Rooster Fitted With Blade for Cockfight Kills its Owner in India
Inflicts Fatal Injuries to Man’s Groin! The bird had a knife attached to its leg ready to take on an opponent when it inflicted serious injuries to the man’s groin…
U.K. Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are employees
Uber suffered a major defeat in one of its most important markets on Friday when Britain’s Supreme Court, in a ruling that could threaten the future of the already unprofitable…
Facebook “unfriends” Australia, causing major headaches
Some background: The Australian parliament is poised to pass a landmark media law that would make Google and Facebook pay news publishers for displaying their content. The Australian law is separate to…
Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face lawsuit in US for the use of child slavery in Ivory Coast
Eight children who claim they were used as slave labour on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast have launched legal action against the world’s biggest chocolate companies. They accuse the corporations of aiding…
Jackie Weaver, Britney Spears and a local coup d’état: A breakdown of the world’s worst Zoom call
London (CNN) Was the Zoom meeting of the century called illegally? Had all participants read and understood the standing orders? And, most importantly, did Jackie Weaver have the authority to…
The Biden administration resets America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia
FIVE YEARS ago Barack Obama delivered a bracing message to Saudi Arabia. “The competition between the Saudis and the Iranians,” he warned, “has helped to feed proxy wars and chaos…
Kakistocrat Kushner for the Nobel?
Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, have been nominated for the Nobel peace prize for their role in negotiating four normalisation deals between Israel and Arab nations known…
COVID: Israel Vaccinates While Palestinians Wait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18wAj8E9Hf4 Israel's Health Minister gives unconvincing reasons for non-vaccinations of Palestinians....The short interview starts at 43:00 and lasts a couple of minutes. While Israel has sprinted ahead in vaccinating its…
Dutch riot police use water cannon, tear gas to break up demonstrations in Eindhoven, Amsterdam
Riot police have been drafted in to break up illegal demonstrations in Eindhoven and Amsterdam after hundreds of people gathered to protest about the coronavirus rules. In Eindhoven, police used…
Extreme right-wing suspects, one of whom would like to carry out an attack on the Dutch Prime Minister, are currently detained
Two men suspected of being part of the far-right terrorist group The Base remain in police custody. That was determined by the judge in Rotterdam on Thursday. One, Steven V., wrote…
The Netherlands brings in a curfew from 9pm on Saturday
The Netherlands will be under curfew from 9pm to 4.30am from Saturday until at least February 9, after a majority of MPs voted in favour of the plan, following a…
Alexey Navalny Remanded to 30 Days Custody, Asks Supporters to Take to the Streets
A Russian judge ruled to remand opposition leader Alexey Navalny in custody for 30 days following his return from Germany on Sunday, where he was recovering from an August poisoning…
‘Trump Baby’ blimp that followed him across the world acquired by British museum
The 20-foot "Trump Baby" blimp that has traveled across the world in protest of President Trump and his administration will be retired to a British museum as he leaves office.…
Dutch government collapses in fall out from child benefit scandal
The Dutch government has resigned in the wake of the childcare benefit scandal after an official report said ministers, civil servants, parliament and even judges had a role in the…
Dutch officials seize ham sandwiches of drivers arriving from UK
Dutch TV news has aired footage of customs officers confiscating ham sandwiches from drivers arriving by ferry from the UK under post-Brexit rules banning personal imports of meat and dairy products into the EU.
Germany’s Angela Merkel Says Removing Trump From Twitter is Problematic
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is speaking out against Twitter's ban of Donald Trump, calling it "problematic." Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s chief spokesman, spoke of the chancellor's thoughts to reporters in Berlin…
Boeing 737 With 62 Aboard Missing After Takeoff From Jakarta
The indicated flight path of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 after it departed Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 9. Source: FlightRadar24 A Sriwijaya Air flight with 62 aboard is missing after losing contact with Indonesia’s aviation…
World Reaction to Chaos in the U.S. Capitol
The world reacted with mixed emotions to the breach of the Capitol on Wednesday. Some expressed distress, disappointment, and indignation to Donald Trump, his supporters, and the state of democracy…
Trump administration declassifies unconfirmed intel on alleged Chinese bounties
The Trump administration is declassifying as-yet uncorroborated intelligence, recently briefed to President Trump, that indicates China offered to pay non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack American soldiers, two senior administration…
Mixed Messages: US defense officials divided over potential for Iranian attack on eve of grim anniversary
The US flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday in the latest show of force meant to deter Iran, as defense officials remain divided over the risk posed by the…
6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Central Croatia
“This is a catastrophe,” Mayor Darinko Dumbovic. “My city is completely destroyed.”“We need firefighters, we don’t know what’s under the surfaces, a roof fell on a car, we need help.”…
Brexit deal: Leavers revel in ‘victory’ as France says UK will be subject to world’s most export rules
Nigel Farage joined other prominent Brexiteers revelling in Britain’s exit from the EU, following an historic deal reached between London and Brussels on Thursday. The former Brexit Party leader, who…
4 elections in 2 years: Israeli government again collapses, triggering new elections
JERUSALEM — Israel’s divided government collapsed early Wednesday, triggering the country’s fourth election in under two years and bringing an unprecedented threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lengthy grip on…
‘Our blood is cheaper than water’: Iraqis’ anger over Trump pardons
A burnt-out car at the site where Blackwater guards opened fire in western Baghdad on 16 September 2007. Photograph: Ali Yussef/AFP/Getty Images Iraqis have reacted with outrage to Donald Trump’s move…
British Tory MP urged to make reparations for his family’s slave trade past
A wealthy Tory MP is facing demands to pay reparations for his family’s part in the Caribbean slave trade after the Observer revealed that he now controls the plantation where…
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