Severe weather and storm surge warnings are still in effect, while some parts of Hamburg are now underwater In the early hours of Thursday morning, Storm Ylenia hit northern Germany, bringing with it wind speeds of up to 152 kilometers per hour (94mph), according to the German Meteorological Service (DWD). German authorities warned people not […]
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World’s ‘most powerful passports’ revealed
Three Asian nations sit atop new rankings of passports that warn of Covid restrictions worsening ‘travel apartheid’ between rich and poor countries Citizens of Japan and Singapore hold the most travel-friendly passports, according to a new ranking of passport strength that warns of a growing gap in travel freedoms enjoyed by rich nations versus those […]
Rich, powerful and famous will be ‘sweating tonight,’ Piers Morgan warns
Broadcaster questions whether convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell will “sing” for leniency Controversial British broadcaster Piers Morgan has suggested that Ghislaine Maxwell may testify against her rich and powerful contacts to dodge a stiff jail sentence. But Morgan, commenters pointed out, may too be among them. “Will vile sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell now sing like […]
Most powerful telescope ever built blasts off into space (VIDEO)
The James Webb Space Telescope, a $9 billion infrared instrument that would allow humanity to look further into the cosmos than ever before, was successfully launched into space on Saturday. An Ariane 5 heavy rocket with NASA’s 7-ton observatory in the cargo bay blasted off from the European Space Agency’s launch base in French Guiana […]
Mafia ‘mega-trial’ convicts 70 members of Italy’s most powerful clan
An Italian judge has convicted 70 people connected to the country’s most powerful mafia clan – the ‘Ndrangheta, with some receiving maximum-length sentences. The marathon Mafia trial was held over the weekend and saw 91 defendants tried in a specially converted court room in the Calabrian city of Lamezia Terme. A total of 70 mobsters […]