The Germans enjoy revelling in the misfortune of others so much that their term for it – schadenfreude – has universal linguistic acceptance as the final word on that matter. However, the risk of enjoying schadenfreude too publicly and enthusiastically is that, sometimes, things just have a way of quickly …
Read More »Bare-knuckle fighter Justin Thornton dies weeks after becoming partially paralyzed following brutal KO in BKFC bout
Thornton, 38, was viciously knocked out during an event promoted by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 20 after opponent Dillon Cleckler landed a series of unanswered blows in the opening seconds of the fight, toppling the American fighter face-first to the canvas. Video footage of the fight, which was his …
Read More »Treasury Secretary Yellen warns Congress has 3 weeks before US defaults on its debts
“We now estimate that Treasury is likely to exhaust its extraordinary measures if Congress has not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by October 18,” Yellen wrote in a letter, released Tuesday, to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and other congressional leaders. Failure to raise the debt ceiling, …
Read More »‘Let’s get on with the job’: Johnson finalises UK cabinet shuffle after weeks of speculation
In a brief statement issued via Twitter after a series of ministerial changes were announced by Number 10, the PM said the government would “work tirelessly to unite and level up the whole country”. The first casualty of the reshuffle on Wednesday was now-former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. He had quite …
Read More »German ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, abruptly dies just 2 weeks after taking up Beijing post – foreign ministry
“It is with deep sadness and dismay that we learned of the sudden death of the German Ambassador to China,” the Federal Foreign Office said in a brief statement on its website. The circumstances surrounding the diplomat’s abrupt death have not been released yet. “Our thoughts at this moment are …
Read More »Taliban captures 6th provincial capital weeks after rejecting reports of a ceasefire, amid fallout from US withdrawal
The military victory for the Taliban was confirmed by the deputy governor of Samangan Province, home to the city of Aibak. Speaking to AFP, Afghanistan official Sefatullah Samangani declared that “the Taliban have captured the city of Aibak and have complete control over it.” The Taliban formally took control of …
Read More »Socialist Pedro Castillo confirmed as Peru’s president after weeks-long vote count
The official result of the June 6 election was declared by Peru’s electoral authority late on Monday. The left-wing candidate defeated Fujimori by just 44,000 votes, according to official figures. “I proclaim Pedro Castillo as president of the republic and Dina Boluarte as first vice president,” elections chief Jorge Salas …
Read More »Sydney’s lockdown extended for another two weeks as restrictions fail to bring down Covid infections
Speaking on Wednesday, New South Wales State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it would be necessary to extend restrictions in Sydney until at least July 30, and the lockdown would not be removed until the number of new cases was close to zero. The country’s most populous city has been under …
Read More »Netherlands reimposes Covid-19 measures over rise in cases just weeks after lifting restrictions
The reimposition of the health measures, which were only lifted June 26, will take effect from Saturday morning and stay in place until August 14, Rutte told a news conference on Friday. Appearing alongside Health Minister Hugo de Jonge, the PM said the country’s hospitality and nightlife sectors needed to …
Read More »Satirical content creator censored by YouTube ‘in error’ weeks after criticizing YouTube censorship
Orfalea is a leftist video content creator best known for his inspiring viral 2019 video blasting mainstream media for its skewed coverage of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. His YouTube channel has over 53,000 subscribers interested in his anti-establishment political commentary. Lately, however, the platform seems to have ratcheted up …
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