Former ice dance world champion Alexander Zhulin has said that international sporting authorities will have to live with the consequences of “ruining” Russian star Kamila Valieva’s Olympic dreams after her doping case ordeal in Beijing. What was expected to be Valieva’s crowning triumph in the Chinese capital turned into a nightmare …
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Russia will not be asking for formal apologies from the Western news outlets that set various dates for a Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine only to see their predictions proven wrong, Moscow has declared. “This is not a place for some apologies game,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday when …
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Staff evacuating the US embassy in Kiev took apart and destroyed computer systems and communication equipment used by diplomats, reportedly fearing it could end up in the hands of Russian forces after a potential invasion, just before Moscow announced that it was withdrawing some troops from near the Ukrainian border. …
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With Russia announcing that its troops are pulling back following the completion of exercises near the border with Ukraine, Moscow has insisted that predictions it could be just moments away from ordering a full-blown invasion have been proven false. In a fiery statement on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova …
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A major peace plan, signed in an effort to put an end to the war in eastern Ukraine, could lead to the country’s collapse if implemented, the chief of its National Security and Defense Council has warned as tensions flare on the shared border with Russia. Speaking to the Associated …
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A massive quantity of out-of-date AstraZeneca vaccines was trashed at a dump site in the city of Abuja on Wednesday, with a bulldozer seen crushing the medicines in footage obtained by Reuters. Officials later announced the move, an apparent bid to quell fears that the expired immunizations were being administered …
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A swarm of tornadoes ripped through six US states on Friday night, leaving significant devastation in their wake. Kentucky was particularly badly affected, with Governor Andy Beshear describing the damage as “unlike anything that I have ever seen,” and predicting a possible death toll of over 100. The town of …
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He went on to claim that while Tel Aviv may start an altercation with the Islamic Republic, it will be Iran that ends it. Should Israel make any mistake in its dealings with Tehran, Iran will only speed up its eradication, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh warned. Iran launched fresh military …
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An extremely interesting and important case came before the Western Australia (WA) Supreme Court this week, involving an appeal by parents opposing the wishes of their child, who identifies as transgender and sought to undergo a sex-change procedure. The child is female and, aged 15, sought to transition to a …
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During Friday’s show, HBO’s Bill Maher pressed his guests to explain critical race theory (CRT) – an often-discussed but typically ill-defined cultural phenomenon. Shapiro took the lead, describing CRT as a worldview that teaches that “all disparity equals discrimination.” When Maher asked Nance to share his thoughts, the former Navy …
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