‘Losing hope with every day that passes’: torment of the ships’ crews abandoned at sea | Workers’ rights
wHen Vihan* told his family he would depart from his home in Tamil Nadu, south India, and work on a boat across the Bay of Bengal to nearby Bangladesh, before leaving for several months. After delivering stone cargo to Kutuvidia Island in Bangladesh, Marine Corps engineers were scheduled to descend to India's Tut Kudi port […]
Heated eyeballs, inflatable body armour and ‘simultaneous pleasure and torment’: is this the future of relaxation? | Health & wellbeing
“PClose your eyes, relax and enjoy yourself,” I was instructed in a robotic American accent, just before the loud machine sounds started. Next to me in bed, my husband complained, not for the first time, that it sounded awful. I feel bad for him, but it's not that bad. I'm busy closing my eyes, relaxing, […]
Two big Rays bats torment Nestor Cortes, bullpen in Yankees loss
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Before Saturday’s game, Aaron Boone, while discussing Gleyber Torres’ early-season struggles, noted that several good Rays hitters got off to slow starts as well. Two of the most notable hitters, Yandy Diaz and Randy Arozarena, spent the next few hours working with the Yankees. Diaz and Arozarena both hit home runs […]
Buffalo Bills Fans Torment Taylor Swift Ahead of Chiefs Game: ‘Make Taylor Swift Cry’
Taylor Swift is about to be classified as a member of the Bills Mafia. Ahead of Sunday's big game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo fans are bracing for the expected arrival of mega-pop star Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and was an annoying presence throughout […]