Boxing legend Tyson was broadcasting to a vast audience on loudmouth celebrity Paul’s hugely popular podcast when he wolfed down the mushrooms and smoke his beloved marijuana, shocking Paul as he explained that he was taking four grams of the drug. A dose of between one and two grams would …
Read More »Corona KO: Khamzat Chimaev still recovering from COVID-19 as Leon Edwards fight is scrapped
Reports from the US have confirmed that Chimaev was forced off the card after medical tests showed that he had not fully recovered from the effects of COVID-19. MMA Junkie reported via Chimaev’s team that the undefeated welterweight tested positive for coronavirus in early-December but, despite seeming to shake off …
Read More »Scholarship in the age of wokeness: Top 10 ACADEMIC targets of cancel culture in 2020
Academics are supposed to be engaged in the disinterested pursuit of truth. And universities are meant to be places where you attack the argument, not the man. But in recent years, many scholars in the English-speaking world have found themselves embroiled in controversies just for expressing an unorthodox opinion or …
Read More »Extinct woolly rhino found in excellent condition after being frozen in Far Eastern Russian permafrost for at least 20,000 years
The carcass appeared in Yakutia, a Far Eastern republic famous for its freezing temperatures. This December, the mercury has dropped as low as minus 40 degrees, meaning the region is completely iced up. According to Valery Plotnikov, a leading researcher in mammoths at the local Academy of Sciences, the woolly …
Read More »‘Blackmail & ultimatums’: Russian FM Lavrov says it’s now up to Western countries to put an end to their Covid-19 ‘vaccine wars’
Speaking to Moscow’s TASS news service on Wednesday, the veteran diplomat was asked whether 2021 would see a “vaccine war” between Russia and other countries working to roll out their jabs. He argued that Russia believes “it is only possible to effectively solve large-scale cross-border problems by uniting on the principles of …
Read More »China’s drug regulator greelights mass distribution of Sinopharm jab after it shows 79% effectiveness
The home-baked vaccine has received the green light from the National Medical Products Administration, China’s agency for regulating drugs and medical devices, an official with the watchdog told a press conference on Thursday. The decision paves the way for a widespread rollout of the vaccine across the country, making it …
Read More »US raises tariffs on French and German wines & aircraft parts over ‘unfair’ Airbus subsidies
The increased tariff will apply to imported cognacs, brandies and “certain non-sparkling wines,” as well as “aircraft-related parts,” Reuters reported on Wednesday citing a statement from the Office of the US Trade Representative. The USTR did not specify the rate of the new tariff or when it would take effect, …
Read More »‘Affront to justice & victims’: UN experts decry Trump’s pardon of Blackwater contractors convicted of war crimes in Iraq
The Working Group on the use of mercenaries, composed of five independent experts with a mandate to advise the UN on human rights issues, called last week’s pardon of the four Blackwater contractors a violation of the international law and a blow to human rights “at a global level” in …
Read More »Algeria signs contract for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 jab, mass vaccine roll-out set for January
“Algeria’s health minister has confirmed that a contract was signed… for the purchase of a vaccine against coronavirus with a Russian laboratory,” said Communications Minister Ammar Belhimer on Wednesday, according to local media. While Belhimer also suggested vaccine-related talks were ongoing with “other foreign parties,” he did not elaborate further. …
Read More »Pelosi accuses Senate Republicans of ‘tolerance for others’ sadness’ after aid vote blocked…despite blocking relief herself
Pelosi accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans of blocking the House-approved Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act on Wednesday. Declaring the Republicans to blame for keeping $2,000 individual aid checks out of Americans’ reach, she lamented the GOP’s “endless tolerance for other people’s sadness.” …
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