Married couples in China are referring to each other as “teammate” and “roommate” to avoid being too schmaltzy, but single people are shunning the trend, branding it confusing and “pretentious”. The special titles married people invent for their partners recently triggered a heated debate on mainland social media. Some people, especially women, preferred to call their spouses “teammate” or “roomma...
Married couples in China are referring to each other as “teammate” and “roommate” to avoid being too schmaltzy, but single people are shunning the trend, branding it confusing and “pretentious”. The special titles married people invent for their partners recently triggered a heated debate on mainland social media. Some people, especially women, preferred to call their spouses “teammate” or “roommate”. They said they found traditional titles such as ai ren, or “lover” in English, and lao...
Funding uncertainty is main concern, despite Labour’s pledge to revitalise construction, survey shows Almost two-thirds of senior council officers have said they are seeing construction projects delayed, despite the key role of local authorities in creating the wave of new housing and infrastructure promised by Labour. Before Rachel Reeves’s spring forecast on Tuesday , a survey of senior council ...
Funding uncertainty is main concern, despite Labour’s pledge to revitalise construction, survey shows Almost two-thirds of senior council officers have said they are seeing construction projects delayed, despite the key role of local authorities in creating the wave of new housing and infrastructure promised by Labour. Before Rachel Reeves’s spring forecast on Tuesday , a survey of senior council officers showed that 40% do not think the local authority they work for is well placed to follow through on its construction plans. Continue reading...
Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon Over the past year, more than two dozen countries around the world have proposed bans on social media use for vast swathes of their public. These laws, often proposed under the guise of “child safety”, are ushering in an era of ...
Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon Over the past year, more than two dozen countries around the world have proposed bans on social media use for vast swathes of their public. These laws, often proposed under the guise of “child safety”, are ushering in an era of mass surveillance and widespread censorship, contributing to what scholars have called a “global free speech recession”. Last year, Australia became the first country to ban anyone under the age of 16 from accessing social media. The move emboldened other countries around the world to quickly follow suit. Germany’s ruling party announced it was backing a social media ban . The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for a ban on social media for under-15s . In the UK, Keir Starmer has sought to enact sweeping social media bans . Greece, the Philippines , Indonesia , Malaysia , Singapore and Japan have also pursued similar online identity verification laws. Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who writes the newsletter User Mag and is the author of the bestselling book Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet Continue reading...
A wholesome, one-pot chicken-and-rice dish that’s rammed with flavour thanks to a zingy marinade Welcome to your new favourite one-pot rice dish! I have been looking at ways to introduce more fibre to my rice dishes, to make them more balanced, and what I’ve ended up with is a recipe that has extra flavour, texture and fibre from the lentils and sweetcorn. Serve with a vibrant, zingy green salad t...
A wholesome, one-pot chicken-and-rice dish that’s rammed with flavour thanks to a zingy marinade Welcome to your new favourite one-pot rice dish! I have been looking at ways to introduce more fibre to my rice dishes, to make them more balanced, and what I’ve ended up with is a recipe that has extra flavour, texture and fibre from the lentils and sweetcorn. Serve with a vibrant, zingy green salad topped with toasted sesame seeds. This recipe is an edited extract from Rice: Make Rice the Heart of Your Table with Recipes from Malaysia and Beyond, by Ping Coombes, published by Murdoch Books at £26. To order a copy for 23.40, go to guardianbookshop.com . Delivery charges may apply Continue reading...
Grenade-throwing contests replaced PE and ‘denazification’ speeches became homework. Pavel Talankin’s undercover film about his school’s indoctrination drive won a Bafta and is tipped for an Oscar, but has left him in exile In order to watch the Oscar-nominated documentary in which many of them have starring roles, pupils at Karabash School No 1 have had to source bootlegged copies, viewing the fi...
Grenade-throwing contests replaced PE and ‘denazification’ speeches became homework. Pavel Talankin’s undercover film about his school’s indoctrination drive won a Bafta and is tipped for an Oscar, but has left him in exile In order to watch the Oscar-nominated documentary in which many of them have starring roles, pupils at Karabash School No 1 have had to source bootlegged copies, viewing the film in private, on their phones or their laptops. Last week’s Bafta best documentary win for Mr Nobody Against Putin has been studiously ignored by Russian state media, and the prize the film won at Sundance last year was also met with silence. Staff at the school and government officials in the Kremlin seem united in their desire to pretend that they know nothing about the film. Continue reading...
