The Russian tennis ace urged the umpire to give Stefanos Tsitsipas a coaching warning during their Australian Open semifinal Daniil Medvedev has amused tennis fans after suggesting that umpire Jaume Campistol is a “smallRead More…
McDonald’s posts largest US sales jump since 1993
Fast food giant reports an annual increase of 13.8% Fast-food giant McDonald’s on Thursday reported its largest annual increase in US sales since 1993. Sales at its American restaurants open for atRead More…
Judge axes $190mn offshore lease
US environmentalists prevailed in stopping the controversial oil and gas extraction deal The Biden administration has been ordered not to execute leases for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico which wereRead More…
Trans swimmer’s teammates ‘feel uncomfortable’ in locker room
An anonymous University of Pennsylvania swimmer says complaints to coaches have gone nowhere One of Lia Thomas’ UPenn teammates has anonymously complained that she and others feel uncomfortable changing in the lockerRead More…
Netanyahu threatened to set ‘army of bots’ on me, Israeli PM says
Naftali Bennett claims the former prime minister warned about his ‘propaganda machine’ as Bennett tried to oust him Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Haaretz that his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, threatened toRead More…
EU & UK planning massive sanctions against Russian gas – media
The measures would come into effect if Russia invades Ukraine Sweeping sanctions are reportedly being developed which would hit the Russian energy sector if Moscow orders an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, withRead More…
US bans telecom giant over spying concerns
China Unicom has been forbidden from providing services in the US US telecom regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Thursday that it had voted unanimously to revoke authorization for ChinaRead More…
Kremlin reveals what it really thinks of anti-vaxxers
According to President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, staffers who refuse to take a Covid-19 vaccine are being “ostracized” at work With Russia facing a record spike in the number of people testing positive forRead More…
Niece of presidential candidate to back rival
Marion Marechal, a former MP and niece of Marine Le Pen, hinted at backing Eric Zemmour for president Speaking to Le Parisien on Thursday evening, Marion Marechal, a former MP for theRead More…
Scientist makes ‘once in a lifetime’ insect discovery
The discovery in the Ugandan rainforest is a rare find, as the last recorded sighting of a leafhopper from a related genus was in 1969 A new species of leafhopper, named PhlogisRead More…