It’s that time of year again, folks. It’s Boxing Day and with it the traditional puck drop on a couple of annual hockey traditions: the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, and the IIHF World Junior Championship, hosted this year in Gothenberg, Sweden. The former, involving European professional club teams plus Canada, is labelled 2023 because it’s a 6-day puck festival that always ends on New Year’s Eve. The latter stretches through until Jan 05 so is the 2024 version. Read More
India’s protests over a trainee doctor’s rape and killing, briefly explained
The rape and killing of a 31-year-old woman medical resident has touched off protests across India as the country grapples with inadequate protections for women and increasing reports of gender-based violence. The demonstrations began in Kolkata — the capital of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal — following the woman’s rape and killing, which […]

