Apr 09, 2024 12:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...
Why Sikhs celebrate the festival of Baisakhi
Apr 09, 2024 12:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
On the festival of Baisakhi, celebrated usually on April 13, Sikhs the world over will joyously wear yellow saffron colors, symbolizing spring harvest and the solar new year, when the Sun enters the constellation...
Germany decriminalised cannabis: why the UK should consider doing the same
Apr 09, 2024 12:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The German government has approved new legislation which decriminalises cannabis. This policy allows over-18s to possess a maximum of 25 grams of cannabis for personal use and grow up to three plants at home. From...
Tunisia’s El Kef city is rich in heritage: centuries of cultural mixing give it a distinct identity
Apr 09, 2024 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
El Kef is a city built into the southern face of Jebel Dyr mountain, which is linked to the High Atlas mountains in the north-western region of Tunisia that borders on Algeria. The breeze that sweeps off the mountain and...
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Apr 09, 2024 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Just over three decades after Russia decriminalised homosexuality in 1993, three people have been arrested and charged under the countrys harsh new anti-LGBT laws and could face ten years in prison for membership of an...
As a child psychiatrist, I know it’s critical for kindergartens to embrace playful learning
Apr 09, 2024 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Think back to one of your fondest memories of play. Where were you, who were you with, what powers did you pretend to have? Would you like to go back there if you could, if only for a moment? Unfortunately, fewer and...
Why the BBC has a licence fee and what might happen if it were scrapped
Apr 08, 2024 06:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The TV licence is as much part of British life as the BBC, which it helps to fund. But in an era of increased media choice much of it available online, through voluntary subscriptions or even for free BBC director...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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