The legislation, which proposes to ramp up the criminal liability of those convicted of pedophilia, was adopted in the first reading by Russia’s State Duma on Tuesday. It introduces heavier penalties, including life sentences for repeat offenders, who had been previously convicted for sexually assaulting minors. Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin …
Read More »Xi Jinping may be introducing sweeping reforms in China that amount to something of a revolution – but he’s no Mao
There have been many commentaries in the Western media over the past few weeks about China’s growing shakeup of its tech sector, social institutions and economy. The vast majority view it in strictly ideological terms, and argue that President Xi Jinping’s limitations of the fundamental “virtues” of the free market …
Read More »‘Draghi Like Hitler’: Protesters slam Italian PM for introducing Covid health pass, call it discriminatory (VIDEO)
Around 3,000 rallied in Rome and 5,000 in Turin, the capital of the northwestern Piedmont region, while smaller protests were held elsewhere across the country, Italian media said. Overall, demonstrations were reported in more than 80 cities and towns. People took to the streets to denounce the plan of the …
Read More »Introducing ‘Vaxzevria’: AstraZeneca renames Covid vaccine as firm fights off controversy over drug
The British-Swedish pharmaceutical has rebranded its jab, which previously went by the simple ‘AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine’, to ‘Vaxzevria’. In a press release, the company said that the name change does not involve any alterations to the actual drug. Medical workers should be made aware of the rebrand though, the firm …
Read More »As Telegram and Parler gain traction, Twitter tries to keep users by introducing PAID Super Followers
Users will soon be able to get paid by what is referred to as Super Followers access to bonus content, such as a newsletter subscription or bonus tweets. Direct paid subscription features have been successful on other social media platforms, though Twitter has not revealed what sort of fee they …
Read More »Tulsi Gabbard branded ‘transphobe’ after introducing bill to limit women’s sport to biological females
The Protect Women’s Sports Act, which Gabbard introduced with Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on Thursday, seeks to level the playing field in women’s sports by recognizing that different sexes are born with different physical abilities. Gabbard’s bill alleges that the anti-discrimination education amendment from 1972, Title IX, has become misinterpreted …
Read More »The rough translation. In our lives actively introducing words and concepts that are calques from English
The other day the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova in the TV program “Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin” said that after the pandemic coronavirus Russia will enter the “new normal”. The phrase “new normal” for the Russian perception of sounds sloppy, downright jarring. And it is clear why – because it …
Read More »A new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, introducing the main characters of the game
New trailer confirms once again that Red Dead Redemption 2 will arrive on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next spring. Company Rockstar Games has presented on court of the public the second official trailer for the ambitious game Red Dead Redemption 2. Not to mention high quality graphics, character animation …
Read More »Microsoft is introducing a refund for video games
Conditions similar to those available at Steam. The PC has a relatively long time work refunds without much fuss. However on consoles it is harder. Most likely, the first console with an automatic “refunds” will be Xbox One. On Microsoft there is a program Xbox One Insider, to which I …
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