13-го января в Москве прошло прощание с интернет-предпринимателем Владимиром Волошиным, погибшим вместе с супругой и ребёнком 8-го января текущего года в дорожно-транспортном происшествии. Владимир Волошин, получивший медицинское образование, был одним из первопроходцев-создателей тематических проектов, в том числе "медицинского" и "женского" интернета. Создавал он их ещё в период развития Рунета, когда работа в выбранных им направлениях не всегда считалась перспективной - Eva.ru была запущено в 2002-м году, остальные проекты ещё раньше.

I haven't actually listened to a full album in a really, really long time. Like, other than Pink Floyd records, which must be listened to in their entirety, always (I will not be taking questions at this time), it just hasn't occurred to me to listen to, say, all of In Utero.

Today I’m teaching a perilous topic: the eclipse of Darwinism. There was a period of several decades where you could make an honest intellectual argument against evolution, roughly from the time it was first published (1860) to the development of population genetics (say, roughly 1920). All the arguments since then are fundamentally garbage, but before […]

I lived for 8 years under President Ronald Reagan, a shallow, stupid, evil man who wrecked the economy and laughed as gay men, and others, died of AIDS, who made deals with our enemies to get elected, and I said, “at least it can’t get worse than this.” I lived for 8 years under President […]

I’m not a fan of phys.org — they summarize interesting articles, but it’s too often clear that their writers don’t have a particularly deep understanding of biology. I wonder sometimes if they’re just as bad with physics articles, and I just don’t notice because I’m not a physicist. Anyway, here’s a summary that raised my […]

I knew it. It’s all Rebecca Watson’s fault that Trump got elected. Who would have thought that a woman asking, “Guys, don’t do that” would trigger a decades-long meltdown in certain man-babies? Also…Rebecca, why are you still on Twitter? You’ve got a Bluesky account, say goodbye to the right-wing propaganda mill.

The bots who shit in your sandbox are bigger, brassier, and better than ever!

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Why did leading designers in 2000 look down their nose at the web? And are things any better today?

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Labour's first Budget in 14 years had a lot to say about growth, but forecasts paint a mixed picture.

The Budget is about the long game on the economy and Reeves believes the current pain is a price worth paying.

Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill responds to criticism over her attendance at a Remembrance Sunday event.

A Sheffield school bans pupils from using smartphones and watches on its premises.

The electric vehicle giant saw its revenues jump 24% as government subsidies boost China's car industry.

Its record price is making headlines - but that's just one part of the cryptocurrency's tumultuous story.

Maids in Qatar often work long hours without a day off, despite changes to employment law.

What can I borrow and when do I have to start paying back my loans?

EFL chairman Rick Parry tells BBC Sport's Dan Roan about his hopes for the new football regulator as the Football Governance Bill has its second reading before parliament.

Russia is launching mass drone strikes on Ukraine. A 14-year-old girl was one of the latest victims.

Hospitals in England will be ranked on care and finances, so patients can look for good service.

Phil Taylor apologises to Raymond van Barneveld after an altercation at the end of their PDC darts semi-final.

Nathan Cleverly receives a boost in his bid for a light-heavyweight unification clash with Bernard Hopkins.

Nathan Cleverly withdraws from his WBO light-heavyweight title defence against Robin Krasniqi because of illness.

Emmanuel Mutai determined to defend his London Marathon title on Sunday, despite contracting typhoid last month.

Russia's Ministry of Finance has said it is prepared to terminate the Dutch tax agreement if ongoing negotiations fail.

Shot from village Timila in Ranikhet Tehsil of Uttarakhand

Shot from village Timila in Ranikhet Tehsil of Uttarakhand

Shot from village Timila in Ranikhet Tehsil of Uttarakhand

Shot from village Timila in Ranikhet Tehsil of Uttarakhand

Shot from village Timila in Ranikhet Tehsil of Uttarakhand

Russia's Ministry of Finance has said it is prepared to terminate the Dutch tax agreement if ongoing negotiations fail.

Authorities in Hong Kong have launched a review into two tax-deductible retirement savings products: Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policies (QDAP) and Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Tax-Deductible Voluntary Contributions (TVC).

Switzerland has proposed introducing the value-added tax reverse charge mechanism for domestic transactions in emission allowances.

As part of its commitment to fighting cross-border tax evasion and profit shifting, Switzerland sent information on over 3m financial accounts in 2021, according to a new review of the Swiss financial center by the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters.

National Dengue Prevention Day is celebrated on May 16 every year in India. The day aims to spread awareness about this disease and preventive methods and tips to treat dengue.

In Uttar Pradesh the DEN-2 variant of dengue is increasingly common among people who have tested positive for this mosquito-transmitted disease (!--ref1--).

The Bali regional government in Indonesia is advising foreign tourists visiting the resort island to receive dengue vaccinations due to the current rise

The Tamil Nadu Health Department has launched urgent measures to curb the surge in medlinkdengue/medlink cases in the state (!--ref1--). The

The Karnataka government declared medlinkdengue fever/medlink (!--ref1--) an epidemic and updated the state's epidemic disease regulations accordingly.