Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic last year, the number of Russians taking trips to the EU was rising rapidly, accounting for nearly one in four visas granted by countries in the Schengen free travel area. Since then, with governments across the world closing their borders in response to …
Read More »Some racial awareness in the classroom could actually be a good thing – but arguing ‘maths is racist’ isn’t going to get us there
Back in the dark days of 1970s British state education, the bedrock of my primary school instruction was known, alliteratively, as “the three R’s”, aka “reading, writing and arithmetic”. The concept taught oiks like me the basics, namely barely enough language and mathematical skills to stumble into a world of …
Read More »It is right Juneteenth is now a holiday, but it risks becoming weaponized to promulgate division rather than celebrating unity
The United States Constitution states that all men are granted inalienable rights by their creator, and thus have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It goes without saying that slavery, by its very definition, infringed upon every one of those rights, which is why Abraham Lincoln …
Read More »Too little too late: Central banks are about 10 years behind the times with their crypto plans, economist tells RT’s Boom Bust
“What’s interesting about this whole question of efficiency of cryptocurrency is its energy consumption or inefficiency that actually minimizes the amount of units that can be created in the cryptocurrency world,” Tucker told Boom Bust. “And we know that central banks have specialized, especially in the last 15 months, in …
Read More »Facebook promises to clarify what it considers satire after being reprimanded for flagging meme as hate speech
The social media giant said it was committed to developing a “new satire framework” which will be used to assess facetious or sarcastic content that may be flagged as suspected hate speech. Information will also be added to the site’s community standards clarifying how satire factors into “context-specific decisions” about …
Read More »Skip to it: Ex-UFC’s Ostovich flaunts curves on social media as she amps up training for VanZant bare-knuckle bout (PHOTOS)
Ostovich, 30, is looking for a measure of revenge against VanZant after losing to the Sports Illustrated covergirl by armbar submission in the Octagon two years ago – and judging by her recent Instagram activity, her knuckles aren’t the only thing she is baring in advance of the fist-fight. The …
Read More »‘One of the worst ideas I have ever seen’: Fans lambast pro wrestling group AEW as they hold hilarious ‘fake MMA fight’ (VIDEO)
There is little denying that the growth of mixed martial arts has been tethered, albeit lightly, to the popularity of professional wrestling in the late 90’s and beyond, with Dana White admitting that he borrowed some promotional razzmatazz from Vince McMahon’s decades-old box of tricks in the UFC’s halcyon days. …
Read More »Jekyll and Hyde: Ronaldo displays flashes of brilliance… but trolled for atrocious dribbling as Portugal beaten by Germany (VIDEO)
Ronaldo was left seething upon the final whistle as his Portugal side – so impressive as they edged to victory in Paris five years ago – wilted in the face of German resistance inside Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena. The evergreen Juventus marksman scored one and created another for Diogo Jota, …
Read More »Pastafarians cry foul after Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster fails to win formal recognition in Australia
Adelaide resident Tanya Watkins, a high-ranking “Pastafarian,” had made several attempts to secure official status for the church, but to no avail. Apparently tired of having her pasta deity so thoroughly disrespected, she filed an appeal, insisting that the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was incorporated for a “religious, …
Read More »Massive George Floyd head sculpture in Brooklyn divides opinion as it’s unveiled to mark Juneteenth (PHOTOS)
The larger-than-life art piece by sculptor Chris Carnabuci was installed at Brooklyn’s Flatbush Junction on Saturday. The unveiling ceremony was headlined by Terrence Floyd, who called the police killing of his brother a “sacrifice” to the racial justice cause. New York Council Member Farah Louis described Floyd’s legacy as “truly …
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