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President denies Germany turned into dictatorship

Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls for public “debate” before any sweeping Covid vaccine mandate is introduced President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dismissed as “nonsense” claims that Covid has turned Germany into a dictatorship, accusing those peddling such messages of disrespecting national “democratic institutions and the rule of law.” Speaking on Wednesday at a discussion panel devoted to the […]

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J.K. Rowling denies ever saying ‘there are only two genders’

The ‘Harry Potter’ author insists there is a clear difference between biology and identity Author J.K. Rowling, a controversial figure for her outspoken views on trans issues, has waded into the debate once again, arguing that the words “sex” and “gender” cannot be used interchangeably. Responding to an article titled ‘Poll: Most Americans Agree With […]

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Elon Musk denies hogging space

Billionaire SpaceX CEO insists there’s enough room in space for “tens of billions of satellites” Elon Musk has rejected complaints that SpaceX Starlink satellites are taking up too much room in Earth’s orbit. Separately, Musk is under fire from Beijing for two near-misses between these satellites and China’s space station. “Space is just extremely enormous, […]

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66yo German man admits to CASTRATING men on his kitchen table, denies murder charges & tells court ‘procedures’ were voluntary

A German man is being tried for murder and for mangling the genitals of several other men during illicit medical procedures in his own home, insisting the operations were voluntary and denying blame for the death of one ‘patient.’ The 66-year-old electrician, who has not been publicly identified, told a Munich court on Thursday that […]

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US Navy denies any incident in Persian Gulf as Iran claims its ships ‘chased Americans’ on naval holiday

After Iranian media showed a video of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats marking their holiday by ‘dominating’ American ships in the Persian Gulf, a US Navy spokesman denied any incident had taken place. A minute-long video of IRGC boats approaching US vessels made the rounds on Thursday. Press TV described it as the Iranians “chasing” […]

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CNN denies Australians access to its Facebook pages, citing defamation risk after court says publishers responsible for comments

CNN has prevented people in Australia from accessing its Facebook pages, citing a risk of defamation, after a court ruling decreed that publishers were liable for the content of the comments section. On Wednesday, CNN, which is owned by AT&T Inc., became the first major media firm to remove its Facebook presence from Australia. CNN’s […]

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Australia denies it recommitted to French submarine program just hours before AUKUS pact announcement

The Australian government has dismissed a French minister’s claims that Canberra had recommitted to the French submarine deal just hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a nuclear submarine pact with the UK and US. On Thursday, an Australian Department of Defence official hit back after France’s Armed Forces Ministry spokesman Hervé Grandjean claimed on […]

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‘It’s France’s and will remain so’: Paris denies UK media report claiming it could give up its UN Security Council seat

France has rejected a report by the Daily Telegraph that it was proposing to hand its seat at the UN Security Council over to Brussels in exchange for European governments supporting President Emanuel Macron’s plan of an EU army. An article published by the British paper earlier on Wednesday claimed that such an offer from […]

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Twitter LOCKS OUT Nicki Minaj after Trinidad govt denies vaccine links to ‘swollen testicles’ LIVE ON TV

Rapper Nicki Minaj says she ended up in “Twitter jail” after starting an internet argument about vaccination allegedly causing testicle swelling in Trinidad – a claim the local government has taken live on air to refute. The government in Port of Spain took the story of the swollen balls of Minaj’s “cousin’s friend in Trinidad” […]