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As of Sunday, people hoping to visit bars, cafés, restaurants, and other venues will have to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19 or the results of a recent negative test. The pass system was introduced despite recent mass protests in Amsterdam, and demonstrations against the now-compulsory vaccine passports took place …

The modern EU bureaucracy may seem light years away from the rapacious colonial powers of olden Europe, but geopolitics seemingly still reigns in Brussels, with the fight this time over influence in the troubled West African nation of Mali. With Mali’s military-ruled government struggling to quell a wave of jihadism, …

Yes, you read that right: in 2021, a college being used as the venue for a Christian event is enough to cause offence. The week-long conference at Worcester College was held during the summer break, when students were on vacation. One of the speakers at the event – which was …

Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told the Wall Street Journal on Saturday that, after a year of work, he has disbanded the team, due to its former leader having used US government funds to study coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, in China – the facility from which many …

The messages described by the New York Times on Saturday cover months of cooperation between the unidentified informant and the FBI, prior to the dramatic events in Washington, DC, as well as during and after them. The newspaper obtained them on condition they would not be directly cited. It claimed …

Youth international Zaki Anwari was crushed in the wheels of a USAF Boeing C-17 when he tried to hold on to one of the last flights leaving his country after the Taliban regained power, with his remains later said to have been found in a wheel well. The 17-year-old’s brother, …

A late Kortney Hause header was enough for the Villans to secure a shock three points and their first win at United in 12 years – and the manner of the defeat has raised further questions about Solskjaer’s long-term future at the club. Solksjaer included two of his big money recruits …

Usyk is stepping into enemy territory, meeting reigning WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in front of around 60,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The atmosphere will be febrile and firmly in Joshua’s favor – but Usyk is not likely to be cowed. Joshua and Usyk …

Starch is a substance that plants produce from carbon dioxide and sunlight to store energy through a complex metabolic process. It is used extensively in the food industry. It also plays a role in papermaking, biofuel production, and has other applications. A group of Chinese researchers has developed an 11-step …

Nor am I talking about being a pimp, rent boy, BDSM slave master, or manufacturer of dildos or any other salacious stuff. No, I’m talking about making serious, hardcore films about the economics of sex and its discontents. Let me explain. Back in 2018, I was one of the producers …