The Japanese company has reportedly turned out to be the biggest current corporate donor behind Republicans who objected to Joe Biden’s victory in certain states during the 2020 presidential election. That’s according to a scoop from Axios, which cites data from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-profit …
Read More »Singapore doctors call to HALT Covid vaccination of teens as unexplained death of 13yo boy probed in US
Written on “on behalf of many concerned pediatricians, primary care physicians, specialists, surgeons and GPs” and signed by a number of Singaporean medical professionals, the letter was posted on Facebook on Saturday. Its authors urged the authorities to “consider a short delay” in vaccinating youths with messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) …
Read More »China’s industrial profits soar over 83% in five months of 2021
The growth came on the back of recovery in demand. Compared with the first five months of 2019, the figure represented a rise of 48%. Statistics show that, in May alone, the profits of major industrial firms grew 36.4% in annual terms to 829.9 billion yuan ($11.4 billion). The pharmaceutical …
Read More »Russian Instagram siren Maria Shumilina flaunts newfound fame as ‘police probe pitch invasion at Euro 2020’
Wolanski went viral after she ran onto the field during Liverpool’s Champions League triumph against Tottenham Hotspur in 2019, launching herself into infamy as she paraded across the pitch in a skimpy one-piece swimsuit – but anything she can do, Maria Shumilina says she can do one better after she launched her …
Read More »Ronaldo blasted for tossing Portugal captain’s armband to turf following Belgium Euro 2020 defeat
A 1-0 defeat to Belgium meant that holders Portugal crashed out of Euro 2020 at the last 16 stage in Seville. Save for a free-kick that tested Thibaut Courtois in the first half and a decent attempt at an assist that Diogo Jota squandered in the second, the 36-year-old Ronaldo …
Read More »Pentagon announces carrying out strikes on Iraq-Syria border ‘at Biden’s direction’
“At President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement on Sunday. “The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are …
Read More »The Devils you know: Belgium dump Ronaldo & Portugal OUT of Euro 2020 after Thorgan Hazard stunner – but lose De Bruyne to injury
With his older brother Eden still yet to hit the back of the net for the Red Devils in 20 months, Thorgan Hazard scored the winner late in the first half. Beating Rui Patricio with a bending shot, he sent the Wolves ‘keeper the wrong way from outside the 18-yard …
Read More »Eco-study warns Israel’s open spaces will SHRINK as its population grows – and the settlement question is the elephant in the room
If Israel’s current birth rates continue, the Jewish state’s population will almost double by 2050, going from nine million to 17.6 million by the middle of the century. Given that the country’s population density has quadrupled since the 1960s, and is on track to outstrip even the tightly-packed Netherlands in …
Read More »‘A true American hero’: Tributes paid as senator, presidential candidate & anti-war activist Mike Gravel dies at 91
Gravel died at his home in Seaside, California, on Saturday. According to an AP report, he had been in poor health for some time beforehand. Gravel, who served in the Senate from 1968 until 1981, persistently opposed the US’ foreign military adventures. In 1971 he launched a one-man filibuster to …
Read More »Air force station rocked by blasts in suspected drone attack in India’s Jammu and Kashmir
The overnight strike was confirmed by the Indian Air Force early on Sunday. The military said the attack did not inflict any damage to any sensitive hardware stationed at the supposedly high-security installation. “Two low intensity explosions were reported early Sunday morning in the technical area of Jammu Air Force …
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