• The elephant cow Omysha dives under water at the Zoo in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA
    The elephant cow Omysha dives under water at the Zoo in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA
  • A train passes a rail road crossing that is surrounded by flooding caused by rain and melting snow in Nidderau near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    A train passes a rail road crossing that is surrounded by flooding caused by rain and melting snow in Nidderau near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • People walk under festive decorations for the upcoming Lunar New Year outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
    People walk under festive decorations for the upcoming Lunar New Year outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
  • An employee from Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service looks at dead fish washed up on shore, in Horcones. Reuters
    An employee from Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service looks at dead fish washed up on shore, in Horcones. Reuters
  • Lightning illuminates the sky above the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters
    Lightning illuminates the sky above the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters
  • People give a three-finger salute after calls for protest went out on social media in Yangon, as Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was formally charged on Wednesday two days after she was detained in a military coup. AFP
    People give a three-finger salute after calls for protest went out on social media in Yangon, as Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was formally charged on Wednesday two days after she was detained in a military coup. AFP
  • An aerial view of the Gyeongbok Palace blanketed in snow following an overnight snowfall in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
    An aerial view of the Gyeongbok Palace blanketed in snow following an overnight snowfall in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

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February 04, 2021

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Recipe: Spirulina Coconut Brothie

Ingredients
1 tbsp Spirulina powder
1 banana
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (full fat preferable)
1 tbsp fresh turmeric or turmeric powder
½ cup fresh spinach leaves
½ cup vegan broth
2 crushed ice cubes (optional)

Method
Blend all the ingredients together on high in a high-speed blender until smooth and creamy. 

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The Orwell Prize for Political Writing

Twelve books were longlisted for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing. The non-fiction works cover various themes from education, gender bias, and the environment to surveillance and political power. Some of the books that made it to the non-fiction longlist include: 

  • Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War by Tim Bouverie
  • Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me by Kate Clanchy
  • Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
  • Follow Me, Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims by Hussein Kesvani
  • Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS by Azadeh Moaveni
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