I was shocked to learn that the famous South African writer Athol Fugard had passed away. I had known his age to be 92 but somehow I never expected him to die. He was always a survivor.When I think ...
His characters – tramps, discarded people, poor people, people on the fringes – are connected with all the people we know of today who are refugees.
A Gurkha veteran who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan has set a new record becoming the first double above-knee (DAK) amputee to summit the highest peak outside of Asia. Hari Budha Magar, from ...
People power. A grammatically awkward term but one which still inspires some pride of the time when Filipinos stood up after years of martial law and, the final blow—patently fraudulent elections.
“There wasn’t a person who didn’t stop in awe at this incredible human being, humble, good humoured and always smiling all whilst scaling one of the most challenging summits amongst the seven.” Mr ...
In 2022, a court heard how Amrit Magar of Harrow visited the tennis star's house in Bromley on three separate occasions after becoming "drawn" to her. On one of those visits, the former delivery ...
Like Pennywise the clown, Dracula, or Frankenstein’s monster, the Hat Man has become a famous figure in his own right, instilling fear in people across the world. If you wake up in a panic, unable to ...
Jack Dorsey weighed in on people leaving one platform he founded (X, formerly Twitter) to join another he helped create (BlueSky). "I think people are running away from X, rather than running to ...
A British astronaut has been cleared to become the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission on the International Space Station, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said.
Job To: Chairman of the Board of Directors, One Inc One Inc, a leading digital payments platform for the insurance industry, has appointed Scott G. Stephenson as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Unger: Now, you really kind of developed this field. Am I understanding that correctly? Dr. Puchalski: Yes, but with lots of other people. I enjoy partnering with people. I learn from others. So I ...