Californian Eileen Gu’s decision to compete for her mother’s homeland rather than America has incensed a nation wracked by insecurity over China Eileen Gu is an 18-year-old Chinese American Olympian from San Francisco who made the decision to compete for China, her mother’s native country, in the Winter Olympics, rather than the United States. On […]
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State Department hammered over reaction to Amnesty’s Israel report
Squabbling with spokesman, journalist says US only accepts criticism of countries it has “significant policy differences” with AP reporter Matt Lee hounded State Department spokesman Ned Price for rejecting an Amnesty International report accusing Israel of practicing “apartheid” and “oppression” against the Palestinian people. Critics have accused the US of trying to “have it both […]
UK govt’s lockdown-breaching party sparks ‘WTF?’ reaction
Around 100 people were invited to a “bring your own booze” event in Downing Street’s garden during the first Covid lockdown Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has blasted the UK government for holding a drinks event in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown, declaring, “what tf were any of these people thinking?” […]
Human-like robot’s reaction ‘freaks out’ creators (VIDEO)
A machine touted as the world’s most advanced humanoid robot “freaked out” its creators after it reacted with visible irritation and grabbed the hand of a researcher who got into its “personal space.” A newly posted video demonstration of the interaction shows the robot, called ‘Ameca’, tracking a moving finger before furrowing its brow and […]
UN slams Poland’s ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to Belarus border crisis
A refugee influx can’t be used to justify building walls and violence against migrants, the UN high commissioner for refugees has warned the EU, amid mixed signals on whether the bloc would fund reinforcement of Belarus’ borders. Speaking before the European Parliament on Wednesday, the UN high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, said the bloc […]





