“There’s been some misinformation provided to Aboriginal people from people who do not have their best interests at heart,” West Australia Premier Mark McGowan told reporters on Thursday, adding that he had “heard from one Aboriginal person who said white supremacist groups are sending information to Aboriginal people that they …
Read More »International Criminal Court makes surprise move in Philippines drug war probe
The ICC’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said the probe was suspended after the Philippine government filed a request to defer the case earlier this month, according to court documents cited by Reuters on Friday. “The prosecution has temporarily suspended its investigative activities while it assesses the scope and effect of …
Read More »India’s Modi concedes surprise win to protesters
“I want to tell the country that we have decided to repeal the three farm laws,” Modi said in a televised address on Friday, which local media described as “stunning.” The Indian parliament will complete the constitutional process of repealing the agricultural legislation in late November, he added. However, the …
Read More »Five lessons from this week’s US elections, including one Trump surprise
With roughly a year to go until the midterm elections, it’s time to look at the top five takeaways from the 2021 election cycle in the wake of Republican victories in Virginia and beyond. Takeaway No.1: The Democrats are not in touch with voters on most issues. This takeaway is …
Read More »‘Y: The Last Man’ went out of its way to alienate men, so it’s no surprise hardly anyone watched it and it got canceled
The story of ‘Y: The Last Man’ is a long one. It started off as a 60-issue Vertigo comic series by Brian K. Vaughan which ran from 2002 to 2008. The series focused on a global disaster in which all living mammals with a Y chromosome simultaneously die, with the …
Read More »The revelation that Facebook puts profit before public good is no surprise, but the reality is it’s more fragile than ever
Problems can be like waiting for a bus – nothing comes, then two arrive simultaneously. Facebook experienced something similar this week. On Sunday, on the news program ‘60 Minutes’, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen publicly explained her decision to speak out about the internal workings of the company, saying she …
Read More »Surprise, surprise: Matt Damon shows sympathy for Trump supporters, and is now called to task by the left for past verbal sins
The ‘Good Will Hunting’ star has found his name making waves on social media, which would usually be a good thing for an actor headlining a new film – but few are talking about his latest movie, ‘Stillwater’. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the actor recalled how he …
Read More »Messi gets surprise birthday party thrown in the middle of the night by Argentina teammates – and wife Antonela teases him (VIDEO)
The iconic number 10 is currently on international duty in Brazil, where La Albiceleste top Group A after a 1-0 win over Paraguay in their last match, when Messi won the Man of the Match award. Preparing for their encounter with Bolivia on Monday, Messi’s teammates are said to have disturbed the birthday …
Read More »Dems stage surprise walk-out at Texas State House to block vote on voting rules bill, governor calls for special session
Senate Bill 7 (SB7) would enact a major overhaul of the electoral process in Texas. Written along lines not unlike those of similar bills passed in Georgia and Florida, it became a focal point for partisan clashes on the state and federal levels. Republicans said the reform was meant to …
Read More »It’s no surprise the Covid lab leak theory persists in the US, given its history of biological weapons
On Wednesday evening, after new claims surfaced in the Wall Street Journal, President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring US intelligence to investigate Covid’s origins – and the specific consideration that it was a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology – giving it 90 days to do so. …
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