With a new set about to be released, it’s time to consider how these little symbols enhance the way we communicateThroughout history, writing systems have reflected available technologies. Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform featured triangles and lines bec…
‘A great blow to Uganda’: surgeon John Baptist Mukasa dies of Covid
One of the few neurosurgeons in the country, Mukasa declined lucrative opportunities to work overseas, dedicating himself to training a new generation and going the ‘extra mile’ for patientsKennedy Owuor first fell over in his hotel room in Addis Ababa…
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Jonathan Steele: ‘I came to Russia a political correspondent and left a crime reporter’
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Coronavirus live news: Wuhan finishes testing 11 million; nightclubs reopen in Scotland
China reports 125 new cases for Sunday; Scotland nightclubs reopen for first time in over a year; Australian PM’s public approval rating at pandemic lowFears as more children falling ill in latest US Covid surge and school approachesMacron tells critic…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s top aide resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
Melissa DeRosa was linked in the state attorney general’s report to efforts to cover up the governor’s actions and retaliate against one of his accusersA senior aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday in the wake of a state attorney g…
China’s herd of wandering elephants finally heads for home
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Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic Parents in Japan are sending bags of rice that weigh the same as their newborn babies to relatives who are unable to visit them due to the pandemic.The bag…
The house that can withstand a cyclone: how traditional dwellings are making a comeback in Vanuatu
Since Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, locals are returning to the saeklon haos, made from vines, palm fronds and grassesWhen Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu and concrete buildings collapsed, their iron roofing blown away, there was no loss of life in th…
Covid live: UK allows quarantine-free travel from France as restrictions change
Follow the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from the UK and around the world See all our coronavirus coverage 8.31pm BST 8.16pm BST The US administered 351,400,930 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 407,56…