Real Madrid forward was dropped by brands for comments Chinese media generally steered clear of outlining

It’s been a bad start to the week for the France forward Kylian Mbappé. He missed out on joining the elite roster of Ballon d’Or winners, and instead became the latest high-profile addition to a far less illustrious list – that of foreign brands and individuals charged with “hurting the feelings of the Chinese people”.

The saga began when a video of the Real Madrid player making light of a meme involving him and China’s former leader Mao Zedong began spreading.

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Psychopatriarchy is jet fuel to racism, colonialism, imperialism and capitalism

For those of us who have spent our lives trying to dismantle this endlessly destructive paradigm of patriarchy, it has become increasingly clear in recent months that something more terrifying is afoot.

The wheels are off the cart. We are in the midst of a chaotic, demented acceleration of the most violent and cruel aspects of this system which has evolved into what I am calling Psychopatriarchy.

V (formerly Eve Ensler) is a playwright and activist and the founder of V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls

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High-speed service reportedly runs into back of another train, knocking two carriages off track

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At least 10 people have died and many more are feared injured after two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province in central Spain.

Spain’s state rail infrastructure authority said services between Madrid and the southern region of Andalucía had been suspended “⁠following a rear-end collision between two trains” on Wednesday morning.

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The online retailer said it was still negotiating with insurers as it seeks compensation to offset the financial impact of the strikes.

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In Natuurmuseum Fryslân zijn mummies te zien van dieren van divers pluimage. „Mummificatie is een uitzonderlijke vorm van preservatie.”

Het Natural History Museum in Londen organiseert elk jaar een wedstrijd voor natuurfotografen. Dit zijn de winnaars, gekozen uit ruim 65.000 inzendingen.

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