A British county is introducing new guidelines aimed at “replacing kitchen knives” with blunt-edged utensils to help “save lives” across the region after a massive spike in stabbing deaths. “Blunt utensils will replace kitchen knives in the homes of victims of domestic violence. It’s hoped it will help save lives – what do you think?” […]
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The New York Times Tries to Get Itself Out of the Duckgate Hole Using a Spade…
A number of people, including myself, wrote to the New York Times journalist, Julian Barnes, to point out that the piece he and his colleague, Adam Goldman, published on 16th April 2019 about the CIA Director, Gina Haspel, contained a part which unwittingly showed that she had misled President Trump into expelling 60 Russian diplomats […]
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Hong Kong’s New Protests Come at a Dangerous Time…
For the second time in less than five years, tear gas is wafting through the streets of Hong Kong. Violence flared in the financial centre on Wednesday as police used gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters opposing an extradition bill. Pro-democracy demonstrations in 2014 fizzled out. This movement will prove harder to defuse. The […]
Victims of London’s Grenfell Fire Blame U.S. Building Materials in Lawsuit…
Joined by families of the victims, nearly 250 survivors of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London brought a lawsuit Tuesday blaming faulty building materials made in the U.S. for the blaze. Seventy-two people were killed after a Whirlpool refrigerator on the fourth floor of the 24-story apartment building in west London began leaking and […]
Beijing Bans Washington Post, Guardian Websites Amid Political Crackdown…
China has banned the websites of The Washington Post and The Guardian amid a government crackdown on information surrounding the politically sensitive 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4th, according to the Post – which notes that the two websites were among “the last few major English-language outlets that were still regularly […]
More Than 4 Million Venezuelans Have Now Fled the Country…
Ah, the joys of socialism. Amidst a growing political and economic crisis, 4 million citizens have now fled Venezuela. According to a new report by the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration, the pace at which citizens are leaving the country has been “staggering”, rising from 695,000 people in 2015 to over […]
End of May, Britain’s PM Steps Down as Conservative Leader…
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of the governing Conservatives on June 7, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit – Today @theresa_may resigns as leader of the @Conservatives. For more information on how her successor will be chosen, this @commonslibrary‘s […]
Sudan: Ethiopia Tries to Mediate After Deadly Assault on Protesters…
Ethiopia’s prime minister is attempting to mediate between Sudanese opposition and military leaders, days after a bloody assault on protesters in the capital Khartoum left scores dead. Abiy Ahmed flew to Khartoum on Friday and held separate talks with members of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the opposition Alliance for Freedom and Change. He […]
Australian Federal Police Raid ABC Headquarters at Sydney’s Ultimo…
Australian Federal Police are carrying out a raid on the ABC headquarters in the inner-Sydney suburb of Ultimo. Three officers entered the Harris Street building just before 11.30am. The plain-clothes officers were met by ABC security and staff in the lobby area of the ABC Ultimo Centre before meeting lawyers for the broadcaster. The raids […]
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Towing an Iceberg: One Captain’s Plan to Bring Drinking Water to 4 Million People…
Nicholas Sloane doesn’t mind discomfort. The 56-year-old South African marine-salvage master has survived two helicopter crashes and spent thousands of hours aboard ships that are burning, sinking, breaking apart, or leaking oil, chemicals, or cargo into the ocean. Often, he gets calls in the middle of the night asking him to pack his bags and […]
Cuba Says Its Support for Venezuela’s Maduro Is ‘Not Negotiable’ and Rejects U.S. Travel Restrictions…
A day after the last US cruise liner left its shores, in the face of stepped-up sanctions, Cuba publicly rejected the new restrictions on travel to the island. The Latin American nation also stressed its support for Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is ‘not negotiable’ and accused Washington of ‘new pretexts’ for its attacks. President Donald […]
The Mystery of the Leaked Ramos-Maduro Interview…
After Univisión’s news anchor Jorge Ramos and his staff were expelled from Venezuela, following hours of detention at Miraflores Palace (including a confiscation of their equipment) back in February, it was expected that the interview that provoked the incident would remain forever unseen, and the only details about what happened back then would be the […]
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Venezuela Defaults on Gold Swap
Venezuela has defaulted on a gold swap agreement valued at $750 million with Deutsche Bank AG, prompting the lender to take control of the precious metal which was used as collateral and close out the contract, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. As part of a financing agreement signed in 2016, […]
When China Massacred Its Own People by Nicholas Kristof…
Thirty years ago in the spring of 1989, as the world’s most populous country teetered on the edge of freedom, I received a late-night phone call in my apartment in Beijing: The Chinese Army was invading its own capital. Students and workers had made roads impassable by setting up barricades to block the army, so […]
Here’s What We Know About Cardinal McCarrick, Pope Francis and the Figueiredo Report…
In the wake of the Figueiredo report’s information on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s alleged sexual misconduct, accusations that higher-ups in the Vatican have known about the allegations for years are raising concerns about accountability within the clergy. Pope Francis said he knew nothing about McCarrick’s alleged sexual misconduct, and that before an investigation revealed the […]
Wrong Yet Again: Amid Purge Reports, Kim Yong Chol Comes Back to Life Appearing Alongside Kim Jong Un…
Top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol appeared in public alongside DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at a musical performance on Sunday, the country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, potentially defying reports last week that he had been the victim of a high-profile purge earlier in the year. In a report on an art […]
“Scene From a Disaster Movie”: Video Shows Out of Control Cruise Ship Slamming Into Dock in Venice…
A massive cruise ship in Venice crashed into a dock on Sunday, plowing into a tourist boat and sending those on land running for safety, according to CNN. One onlooker called it a “scene from a disaster movie”. The cruise ship, the MSC Opera, ran into the San Basilio terminal and a smaller tourist boat […]
Trash Wars Part Deux: Philippines Now Shipping Barge of Illegal Trash Back to Canada…
While the world has been focused on the ongoing U.S./China (and now U.S./Mexico) trade war, the final chapter in an ongoing, yet little covered garbage war between the Philippines and Canada looks to have begun. A shipment of trash that has been causing strain between the two countries is finally heading back to Canada, 6 […]
“The Coalition Has Come to an End”: Merkel’s Government on Verge of Collapse After SPD Chief Resigns…
Merkel’s shocking announcement last week that she was “unretiring” after the CDU’s abysmal showing in last week’s EU Parliamentary election – the party’s worst result ever in a national election which cost the CDU/CSU’s position as the largest party in the bloc’s largest legislative body – and as a result the Chancellor would withdraw her […]
Jared Kushner, Google’s Eric Schmidt, Georgia’s Stacey Abrams and Henry Kissinger to Attend Annual Bilderberg Meeting in Switzerland…
Jared Kushner, senior advisor to President Donald Trump, is set to attend this year’s Bilderberg Meeting in the Swiss town of Montreux this week. Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg Meeting was designed to foster warmer relations between the United States and Europe. The annual talk fest is considered secretive because guests are not allowed to […]