The British embassy in Beijing published a scathing statement against China for sentencing a citizen journalist to four years in prison on Monday, raising concerns about “media freedom” in the country. What it failed to mention, however, is that back at home the British government is currently persecuting its own …
Read More »Biden warns of ‘DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES’ if Trump doesn’t sign Covid-19 relief bill – which he says would waste BILLIONS of $USD
“This abdication of responsibility has devastating consequences,” Biden said on Saturday. He noted that Americans won’t get their $600 stimulus checks, as called for in the bill, and federal unemployment insurance benefits will expire. A moratorium on evictions also is set to end. “This bill is critical,” Biden said. “It …
Read More »‘She wouldn’t last a round with me’: Former foe warns ex-UFC pin-up Paige VanZant over bare-knuckle boxing move
VanZant is set to make her debut in the brutal world of bare-knuckle combat with BKFC in February, following a six-year stay with the UFC which came to an end with a first-round submission defeat to Amanda Ribas back in July. The MMA poster girl – who boasts 2.7 million …
Read More »‘Quite possible’ it’s already in France: Health minister warns about new strain of Covid-19 that caused UK travel ban
France announced a ban on travel to the UK on Sunday, along with other major European nations. But it is “quite possible” that the new strain of the coronavirus is already circulating in the country, French Solidarity and Health Minister Olivier Veran admitted in an interview with Europe 1 radio. …
Read More »Ukraine’s Zelensky warns he cannot justify rejecting Russia’s Sputnik V unless West supplies Kiev with other Covid-19 vaccines
In an interview with the New York Times, Zelensky’s exasperation at Washington was clear, especially given that some form of inoculation against Covid-19 could already have begun in Ukraine if Kiev had chosen to cooperate with Moscow. However, despite the fact that the humanitarian reasons for such a move would …
Read More »Bank of England warns of possible disruptions to UK’s financial system after Brexit
According to a report by the bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC), most risks to financial stability have been mitigated. It said, however, that “Financial stability is not the same as market stability or the avoidance of any disruption to users of financial services. Some market volatility and disruption to financial …
Read More »‘Strong possibility’ of no Brexit deal, UK’s Johnson warns while accusing EU of making things ‘more difficult’
“I do think that we need to be very, very clear there’s now a strong possibility that we will have a solution that’s much more like an Australian relationship with the EU than a Canadian relationship with the EU,” Johnson pointed out. “It doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing.” The …
Read More »‘Important to preserve scope for talks with Iran’: Germany warns against escalation after killing of top Iranian scientist
“A few weeks before the new US administration takes office, it is important to preserve the scope for talks with Iran so that the dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme can be resolved through negotiations,” a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry told Reuters in an email. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a senior …
Read More »Iran warns US & Israel against any ‘adventurism’ during Trump’s ‘final’ days in office after murder of scientist – letter to UN
The Islamic Republic’s UN envoy Majid Takht Ravanchi penned a harshly worded letter to the international body on Friday, blasting the “terrorist assassination” of leading nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh by unknown assailants earlier Friday morning, while also warning that Tehran would retaliate to any brash moves taken by Israel or the US. …
Read More »No ‘normal’ Christmas will be possible this year, UK finance minister warns, though families may be able to get together
“Frustrating as it is for all of us, Christmas is not going to be normal this year,” Sunak told Sky News on Sunday. At the same time, British PM Boris Johnson is “looking at ways to see how families can spend time with each other,” the minister added. Christmas celebrations …
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