The Russian authorities are drafting a bill to require the presentation of a QR code confirming vaccination against Covid-19 before using long-distance public transport or entering cafes and shops, it was revealedRead More…
EU predicts when high energy prices will decrease
Brussels expects energy prices in Europe to start falling in the second half of 2022 at the soonest, while high prices for gas that are directly impacting electricity costs are projected toRead More…
Germany says nuclear energy will set back turning EU green
Germany has voiced its opposition to the inclusion of nuclear energy within the European Union’s sustainable-finance taxonomy, claiming it would undermine the bloc’s credibility on going green. Speaking at the COP26 climateRead More…
Fashion icon Tom Ford says cancel culture restricts creativity
Legendary designer Tom Ford isn’t an outright opponent of ‘cancel-culture,’ but he reckons that the modern left’s zero-tolerance attitude to “cultural appropriation” is making it “tough to be creative.” Flogging clothing andRead More…
Reaction to closure of Kyiv Post once again highlights Western hypocrisy over Ukraine
News that Ukraine’s English-language paper the Kyiv Post will be shuttered led to an outcry from journalists this week. In contrast, previous assaults on media freedom have gone unremarked upon, and theRead More…
Latvia warns that NATO could be brought in to ‘defend’ EU’s border with Belarus
Latvia has cautioned that NATO could be called in to help protect the EU’s eastern border amid a rapidly escalating migrant crisis, with Brussels having accused Belarus of flying in refugees asRead More…
Russia comments on allegations of its involvement in migrant crisis on Belarus-Poland border
The deteriorating situation on the border between Belarus and Poland is absolutely nothing to do with Russia, and any accusations against Moscow are entirely unfounded, the Kremlin claimed on Thursday. Speaking toRead More…
Japanese plan to invade USSR revealed
The Japanese Army planned to invade the USSR and seize vast swaths of Siberian territory during World War II, newly declassified information published by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) revealed on Thursday.Read More…
Covid-19 panel advises 1st lockdown in Western Europe since summer
A pandemic advisory panel has advised the Dutch government to impose nationwide lockdown restrictions, the first of their kind in western Europe since the summer, as Covid-19 cases soar in the Netherlands.Read More…
No more non-woke blacklists, says Cambridge after Hitler accent row
The Cambridge debating society has reversed course on “blacklisting” speakers after a historian impersonating Hitler saw sparks flying. That’s after John Cleese cancelled his planned talk. Keir Bradwell, the president of theRead More…