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When rising against ruling-class corruption, Nigerians must reject the hero culture that has historically undermined genuine activism. Lagos, October 2020. © Vic Josh via Shutterstock. On the morning of July 26, as conversations raged across …

As of October 31, there have been at least 43 homicides in Barbados between January 1 and October 31, marking a 7.5% increase over the previous January-to-September period in 2024. For the same period last …

Even when the legal arguments in such lawfare cases are weak or absurd, the litigation itself can be of value to litigants who seek to utilise the court hearings to air a litany of real …

When I was a child, I played badminton for a couple of years. I liked playing but was never any good and did not play in competitions. However, like all members, I did participate in …

Introduction From a feminist perspective, international law has frequently failed to adequately address gender issues, primarily due to the challenges posed by a male-centric discourse reflected in its organizational and normative structure. This limitation is …

When Alvydas Šlepikas’ book Mano vardas – Marytė (‘My name is Marytė’) was published in Lithuania in 2011, it caused a nationwide discussion. Beautifully written and based on historical facts, it was the most read …

We chanced this week on a timetable for European night trains in 1999. So it’s interesting to look back and see which trains were running 25 years ago. By 1999, many European high-speed lines were …

The official Tour de France race guide ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to follow the Tour de France. Here is how to find it.

A fun book to draw from when teaching modern Japan is Soeda Azembo and Michael Lewis, A Life Adrift: Soeda Azembo, Popular Song and Modern Mass Culture in Japan ( London: Routledge, 2009). You can’t …

What can Americans do? What should Australia do? A few weeks ago, I drew up a flowchart to estimate the probability that Trump would establish a dictatorship in the US, which looked, at the time, …

A quick flashback. See my maps (really diagrams) published on Jarrett Walker's Human Transit back in 2010. This has since morphed into my current Melbourne Public Transport Frequent Network map with lots of features like …

A man convicted of killing his neighbour in 2021 with what’s described here as a “lance artisanale” was sentenced to 15 years Wednesday.

The Tidö party leaders. Photograph by Tom Samuelsson - Eget arbete, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128410949 Table of contents Jimmie Åkesson invited the leader of an organised crime network and at least one antisemite and racist …

By Palestine Chronicle Staff Al-Qassam Brigades fighters engaged in direct clashes with Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the center of Beit Lahia. According to a statement issued through their Telegram Channel, the Al-Qassam Brigades targeted …

A common trait of pseudolaw adherents is that they perpetually think they've found loopholes in legal documents or processes.The video for Bill & Steve's Monday meeting was posted yesterday - I was busy with my …

MANY HAVE TRIED to pin Trump to Heritage’s “Project 2025.” The Trump campaign has not only refused to endorse Project 2025—they have refused to endorse any detailed policy plan whatsoever. Trump prefers to keep his …

This guide is a list and map of current and future airports in Indonesia. Indonesia airports map [View Google Map of airports in Indonesia.] Red=International Blue=Domestic Yellow=Under construction The base for this list is the …

I just finished my fifth driving lesson in Taiwan.500 minutes down; 1,000 to go.For my first two lessons, the English-speaking instructor rode with me. But since then, I’ve been on my own: repeatedly, mindlessly circling …

[There is a shortage of skilled tech workers in Japan](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/06/tech/japan-tech-firms-labor-shortage/), and a growing number of Japanese companies have responded by building new, multinational development teams. An in-house multinational team, which typically uses English as a …

The railway brought humanity out of isolation by reducing both time and effort of travel Picture Paris in the early 1830s: a city of narrow, winding streets, where the fastest way to travel was by …