A year after Johannesburg building fire, survivors feel abandoned by city
Johannesburg, South Africa – Sibongile Majavava sits outside her small tent shack at the Wembley stadium homeless shelter on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg,
WhatsApp novelists use messaging app to write and sell books in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe – Sitting on a plastic chair, Kingston Dhewa stares intently at his smartphone, his thumbs jabbing furiously at the screen. He stops
Penguins on the precipice: Survival in the ‘noisiest bay in the world’
The first time I visited St Croix island, in 2017, it was home to about 6,000 breeding pairs of African penguins – 35 percent
‘A tech firm stole our voices – then cloned and sold them’
The notion that artificial intelligence could one day take our jobs is a message many of us will have heard in recent years.But, for
How Pierre Gasly would spend a weekend in Milan
For Pierre Gasly, a pilot for the BWT Alpine F1 team, everyday life is as fast-paced as a lap on the circuit.“I’ve been doing
Yemen weapons dealers selling machine-guns on X
Weapons dealers in Yemen are openly using the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to sell Kalashnikovs, pistols, grenades and grenade-launchers.The traders
Musk’s X banned in Brazil after disinformation row
Alexandre de Moraes ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of the social media platform until it complies with all court orders and pays existing
Dirty Dancing to Y Tu Mamá También: The 10 most sizzling summer romances on screen
Most of us know what it is to have a summer fling; probably as much from life experience as any motion picture about the
The Indian rapper who overtook Kendrick Lamar on music charts
In a short time, Indian rapper Hanumankind has rapidly risen as a standout in the country’s burgeoning hip-hop scene. His track Big Dawgs not
Oasis fans angry after Airbnb booking declined
Other Liz Greenwood with her partner Ian at an Oasis concert before the band broke upOtherThe couple say they have been to 55 Oasis
US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage
US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage ShareGetty Images Fatman Scoop performs onstage at The O2 Arena on March 11, 2020 in
Oasis tickets relisted for £6,000 minutes after pre-sale
Oasis have issued a warning against reselling tickets to their comeback tour, after some were listed for thousands of pounds within minutes of a
Babygirl review: In erotic drama Nicole Kidman gives her ‘bravest and best performance in quite some time’
Picture an erotic drama starring Nicole Kidman as the sleekly dressed boss of a New York robotics firm. Her husband is a swarthy theatre
Waiting 32 years for justice in an Indian rape case
My heart is filled with so much pain. Even today, I cry when I think about how that one encounter destroyed my life.”The year
UK storm names for 2024/25 released
The list of storm names for the 2024/25 season has been announced. Names run in alphabetical order and will start with Ashley, followed by
Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth’s ‘doomsday glacier’
In her latest book, The Quickening, the Pulitzer Prize finalist embarked on an epic odyssey to one of the most important – and least-explored
Ex-Strictly star held on suspicion of domestic violence
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Artem Chigvintsev has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in the US, according to jail records.He was booked
Girl, 14, killed as Russian strike hits Kharkiv playground
A 14-year-old girl has been killed after a Russian guided bomb strike on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hit a playground, local officials
Floods in Indian state kill 28 and displace thousands
At least 28 people have died and more than 24,000 have been relocated in the western Indian state of Gujarat since Sunday after heavy
Maria film review: Pablo Larraín’s biopic of Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie, is ‘too adoring and reverential’
Pablo Larraín seems to be fixated on the 20th Century’s most glamorous and wealthy women. The Chilean director’s fact-based dramas include Jackie (2016), which