Serbian media is reporting that Novak Djokovic is being held in a single room by two guards and has been denied access to his team or the use of his mobile phone while his visa row continues with Australian authorities. Just hours after it emerged that the world’s number one …
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Novak Djokovic, Aaron Rodgers and Kyrie Irving have emerged as lightning rods in the ongoing debate about vaccine mandates in sport, but none of them has bowed to public pressure despite the torrential backlash. Australians reacted with apoplexy this week at the news that tennis world number one Novak Djokovic …
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two brothers who perpetrated the deadly Boston Marathon bombing, was told he must give back $1,400 in Covid relief, in addition to other funds sitting in the same prison account. While the government cut a check to the 28-year-old Kyrgyz-American last summer as part of a …
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Twitter has created a team dedicated to following content posted on the site related to the January 6 Capitol riot, just ahead of the one year anniversary. The team will monitor any posts related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, the company told Reuters in a report published Wednesday, …
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Babies born in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic may have experienced delayed motor and social skills development compared to those born earlier, according to new research that suggests stress on pregnant mothers played a part. The study, published on Tuesday in the JAMA Pediatrics journal, screened the social, communications, …
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South Korea’s whole fleet of F-35 fighters has been grounded as its military investigates the cause of a landing gear glitch that forced a pilot to perform a risky crash-landing, the latest failure to plague the US-made craft. An ill-fated training flight earlier this week has prompted a probe into …
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Shocking footage from ongoing protests across Kazakhstan suggests that riots that began over a spike in liquefied petroleum gas prices won’t end any time soon. The government has sought help from its neighbors as chaos reigns. Protests erupted in major cities across Kazakhstan after the price of Liquid Petroleum Gas …
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Italy’s government has issued a decree requiring that everyone 50 years old and up be vaccinated against Covid-19, exempting only those who have recently recovered from the virus or who can’t take the shots for medical reasons. The Council of Ministers unanimously approved the new mandate on Wednesday after weighing …
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Scotland’s largest newspaper has floated the idea of creating internment camps to forcibly detain residents who have tested positive for Covid-19 or who are “suspected” of being infected. The Daily Record tabloid queried its Facebook followers about the policy on Tuesday, noting that “Australians are being detained in Covid internment …
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Racing driver Brandon Brown may again face a funding crisis after NASCAR reportedly shot down his deal with cryptocurrency company LGBcoin to sponsor a “Let’s Go Brandon”-themed car. After initially approving the new car design and later placing it under review, NASCAR officials have made a final decision to ban …
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