Aging nuns in Uganda, particularly at the Little Sisters of St. Francis convent in Nkokonjeru, face neglect and lack basic necessities like adult diapers and wheelchairs. A new pilot program, spearheaded by Sister Jane Frances Nakafeero and Jean Callahan, aims to provide palliative care and support to these nuns.
Francis Lui, the leading trainer at Sha Tin this season, is set to field a strong team at Saturday's meeting, including in-form Packing Angel and last-start winners Superb Spirit and Meaningful Dragon, as he aims to add to his 37 turf victories.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis likened the EU to the late Roman Empire, criticizing its economic, climate, and security policies for weakening the bloc. He cited aggressive decarbonization, rising defense costs, and reliance on the US as contributing factors.
Sorana Cirstea, 36, becomes the oldest player in the Open era to win a 'double bagel' (6-0, 6-0) in a Grand Slam main draw, defeating Solana Sierra at the French Open, advancing to the fourth round.
The article argues that traditional, rigid defense systems are obsolete due to advancements in drone warfare and satellite surveillance. It proposes a shift towards "Mosaic Warfare," emphasizing value dilution through numerous cheap, expendable nodes and decentralized, resilient systems designed to withstand attacks.
Debut film Tycoon, set around the 2028 Summer Olympics in a dystopian Los Angeles, explores survival, economic precarity, and resistance against a megacorporation controlling protein distribution amid a meat ban and cockroach infestation.
The company’s UK and Europe boss has become a lightning rod for the British public’s fear of a US tech takeoverThe hall was packed with rightwing radicals when Louis Mosley heralded a coming revolution. Just as Oliver Cromwell – that “crusader for Christ and liberty” – routed King Charles I’s royalists, “a similar revolution is brewing today”, said the UK and Europe boss of Palantir. Globalism’s “twilight” was upon us, he said in a speech dotted with admiring mentions of the podcaster Joe Rogan and “Elon’s Doge”.It was not a typical peroration for a big UK government contractor with more than £600m in deals with the NHS, the Ministry of Defence and police. But Palantir, the world’s most controversial tech company, is no typical contractor. In recent years it has gained firm footholds across Britain’s public sector while appalling critics with its leadership’s rightwing rhetoric and its work for the US and Israeli militaries and Donald Trump’s ICE immigration crackdown. Continue reading...
Indie-pop singer Julia Wolf, 31, has experienced a breakthrough after six years of graft, thanks to her grungy anthem In My Room going viral on TikTok. The song, often paired with Twilight fan edits, has garnered millions of streams and caught the attention of Drake, who invited her to collaborate on his single Dog House. Wolf, who was rejected by major labels and releases music independently, has upgraded her world tour to larger venues and been added to Radio 1's playlist.
Indie-pop singer Julia Wolf, 31, has experienced a breakthrough after her grungy song 'In My Room' went viral on TikTok, paired with Twilight fan edits. The track, which she wrote about insecurity in her first relationship, has garnered millions of streams and caught the attention of Drake, who invited her to collaborate on his single 'Dog House'. Wolf, who releases music independently, had been building her career for six years after starting piano at age seven and writing her first song for a school assignment.
