London, May 3, 2023 /Mpelembe Network/ — Mpelembe Network is a community that is focused on building a better future for Zambia. It is a community that is committed to education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship. It is a community that is making a difference in the lives of many people. Continue reading
LONDON, May 2, 2023 /Finance/ — Whether or not you should hold on to XRP is a decision that only you can make. You should consider your own financial situation, risk tolerance, and investment goals before making a decision. Continue reading
LONDON, May 2, 2023 /Entertainment/ — The iconic brand is back on Oxford Street where it stood as a driver of music and pop culture in the capital for so long. HMV His (Master’s Voice) is set to return to its flagship store on Oxford Street in London, England. The store was originally opened in 1921 and was the first HMV store in the world. It is one of the most iconic music stores in the world and has been a popular destination for music lovers for generations. Continue reading
April 27, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — Jerry Springer has passed away at 79 after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement from his family.
Jerry Springer was a British-American television personality, politician, and lawyer. He is best known for hosting the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show, which aired from 1991 to 2018. Continue reading
Anders Sandberg, University of Oxford
It is a cliche that not knowing history makes one repeat it. As many people have also pointed out, the only thing we learn from history is that we rarely learn anything from history. People engage in land wars in Asia over and over. They repeat the same dating mistakes, again and again. But why does this happen? And will technology put an end to it?
April 27, 2023 /Media/ — Lukwesa Burak is a Zambian-born British journalist and news presenter who is known for her work on the BBC. She is the main presenter of Inside Out East Midlands, and has also presented on BBC News, BBC World News, and BBC Radio Leicester.
Burak was born in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1974. She moved to the UK with her family when she was 10 years old. She studied English and History at the University of Nottingham, and then went on to work as a journalist for a number of newspapers and magazines.
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April 24, 2023 /Entertainment/ — The casting of Adele James as Cleopatra is controversial because there is no consensus on what Cleopatra’s race was. Some historians believe that she was of Macedonian Greek descent, while others believe that she had African ancestry. The casting of James, who is a black British actress, has been seen by some as an attempt to “blackwash” history. Others have defended the casting, saying that it is important to represent Cleopatra as a diverse figure. Continue reading
LONDON, April 19, 2023 /Business/ — Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million on April 18, 2023, just hours before opening statements were scheduled to begin in a defamation trial. The settlement was the largest ever in a defamation case involving a media company.
There are several possible reasons why Fox News agreed to settle. First, the network was facing a strong case. Dominion had already won several key rulings in the case, including one that found that Fox News had defamed the company. A jury was also likely to find in Dominion’s favor, and a large verdict could have been devastating for Fox News.
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Angus Nurse, Nottingham Trent University
Louise Casey’s review of the standards of behaviour and internal culture at the Metropolitan police makes for uncomfortable reading. It was commissioned following the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by Wayne Couzens, who was a serving Met officer at the time.
Casey highlights the prevalence of sexism and homophobia. Crucially, in considering police culture she draws different conclusions on the existence of institutional racism than the position taken in 2021 by Boris Johnson’s government on race.
April 16, 2023 /Technology/ — Knowledge graphs are a type of graph database that is used to represent knowledge about the real world. They are made up of nodes, which represent entities, and edges, which represent relationships between those entities. Knowledge graphs can be used to represent a wide variety of knowledge, including facts about people, places, things, and events.
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