Taliban forces captured Wesh, a town in the southern Afghan province, on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the militant group, Zabihullah Mujahid. He also said that an important road linking to the Wesh-Chaman border crossing with Pakistan was also under their control. Afghan troops reportedly surrendered the key trade …
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According to research carried out by Gallup, 5.6% of US adults identify as LGBT. In 2017, the number stood at 4.5%, and in 2012, when Gallup began tracking the measure, it was 3.5%. In particular, just 0.6% of all US adults identify themselves as transgender, the study showed. While there …
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The prime minister said on Friday that Yasuhiko Nishimura, the head of the Imperial Household Agency, had merely “expressed his own opinion” when he told reporters that Emperor Naruhito was worried that the Tokyo Olympics could spread the coronavirus.Similarly, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said that Nishimura was sharing his …
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A recent article on Reuters would have readers believe the current Syrian wheat shortage mainly due to drought. The article makes a passing reference to the crippling Western sanctions choking Syrians, but doesn’t emphasize how those sanctions contribute to the wheat shortage, as well as the fuel shortage, massive hyperinflation, and …
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The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant had originally committed to deliver 300 million doses of its jab to the EU by the end of June, but the company said production issues meant it would only be to deliver 100 million. In May the European Commission, the EU’s executive, launched its second bout …
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Putin was asked by American reporters whether his government was engaging in a “crackdown” against domestic opposition, and whether Biden had asked the Kremlin to put an end to supposed repressions. Rejecting the insinuations, Putin said that Washington had no real grounds on which to complain. “America recently faced some …
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The data breach was first reported by VICE’s Motherboard on Thursday, citing posts on “underground hacking forums.” Among the stolen goods are the source code for soccer simulator FIFA 21 and its matchmaking server, and the Frostbite engine, which powers most of EA’s games – including the Battlefield and Madden …
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The snap impression of the Sons of Confederate Veterans isn’t a good one. A rudimentary glance at their mainstream media portrayal is far from flattering and their badge proudly features the controversial Confederate flag. Terms that spring to mind are: racist, exclusionary and backward. So, it was with some surprise …
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2018 world bronze medalist Bochkov was suspended from sport after a sample from 2015 was found to have contained traces of a prohibited anabolic agent, putting his impressive career on hold last year. In a spiritedly self-congratulatory message, the group of lawyers he turned to said they had studied the …
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Released on Wednesday by the Public Religion Research Institute, the poll found that 15% of American adults believe the statement “the government, media and financial worlds in the US are controlled by a group of Satan-worshipping pedophiles who run a global child sex trafficking operation.” Among Republicans, belief in this …
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