I, A Brit, Went To Tokyo, And Here Are 18 Things I Noticed That Are Pretty Effing Different From The UK
I cast my mind back to my pre-COVID trip and put together a list of casual observations about Japan/Tokyo that I thought were worth mentioning.
Brittney Griner Wrote Joe Biden A Letter, Pleading With Him To Help Free Her
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25 Pictures To Remember Boris Johnson’s Time As Prime Minister
2. Wpa Pool / Getty Images The Queen greets Johnson during the first in-person weekly audience since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at Buckingham Palace on June 23, 2021.
World Leaders Expressed Their Shock And Sadness At Shinzo Abe’s Assassination
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Brittney Griner Was Given A Note From Joe Biden Just Before Pleading Guilty In A Russian Court
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Prince Harry Won The First Stage Of His Libel Lawsuit Against A UK Tabloid After A Court Ruled That A Story About Him Was Defamatory
A British High Court ruled that parts of a UK tabloid story about Prince Harry were “defamatory,” securing an early victory for the Duke of Sussex in his libel lawsuit…
China Destroyed Muslim Culture In This Ancient City — Then Turned It Into Disneyland
For centuries, the arched entrances and ornate patterned brickwork of Kashgar’s mosques signaled Uyghur culture’s essential place in the ancient city. Then the mosques fell into the crosshairs of China’s…
Brittney Griner Has Been Sentenced To 9 Years In A Russian Prison On Drug Charges
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Eerie Photos Show How Underwater Artifacts Are Resurfacing In Europe As Water Levels Drop Because Of Drought
As Europe bakes this summer under record heat waves, droughts have also caused water levels to plunge on rivers and lakes across the continent. In the Netherlands, the Waal River…
These Photos Show Just How Miserable The Mass Flight Delays And Cancellations Have Become
This summer’s flight headaches, many of them caused by extreme weather, continue to wreak havoc at airports across the US and beyond, with 11,337 delays and 2,077 cancellations reported so…