The main Boeing production facility in Everett, Washington will be closing for at least two weeks, to protect employees amid the coronavirus epidemic. Space and military programs will not be affected, theRead More…
Cancel culture setback: 'Toxic pariah' and 'menace to society' Woody Allen finds a publisher for memoir
Filmmaker Woody Allen has found another publisher for his controversial memoir, bypassing attempts to cancel him, that at one point involved employees of his previous publisher walking out in protest. New York-basedRead More…
Julian Assange's lawyers to apply for release on bail, citing risk of Covid-19 — WikiLeaks
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‘Facts matter!’ Pompeo lectures Iranian govt over ‘conspiracy theories’ as US sanctions deprive nation of medicine
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Goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel has heaped praise on a young goalkeeping hopeful who has gone viral practicing his saves in his back garden while in self-isolation amid the coronavirus quarantine in theRead More…
EU ‘will provide’ €20mn in humanitarian aid to Iran, support Tehran’s IMF request
The European Union will send €20 million ($21.5 million) in humanitarian aid to Iran, which is subject to US sanctions, to help stop the coronavirus, the EU’s top diplomat said on Monday.Read More…
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