald Trump’s uniform of the boxy na…
Reprimenda en el Senado a Armengol por acabar la comisión insinuando que se vote contra PP y Vox el 9J
La presidenta del Congreso, Francina Armengol, ha cerrado este viernes su comparecencia en la comisión de investigación del Senado sobre el llamado ‘caso Koldo’ animando a votar en las elecciones europeas del domingo contra quienes basan su política en…
Minimum Wage: Also negotiate prudent governance, production – Prof Utomi to Labour
A renowned political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has asked the federal government and organized labour to take advantage of the new minimum wage negotiation window to move Nigeria down the path of thrift and production. Utomi, Founder of the Centre for…
Goldi can make Super use of his light weight
By Wally Pyrah FAVOURITE backers will be in their element, weather permitting, on the Sha Tin card, with a number of gallopers likely to go off at very short odds. The John Size-trained winning debutant The Winnabe, looks to have a virtual penalty-kick…
Domestic violence in Germany rises second year in row
The number of victims of domestic violence in Germany rose by 6.5% in 2023 compared to the previous year, with Family Minister Lisa Paus lamenting the “shocking extent of a sad reality” on Friday. According to a recent report on police crime statistics…
Pak: Baloch rights body condemns brutal violence against nine-month peaceful protest in Chaman
Chaman [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemned the use of state machinery against the use of brutal violence against the nine-month peaceful sit-in protest at Chaman. The authorities in Islamabad used excessive force, includ…
‘Don’t forget us’: Gaza genocide through a young artist’s eyes
Alaa Zaqout, a young woman in Gaza, shares the physical and psychological realities of living through genocide in Gaza. Like most Gazans, Alaa and her family have been displaced several times from their home in north Gaza, which was obliterated last Oc…
Kremlin Says France Seeks ‘Direct’ Role in Ukraine War
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent statements are “inflaming” tensions in Europe and show he is readying France for a direct role in the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said on Friday. The French leader has taken an increasingly hawkish line in his sup…
‘He’s got an air of calm’: Free agent profiled as Sheffield Wednesday hone in on first summer signing
Sheffield Wednesday appear to be closing in on their first signing of what should be a very busy transfer window. Expect Sheffield Wednesday and Danny Rohl to be hard at work in this summer’s transfer window, which officially opens on June 14th. The Ow…