Outreach workers warned Sky News on Saturday that the rising cost of living in the UK is forcing women into sex work, with some forced to meet clients on the streets. The English Collective of Prostitutes, a London-based group that advises women in the sex industry how to say safe …
Read More »Rising cost of living sparks massive protests in UK and Ireland
Thousands of protesters marched in London on Saturday, accusing the government of failing to tackle the rapidly rising cost of living in the UK. Similar marches took place in multiple Irish cities, where citizens are facing the same struggles. Demonstrators marched from Portland Place to Parliament Square in the British …
Read More »EU citizens face ‘historic decline’ in living standards – MEP
Irish MEP Clare Daly has accused the EU of “shooting ourselves in the foot” by imposing sanctions on Russia, and warned that an embargo on Russian energy imports would lead to “disastrous inflation, rocketing energy costs, and a historic decline in living standards,” all while Russia goes undeterred. Addressing the …
Read More »Cost of living in Europe smashes all-time high
Inflation across the Eurozone surged to 5.1% in January from 5% in the previous month, despite optimistic expectations for a sharp drop to 4.4%, data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday. Inflation is now more than twice the ECB’s 2% target. The latest growth reportedly reflects the hottest rate of inflation …
Read More »First ‘living robots’ can now ‘spontaneously’ self-replicate, scientists say
The Xenobots were made public in a report last year, which suggested the self-repairing technology could be used to replace degradable materials such as concrete, steel, and plastic. Then, in March, it was revealed that the organisms had been improved to be able to remember their surroundings and assemble into …
Read More »Russian investigators open new criminal case against Navalny & top allies living abroad on charges of setting up ‘extremist’ group
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the country’s federal Investigative Committee confirmed that a case had been opened against Navalny, as well as key associates Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, both of whom now live overseas. According to the authorities, “it has been established that no later than 2014, Navalny …
Read More »‘Living in parallel universe’: Australian PM boasts of Aussies’ love of freedom to the UN as police crackdown continues at home
In a virtual address to the UN General Assembly on Friday, Morrison talked up Australia’s belief in “a world order that favours freedom,” in “respecting the rights and freedoms of the individual” and “in the inherent dignity of all people…no matter the circumstances.” Morrison had barely spoken before Australian libertarian …
Read More »‘There has just been non-stop idiocracy happening. We’re living in a comedy goldmine right now’ – YouTube comic Joey B Toonz
Recently I had a rude awakening to something that was inexplicably trending worldwide. Seeing the tweet of a comedian and social commentator I follow, I learned of the bizarre ‘milk crate challenge’. While many people around are struggling to get by, or are under lockdown, a surprisingly significant number of …
Read More »Patriotic Olympic wrestling champ who proclaimed ‘I freaking love living in the USA!’ is hailed by UFC boss Dana White (VIDEO)
Mensah-Stock, 28, added to America’s gold medal haul in Tokyo with victory in the 68kg women’s final over Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria this week, becoming only the second US woman ever to win an Olympic wrestling title. While that achievement has made headlines, the interview which followed Mensah-Stock’s success has …
Read More »Farewell to anti-virus guru John McAfee, the wild, high-living, paranoid, millionaire genius I was glad to call my neighbour
The death of McAfee is the final chapter in the mad, bad life of a man who became my neighbour 13 years ago. We were both living on Ambergris Caye, a tropical island 16 miles off the Caribbean coast of Belize in Central America. He’d picked up what had been …
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