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Prison term reduced from 110 to 10 years under public pressure

Following public outcry, the governor of Colorado commuted the sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was involved in a…

2 years ago

Oil records biggest annual gains in 12 years

Oil posted its biggest annual rise since 2009 as the rapid Covid-19 vaccine rollout across the world stimulated the reopening…

2 years ago

Intentionally contracting Covid for ‘natural immunity’ may land you in jail for 5 years

Following the news that some vaccine skeptics have been organizing Covid-19 infection parties in order to gain a vaccine passport-like…

2 years ago

Ten years of the ‘Rocket Man’: what’s Kim Jong-un achieved?

Ten years ago this month, North Korea’s Kim Jong-il passed away following a long decline in his health. Aware of…

2 years ago

The sad state of on-screen fantasy, 20 years after ‘The Lord of the Rings’

The first film in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary trilogy was a massive success, both commercially and critically,…

2 years ago

Biden to press Ukraine for deal on east, no NATO membership in next 10 years – report

The agency claims Biden plans to call President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, two days after his two-hour-long negotiations with Russia's…

2 years ago

German MPs elect new chancellor after 16 years of Merkel rule

The new chancellor received 395 votes for his candidacy. Scholz needed the support of at least 369 lawmakers – an…

2 years ago

Ukraine wants 15 more years of Russian gas transit fees

Speaking on Saturday as part of an interview with US state-run outlet RFERL (registered as a foreign agent in Russia),…

2 years ago

Social media trolls could face two years in prison over posts intended to cause ‘psychological harm’ – reports

As part of the review process on the government’s upcoming Online Safety Bill, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport…

3 years ago

‘Very difficult years’: Renowned philosophy professor Kathleen Stock quits Sussex University after harassment by trans activists

“This has been an absolutely horrible time for me and my family. I’m putting it behind me now,” the academic…

3 years ago