Despite the loss, Capital received fresh cash from investors by the end of January after taking heavy losses due to the unexpected and record stock gains for companies like GameStop, according to a source cited by Reuters. Melvin started January with $12.5 billion in assets, but is closing out the …
Read More »No thanks to Britain, the ghosting of Qatar by neighbours is over, but lingering tensions may guarantee post-World-Cup flare-ups
When a posse of Middle East heavies decided to gang up on one of its neighbors, things did not look good for Qatar, busy preparing for its role as host to one of international sports biggest events, the FIFA World Cup. In the face of the combined might of Saudi …
Read More »‘Hottest fighter of 2020’: MMA stunner Loureda thanks ex-UFC champ Bisping after twerking in tight dress to celebrate gong (VIDEO)
Loureda’s taste for tight outfits and teasing posts have helped her to amass more than 708,000 followers on Instagram, where she shook her behind while holding on to a table carrying wine bottles to mark being honored for her looks by Bisping. The 22-year-old, who has mocked aspersions that she …
Read More »‘Thanks for support in difficult times’: N. Korea’s Kim issues rare new year letter
Skipping his traditional January 1 televised speech, North Korea’s leader opted for sending out a short handwritten message this year. According to the country’s media, it’s the first time since 1995 the country’s head has sent out a new year card instead of reaching out to them on TV. In …
Read More »10 years in jail for stealing sweets? Thanks to Covid-19, it’s a possibility in Slovakia, and people are puzzled
The disturbing story of the man from northwestern Slovakia was reported this week by local media. His sister said she wrote to President Zuzana Caputova asking her to intervene on her brother’s behalf. “A ten-year sentence for a couple of chocolates is unconceivable. The situation today is so difficult and …
Read More »‘Sputnik V arrived!’ Maduro thanks Russia as Venezuela receives first batch of Russian Covid-19 vaccine
“We are the first country from the Western Hemisphere which will start the Phase III trial of this vaccine against Covid-19,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro tweeted, expressing his gratitude to Russia. Red crates containing doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to immunize 2,000 people arrived at the Simon Bolivar International …
Read More »Thanks VTsIOM Figures
I am very grateful to VTsIOM figures and G. Fedorov. Five years I, proving that in authoritarian States public opinion poll does not work as an indicator of public sentiment. That the publication of the results of the survey were promotional in nature (“the sociological units of information troops” — …
Read More »American woman won the lottery thanks to the prediction
That’s good luck! A resident of the U.S. state of Missouri Fund Smith-Davies won the lottery for 50 thousand dollars. The winner told that he had gone to dine with his son in the cafe and there she was served with cookies baked inside prediction. It read: “Play and win …
Read More »The pensioner won the lottery, thanks to a prophetic dream
Good luck. In early may, 2019 retired from American MD serendipitously tore a huge jackpot. A woman entered in a lottery ticket numbers seen in a dream. According to American women who refused to give his name, 24 years ago, she had a man who called a few numbers: 4-8-11-21-27. …
Read More »Sales in Russia in March increased slightly thanks to government subsidies
Car sales in Russia last month increased by 1.8 percent, reaching 160,180 cars, helped by government subsidies on the budget, the Association of European businesses (Association of European Businesses, AEB). This result followed a 3.6 percent February decline of the car market. In General, government subsidy to offset the January …
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