Celine Dion – pushing past adversity

Celine Dion – pushing past adversity

Céline Dion is to make comeback with series of concerts in Paris after a neurological condition called stiff-person syndrome stopped her touring after it was diagnosed in 2022. The condition, which affects between one and two people in every million, causes severe muscle stiffness and spasms. Though she has said she did suffer from symptoms…

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Ukraine – Zelensky seeks Gulf alliances

Ukraine – Zelensky seeks Gulf alliances

  The pieces of the global chess board are shifting around dramatically with Ukraine signing a 10 year defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Ukraine has grown into one of the world’s leading producers of cutting-edge, battle-tested drone interceptors that are cheap and effective. In return Zelensky is seeking high-end air-defence missiles that Kyiv…

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Big tech – a watershed moment all round

Big tech – a watershed moment all round

A public reckoning has arrived for big tech with two US juries finding they were liable for products that inflict harm on young people. A jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375m in damages on Tuesday over claims that its products led to child sexual exploitation, among other harms. The following day, a…

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Alan Ritchson – channelling his Mars

Alan Ritchson – channelling his Mars

Alan Ritchson, the epitome of a hard-man has earned him success in TV’s Reacher, now out for the fourth season. A recent squall with a neighbour which hit the headlines has fizzled out after police said he acted in self-defence. In the past he has admitted to being bi-polar and prone to depression but appears…

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Solar Eclipse – repeating Gulf War 1

Solar Eclipse – repeating Gulf War 1

   Pondering on how the recent eclipse provided a backdrop for the present conflagration in the Middle East, the previous ones in this 18.5 year Saros cycle are significant if not cheering. Though it would have to be said in addition to problems there were also positive outcomes.  Last time in 2008 oversaw the financial…

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