Swansea and Republic of Ireland ace Manning was apparently attempting some gamesmanship during Swansea’s 3-3 draw with Luton Town on Saturday – but former Arsenal academy prospect Henri Lansbury wasn’t having any of it. In footage which has since been viewed more than 1.1 million times from the Championship fixture, TV …
Read More »EU is split on taking Afghan refugees, and it’s hard to blame those who don’t want another mass influx
Cracks are beginning to develop within the EU regarding its response to the inevitable Afghan refugee crisis. Whereas some member states want the bloc to continue with a liberal approach and welcoming fleeing Afghans, others seem determined not to see a repeat of the mistakes made five years ago. These …
Read More »Nearly half of Ukrainians think life was better in USSR, and even more say they’re anti-LGBT in new poll revealing split with West
A poll of 2,000 Ukrainian citizens, published on Thursday by NGO, Rating, showed a clear gap between those happy with the direction the country is heading in, and those who think it’s on the wrong track. Although Kiev’s official line is that the country was an unwilling partner in the …
Read More »‘Damn, respect!’ Brazilian MMA giant hailed for split-second decision not to follow up after rapid KO flattens rival (VIDEO)
Ferreira – who stands 6ft 8in tall – starched Austin with an explosive right hand in the early stages of their heavyweight meeting at the top of the prelim card at the 2021 PFL Playoffs 2 in Florida. After sending the Brit bouncing off the canvas, Ferreira momentarily looked as …
Read More »Split the difference: Russian champion boxer Svetlana Soluyanova edged out by US star Virginia Fuchs in Tokyo Olympics scrap
European flyweight champion in 2018, Soluyanova faced Fuchs, a former USA Boxing Nationals champion who took bronze at the World Championships in 2018, in the round of 32. Fuchs had battled OCD to travel to the spectacle, and she won on three of the five cards, with the other two giving Dimitrovgrad-born Soluyanova …
Read More »EU leaders split over whether to push for summit with Russia, France & Germany back plan but some other members voice opposition
At a meeting of the bloc’s heads of state in Brussels on Thursday, opinion was divided about how such talks would be organized, and even whether they should go ahead at all. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel led the charge in favor of opening up bilateral …
Read More »As Bill and Melinda Gates split up, it’s time to divorce the Microsoft billionaire from calling the Covid shots for us
Gates and his wife of 27 years, Melinda, announced on Monday that they are divorcing. They will continue to run the foundation that bears both of their names, “but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives.” It happens. There …
Read More »Derided as scammers, new party that wants to split England in two may have an important message on federalism and socialism
Boris Johnson is battling to keep the UK intact at next month’s local elections. Scottish and Welsh independence movements are firmly entrenched in the mainstream. Now another party wants to annex the northern part of England known as Northumbria, once an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. The Northern Independence Party (NIP) was formed six months ago …
Read More »‘End of Merkel’s era’ or ‘show of strength’? German politicians split over chancellor’s U-turn on Easter lockdown
Merkel “had no choice” but to pull the plug on the restrictions after facing protests from the public, her political opponents and even her own Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, Maximilian Krah, a European Parliament member for Alternative for Germany (AfD), told RT. “Her politics on Covid has completely failed. …
Read More »Trump puts to rest concern he will split Republican Party, hints at 2024 run: ‘I may even decide to beat them FOR A THIRD TIME’
“I’m going to continue to fight right by your side,” Trump said Sunday at the CPAC conference in Orlando. “We will do what we’ve begun right from the beginning, which is to win. We’re not starting new parties… We have the Republican Party. We’re are going to unite and be …
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