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Just as thousands of climate change crackpots prepare to join Extinction Rebellion (XR) for a fortnight of disruption in the City of London financial district next week, the thinking behind their protests has been dealt a body blow. In words I never thought I’d write, it’s thanks to a report …

The two-time world bronze medalist went for broke with seconds remaining in the quarterfinal, leaping over Starcevic to execute the Flying Squirrel move to perfection, sealing two points and a 5-5 win on criteria. Geraei’s eye-catching attack was not the first time the Greco-Roman wrestler had endeared himself to fans, producing …

Adelaide resident Tanya Watkins, a high-ranking “Pastafarian,” had made several attempts to secure official status for the church, but to no avail. Apparently tired of having her pasta deity so thoroughly disrespected, she filed an appeal, insisting that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was incorporated for a “religious, …

What better way is there to explain to American children that Israel is the good guy than creating a superhero character wearing the country’s national symbols and naming him after a weapon system? This was probably the rationale of US-based pro-Israel advocacy group Stand With Us when they tweeted out …

It’s difficult to imagine why anyone sane would consciously choose to have kids right now. If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything over the past year, it’s that no one can take for granted that society will always function in the way that we’ve traditionally expected it to. The …

Ust-Nera, which has a population of around 5,000, is one of the world’s coldest permanently inhabited settlements, with current temperatures dropping to around -32C at night. Founded in the 1930s, it is located on what is known as the ‘Road of Bones’. The object was filmed at around 8pm local …

Tesla shares tumbled almost four percent to the lowest in almost three months on Friday, pushing its weekly losses to over 13 percent. At the current price of almost $598, Tesla shares are down nearly 30 percent from its peak of $883 seen on January 26. Fluctuations of Tesla’s share …

In a video published by the Ministry of Defense on Friday, a Zircon can be seen being launched from the Admiral Gorshkov, a modern warship commissioned in 2018. Aiming at the Chizha training ground, a shooting range in Arkhangelsk Region, it successfully flew the required 350km. Flying at Mach 8 …

Anatoly Serdyukov, the industrial director of the Rostec aviation complex, told Moscow business daily RBK that everything is under discussion, refusing to rule out a collaboration of the industry heavyweights. “Perhaps it will be so, a fighter produced by MiG – Sukhoi,” he said. “But while everything is at the discussion …

The special representative of American President Donald trump Marshall Billingsley stated that the latest Russian weapons — cruise missiles with a nuclear power plant “Petrel” “should not even exist”. “Who do we need to have such a missile? It’s simply a flying Chernobyl!” he said. Billingsley is the special representative …