Hundreds of New York City employees have lost their jobs for failing to comply with the measure More than 1,400 municipal workers in New York City have been let go from their jobs for failing to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, the mayor’s office has told the Associated Press. The requirement, introduced by the […]
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One word error made thousands of baptisms invalid
Catholic pastor in Arizona resigns after learning he has been performing the sacrament wrong for decades A Catholic priest in Phoenix, Arizona resigned this month after discovering that throughout his lengthy ministry he had been using an incorrect formula when conferring baptisms. A one-word mistake meant that thousands of people, who thought they’d been properly […]
Taliban warns US against ‘theft’ of assets
Afghan leaders threaten to ‘reconsider’ their policy toward Washington The Taliban has warned US President Joe Biden that if he does not release the $7 billion in Afghan funds his administration “unfroze” last week, the Islamic fundamentalist group will have no choice but to “reconsider” its policy toward Washington. Any “misappropriation” of the $7 billion […]
City uses Russian jet ahead of Super Bowl flyover
Contrary to the city of Santa Monica, the Super Bowl flyover did not feature a MiG-29 fighter Advertising the flyover of the US Air Force’s demonstration team during Sunday’s Super Bowl game, the California city of Santa Monica used a stock photo of a Russian MiG-29 jet, prompting widespread mockery on Twitter. Military pageantry is […]
Personal data of Freedom Convoy donors leaked
The main crowdfunding platform of the demonstrators, GiveSendGo, has allegedly been hacked and gone offline A website has claimed to have obtained a trove of personal data from Freedom Convoy donors, as the main fundraising platform for the backers of the Canadian anti-vaccine mandate truckers suffered an alleged hack and went offline on Monday. The […]
North Korea in ‘phase of provocation,’ US says after Asian allies meeting
US with Japan and South Korea jointly condemn DPRK missile launches North Korea is “in a phase of provocation,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared during a news conference after a meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii on Saturday. The two Asian nations apparently agreed with that judgment, though not […]
EU-Russia orbiter captures picture of Mars surface etched by dust devils
Scientists say powerful whirlwinds created the surreal landscape The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter – a joint project by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roscosmos – has captured an image of Mars’ southern highlands, with an intricate pattern made of windswept knobs, conical mounds, and ridges. The ESA posted the picture on Twitter on […]
Half of Canadians say Trudeau ‘not up to the job’ – poll
Poll shows that while voters mostly disapprove of trucker protests, they largely agree that their PM has botched the crisis Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has alienated voters with his handling of the Freedom Convoy protests, a new poll shows. Only 16% of respondents to the Maru Public Opinion poll said they would vote for […]
Ahead of Valentine’s day, lovers are advised to wear masks during sex
Thai government has recommended to avoid certain positions and to wear masks while making love Thai authorities have recommended lovers to wear masks to refrain from “deep kissing” and avoid face-to-face positions during sex, explaining the unusual advice by Covid risks. The most romantic holiday is popular in Thailand with many couples wishing to wed […]
China rebukes ‘tool of US hegemony’
Beijing says the regional Quad talks were created to “besiege” the country Beijing said on Friday that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad), a format for annual consultations between the US, Australia, India, and Japan, is “essentially a tool for containing and besieging China [in order] to maintain US hegemony.” “It aims to stoke confrontation […]
Biden’s latest hire has an openly deviant lifestyle. A sign of progress, or moral decay?
Sam Brinton’s appointment to a top US nuclear role poses legitimate questions given his self-confessed bizarre sexual proclivities A colorful new hire of the Biden administration, “queer activist” Sam Brinton, is making waves on social media for his strange appearance and openly deviant lifestyle. Brinton, who is a proud drag queen and “pup handler” – […]
Ontario declares state of emergency over trucker protest
Doug Ford’s order comes as anti-mandate protesters cut off US-Canada traffic along a key bridge Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency for the Canadian province on Friday, giving police the power to fine or imprison protesters demonstrating against vaccine mandates in the city of Ottawa and elsewhere in the region. Announcing his […]
Top German court rules on challenge of vaccine mandate
The country’s highest legal authority rejected a petition against a Covid-19 jab requirement for healthcare workers Germany’s Constitutional Court on Friday rejected a request to postpone a highly-debated mandate requiring healthcare workers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or provide proof of natural immunity. However, the mandate has already been suspended by one German state. The […]
Dolly the dinosaur’s likely cause of death explained
The prehistoric animal suffered from an illness not unlike the most common avian disease The first case of a likely respiratory infection in a non-avian dinosaur has been discovered by American scientists studying the fossil of a long-necked specimen called Dolly. Nicknamed after singer Dolly Parton, the creature was found to have abnormal bony protrusions […]
Police used force, including tasers, against 1,000s of pregnant women – media
In more than half of arrests of women who were possibly expecting a baby, some form of force was reportedly used by London police ITV News reported some disturbing statistics regarding use of force by UK police when arresting potentially pregnant women. The Metropolitan Police Service alone disclosed having records of 2,556 such occasions over […]