Showing posts from August, 2021
Idaho deploys National Guard troops at hospitals in ‘last-ditch effort’ to avoid statewide Covid emergency Idaho Governor Brad Little has activated National Guard soldiers to support staff at hospitals swamped by Covid-19 patient…
New Orleans bolsters ‘anti-looting plan’ with citywide CURFEW, as nearly 1mn state residents remain without power after hurricane The city of New Orleans has been placed under a curfew, forcing residents to remain home during the…
Texas passes voting bill that Democrats sought to block by fleeing the state to Washington The second-largest US state has passed a voter integrity bill that Democrats denounced as racist and sought to block by escaping to Washin…
‘Loss of trust’ in US leaders: Marine punished for Afghan pull-out criticism RESIGNS effective 9/11 & calls for ‘revolution’ A US Marine who was relieved of duty over a viral video blasting the poorly managed exit from Afghan…
Top FDA vaccine regulators rush for the exits, resign posts as Biden jumps the gun on booster jab approval Two high-level FDA vaccine officials have quit, raising eyebrows about the agency’s future. In addition to failing to appo…
Taliban wants Afghan professionals to help boost country’s investment potential & create economy ‘roadmap’ Faced with an economic crisis and mass emigration, the Taliban has declared attracting foreign investment to Afghanist…
Afghan interpreter who ‘helped save Biden’ in 2008 pleads for rescue after being left behind The Afghan interpreter who helped retrieve then-Senator Joe Biden from the mountains of Afghanistan in 2008 has been left behind after t…
‘Sir Alex, this one is for you’: Cristiano Ronaldo issues emotional first post since completing return to Man Utd Cristiano Ronaldo has made a first post to his legions of social media followers after completing his return to Man…
Iran successfully tests homemade Mersad-16 missile system (PHOTOS) The Iranian military has successfully trialed its latest indigenously developed defense hardware with the Mersad-16 system detecting and destroying multiple hosti…
America’s catastrophic miscalculation: 20 years of disaster in Afghanistan, by the numbers The unceremonious exit of US forces from Afghanistan marks the end of nearly two decades of foreign military intervention in the country, …
Ronaldo ‘overwhelmed’ as Man Utd complete signing and ecstatic Solskjaer hails ‘marvelous player & great human being’ Cristiano Ronaldo says he is returning to a club “that has always had a special place in my heart” after Ma…
Russian sushi chain apologizes for advert featuring black man after far-right group targets it for ‘promoting multiculturalism’ A Japanese food-delivery chain in Russia has become an unlikely target of threats and of online haras…
Moderna vaccine contaminant in Okinawa, Japan likely from needle insertion, health minister says, after 2.6mn Covid jabs suspended Japan’s health minister has claimed that a needle breaking off pieces of rubber on Covid vaccine v…
Founders of online retailer Wildberries take lead in Russia's rich list, beating out politically connected tycoons & ex-oligarchs Teacher-turned-CEO Tatiana Bakalchuk and her husband Vladislav are now firmly leading the p…
McGregor trolls Khabib after Russian star called Octagon girls ‘unnecessary’ Rarely one to miss an opportunity to take a pop at his nemesis, Conor McGregor has trolled former UFC opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov after the Russian cal…
PayPal to offer stock-trading platform to American users – reports US fintech giant PayPal is reportedly exploring the idea of launching its own platform for trading individual stocks. News that the company is setting its sights …
Israel bars unvaccinated or untested teachers & healthcare workers from workplaces With the new school year starting in Israel on Wednesday, the government has ordered that teachers may not go to their workplaces without a va…
UK rubbishes claims Kabul airport gate was kept open to allow British evacuation to continue before deadly suicide bombing The British foreign secretary has dismissed a report that claimed a gate at Kabul airport was kept open to…
Hardline Israeli politicians & Palestinian groups blast top-level bilateral meeting as ‘betrayal’ of respective countries The high-level meeting between Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority (PA) Pre…
New Orleans police & National Guard deploy ‘anti-looting teams’ after hurricane leaves over 1 million without power in Louisiana The New Orleans police have dispatched teams to prevent looting in the aftermath of Hurricane Id…
