Speaking after Averina won all-round gold at the Olimpico Cup, Irina Viner-Usmanova, the head coach of the Russian national team, claimed that the 23-year-old had contemplated concentrating on an economics qualification in the aftermath of her controversial final at the Games, finishing second to Israel’s Linoy Ashram in a shock result that many considered …
Read More »Sopranos fans of the world rejoice, ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ is… an absolute triumph
Dum, dubba dum, dubba dum, dubba dum… that rolling bass at the start of The Sopranos TV show was a cast-iron guarantee. It meant strict quality control, a promise that a genius had his hand gripped tight to the tiller – upon the characters, upon the plot and upon the …
Read More »Biden doubles down on Afghanistan exit ‘triumph’ in belated, recycled and rambling speech
Almost 24 hours after the last US airplane departed Kabul, Biden appeared before the White House press corps and began reciting the speech in a raised voice. He made the decision to end the “longest war in American history.” The evacuation airlift was an “extraordinary success.” No one in history …
Read More »A triumph for bullies – school clears teacher of ‘deliberate offence’ in Prophet Mohammed cartoon row, but bans use of image
A West Yorkshire grammar school that suspended a Year 9 religious studies teacher for showing pupils a caricature of the prophet Mohammed might feel it has done enough to draw a line under the incident having just announced the findings of an external inquiry. But the reality is that this …
Read More »Low bar for ‘triumph of democracy’? Australian PM under fire after bragging women protesters weren’t shot
The new jolt rocked Australia’s scandal-ridden political landscape on Monday, after PM Scott Morrison spoke on the massive women’s rights protests. Over the weekend, thousands of women across the country joined the ‘March 4 Justice’ protests against sexual assault, triggered by multiple sex scandals in the country’s government. Morrison praised …
Read More »I’m no fan of Donald Trump, but his peace deals in the Middle East are a diplomatic triumph. Why is MSM virtually ignoring them?
For his efforts in the September 15 treaty between Israel, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and, later, Bahrain, the US president has gotten a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. But much as his enormous ego would absolutely love that award, it’s unlikely the deal will get him across the finish line. For …
Read More »The Kremlin makes a mistake, wanting to perpetuate his triumph on 1 July
OP came out with an initiative to make voting day a red letter day Epic edit of the Constitution, which allowed Vladimir Putin to remain President until 2036 (up to 83 years of age), received an unexpected continuation. July 1 — first day of voting on amendments de facto proposed …
Read More »The triumph, which burst
Fear of the government before fair elections narostaet. The Kremlin has lost the plebiscite, which had placed such hopes. No matter what declares the CEC is now and how many times will you say about triumph heralds, butlers, bodyguards and valets. No matter what continue the call of the …
Read More »National triumph?
What is 77% of the votes for the amendments to the Constitution? This is a real national triumph, the victory of the majority, the support of the national leader and the unity that was only after the Crimea, but not for long really. However, you will not see a single …
Read More »Germany was outraged by the triumph of Russian figure skaters on TH
MOSCOW, 27 Jan – RIA Novosti. The sports Director of Federation of figure skating of Germany Udo Donsdorf criticized the Russian figure skater that took the entire podium in women’s figure skating on the eve of the last European championship in figure skating. The words of the official quoted by …
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