联想旗下moto在MWC 2026正式发布联想 moto razr fold 折叠屏AI手机，采用Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 移动平台。此外还展了联想AI Workmate概念机、联想 ThinkBook 模块化 AI PC 概念机、Yoga Book Pro 3D 概念机等产品。其中，Yoga Book Pro 3D概念机配备裸眼3D显示屏，英特尔 酷睿 Ultra 7 处理器与NVI...
联想旗下moto在MWC 2026正式发布联想 moto razr fold 折叠屏AI手机，采用Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 移动平台。此外还展了联想AI Workmate概念机、联想 ThinkBook 模块化 AI PC 概念机、Yoga Book Pro 3D 概念机等产品。其中，Yoga Book Pro 3D概念机配备裸眼3D显示屏，英特尔 酷睿 Ultra 7 处理器与NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU，支持复杂3D创作、实时预览与渲染任务。（科创板日报）
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the city-state will revise its economic outlook, if needed, due to the crisis in the Middle East which could push up global energy prices. “Depending on how protracted the conflict is, higher energy prices could lead to higher costs for businesses and consumers and weigh on the global and Singapore economies,” he told parliament on Monday. “We are ...
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the city-state will revise its economic outlook, if needed, due to the crisis in the Middle East which could push up global energy prices. “Depending on how protracted the conflict is, higher energy prices could lead to higher costs for businesses and consumers and weigh on the global and Singapore economies,” he told parliament on Monday. “We are monitoring the developments closely and will reassess our GDP and inflation forecasts if necessary.” Read: Singapore Sees 2026 GDP Growing Up to 4% on Global Strength (2) The Southeast Asian financial hub, which imports nearly all of its energy needs, is particularly vulnerable to swings in global oil and gas prices. The trade-dependent nation has long cautioned that geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions could fuel inflationary pressures and weigh on growth. Oil surged by the most in four years, before paring gains as traders assessed the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered by the US-Israeli war. Global benchmark Brent was more than 6% higher near $78 a barrel, after earlier rallying by as much as 13% to the highest since January 2025.
Sunshine Seeds/iStock via Getty Images By Warren Patterson , Head of Commodities Strategy US strikes come sooner than expected, while Iran responds aggressively While action taken by the US and Israel against Iran this weekend may not be a complete surprise, the timing is, given that the US and Iran were due for another round of nuclear talks. Therefore, there was still a glimmer of hope that a di...
Sunshine Seeds/iStock via Getty Images By Warren Patterson , Head of Commodities Strategy US strikes come sooner than expected, while Iran responds aggressively While action taken by the US and Israel against Iran this weekend may not be a complete surprise, the timing is, given that the US and Iran were due for another round of nuclear talks. Therefore, there was still a glimmer of hope that a diplomatic solution could be found. This is clearly not the case. The attacks on Iran have also made it clear what US ambitions are. It is not purely about ensuring that Iran doesn't have the ability to produce nuclear weapons, but also to push for regime change. This was clear in President Trump’s speech urging Iranians to take over their government and that it will be theirs to take. Meanwhile, the successful targeting of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei only reinforces this view. However, actual regime change is easier said than done, particularly when the US and Israel have no ground presence. This makes any shift in power more difficult, while also meaning that any potential transition could be very messy if led by Iranian civilians, as President Trump has called for. While it is still very early days and the situation is developing at a fast pace, it does not appear that this military action will be quick and short-lived, like seen in June 2025. Israel has said that action will take as long as needed. There has also been a strong response from Iran, targeting Israel, US bases across the region and civilian infrastructure in some neighbouring Gulf states. The strong response from Iran highlights that the regime is essentially fighting for survival, while attacks on neighbouring countries could be an attempt by Iran to get these Gulf countries to put pressure on the US to end its strikes. Energy markets face significant supply risks It appears that we are moving towards our third potential scenario that we published last week , where we see prolonged military action and...