The revelers had flocked to a horse racing track outside the northwestern French town of Redon late on Friday in advance of the open-air event. The rave had not been authorized by the authorities, as it contravened coronavirus regulations, and some 400 police and gendarmes moved in on Saturday night …
Read More »Bitcoin dips below $36k amid concerns of impending ‘death cross’
The crypto was trading down more than 5% on Saturday, at $35,697 per coin. Its value has almost halved from April’s record peak of about $65,000 a token. Traders forecast $32,500 as the next stop before it revisits its low of $30,000. Bitcoin’s slump comes as traditional markets faced another day …
Read More »1 killed & 11 injured after helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in Iran – media
The accident occurred in the country’s southwestern Khuzestan Province. The person killed in the crash was a police officer tasked with guarding the ballot boxes, the province’s governor, Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki, told IRNA news agency. A photo posted on Iranian news site Khabar Online shows emergency workers at the scene …
Read More »‘Every step we take’ could be monitored and analysed if facial recognition tech isn’t reined in, UK data watchdog warns
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham noted in a blog post published on Friday that facial recognition technology can be harnessed to make our lives more efficient and secure, but said there was a clear danger that it could be misused. Live facial recognition (LFR) technology capable of scanning people’s faces …
Read More »The increasingly arbitrary nature of Covid-19 restrictions shows that politics has trumped science
How many people are choosing to take a Covid-19 vaccine for the reason for which it was brought into existence – that is, to lessen the chance that one has to deal with a more serious form of illness if one catches the virus? Because that particular message doesn’t seem …
Read More »American motorbike daredevil Alex Harvill dies during practice run for 351ft world record jump
Harvill, 28, had been bidding to fly more than 351ft (107 meters) through the air to break the record for a jump from a moveable, pre-built ramp onto a dirt ramp at Grant County International Airport on Thursday. However, Harvill suffered a bad landing on a practice run which sent …
Read More »‘The man’s a magician’: Neymar dazzles with sublime passage of skill against Peru as he closes in on Pele record (VIDEO)
Facing their 2019 final foes in this competition once more, who they beat 3-1 at the Maracana to lift their first trophy in 12 years, the Selecao made easier work of their assignment on Thursday evening. Juventus left back Alex Sandro opened Brazil’s account on 12 minutes, and then thanks …
Read More »‘Worst player on the pitch’: Fans fear for Harry Kane after woeful showing in England’s Euro 2020 draw with Scotland
Kane was substituted in the 74th minute and replaced by Marcus Rashford, as the Three Lions skipper labored for most of the match and failed to manage a single effort on target. The limp showing was the second from Kane at this summer’s Euros, after he was also disappointing in …
Read More »New Jersey governor signs legislation to mark Juneteenth that bars landlords from requesting tenants’ criminal history
“Today, I am proud to sign the Fair Chance in Housing Act into law and work to level what has been for too long an uneven playing field when it comes to access to housing,” the Democratic governor said in a statement on Friday, calling the bill “nation-leading legislation.” The …
Read More »Hardliner Raisi wins Iran’s presidential election
Iran’s Interior Ministry signaled Raisi’s victory on Saturday morning, Iranian media reported. Preliminary results released by the ministry show that Raisi secured a landslide victory, Press TV said. Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Orf said 28.6 million Iranians participated in the election. With approximately 90% of ballots counted, Raeisi received over 17.8 …
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