On Friday, a colossal blast tore through the facility in the Amur region, a key waypoint on the ‘Power of Siberia’ pipeline, which supplies both the Russian Far East, as well as China. Beijing has requested emergency support from Moscow in recent days as it struggles to tackle an energy …
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After Amazon founder Jeff Bezos demanded a ‘Game of Thrones’-style program to boost his company’s streaming service, the retail giant paid $250 million to secure the television rights to the franchise four years ago – and author J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate had reportedly hoped to have it filmed primarily in the …
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Sostenes Cavalcante, a Democratas Party deputy for Rio de Janeiro, took to Twitter on Monday to propose a revision to Brazil’s child labor statute – which bars anyone under the age of 14 from holding a job – suggesting Leal’s silver medal showed that younger kids are capable of being …
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Speaking at a televised news conference on Friday, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged the federal authorities to consider diverting vaccines to the ailing state. “We need to get at least the first jab for as many people as we can in those affected communities as possible, and that’s …
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“We are fast approaching the stage of ultimate inversion: the stage where government is free to do as it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission,” read the quote, which Buck posted to Twitter on Sunday along with the caption, “There’s always an Ayn Rand quote.” While the …
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“Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment,” U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of the Southern District of California, stated in his ruling on Friday. Benitez went on to argue that 1989 California’s Assault Weapons Control Act …
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The Republican governor spoke with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham during a townhall event on Thursday, touching on a range of issues, including the debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports, as well as questions about how to make elections more secure. The event, which was attended by several other GOP …
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A total of 65 complaints have been filed against the so-called Infection Protection Act to date, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe confirmed to the German media. A court spokesman also admitted that the real number of lawsuits could be higher since new ones are filed “all the time” and …
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Ibn al-Khatib hospital, located in southewestern Baghdad, caught fire late Saturday, prompting frantic efforts to evacuate some 120 patients. Footage shared on social media shows flames and black smoke billowing from the windows of the facility, known for treating coronavirus patients. A loud blast can be seen rocking the hospital, …
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As Philip was laid to rest in Windsor on Saturday, Irish President Michael D. Higgins ordered the Irish tricolour lowered to half-mast above his offices at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Higgins was the first Irish president to host a visit from a British monarch since independence, welcoming …
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