Strana.ua, one of the country’s best-known mainstream news sites, was unavailable on Friday after officials included both its parent company and its editor, Igor Guzhva, in a new tranche of restrictions. Network service providers began blocking access to its domains. However, in a statement posted online, its journalists said that …
Read More »The Taliban are ‘country boys with a code of honour’? Is this really an apt way to describe these cold-eyed killers of women?
Watching the chaos at Kabul International Airport as people of all nationalities try to escape from what they think the Taliban will do to them reminds me of what went through my mind each time I got off my plane after landing there. My one overriding thought was always: whatever …
Read More »CBS accused of eco-overreach after claiming CLIMATE CHANGE ‘helped strengthen’ Taliban
The American news outlet published an exclusive report on Friday that endeavored to shine a light on what may have caused the trillion-dollar debacle in Afghanistan, ending with the complete collapse of the Afghan National Army on August 15 just weeks after US-led coalition forces accelerated their exit from the …
Read More »Hold that veggie burger! We don’t need to turn vegan, stop flying or sell the car to tackle climate change after all
Just as thousands of climate change crackpots prepare to join Extinction Rebellion (XR) for a fortnight of disruption in the City of London financial district next week, the thinking behind their protests has been dealt a body blow. In words I never thought I’d write, it’s thanks to a report …
Read More »Top CEOs in UK make more per year than average worker gets in a lifetime – study
According to the High Pay Centre, a UK think tank researching business performance, the average FTSE 100 CEO made $3.7 million (£2.69 million) in 2020. This is 86 times the annual earnings of the average full-time worker in Britain – $42,900 (£31,500). The average CEO’s paycheck declined by 17% in 2020, …
Read More »Why is the BBC so obsessed with promoting transgender propaganda to young people?
BBC Radio 1 is hosting a Drag Day on August 21, with four drag queens hosting their own shows. Be ready for glamour and excess from dawn until dusk. How it works on the radio remains to be seen – or rather heard – but the BBC can barely contain …
Read More »Nearly half of Ukrainians think life was better in USSR, and even more say they’re anti-LGBT in new poll revealing split with West
A poll of 2,000 Ukrainian citizens, published on Thursday by NGO, Rating, showed a clear gap between those happy with the direction the country is heading in, and those who think it’s on the wrong track. Although Kiev’s official line is that the country was an unwilling partner in the …
Read More »‘Damn, respect!’ Brazilian MMA giant hailed for split-second decision not to follow up after rapid KO flattens rival (VIDEO)
Ferreira – who stands 6ft 8in tall – starched Austin with an explosive right hand in the early stages of their heavyweight meeting at the top of the prelim card at the 2021 PFL Playoffs 2 in Florida. After sending the Brit bouncing off the canvas, Ferreira momentarily looked as …
Read More »Barcelona fans descend into self-denial as Lionel Messi returns to Catalan capital after being left out of PSG squad
Out of action for over a month now since winning the Copa America with his country in Brazil, the Argentine has already trained with his new employers which led to suspicions he could feature against Brest this evening. “Everything is positive. There is a good atmosphere in the squad and …
Read More »‘What kind of model am I?’ Russian MMA stunner Avsaragova rules out photoshoots as she talks feminism & stripping off at weigh-in
Flyweight Avsaragova is unbeaten in two outings since making her Bellator bow in April, earning an explosive KO win over American Tara Graff less than 30 seconds into her debut before edging a toughly-contested bout against another US fighter, Gabriella Gulfin, via split decision in July. Those wins improved Avsaragova …
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