Tonya Lurstaad and Julia Bird both featured on the popular ‘Lorraine’ program on ITV, explaining how they had wanted to make the move “for a long time” and wished to “make a statement and change the regulation.” The Norwegian team had voiced opposition to their uniforms for the tournament held in …
Read More »‘The Reason I Jump’ is a stunning film (& not just for parents of autistic youngsters) that leaves us all asking ‘what’s normal?’
In just 82 minutes of his just-released documentary, The Reason I Jump, director Jerry Rothwell contributes more to understanding autism for parents, like myself, who have children affected by this infuriatingly puzzling condition, than the busload of experts we have met over the last 20-odd years. Focusing on the lives …
Read More »Still ‘no reason’ to remove US from Russia’s list of ‘unfriendly countries’, despite cordial Putin-Biden summit, says Kremlin
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden met at Villa La Grange, a historic 18th-century villa, near Lake Geneva. Both leaders were positive about the summit in the following press conferences, noting that the discussions had been cordial. However, Putin’s spokesman doesn’t believe Moscow should …
Read More »‘Russians are pretty good scientists’: EU internal market chief says he has ‘no reason’ to doubt Sputnik V vaccine
Breton was asked at Wednesday’s press briefing in Brussels whether the EU should add Sputnik V to its vaccine list in order to make sure that the bloc meets its vaccine rollout target. The official replied that the bloc’s current portfolio of four authorized vaccines will “hopefully soon” get increased to five. …
Read More »‘No good reason’ they are employed? London Mayor Khan owes apology to white British men working in STEM field
The American economist and defender of free markets, Milton Friedman, once quipped that a “government’s solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.” That would adequately sum up Khan’s stated objective of reducing the number of white men employed in science and technology – if it weren’t …
Read More »Judge’s denial of Assange bail ‘unfair & illogical,’ no reason to keep him behind bars – WikiLeaks editor-in-chief
Speaking to reporters outside the court building, Hrafnsson called District Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s ruling a “great disappointment.” It’s unjust, unfair, and illogical, when you consider her ruling two days ago about Julian’s health. On Monday, Baraitser refused to allow Assange’s extradition to the US, citing concerns that the American justice …
Read More »As Lockdown 3.0 descends on Britain, the time for reason and argument is over. Only dissent will save us now
Here we are again. After what was for many people a fraught and upsetting Christmas, and a revelry-free New Year, the UK is back in lockdown. It is slated to last until February, but without major dissent, the true end is not in sight. Is Lockdown 3.0 ‘justified’? Is the …
Read More »Blocking Assange’s extradition to the US is the right decision… but it’s been made for the wrong reason
The battle is over, but the war is not. The decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser not to extradite WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange was highly unexpected. After all, investigative reporting has revealed she has a track record of having approved 96 percent of extradition requests. Very few of Assange’s backers and supporters …
Read More »No reason to worry? WHO says new Covid-19 strain found in UK is no deadlier & only slightly more infectious than others
“There is zero evidence that the new coronavirus variant increases severity of the disease,” the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program Chief Mike Ryan told at a press conference on Monday, citing data received from British scientists. The risks faced by the people that catch this particular strain of the virus are …
Read More »No reason yet to launch investigation into alleged Navalny poisoning – Putin’s spokesman
“We need a reason to investigate,” Peskov said, adding that they will launch a probe once they are sure about the circumstances of his hospitalization. However, he rejected accusations that Navalny’s quick onset of illness was caused by an assassination attempt, refusing to take the suggestion seriously. “These are allegations …
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