“Delhi could face a power crisis. I am personally keeping a close watch over the situation. We are trying our best to avoid it,” Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet, adding that he had sent an official request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step in. In a letter to …
Read More »The US cannot defend Taiwan, and China knows it
Following a recent escalation of tensions between Beijing and Taipei, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to pursue “reunification” with Taiwan by peaceful means and warned foreign nations about meddling in the issue. For the past several years, the air force of the People’s Republic of China has been …
Read More »Underwater pipeline behind huge oil spill off California may have been damaged for a year and pummeled by anchors
The steel pipe that carries oil to Southern California’s shore from three sea platforms might have been faulty for several months and possibly up to a year, US investigators told the media on Friday. While it was initially believed the pipe was hit at some point by an anchor, with …
Read More »Horror at Bolshoi: Actor killed on stage during opera at Moscow’s iconic theater
An evening performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera ‘Sadko’ at the Bolshoi took a tragic turn on Saturday, when a heavy stage decoration hit a performer on the head. The accident occurred immediately after the opera began, according to several reports. “Nobody had time to sing. The overture had only finished …
Read More »Fake, woke & authoritarian: Why does Canada continue to take the insultingly insincere Justin Trudeau seriously?
Just weeks post federal elections, the muppet PM of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has given up all pretense of being a serious politician and instead returned to his norm of idiocy, offensive gaffs, scandals, and increasing the authoritarianism Canadians have endured the past 18+ months (but which Trudeau and other leaders have flouted). On September …
Read More »Among Europe’s dirtiest: ‘Green’ biomass power plant in Yorkshire burning ‘renewable’ wood emits MORE CO2 than UK’s coal – report
Renewable energy firm Drax describes its plant in North Yorkshire as a “purely renewable” facility, boasting that it has slashed its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 90% since 2012. The plant burns biomass – pellets of compressed wood – and received £832 million ($1.13 billion) in direct government subsidies last …
Read More »WADA revokes approval for Moscow anti-doping lab as long-running row takes another turn
The move was finalized after a vote, and comes due to alleged non-compliance with the International Standard for Laboratories’ Code of Ethics. “WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) endorsed a WADA Disciplinary Committee recommendation to revoke the ‘approved’ status of the National Anti-Doping Laboratory (MSU) in Moscow to carry out blood sample analysis exclusively for …
Read More »Czech PM edged out in narrow election, after corruption claims in wake of Pandora Papers bolster opposition
Voting in the Czech Republic took place on Friday through to midday on Saturday, and with 99% of ballots counted that evening, the center-right Together coalition is taking 27.69% of the vote – a hair above the 27.23% taken by Babis’ ANO party. The liberal Pirates/Mayors coalition are coming in …
Read More »Austria’s Sebastian Kurz steps down as chancellor amid new corruption scandal
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Read More »Majority of Russians didn’t even know Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ election app existed, despite Western media focus & legal ban
That’s according to Moscow’s Levada Center, which polled people across the country to determine what, if anything, influenced their preference. The initiative aimed to maximize anti-government ballots by offering tactical voting recommendations, and was banned by the authorities over its links to Navalny’s prohibited network of campaigning groups, which have …
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