The explosion occurred at around 6:30am local time near Second Avenue, according to city police. It is believed to have emanated from an RV or similar vehicle. Bomb disposal units soon arrived on the scene, and as police and federal agents began an investigation, a police spokesman told reporters that …
Read More »Europe now has 25 million coronavirus cases – AFP tally
This makes the continent, representing over 50 countries, the world’s worst-affected region in terms of the quantity of registered infections. The US and Canada rank behind Europe in this measure, with 19,188,172 confirmed cases, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (15,024,469) and Asia (13,617,004). It’s not the first anti-record …
Read More »Siberia braces for close to record-breaking cold over New Year, with temperatures predicted to hit freezing -50 degrees
Earlier this year, in the height of summer, the highest-ever temperature seen above the Artic Circle was recorded, with the small town of Verkhoyansk seeing the mercury reach as high as +38. “Extremely cold weather in Siberia has not happened for a long time,” explained Roman Vilfand, the scientific director …
Read More »RT presents The WOKIES: 2020’s top virtue signalers, ENTERTAINMENT edition
It is unsurprising that the entertainment industry, which naturally attracts the intellectually vapid, the emotionally insecure and the rabidly self-absorbed, boasted some of the most egregious and aggressive virtue signaling in the history of the art form in 2020. Anyone who has ever waded through the intellectual cesspool of our …
Read More »Something fishy! Government investigation finds bacteria & banned preservatives in Russia’s festive favourite – caviar
Russia’s state quality control watchdog, Roskachestvo, issued a warning on Thursday after a survey of black sturgeon caviar on sale revealed a number of safety concerns. Out of 14 Russian brands, and one each from Armenia and Belarus, only one tin of the luxury fish roe was found to pass …
Read More »‘Is it Ghislaine Maxwell?’ Kevin Spacey sends Twitter into frenzy with Christmas video about friends who ‘contemplated suicide’
The actor, largely absent from social media since facing a wave of sexual misconduct allegations, posted the Christmas-themed video on Thursday, marking the third year in a row he shared such messages. This year’s video, titled ‘1-800 XMAS,’ begins with Spacey sitting on a bench in a park. In the …
Read More »UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal: What’s inside the landmark agreement?
The comprehensive document, totalling around 2,000 pages, covers everything from doctor certification to fisheries, and lays the groundwork for wide-ranging economic, security and political cooperation. What will trade between the UK & EU look like, going forward? In many respects, economic activity between the bloc and its former member state …
Read More »George Clooney’s new eco-disaster movie The Midnight Sky tries to be everything but ends up being only a disaster
Christmas season is when movie studios put out prestige films and big box office contenders. In normal times, people flock to theatres during the holidays because they’re off work and it gives them something to do with family or, in some cases, to avoid family. This year with coronavirus closing …
Read More »‘She wouldn’t last a round with me’: Former foe warns ex-UFC pin-up Paige VanZant over bare-knuckle boxing move
VanZant is set to make her debut in the brutal world of bare-knuckle combat with BKFC in February, following a six-year stay with the UFC which came to an end with a first-round submission defeat to Amanda Ribas back in July. The MMA poster girl – who boasts 2.7 million …
Read More »Santa ‘misgendered’ his reindeers, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson announces, confusing Twitter users on Christmas
The famous astrophysicist fired off a scandalous Christmas Eve tweet accusing Santa Claus of zoological ignorance. “Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late fall, well before Christmas,” the scientist wrote, concluding: “So Santa’s reindeer, which all sport antlers, are therefore …
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