Merkel will not be running for a sixth term as the leader of the German government, but her center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is yet to choose their candidate. The CDU is suffering from a plunge in support due to the worse-than-expected rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and a recent …
Read More »Russian agricultural exports soar nearly 30% as China and Turkey ramp up purchases
Foreign sales of grains rose 86.4 percent to $1.916 billion, while exports of fat-and-oil products saw a modest growth of 9.2 percent to $787 million, according to the ministry. Exports of meat and dairy products grew by 32.8 percent to $154 million. Meanwhile, sales of fish and seafood dropped 27.2 …
Read More »Big energy emerges as winner from Texas winter storm
This is likely to lead to bigger energy companies across the state acquiring smaller, local companies that people no longer trust to supply their power. The four major Texan companies, together, own around half of the total capacity of the grid, with the remaining share relatively fragmented. One company, Brazos …
Read More »‘The Bachelor’ host who was ‘canceled’ after defending contestant hounded by ‘woke police’ won’t return for next season
Harrison, who went on leave from ‘The Bachelor’ in mid-February after taking heat for defending one of the participants from accusations of racism, will not be part of the next season of ‘The Bachelorette’, the gender-swapped version of the show. ABC Entertainment and Warner Horizon confirmed earlier speculation that this …
Read More »Bridges praises ‘tough as f*ck’ rival as ‘Blonde Bomber’ wins on ring return and fans demand big-name fight
Bridges improved her unbeaten record to 5-0 as she picked up the ANBF Australasian title with victory against the 45-year-old New Zealander Earl in their super bantamweight bout in New South Wales on Saturday. READ MORE: ‘She’s such a tease’: ‘Blonde Bomber’ strips off ‘for the boys’ as Muslim opponent takes …
Read More »‘Respect to him’: Crystal Palace ace Zaha becomes first Premier League star NOT to take a knee after describing it as ‘degrading’
Zaha stood tall while others around him knelt before the kick-off as Palace took on West Brom in the Premier League on Saturday, making the 28-year-old Ivory Coast star the first footballer in England’s top flight to shun the move. The former Manchester United star initially explained his decision back …
Read More »‘Get right before you get left, boomer’: Marines backtrack after jumping into Fox host Tucker Carlson’s row with Pentagon
“What it looks like in today’s armed forces [Tucker Carlson], Get right before you get left, boomer,” the Marines tweeted on Friday, accompanying the tweet with an image of a smiling female officer carrying a fellow officer. “Please focus on China and not Tucker Carlson,” a commentator responded, prompting the …
Read More »Liverpool star Salah ‘high-maintenance’ and has ‘imperfect’ relationship with strike partner Mane – report
Liverpool have endured a disastrous defence to their Premier League title, falling to an historic sixth home defeat in a row against Fulham last Sunday and languishing down in eighth in the table before the start of play this weekend. Despite obvious big-name injury absences, observers have still struggled …
Read More »Even as his own network HEMORRHAGES VIEWERS post-Trump, CNN’s Stelter questions Newsmax’s future after ‘ratings bonanza’ ends
A report this week by Variety Intelligence Platform (VIP) showed that three of CNN’s primetime shows were the biggest ratings losers between November 30-December 4, when Trump was still in office, and March 1-5. Programs hosted by Chris Cuomo, Anderson Cooper, and Don Lemon posted declines in viewership of 29%, …
Read More »Biden admin. directs FEMA to help shelter child migrants amid claims it denied lawyers access to cramped border facility
The agency will help “safely receive, shelter and transfer” children who cross the US southewestern border on their own, Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced on Saturday, saying that the FEMA’s assistance is to last 90 days. In his statement, Mayorkas admitted that the government has to deal with “the …
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