ESPN columnist Ben Rhoden told ‘CBS This Morning’ that the opening ceremony used to be one of his favorite parts of the Olympics, but that this year he felt differently about the event. His provocative commentary failed to score points with many on social media. Jonathan Gilliam, a popular conservative …
Read More »Every fourth pedophilia suspect in Poland is a priest, state commission reveals
The commission, which was established by the government in 2019, shared the results of its work on Monday in a 250-page paper. The experts examined 349 pedophilia cases during this period, with priests being suspects in around 100 of them. More than 50 of these cases have been forwarded to …
Read More »At least 16 injured & 5 missing after HUGE explosion rocks major German chemicals park as govt warns residents of ‘extreme danger’
The City of Leverkusen said in a statement that 16 people had been injured and that four of them had serious injuries. Five people remained missing, it said, reiterating the contents of an earlier press release by Currenta, the park’s operator. The huge explosion rocked the city of Leverkusen in …
Read More »Apparent war crimes committed during 11-day Israel-Gaza conflict, Human Rights Watch says, urging international probe
On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that forces from Israel and Palestine carried out attacks during the May 2021 conflict that violated the laws of war and “apparently amount to war crimes.” In their report, which brings together data from 30 interviews with eyewitnesses of Israeli attacks, video footage, …
Read More »The latest Trump ‘revelations’ show how conspiracy theories & rumors shared online about Russia are undermining American democracy
The threat is, unfortunately, even greater when the targets of that disinformation are countries with whom the US needs to maintain relations for the sake of the balance of global politics. Fake news about Russia hasn’t disappeared and is continuing to proliferate. American democracy will find itself suffering because of …
Read More »Major explosion hits waste incineration facility in Germany, residents told to close all windows, doors and stay inside (VIDEOS)
On Tuesday morning, Leverkusen’s Chempark, an industrial complex for the chemicals industry, tweeted that the cause of a huge explosion at a waste incarnation plant was uncertain but called on all residents of the city to stay indoors, keeping all windows and doors firmly shut. The message was reinforced by …
Read More »‘EU can stick your flag where the sun don’t shine’ should be Britain’s message to Brussels
The UK government is ordering local councils across England to fly the European Union flag so Covid-19 recovery funds can be accessed. I know this might sound somewhat bizarre, considering that the UK has already withdrawn from the EU, but Brussels has made the flying of its flag a prerequisite …
Read More »Cuba accuses US government of inciting Molotov cocktail attack on its embassy in Paris
Two assailants hurled three Molotov cocktails at the diplomatic compound, causing some damage to the building, the Cuban mission said in a statement on its website. The diplomats were not injured. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the “terrorist attack” and blamed Washington. “I hold the US government responsible for …
Read More »US regulator restricts flights over Afghanistan due to ‘militant activity’ as deadline for American troop withdrawal looms
In an emergency order effective Sunday, the FAA banned US airlines from flying below 26,000 feet (8,000km) in the Kabul Flight Information Region, which largely covers Afghanistan, unless operating in and out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital. The restrictions were made due to the “risk posed by …
Read More »Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine antibodies begin to fade 6 months after 2nd dose – study
A research paper published on Sunday found that only 16.9% of people who had received two doses of the Chinese vaccine two weeks apart, and 35.2% of those who had both jabs four weeks apart, still had antibodies above the neutralizing threshold six months after that second vaccine. While the …
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