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Durrrr dum. Durrr dum. Durr dum, durr dum, durr dum – doodle eee DOOO! Ah come on, if you sing it out loud you’ll know the tune. It’s the bit from the movie ‘Jaws’ that lets you know that the great white shark that likes to snack on girls in bikinis …

In April this year, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide became the first foreign leader to visit the White House after the swearing in of Joe Biden as America’s 46th President. After private discussions, Yoshihide and Biden issued a joint statement entitled “US-Japan Global Partnership for a New Era.” What made …

“They’re killing people,” Biden told reporters who asked him to send a message to platforms like Facebook. “The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people,” he shouted, over the noise of a helicopter outside the White House on Friday. On Thursday, US Surgeon General Vivek …

Who would have thought there could ever be the need for such a thing, but 17 July is, apparently, World Emoji Day. Yippee. It’s so exciting, vital even. I can hardly contain my joy at the arrival of this awe-inspiring occasion.  And, on that score, who would ever have thought …

Officials put out an emergency warning when the AN-28 light aircraft lost contact on Friday. After a frantic search of its last known location, authorities announced that all 18 people had survived the impact. Photos and videos emerging from the scene revealed that the plane, a Soviet-era turboprop jet, had …

The arrests and indictments of Ian Rogers, 45 and Jarrod Copeland, 37, were announced on Thursday evening by the FBI Field Office in San Francisco.  “The FBI and the Napa County Sheriff’s Office have worked hand-in-hand to uncover this conspiracy and to prevent any loss of life,” said Craig Fair, …

It is difficult to avoid the impression that increasingly the media discussion on race has acquired an obsessive, fantasy-like character. In recent weeks, numerous media outlets have held forth on the need to be alert to the racist attitudes of babies. The New York Timeshighlighted this issue, when it featured …

Xiaomi landed a 17% share in global smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2021, behind Samsung with 19%, a report from research agency Canalys revealed. Apple came in third, with a 14% share of the market.  “Xiaomi is growing its overseas business rapidly,” Canalys Research Manager Ben Stanton stated …

Critical race theory continues to be a hot-button issue in America, particularly whether or not it should be taught in schools. On the educational front, a great many people are battling against it being introduced into the curriculum, because they believe it is both nonsensical and divisive. Proponents of CRT …

The European Union’s top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has ruled that employers have the right to sack Muslim women if they wear the hijab when face to face with customers or if the wearing of the religious clothing is likely to cause a workplace conflict. The case …