Speaking on Wednesday, Merkel’s spokesperson told the media that the outgoing German leader had held discussions with Putin about the Belarus border crisis. According to the spokesperson, Merkel said that Minsk’s “instrumentalization of migrants” was inhumane and called on the Russian president to press Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko on the matter. …
Read More »US turns into battlefield for crypto innovation contest as NYC mayor wants to out-bitcoin mayor of Miami
“In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in bitcoin when I become mayor,” Adams posted on his Twitter account. “NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!” The tweet, which comes …
Read More »Bill Gates wants US & UK to spend billions on ‘germ games’
Gates made his comments during a discussion with the chair of the Health Select Committee and former UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt at the COP26 summit this week. “It’ll take probably about a billion a year for a pandemic Task Force at the [World Health Organization] level, which is doing …
Read More »Russia fully committed to reducing carbon emissions, wants same accurate & transparent rules for all nations – Putin at G20
“We believe that G20 members should lead the world in creating universal, fair and, importantly, transparent rules for climate regulation, when implementing climate and environmental initiatives,” Putin told other members of the group of the world’s biggest economies during the second day of this weekend’s G20 summit. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »Bye, evil Facebook? Zuckerberg reportedly wants new name for his VR ‘metaverse’ to show that it’s bigger than just social media
The rebranding may be announced on October 28 during the annual Connect conference or even sooner, according to the Verge. The outlet compares the looming switch to how Google renamed its parent company Alphabet in 2015 to stress that it is more than a search engine showing its users some …
Read More »The US wants new trade talks with China, but it would be politically toxic for Biden to hold out an olive branch
At the beginning of this week, US trade representative Katherine Tai delivered a keynote speech that set out the Biden administration’s trade policy concerning China. Predictably, the address came with a litany of complaints against what are frequently described as China’s ‘unfair economic practices’. Tai also said the US would …
Read More »‘On-brand, really’: Zuckerberg wants Congress to crush any possible competition to Facebook, Snowden says
The CEO of Facebook posted a lengthy reaction to this week’s outage of company services and the congressional testimony of Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager who accused the company of various sins, including putting profit before the safety of children. Much of the essay was a rejection of …
Read More »Cenk Uygur says he will ‘end’ Joe Rogan & internet really wants celebrity fight to happen
Uygur has often attacked Rogan for the libertarian views voiced on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which is currently the second-most-watched show on Spotify, only losing the top spot in late September. Those views include opposition to mandatory vaccination and concerns that the US government may use Covid-19 as a …
Read More »‘I’m adapting’: Messi wants more after 1st PSG strike with sensational goal in clinical Champions League win over Man City (VIDEO)
It took 74 minutes for Messi to weave his magic and seal the 2-0 victory. Driving forward from inside the City half on the right, he exchanged passes with Kylian Mbappe, who cleverly heeled the ball back into his path outside the penalty area, before curling a magnificent effort beyond Ederson’s …
Read More »‘Suckup ‘21 tour’: Lindsey Graham wants Trump to run in 2024 days after former president blasts him & strongly hints at comeback
“I don’t think Trump is listening… He might be,” Graham told a crowd of conservatives attending the second day of the Michigan Republican Party’s leadership conference in Mackinac Island, Michigan. “I hope President Trump runs again.” Graham’s seeming endorsement surprised many, as it came only days after the former president …
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