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The killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, explained

Demonstrators take part in a protest to denounce the killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. | Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images Shireen Abu Akleh covered occupied Palestine for two decades. She was killed doing her job. For over two decades, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh covered human rights abuses in the […]

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The extraordinary heat wave in India and Pakistan, explained

Pakistanis cool off in a canal during hot weather in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 7, 2022. | Muhammad Reza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images What makes South Asia’s recent severe temperatures so surprising. Nearly one in eight people on Earth are enduring a relentless, lethal heat wave that is stretching into its third week. Triple-digit temperatures […]

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The extraordinary heat wave in India and Pakistan, explained

Pakistanis cool off in a canal during hot weather in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 7, 2022. | Muhammad Reza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images What makes South Asia’s recent severe temperatures so surprising. Nearly one in eight people on Earth are enduring a relentless, lethal heat wave that is stretching into its third week. Triple-digit temperatures […]

Games World

Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch’s Successor

Nintendo’s president calls it “a major concern”. Since Nintendo announced its financial results yesterday — where it revealed that the Switch has now sold more than 107 million units worldwide, and predicted that profits would again drop in the next financial year — there’s been an awful lot of chatter about a Switch successor, hasn’t […]

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Capcom Reports Another Year Of Record-High Sales And Profits

Monstrous figures. Capcom has had yet another hugely successful year. In a report published by the company today, it has announced that its operating income in the year ending March 2022 is up by 24% and net income is up by 30.6% compared to the 2020-2021 period. That means Capcom has had nine consecutive years […]

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Watch: Nintendo Indie World Showcase May 2022 – Live!

20 minutes of downloadable goodies on the way. Nintendo last held an Indie World just before the Holiday season in December, so it feels like a good time for another batch of top-notch downloadable goodies. Today’s show kicks off at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST, and you can watch […]

LifeStyle World

Linen Dresses Are All I Want to Wear This Summer—and These 29 Are Epic

There’s something sentimental about linen and its reminiscence of the fleeting summer season. The cross-weave permits the light to penetrate it, yet the density can withhold the most structured of shapes. Suffice to say, it makes a welcome change from the cotton pieces I have hung up in my wardrobe. It’s a wonderful thing when […]

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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood And Teef Bags A Physical Release

Pre-orders open very soon. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas Blood and Teef is the next game from Guns, Gore and Cannoli developer Rogueside, promising the same over-the-top 2D gameplay set within the Warhammer universe. It’s due out on Switch this year and you can now bag yourselves a physical edition via Strictly Limited Games and Games Rocket. […]

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Maurer: Zimmertausch mit russischen Kollegen auf der ISS

Der deutsche Astronaut Matthias Maurer hat auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS mit den russischen Kosmonauten probehalber die Zimmer getauscht. “Ich hatte eine neue Kajüte im Columbus-Modul. Da sagten die russischen Kollegen, da würde ich auch mal gerne schlafen, machen wir mal einen Zimmertausc