Design Foundry, a firm based in Maryland, has come forward to say they “had no idea” their stage layout for the conservative conference held last week in Orlando, Florida resembled the Othala Rune, a symbol found on Nazi uniforms. “There was no need to jump the gun on this, companies …
Read More »It takes two to tango: ByteDance may sell TikTok to rival as dispute between Beijing & New Delhi wrecks app ops in India
The talks, initiated by Japan’s SoftBank, are currently in the initial phase, according to people familiar with the matter, as cited by Bloomberg. Glance’s parent company, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi, also operates video-sharing social media platform Roposo, which has boomed in India after the South Asian nation introduced a …
Read More »Myanmar military says it takes charge of country for ONE YEAR, declaring state of emergency over alleged ‘election fraud’
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Read More »AOC throws weight behind GameStop hedge fund massacre, takes a dig at Wall Street’s ‘long history of treating economy as a casino’
The New York congresswoman took to Twitter on Wednesday night to poke fun at the “Wall Streeters” racking up major losses amid a push by online trolls to punish GameStop short-sellers, deliberately driving up the value of the retailers’ stock. “Gotta admit it’s really something to see Wall Streeters with …
Read More »As Joe Biden takes over, the Democrats are still running scared as resurgent Russophobia reaches peak insanity
Once again, and despite major victories at the polls, the Democrats just can’t stop hyperventilating over Russia. Indeed, the Russian people must feel as if they’re trapped for all eternity in a remake of Groundhog Day, where one dominant theme continually repeats itself: Russia is to blame for absolutely everything …
Read More »‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’: Larger-than-life 240lbs Congo handball star takes World Championships by storm (VIDEO)
The Democratic Republic of Congo are appearing at their first ever IHF Men’s Handball Championships, and fell to a gutsy 28-22 defeat to Argentina in their opening Group D game in Cairo on Friday. Despite the disappointment of the result, the 26-year-old Mvumbi showed unerring accuracy as he netted four …
Read More »Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan takes heat from both sides after blasting GOP Senators’ effort to challenge Biden’s victory
Efforts to challenge the results of the November 3 presidential election “strike at the foundation of our public,” Ryan said on Sunday. The Wisconsin Republican, who was House speaker during President Donald Trump’s first two years in office, added that “it is difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and …
Read More »Iran rejects IAEA’s call for new nuclear deal after Biden takes office
“Presenting any assessment on how the commitments are implemented (e.g referring to breach) is absolutely beyond the mandate of the agency and should be avoided,” Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna, tweeted on Friday. The envoy said that the commitments of the parties “have been delicately drafted” …
Read More »RT takes Gold, Silver & Bronze at Epica Awards 2020 – world’s only prize for creativity that’s judged by journalists
The 2020 Epica Awards evaluated 1,980 entries from 59 countries, with the highest number of entries coming from Russia (123) followed by Germany (121). From 450 finalists only 49 got the top prize. RT, with its project #VictoryPages, is among these, along with Der Spiegel, WWF, Greenpeace, Adobe, IKEA, Doctors …
Read More »Swedish parliament takes a ‘decisive step’ toward defense alliance with Finland and NATO membership
The party did not change its view on NATO due to the relative merits of the alliance, but to bring Sweden’s defense policy in line with that of neighboring Finland. It is not a member either, but maintains a “NATO option” stance that could see it join up at a …
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