In a lengthy joint statement by all four Grand Slams, organizers said they had “tried unsuccessfully” to speak to the second seed in Paris, check on her wellbeing after she claimed she would not speak to the press and ask her to reconsider her position while discussing the “specifics of …
Read More »Bavarian premier demands EU ‘accelerate’ approval of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
“The vaccination engine must not stutter,” Soeder told Germany’s Bild am Sonntag, adding that the best way to keep the immunization campaign running smoothly is to greenlight the use of the pioneering Russian Covid-19 vaccine. “Above all, the Sputnik V [approval] process must be accelerated,” Soeder said, adding that Europe …
Read More »‘Porn literacy’ teacher gets new wave of outrage from parents over videos about masturbation shown to first graders in New York
Justine Ang Fonte, who has said on her website that she has “reveled in disrupting health education for 10 years,” previously triggered parents after details from a “porn literacy” class for students at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in New York went public. She is now the center of attention …
Read More »Israel faces change of government as anti-Netanyahu opposition announces agreement
Naftali Bennett, former defense minister for Netanyahu, and opposition leader Yair Lapid will lead the opposition parties under this new agreement that would split power in a “unity government.” Bennett would take over as prime minister first, and then Lapid if they are successful in pushing Netanyahu from power. “We …
Read More »‘TOTAL LOCKDOWN’ to combat Covid-19 will force industries in Malaysia to shut down
Muhyiddin announced the June lockdown on Friday, revealing that all unessential sectors and industries would be totally shut down from between June 1 and June 14. “With the latest rise in daily cases showing a drastically upward trend, hospital capacity across the country to treat COVID-19 patients are becoming limited,” …
Read More »Anti-Bibi bloc inches closer to ousting unsinkable Israeli PM as Netanyahu’s last-ditch bid for government rotation rejected
Netanyahu, who is facing corruption charges, made a proposal to form the next Israeli government with Naftali Bennett of the right-wing Yamina alliance and Gideon Sa’ar, who leads the center-right New Hope party. Between the two, they control 13 seats in the Knesset after the inconclusive March election. Netanyahu’s own …
Read More »‘Enjoy the long weekend’: Kamala Harris honors veterans after taking heat for ‘disrespectful’ Memorial Day tweet
“Enjoy the long weekend,” Harris tweeted on Saturday. The four words and accompanying smiling photo were enough to propel the vice president to the trending charts on social media, as critics blasted her for not acknowledging the true meaning of the holiday. “Is this intended to insult the memory of …
Read More »It’s official! BoJo’s ‘cloak & dagger wedding’ to fiancée Carrie Symonds confirmed by No. 10
The two “were married yesterday afternoon in a small ceremony” in the cathedral, a spokesman for Number 10 told the media on Sunday. “The couple will celebrate their wedding with family and friends next summer.” Johnson, 56, and Symonds, 33, have been engaged since late 2019, they announced last year …
Read More »Covid patient with THREE types of fungus — black, white & rare yellow — dies in India
Kunwar Singh, 59, was a lawyer treated at a hospital in the city of Ghaziabad, located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh next to New Delhi. The man was first diagnosed with coronavirus earlier this spring, and then got infected with fungus, believed to be a complication of the …
Read More »300+ officers join manhunt in rural France for ex-soldier hiding in woods after firing at police (PHOTOS)
The chase began around midnight when police were called in to respond to a family dispute in the small town of Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare in the country’s Dordogne region. The suspect, a former soldier recently released from prison, arrived at the home of his former partner and attacked her new boyfriend, …
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