After Germany were soundly beaten 2-0 by the Three Lions at Wembley in the last 16 on Tuesday, a distraught German girl was captured being consoled by her father. The image brought out trolls from the darkest corners of the internet, who showered the youngster with vile abuse that showed …
Read More »London urges Brussels to be ‘reasonable’ over Northern Ireland, says the protocol was drafted to be flexible
Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss demanded action from Brussels over the controversial issue of UK trade with post-Brexit Northern Ireland, with the British province effectively remaining part of the EU’s customs union. Truss suggested that the Northern Ireland protocol, which was signed a year …
Read More »China blasts G7 group & ‘sinister’ intentions of US, urges West to stop interfering following communiqué criticizing Beijing
In a statement on Monday, the embassy described a communiqué issued by the Group of Seven countries on Sunday as a “serious violation of the basic norms of international relations.” The statement noted China’s “strong dissatisfaction” with the G7 nations, noting that the communiqué “further exposes the sinister intentions of …
Read More »Bipartisan Congress group urges Biden to ‘immediately’ evacuate Afghans who helped US forces as full withdrawal deadline looms
“We must evacuate our Afghan friends and allies immediately,” the lawmakers told Biden in a letter spearheaded by Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts. It would be a moral failure to transfer the responsibility to protect our Afghan partners onto the shoulders of the Afghan government. The US forces have …
Read More »China blasts Wuhan lab leak ‘conspiracy,’ urges probe of ALL early Covid-19 cases & ‘secretive bases’ worldwide
“Lately, some people have played the old trick of political hype on the origin tracing of [Covid-19] in the world. Smear campaign and blame shifting are making a comeback, and the conspiracy theory of ‘lab leak’ is resurfacing,” a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC said in a statement …
Read More »Biden urges parents to get children vaccinated after CDC backs Pfizer jab for kids as young as 12
“This is one more giant step in our fight against the pandemic,” Biden told reporters on Wednesday, after a CDC panel voted to recommend use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. The shot was already available to anyone 16 and older, and the FDA on Monday gave emergency …
Read More »UN chief urges WHO to approve Sputnik V, calls Russian Covid jab ‘one of key elements’ in solving global vaccination problem
The UN believes that “Sputnik V is one the key elements that will allow us to solve the vaccination problem,” Guterres said following talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday. Guterres also said that he’s aware that WHO’s process to approve the vaccine is “ongoing”. The …
Read More »Missouri school district official urges HIDING materials from parents after complaints about ‘equity’ lessons
“Keep teaching! Just don’t make everything visible on Canvas,” Natalie Fallert, the 6-12 Literacy Speech Coordinator at the Rockwood School District, wrote last week in an email to English teachers. Canvas is the remote-learning platform currently used by the district. “This is not being deceitful. This is just doing what …
Read More »‘We need a Black woman Justice’: Democrat pressure group urges liberal justice critical of SCOTUS-packing idea to resign
Breyer “has been a distinguished justice, but now is risking the Senate falling into Republican hands before Democrats can confirm Biden’s nominee,” the group tweeted. The call comes on the same day as the White House announced the formation of a presidential commission, tasked to produce an “analysis of the …
Read More »Hillary Clinton urges Biden to give Covid-19 vaccines to poor nations, complains that Russia and China lead in ‘VACCINE DIPLOMACY’
“This is the kind of leadership that the United States has historically been known for, which frankly, we should be lifting up and doing more of,” Clinton said on Monday in an interview with Foreign Affairs magazine. “And what I’m intrigued by, and a little saddened by, is the way …
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