Out of the infected athletes, two tested positive in the Olympic Village, the Japan Times reported on Sunday, citing officials. Five Olympic Games staff members, a contract worker and a journalist also tested positive on Sunday. The news comes after a South Korean member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), …
Read More »1st Chinese man to be infected by deadly monkey B virus died in Beijing in May – report
The unnamed 53-year-old veterinarian from Beijing died on May 27, just a few months after he dissected two dead monkeys as part of his experimental primate research job in March. After dissecting the monkeys, the man reportedly experienced symptoms of the monkey B virus, including vomiting and fever, and eventually …
Read More »Eternal revolution? Ukraine’s strongman interior minister is gone, but chaos & scandal in the troubled nation is here to stay
Take the French version. Was it in 1799, with Bonaparte’s coup, or perhaps 1815, with the final defeat of his attempt to export its blessings to Europe, from Madrid to Moscow? And what about the Russian Revolution? Did it end in November 1917? Or maybe in 1920 when the Bolsheviks …
Read More »Speaking in tongues: Russia’s tech giant Yandex working on AI video translator to allow viewers to watch anything with voiceover
In a statement released last week, digital services giant Yandex revealed it has been working on a software prototype that would allow users to watch videos in their browser in another language. The program is capable of simultaneously translating the content, and dubbing it with a computer-generated voiceover. If that …
Read More »Chips and cakes out, algae burgers in: Britain’s mad nanny-state ‘snack tax’ plan is enough to make you sick
Listen, all you politicians and bloody do-gooders: if I want to eat fish and chips followed by a tasty deep-fried Mars bar for dessert every day for lunch, what the hell has it got to do with you? If, in the evening, I fancy sinking eight pints of Guinness in …
Read More »Fans & players FLEE Nationals Park stadium in DC during game as shooting reported outside (VIDEOS)
Saturday night’s game between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres was cut short after multiple shots were heard in the vicinity of the ball park, as the game was in full swing. The moment that shots pierced the air, sending players off the field, was captured on live broadcast. …
Read More »‘The snowflakes are triggered’: Row blazes after NFL decides to play ‘black national anthem’ before every game to start season
Bosses have courted fury after an ESPN report suggested they are ready to play the song during games including the season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, as well as taking a range of other measures including featuring the names of police brutality victims on shirts and helmets. …
Read More »Facebook says 85% of US users are pro-vaccine as it rejects Biden’s criticism of ‘killing people’ with Covid-19 misinformation
“The data shows that 85% of Facebook users in the US have been or want to be vaccinated against COVID-19,” Facebook’s VP of Integrity Guy Rosen said in a blogpost on Saturday, rejecting Biden’s charge that social media was to blame for the lack of enthusiasm among Americans towards the …
Read More »‘Fun family day turned into nightmare’: Over 30 hospitalized after suspected chemical leak in Texas theme park
Thirty-one people were taken to hospital after they were exposed to what officials believe was a mixture of bleach and sulfuric acid in Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring on Saturday. Local media reported that a lifeguard overseeing a kiddie pool, was first to feel unwell, and it was …
Read More »Real Madrid president: Jose Mourinho told Mesut Ozil his girlfriend had been ‘f*cked by all of Inter including the coaching staff’
The clips are years old and have seen Perez badmouth a number of big names from his club’s history, such as legends Iker Casillas and Raul, who he called “the two biggest Real Madrid frauds”. And now it is the turn of attacking midfielder Ozil, who currently plies his trade at Fenerbahce. At the …
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