League Two side Grimsby Town are bottom of the entire English Football League and battling to stay in the fourth tier, although they entered their match away at Bradford City in good form following an eight-match unbeaten run. Their task became significantly harder after forward Payne and winger Morais were …
Read More »Million dollar man: Super agent Mino Raiola details in-demand football prodigy Erling Haaland’s eye-watering wage demands
Haaland’s performances this term for Borussia Dortmund have earmarked the 20-year-old Norwegian as football’s most in-demand young talent, leading to speculation that a transfer tug-of-war is about to begin after Raiola and Haaland’s father, former Manchester City player Alf-Inge, embarked on a whirlwind tour in recent days, meeting with a host of …
Read More »French Muslim journalist who criticized govt ‘Islamophobia’ asks Macron for protection after receiving death threats
Journalist Nadiya Lazzouni told the BFM TV channel she was in contact with Macron’s administration and had asked for protection. She said she had been informed by a presidential security adviser that the authorities were treating the situation “very seriously” and “an investigation has been launched in order to assess …
Read More »Thinking of ‘Bridgerton’ cast or the Kardashians as hot reinforces ‘racial hierarchy’ in the UK, Guardian column argues
The fact that African features are not only accepted but sought-after in modern British society is apparently problematic and laced with racism. At least according to Natalie Morris, a lifestyle reporter and book author, who shared her view on race issues in a current piece in The Guardian. Called “Why …
Read More »Data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users leaked online, feared to cause ‘real damage’ – media
The apparent disclosure was reported by Cyber News this weekend. A Structured Query Language database containing user records such as names in connection with profile names, photo URLs, and numbers of followers, as well as related usernames on other social media accounts, including Instagram and Twitter, was “leaked for free …
Read More »CRISPR-on, CRISPR-off: New game-changing gene editing technique is entirely reversible
The new gene editing technology, developed by Whitehead Institute Member Jonathan Weissman and University of California San Francisco assistant professor Luke Gilbert, is called CRISPRoff. It is capable of controlling a gene with laser-like precision, while leaving the broader strand of DNA unchanged. Furthermore, the edits are not only stable …
Read More »‘UK is not North Korea yet,’ radio host says, after being burned for asking about Prince Philip’s funeral – but some say IT IS
The passing of the longtime husband and consort to the Queen has stirred some deep emotions in the UK and has re-invigorated the debate between those who see the British royal family a cherished element of national identity and those who consider them an obsolete institution. After all, why should …
Read More »Nearly half of Czech population ready to take Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine even without EU watchdog approval – poll
Some 46.6% of Czech people who have yet to be vaccinated are open to being immunized with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine if it is granted an emergency exemption by the local health authority, according to a poll by STEM/MARK research agency. The survey was conducted in early April and reported …
Read More »‘I used to be great’: UFC wildman Mike Perry faces uncertain future after busting nose, enduring mockery for latest defeat (VIDEO)
Heavy-handed Perry lost by unanimous decision to relative newcomer Rodriguez, taking a beating that left his nose well out of shape and his face a bloody mess as he suffered a fourth defeat in five fights. While Rodriguez claimed that the contest had played out “exactly” as he had expected, …
Read More »So it is now impossible to be white and African? As one myself, I find this growing racist war on whiteness deeply troubling
I was bemused to read that a radical black politician in South Africa caused a Twitter storm this week by telling us that one cannot be both African and white. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, said that “no white person on this continent can claim …
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