The narcissistic pencil-pushers Covid-19 thrust into undeserved positions of power will never freely accept the loss of that attention, adoration, and control. It’s not in their nature. The pandemic is the finest event of their adult lives, and they will mourn for these days when they finally pass. They will …
Read More »Australia’s state of Victoria to indefinitely extend its 5th lockdown despite drop in Covid-19 cases
The lockdown, the fifth imposed in the state over the course of the pandemic, will not be lifted as scheduled, Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said on Monday. “It would be perhaps a few days of sunshine and then there is a very high chance that we’d be back in …
Read More »‘Who are the Olympics for?’ Japan football captain calls for fans to be allowed despite entire South Africa team being quarantined
The South Africa pair – Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi – and a video analyst are now isolating, with their country set to face hosts Japan on Thursday. Confirming the news, South Africa manager Mxolisi Sibam said: “Masha and Monyane reported high temperatures and positive saliva tests. They were then …
Read More »‘Conservative pornstar’ kicked out of Turning Point USA conference despite support from Meghan McCain’s husband
Love, a 48-year-old actress who refers to herself on Twitter as a “conservative pornstar” and contributor to the right-wing website the Federalist, claimed to have been thrown out of the conference on Saturday following complaints by other conservatives. The star took pictures at the conference wearing a VIP pass before …
Read More »UK PM Johnson & Chancellor Sunak won’t self-isolate despite having had contact with infected health minister
Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace “as contacts of someone who has tested positive” for Covid-19, No. 10 confirmed on Sunday. But they will not observe full self-isolation protocols in response. Instead, the top officials “will be participating in the …
Read More »Tourist hub Bali swept up in Indonesia’s harsh lockdown despite 71% vaccination rate, as country’s infections spike
“We are setting up [patrols] in 21 locations where typically there are crowds,” Istiono, the head of Indonesia’s national traffic police, who goes by only one name, told reporters on Friday night. The move comes soon after President Joko Widodo declared a new lockdown earlier on Friday, set to last …
Read More »Biden says NO plan for imminent withdrawal of remaining troops in Afghanistan, despite earlier reports
Major news outlets had reported earlier on Friday that troops leaving the Bagram Air Base, one of the largest military sites in Afghanistan, would be followed by a full withdrawal within days. However, Biden dismissed those reports while speaking to reporters at the White House. Asked if a full withdrawal was …
Read More »Swiss govt announces bid for 36 F-35A fighter jets and Patriot missiles from US despite political pushback at home
Lockheed Martin beat other contenders for the contract, including the multinational Eurofighter built by Italy’s Leonardo, the Rafale from French company Dassault, and the Super Hornet from US manufacturer Boeing. In its statement on Wednesday, the Swiss government also revealed it had decided to purchase the Patriot surface-to-air missile system …
Read More »Chinese IPOs in US hit record high despite tightened scrutiny on foreign investors
According to the report, the number of US-listed initial public offerings from mainland China increased by 31 from January to June, with the IPOs raising $8.82 billion. The first day return rate of the so-called China concept stocks listed on US exchanges was 131% on average, also a multi-year high, …
Read More »US investors boost cash flows into Russia despite sanctions
“Whole industries and large enterprises in key sectors of the Russian economy have been slapped with sanctions… So, American investors stopped investing in those sanctioned industries and started searching for other opportunities. As a result, American investments in Russia during the period increased because… the American business aims at obtaining …
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