The city of Bangkok will be officially referenced by its four-word appellation in the Thai language Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok will change its official English name to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon,” the country’s Office of the Royal Society (ORST) announced on Wednesday. Krung Thep Maha Nakhon is the capital’s name in the Thai language, […]
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Tinder gets political
Users of the dating app in France will be encouraged to vote in the upcoming presidential election Dating app Tinder and civil rights NGO ‘A Voté’ jointly announced on Wednesday that they were launching a campaign to encourage young French people to register and vote in the upcoming presidential election. While browsing potential love matches, […]
GOP gets win from Supreme Court on Alabama voting map
A 5-4 Supreme Court vote reinstated GOP-drawn congressional districts, despite one judge warning it is a “disservice to black Alabamians” The US Supreme Court put a hold on a lower court ruling ordering the state of Alabama to draw new congressional districts out of concern for black voters not being taken into account enough. The […]
Man gets court approval to sue Interpol president
The British football fan claims he was tortured and falsely imprisoned in the UAE A British man who was detained in the United Arab Emirates in January 2019, and who claims he was tortured after going on holiday there, was given High Court approval late last month to seek legal action against the head of […]
Turkey’s president gets Covid-19 after Ukraine visit
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed that he contracted the Omicron variant of the virus Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed that he has become infected with Covid-19 on Saturday afternoon. “Thank God, I have a mild illness, which I learned is an Omicron variant. I’m on duty. I will continue to work from home,” Erdogan […]
NATO chief gets another job
Jens Stoltenberg will take the top post at the Norwegian Central Bank after finishing his term at the military organization Norwegian authorities named Jens Stoltenberg, the current NATO secretary general, as the new Central Bank governor on Friday. The current chief, Oystein Olsen, will resign on March 1, and Stoltenberg will take over only after […]
Triple-vaxxed top US general gets Covid-19
The Joint Chiefs chairman is double-vaccinated and boosted, the Pentagon said General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is working remotely, the Pentagon has announced. One other member of the Joint Chiefs is positive, but the military did not say who. Milley tested positive on Sunday […]
‘Killer Zionist dolphins’ claim gets attention in Israel
Hamas released a video claiming its ‘frogman unit’ had nabbed the aquatic assassin Palestinian militant group Hamas has claimed to have apprehended a Mossad-trained ‘killer dolphin’ spy wearing specialized combat gear that allegedly attacked one of its naval combat units off the Gaza coast. A video posted by the armed outfit to announce the apparent […]
Boosted Mexican president gets Covid again
Fully vaccinated and boosted Mexican leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador revealed he is experiencing mild coronavirus symptoms Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced he tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in under a year and will now carry out his duties from quarantine. López Obrador – who is fully vaccinated and […]
Patient gets animal heart in ‘breakthrough’ surgery
The patient consented to the pig heart after being rejected for a human heart transplant An American hospital patient in the state of Maryland is reportedly in stable condition just days after he received an experimental pig heart transplant as a last resort. David Bennett, 57, consented to the experimental transplant after realizing it was […]
Minister gets trapped in BBC lift, misses interview slot
The incident took place in the broadcaster’s central London HQ The UK’s leveling-up secretary has missed an interview slot at the BBC after being stuck in an elevator in the corporation’s central London HQ. Appearing later on Radio 4, he joked it could be something from a comedy show. On Monday morning, cabinet minister Michael […]
Far-right presidential candidate gets unexpected ally
A prominent MP quits the Republicans to help ‘bring together’ all the French right-wing voters France’s far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour has got a major pre-election boost upon welcoming to his ranks prominent conservative lawmaker Guillaume Peltier. Peltier, formerly a member of the National Front and deputy leader of the Republicans party (LR), announced on […]
Omicron-Delta ‘hybrid’ gets sinister name
A possible Covid-19 variant hybrid has emerged in Cyprus, but some scientists are calling it a false alarm A hybrid of the Delta and Omicron Covid-19 variants has reportedly been discovered in Cyprus and 25 cases of the virus have already been recorded. Critics of the discovery, however, allege it to be a mere case […]
Outrage as Iraq War PM Blair gets knighthood from the Queen
Brits protested the decision to knight Tony Blair, accusing the former prime minister of being a war criminal Controversial former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II this week, sparking outrage from Brits who argued he should be in prison for his involvement in the Iraq War instead. Blair was […]
‘Jingle Bells’ gets canceled by a NY school
A Christmas song has been dropped by a New York public school for its “potential to be controversial or offensive” A New York primary school has removed the song ‘Jingle Bells’ from its curriculum because of its connection with the 19th century blackface performing tradition. Brighton’s Council Rock Primary school principal Matthew Tappon, in an […]