The new government of Norway, a NATO member state, has said that it is planning to phase out the US-led military bloc’s forces stationed near the border with neighboring Russia, instead replacingRead More…
03Dec/21
03Dec/21
Real number of Covid-19 cases in Germany estimated
The head of Germany’s disease control and prevention authority, the Robert Koch Institute, has warned the real number of Germans infected with Covid could in fact be even higher than the currentRead More…
‘I’m better than you’: Kyrgios reveals frustration at playing with Serena Williams
Tennis motor mouth Nick Kyrgios has spoken on playing with Serena Williams, branding it an “uncomfortable experience” and saying he is better than the women’s GOAT candidate. The Aussie made his commentsRead More…
Vatican lashes out at EU in ‘Christmas’ row
A now-revoked EU document proposing to substitute the word ‘Christmas’ with ‘holiday’, and to avoid mentioning certain Christian names for the sake of inclusivity, has been slammed by the Vatican as outRead More…
03Dec/21
Homeless man gets jail time for breaching ‘stay at home’ order
In a “cruel twist of irony,” a man was sentenced to seven weeks in jail by a Singapore court on Thursday for breaching a Covid-19 “stay at home” order despite being homeless.Read More…
03Dec/21
US produces first upgraded nuclear gravity bomb
The US has completed the “first production unit” of its modernized B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, set to replace the current aging models of the iconic B61, which has remained in service forRead More…
03Dec/21
Ukraine says Russia may invade in January
Russia may stage a large-scale military intervention in the Ukrainian region of Donbass at the end of January, and it could involve around 94,300 troops, Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov claimed onRead More…
03Dec/21
Russian MPs schooled on fighting anti-vaxxer claims
Parliamentarians from Russia’s governing party have been told how to fight the most common anti-vaccine rhetoric, ranging from claims the pandemic is being used to control people to suggestions Covid-19 jabs areRead More…
Robot shocks with how close it is to human (VIDEO)
A new humanoid robot has made a huge step towards crossing the ‘uncanny valley,’ with the machine filmed displaying a whole range of almost realistic human facial expressions. ‘Ameca’ has been describedRead More…
03Dec/21
F1 king Hamilton uncomfortable with ‘terrifying’ Saudi LGBT laws, fans wonder why he doesn’t just pull out
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he feels “uncomfortable” competing in Saudi Arabia this weekend because of the kingdom’s human rights record, but some fans have wondered why the Brit doesn’tRead More…