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Read More »The left used to love liberal Sweden: Now for pro-mask, pro-lockdown UK progressives, it doesn’t exist
With the same depressing predictability of England being defeated in a major football tournament via a late-night penalty-shoot-out, the UK government’s announcement that mandatory masks and Covid restrictions would end on July 19 has been met with outright hostility from many on what one could call the ‘progressive’ side of …
Read More »‘Unique disaster’: Death toll from devastating floods in western Germany grows to 81
At least 50 people died in Rhineland-Palatinate, a police spokesperson in Koblenz confirmed to the media on Friday. “There is fear that there will be more,” the spokesperson added. Around 1,300 residents are unaccounted for, although officials told reporters that some locals cannot be reached because cell phone service is …
Read More »Washington denies its top envoy discussed withdrawal of troops from Iraq with Prime Minister Kadhimi
A statement referring to a pullout of American troops from Iraq was released by the office of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi after he met with Brett McGurk, the White House special coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. “Discussions took place about mechanisms for [US] combat troops’ withdrawal from …
Read More »California lawmakers pass bill calling for guaranteed-income payments with no strings attached, 1st such state-funded plan in US
The state House and Senate passed the legislation unanimously on Tuesday. It would provide funding for monthly payments of between $500 and $1,000 to pregnant women and young adults who formerly lived in foster homes. The bill will become law, earmarking $35 million for the program in its first year, …
Read More »‘In math, let’s stick with math’: Ontario premier rejects anti-racism agenda in math class after province cuts it from curriculum
“In math, let’s stick with math,” Ford told reporters on Thursday, a day after Canadian media outlets reported that language about racism and colonialism no longer appeared in an explanation of the curriculum on the provincial government’s website. “Other social issues, let’s talk about it, there’s no doubt, but let’s …
Read More »Southern Netherlands ravaged by floods as thousands evacuated from ‘disaster zone’ in hard-hit Limburg province (VIDEO)
A number of towns and villages along the Meuse and Rur rivers in Limburg were advised to evacuate on Thursday, after water levels reached record highs following the downpour, Reuters reported. The national government deemed the province a disaster zone late on Thursday night, invoking a law which allows victims …
Read More »Nuclear reactor shut down manually in Belgium following possible hydrogen leak – watchdog
Employees of Engie Electrabel – a local nuclear power plant operator and a subsidiary of the French energy giant Engie – noticed an unusually high hydrogen consumption in the plant’s reactor, the AFCN/FANK said in a statement on Thursday. The development indicated a potential leak. The operator and the nuclear …
Read More »Police say vandalism on Marcus Rashford mural that sparked BLM protest ‘not believed to be of racial nature’
The large mural in Withington – a suburb of Manchester near Rashford’s hometown – was marred with insults and daubs of blue paint on Tuesday, just minutes after Rashford and two teammates missed crucial penalties in the final Euro 2020 match against Italy. Though the three players, who are all …
Read More »BLM declares solidarity with people of Cuba in attack on ‘cruel & inhumane’ US embargo
BLM “condemns the US federal government’s inhumane treatment of Cubans, and urges it to immediately lift the economic embargo,” the organization said in a statement posted to social media on Wednesday, echoing calls from NGOs, the UN, and other countries to end the trade blockade that has kept the country …
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