Some 18 months before the first Covid cases appeared, the three-and-a-half year study had planned to release skin-penetrating particles containing “novel chimeric spike proteins” from bat coronaviruses into bat caves in China’s Yunnan province. The goal was to study and prevent transmission to humans. The proposal, titled ‘Project Defuse’, was …
Read More »Climate Night Cringeathon: Late-night ‘comedians’ slated for teaming up to lecture the masses on saving the planet
After four years of the same anti-Trump ‘jokes’, viewers would be forgiven for thinking that America’s late-night ‘comedy’ hosts were all reading from the same script. On Wednesday, they literally will be. Seven primetime hosts across multiple networks will focus their shows on climate change, blending jokes with liberal lecturing …
Read More »France to return ambassador to Washington after Biden’s call to Macron in wake of major military contract snub
Biden phoned Macron on Wednesday to discuss last week’s announcement of a new security pact between the US, UK and Australia – which resulted in France losing a multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding contract, among other things – and “agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters …
Read More »Attempt to kill Ukrainian adviser was meant to intimidate government, aide alleges as Kremlin rejects claim of Russian involvement
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday after a group of assailants opened fire on his car, injuring his driver, the first assistant to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Sergey Shefir, said that the incident was designed to spook senior policymakers. “All I can say is that the assassination attempt was carried out …
Read More »New American-led Cold War conflict with Russia & China has already begun, majority of EU citizens believe – bombshell new poll
The study, released on Wednesday by the European Council on Foreign Relations, found that the vast majority of more than 16,000 respondents living in the bloc’s member states believe relations between the East and West are under serious strain. Around 59% of those surveyed from across 12 countries, including France, …
Read More »Give ‘moi’ a break: UK PM Johnson tells France to get over their AUKUS deal grievances
Speaking in Washington on Wednesday, Johnson burst into Franglais to make a stab at the French when asked about the ongoing dispute over the new AUKUS alliance: “I just think it’s time for some of our dearest friends around the world to prenez un grip [get a grip] about all …
Read More »‘Family Guy’ releases Covid vaccine explainer to push back against Fox News host Tucker Carlson, irking some online
On Tuesday, the animated Fox sitcom released a short clip on its social media pages. The video shows father – and resident dimwit – Peter, sitting on a hospital bed and asking his dog Brian why he should get the Covid-19 vaccine, insisting that he hates getting shots. Brian swiftly …
Read More »Furious France sinking Euro deal with Australia due to AUKUS shows exactly why the EU will never work
The French have every right to feel slighted by the AUKUS deal between the US, the UK and the Australians. How would you feel if you’d had around £70 billion worth of contracts to build submarines taken from under your nose? And what’s worse, you’d had them stolen by people …
Read More »Paying more for household bills? Blame Russia’s meddling in gas markets, Western commentators say, even if the facts don’t hold up
According to the pundits, consumers are set to pay more for household bills because of foul play from Moscow. Against the backdrop of Europe’s dependence on gas imports, Russia is said to be playing politics at the pumping stations and making energy supplies scarce. Clearly this isn’t just about the …
Read More »Talking tough on Russia but doing deals with Moscow, Merkel played both sides. Germany’s next leader may be more confrontational
The veteran politician first announced she would not be standing for reelection in 2018, saying it was time to hand over the reins. But who will pick them up, and what their stance will be on the range of issues swirling around Europe, is less clear. In previous elections, foreign …
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