Billed as a “warts and all” account of his life – the eagerly awaited memoir of Prince Harry will be published next year on January 10. According to the Duke of Sussex’s publishers Penguin Random House the book, called “Spare”, will be packed with “ins…
Jean-Michel Jarre releases his 22nd album, ‘Oxymore’
Jean-Michel Jarre, the septuagenarian electronic music pioneer who’s sold over 85 million records, is back. The French musician’s latest album entitled ‘Oxymore’ (or in English, ‘oxymoron’) was released last week. It is a groundbreaking electronic albu…
Commemoration ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the Nord-Ost hostage siege held in Moscow
People attended the commemoration ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Nord-Ost musical hostage siege near the Dubrovka Theatre in Moscow. Twenty years after Chechen separatists seized a crowded theatre in Moscow, beginning a hostage stand-off …
Brazil’s indigenous people fear election result will do little to help them
The town of Nova Santa Rosa in southern Brazil’s Parana state is prosperous enough with good houses and manincured gardens. But many of the workers who keep it neat and tidy represent the other side of the state. Impoverished indigenous people are forc…
Meet the man behind AI artist, Botto
“Botto has become this hybrid being which is half AI and half a collective intelligence, which is also kind of like a virtual being,” Mario Klingemann says of his AI art generating project. The German artist is very ambitious when it comes to his AI ar…
Pope Francis decries nuclear war risk in Ukraine
Pope Francis on Tuesday criticised the threat of nuclear disaster in Ukraine, and lamented that he sees peace ‘trampled’ in Europe. The Pope was speaking at an ecumenical event organised by the Sant’Egidio Community, which involved a prayer for peace a…
Brittney Griner: Russian court hears appeal against nine-year prison sentence
US basketball star Brittney Griner has appealed against her nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession. The two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted in August after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were allegedly found in her lug…
Your quick and easy guide to Denmark’s immigration-dominated election
Denmark goes to the polls on Tuesday 1 November in a snap general election called seven months ahead of schedule. Here’s everything you need to know about Danish politics, parties, personalities and the issues at stake as the Nordic nation votes: How d…
Concern over shrinking salt lake in Romania
Lake Tachirghiol is the largest saline lake in Romania, but the water has now receded by about 50 metres. There are concerns that this year’s recent drought is threatening Lake Techirghiol. It’s known for its mineralised salty water and mud, which is u…
Swedish zoo partially closed after venomous snake makes ‘Houdini’ escape
A zoo in Sweden has been partially closed after a venomous snake escaped from its enclosure over the weekend. Staff at Stockholm’s Skansen Zoo were still searching on Monday for the elusive King cobra, named “Sir Väs” (“Sir Hiss”). The animal — now ni…