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shona!
@shonachibisa.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hey, everyone 🦋 I'm Shona Chibisa, a social media journo at @thetimes.com here to share the stories that matter to you <3 Also a major DnD nerd, anime fan, and gaming enthusiast
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The Brooklyn bakery offering ‘pay what you can’ bread
The business in the rapidly gentrifying Bedford-Stuyvesant district says it can earn a crust while helping the community, despite what social media trolls say ⬇️
The business in the rapidly gentrifying Bedford-Stuyvesant district says it can earn a crust while helping the community, despite what social media trolls say ⬇️
The Brooklyn bakery offering ‘pay what you can’ bread
The business in the rapidly gentrifying Bedford-Stuyvesant district says it can earn a crust while helping the community, despite what social media trolls say
www.thetimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Brooklyn bakery offering ‘pay what you can’ bread
The business in the rapidly gentrifying Bedford-Stuyvesant district says it can earn a crust while helping the community, despite what social media trolls say ⬇️
The business in the rapidly gentrifying Bedford-Stuyvesant district says it can earn a crust while helping the community, despite what social media trolls say ⬇️
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🔺 BREAKING: Gaza ceasefire: US says deal agreed between Israel and Hamas. More to follow
🔓 This article is free to read
🔓 This article is free to read
Gaza ceasefire: US says deal agreed between Israel and Hamas
The US says a ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas to end the 15-month war, Reuters news agency is reporting, which started with the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.More to follow
www.thetimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🔺 BREAKING: Gaza ceasefire: US says deal agreed between Israel and Hamas. More to follow
🔓 This article is free to read
🔓 This article is free to read
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Israel and Hamas are close to signing a ceasefire deal that will end the war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages held there ⬇️
Gaza’s ceasefire is close. What does it mean and will it last?
The deal between Israel and Hamas will free civilians imprisoned on both sides. Beyond that the future is uncertain
www.thetimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Israel and Hamas are close to signing a ceasefire deal that will end the war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages held there ⬇️
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🗣 'He actually seemed quite offended by the suggestion, he felt really he had no power at all'
Who are the elite that run the country? Well, the answer may (or may not) surprise you... ⬇️
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @samfriedman.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/288e9a
Who are the elite that run the country? Well, the answer may (or may not) surprise you... ⬇️
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @samfriedman.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/288e9a
Who really runs Britain?
The Story · Episode
pod.fo
November 29, 2024 at 11:50 AM
🗣 'He actually seemed quite offended by the suggestion, he felt really he had no power at all'
Who are the elite that run the country? Well, the answer may (or may not) surprise you... ⬇️
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @samfriedman.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/288e9a
Who are the elite that run the country? Well, the answer may (or may not) surprise you... ⬇️
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @samfriedman.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/288e9a
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It sits in a glass case next to a replica Fabergé egg and a miniature golden carriage. Studded with diamonds and 23-carat gold guilloché, though, it is the Fender Stratocaster that steals the show
Tap below to read the full story ⬇️
Tap below to read the full story ⬇️
‘World’s blingiest guitar’ can be yours for $1 million in Dubai
The 23-carat Fender Stratocaster is fully operational, but you need to wear gloves to try it out
www.thetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:50 PM
It sits in a glass case next to a replica Fabergé egg and a miniature golden carriage. Studded with diamonds and 23-carat gold guilloché, though, it is the Fender Stratocaster that steals the show
Tap below to read the full story ⬇️
Tap below to read the full story ⬇️
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🔺 BREAKING: An arrest warrant for Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has been issued by the International Criminal Court
Tap below for updates ⬇️
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Binyamin Netanyahu: arrest warrant issued by war crimes court
Israeli former defence minister and Hamas leader also named by International Criminal Court
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:41 PM
🔺 BREAKING: An arrest warrant for Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has been issued by the International Criminal Court
Tap below for updates ⬇️
Tap below for updates ⬇️
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Frozen in the soil, its fur almost as fluffy as the day it died 35,000 years ago, was the first preserved body of a sabre-toothed cat. The mummified body reveals secrets of how the ancient predator looked and lived in the Palaeolithic era
First intact sabre-tooth cat found in Siberia with fur and whiskers
The mummified body which was found frozen in the permafrost reveals secrets of how the ancient predator looked and lived in the Palaeolithic era
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Frozen in the soil, its fur almost as fluffy as the day it died 35,000 years ago, was the first preserved body of a sabre-toothed cat. The mummified body reveals secrets of how the ancient predator looked and lived in the Palaeolithic era
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🗣'The concept of human rights doesn't really exist there'
Dubai is one of the top destinations for British expats. It might seem like a hustlers paradise, but there is a dark truth to the authoritarian state.
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @willoyd.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/28466f
Dubai is one of the top destinations for British expats. It might seem like a hustlers paradise, but there is a dark truth to the authoritarian state.
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @willoyd.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/28466f
Why young Brits are turning to Dubai
The Story · Episode
pod.fo
November 20, 2024 at 2:24 PM
🗣'The concept of human rights doesn't really exist there'
Dubai is one of the top destinations for British expats. It might seem like a hustlers paradise, but there is a dark truth to the authoritarian state.
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @willoyd.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/28466f
Dubai is one of the top destinations for British expats. It might seem like a hustlers paradise, but there is a dark truth to the authoritarian state.
🎙 The Story podcast
🎧 @jonesluke.bsky.social | @willoyd.bsky.social
🔗 pod.fo/e/28466f
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🗞️ More and more Times and Sunday Times journalists and staff are joining BlueSky.
We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow
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We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow
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October 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM
🗞️ More and more Times and Sunday Times journalists and staff are joining BlueSky.
We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow
👇
We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow
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Tens of thousands of New Zealanders, including the Maori queen, marched on parliament in a mass protest against a bill seeking to water down the country’s founding treaty between the British crown and Maori
New Zealand protest: march against bill to water down Maori rights
42,000 protested against redefining the Treaty of Waitangi — the country’s founding document — between the British crown and Maori
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders, including the Maori queen, marched on parliament in a mass protest against a bill seeking to water down the country’s founding treaty between the British crown and Maori
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Rats can not only be taught to drive, but they also “enjoy the ride” and will even take the long way round to drive to a treat because they derive pleasure from it, scientists have found
Rat race: rodents can be taught to drive — and love it
Training a rat to steer a tiny car was an achievement in itself, but scientists have now found that they are natural petrolheads
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Rats can not only be taught to drive, but they also “enjoy the ride” and will even take the long way round to drive to a treat because they derive pleasure from it, scientists have found
Hey, everyone 🦋 I'm Shona Chibisa, a social media journo at @thetimes.com here to share the stories that matter to you <3 Also a major DnD nerd, anime fan, and gaming enthusiast
November 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Hey, everyone 🦋 I'm Shona Chibisa, a social media journo at @thetimes.com here to share the stories that matter to you <3 Also a major DnD nerd, anime fan, and gaming enthusiast