In a speech on Tuesday to the ‘Victory’ organizing committee, which is responsible for memorializing those killed in the Second World War, the Russian leader claimed that “everyone wants to bite us somewhere, or to bite something off of us.” If or when this happens, he said the country will …
Read More »‘World’s hottest athlete’ Schmidt causes blushes with caption to latest Instagram post after vowing more to come for new season
Schmidt, a speciliast over 400m, has become a bona fide social media sensation since she was awarded the tag of being the sexiest athlete in the world, amassing more than 1.6 million Instagram followers recently – and the 22-year-old bombshell looks set to swell her social following even further after she …
Read More »Man Utd star Pogba carries Palestinian flag around Old Trafford as World Cup winner is latest footballer to show support (VIDEO)
United played out a disappointing 1-1 draw with the already-relegated Londoners as 10,000 fans returned to Old Trafford on Tuesday, after Edinson Cavani’s early wondergoal was canceled out by a second-half finish from Joe Bryan. ‘Goal of the season’: Cavani wows with SENSATIONAL strike from distance in first Man Utd …
Read More »Pentagon uses world’s largest ‘secret army’ of 60,000 undercover operatives to carry out ‘domestic & foreign’ operations – media
After a two-year investigation, the outlet reported that the undercover army consists of around 60,000 people, many of whom use fake identities to carry out their assignments. The Pentagon’s agents operate in real life and online, with some even embedded in private businesses and well-known companies. The massive program, unofficially …
Read More »Crypto bites back? Elon Musk slips to No. 3 in world’s richest ranking after sending bitcoin nosediving
Musk, who as recently as March climbed to the coveted top spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index before being edged out by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, lost his runner-up position to Bernard Arnaut, chairman of world’s largest luxury goods conglomerate LVMH on Monday, the Bloomberg reported. The drop in Musk’s fortune, …
Read More »Don’t panic! Freaking out about climate change leading to the end of the world doesn’t do any good
The world is opening up again, and people have replaced pandemic distress with worries that the world is merely re-opening upon… The End. The final chapter. Our doom and demise. John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s special climate envoy, met Pope Francis in the Vatican at the weekend ostensibly to discuss the …
Read More »‘The world today needs a Hitler,’ CNN contributor says in now-deleted tweet – but, turns out he had more than one
Amid ongoing violence between Hamas militants and the Israeli military, CNN contributor Adeel Raja waded into the debate on Sunday by tweeting – then promptly deleting – “The world today needs a Hitler.” Raja, whose LinkedIn profile states that he is a “freelance contributor at CNN” is based in Pakistan, …
Read More »The world must pressure Israel to end its ‘murderous attack on Gaza,’ Roger Waters says
Asked whether he expects Tel Aviv to halt its offensive anytime soon on the heels of the fourth day of fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militia groups based in Gaza, Waters voiced pessimism, telling RT anchor Eunan O’Neill the assault will only end under pressure from the international community. …
Read More »Near future novel ‘2034: The Next World War’ is a cautionary tale of American military hubris and overreach
This is a review of a novel. I feel that I need to make this point up front, lest people read too much into what I have to say about it. It is a work of fiction – and an admirable one at that, extremely readable and possessing a narrative …
Read More »Ether market cap bigger than Disney & Nestle as world’s second-biggest crypto breaks past $3,000
The world’s second-biggest digital currency was trading around $3,200 on Monday, marking an 11% intraday growth, according to CoinMarketCap. The weekly rise reportedly totaled 30%. On a year-to-date basis, ether has now quadrupled in value compared to bitcoin’s 100% rise. Ether’s market value reached $368 billion following the latest growth, …
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