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Tributes have poured in from across the world following his ‘shocking’ death in the US at the age of 53

In May 2023, renowned Black American writer Ta-Nehisi Coates spent ten days in the West Bank and Israel, where he spent half his time with Breaking the Silence, a group of former Israeli soldiers who now oppose the occupation.

His transition team has also refused to participate in the process needed for his administration to take control on Inauguration Day

They had US$2m and six weeks. Everyone hated the name. Test audiences hated the film. Here’s the oral history of how Jennifer Kent’s debut got made – despite the odds

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even politics. As many Americans (and global citizens) exclaimed it around the US presidential race and results, a new edition of lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower’s The F-Word has been published. He shares some ‘f****ing’ factoids…

An increase in oil production, which is already the highest in the world, could lead to lower prices and smaller corporate profits

His transition team has also refused to participate in the process needed for his administration to take control on Inauguration Day

An increase in oil production, which is already the highest in the world, could lead to lower prices and smaller corporate profits

The world’s richest man has risen to become the second most powerful man in US politics. None of it was accidental