A settlement between Remington and families of victims in the Sandy Hook attack is the first of its kind American gun manufacturer Remington has agreed to pay $73 million to families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut. The settlement marks the first time a gun manufacturer has been […]
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US military ordered to pay $230 million to mass shooting victims
Judge accused the US government of trying to eschew responsibility for a mass shooting in a church perpetrated by an ex-airman A judge has ordered the US military to hand over more than $230 million to survivors and family members of those killed in a 2017 mass shooting in Texas, in which a former Air […]
Neo-nazi mass murderer branded no less dangerous after years in jail
A psychiatrist warned that the neo-Nazi mass murderer has ‘asocial, histrionic, and narcissistic’ personality disorders Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime attack, is still as dangerous today as he was 10 years ago, a court was warned on Wednesday. Breivik is in the process of seeking conditional release from prison 10 […]
Mass murderer makes Nazi salute at parole hearing
Anders Breivik described himself as “Party Secretary for the Nordic State” Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik has appeared before a parole board after just a decade in jail. The extremist, who killed 77, gave a Nazi salute as he called for an end to a “genocide” against white nations. On Tuesday, Breivik stood before a […]
Millions told to stay home while mass Covid testing underway
The Chinese government is testing around 14 million people to avoid another coronavirus outbreak All residents in Tianjin, China have been advised to not leave their homes until they receive a negative result in the latest city-wide testing for Covid. The decision comes after 20 cases were detected. China’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach to Covid-19 is […]
Mass flight cancellations continue as Omicron spreads
Airlines worldwide canceled more than 2,300 flights on Sunday, the third straight day of cancellations. Staff shortages due to positive tests for Covid-19 have been blamed for the holiday chaos. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day saw more than 4,500 flights canceled and more than 11,000 delayed worldwide, with American and Chinese carriers responsible for the […]
Mass protests against Covid-19 restrictions hit eastern Germany
Thousands of people took the streets of multiple cities in the former East Germany to express their dismay at coronavirus restrictions and vaccine mandates introduced amid the Omicron variant spread. Some 3,500 demonstrators turned out for a protest against the restrictions in Magdeburg, the capital of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state on Monday. Protesters marched down the […]
Vaccine mandates for workers met with mass protests in Australia (VIDEO)
Thousands walked out to protest against Covid vaccine mandates in cities across Australia, after the regional authorities made inoculation compulsory for a wide range of employees. In Melbourne, protesters gathered outside the local parliament on Sunday, marching through the city center and bringing traffic to a halt. Among the slogans seen and heard at the […]
China says democracy used as ‘weapon of mass destruction’
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has accused the US of using the idea of “democracy” as a “weapon of mass destruction” to impose its will upon the world, after Beijing was left uninvited from Washington’s ‘Summit for Democracy’. Leaders and dignitaries from 100 countries and international organizations took part in the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy […]
First EU country to lock down unvaccinated hit by mass protests (VIDEOS)
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Austria’s capital, Vienna, protesting against Covid-19 restrictions and the nationwide vaccination mandate. Over 40,000 protesters against the Austrian government’s coronavirus policies took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday, according to the police estimates. Police reinforcements were brought in from other regions to the capital […]
Mass vaccination fails to halt Covid transmission rates – study
Successful vaccine rollouts have failed to stop Covid transmission, with new data showing the prevalence of the virus increasing in fully jabbed individuals, according to a medical study in The Lancet. Examining new infections in Germany, researchers found that the rate of cases among fully vaccinated individuals aged 60 and older has risen from 16.9% […]
Mass murderer Breivik sent letters to survivors & their relatives
Mass murder and convicted terrorist Anders Behring Breivik has been sending letters containing excerpts from his manifesto to survivors of his attacks and their relatives, according to Norwegian state media. In a report on Sunday, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) revealed that members of the ‘Support Group’ – an organization supporting the survivors and relatives […]
WATCH: Police put down mass protests sparked by plummeting currency
Scenes of police in full riot gear attempting to suppress protests have been coming in from Istanbul, as more people have taken to the streets across Turkey, upset over the record fall of the lira. Officers wearing helmets and carrying shields are seen cordoning off streets in Istanbul, while police in lighter gear infiltrated the […]
Collapsing currency leads to mass protests (VIDEOS)
Protesters have taken to the streets of Turkey’s capital, Ankara, as well as the country’s largest city, Istanbul, demanding the resignation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government over skyrocketing inflation. On Tuesday evening, protesters marched down the streets of Ankara’s Çankaya neighborhood, where most Turkish government buildings and government institutions are located. Polisin […]
European court rules against Turkey in mass legal action
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the Turkish government violated the rights of 427 judges who were detained following the country’s failed 2016 coup attempt, accusing officials of unlawfully holding them. In the judgment issued on Tuesday, the European court declared that 427 Turkish nationals “were placed in pre-trial detention without […]