Day: December 14, 2020

Categories Russia

This is ‘bulls**t’: Kremlin uses English expletive to lash Sunday Times article accusing Russian state of poisoning Navalny twice

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President Putin’s spokesman blasted a report from the Sunday Times claiming Moscow tried to poison opposition figure Alexey Navalny twice last summer with the lethal Novichok nerve agent, said to be the world’s most powerful. … Read More >This is ‘bulls**t’: Kremlin uses English expletive to lash Sunday Times article accusing Russian state of poisoning Navalny twice

Categories Russia

Captain Underpants? Sunday Times claim Navalny was poisoned twice sees bottom fall out of Western narrative on opposition figure

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Long known as the “house journal” of British spooks, it now appears the Sunday Times has given up any pretence of critical journalism and is unquestionably publishing what intelligence officials want to place in the public domain. … Read More >Captain Underpants? Sunday Times claim Navalny was poisoned twice sees bottom fall out of Western narrative on opposition figure

Categories EU

‘Risk is real’: Poland’s health minister suggests extending restrictions, warns of potential Covid-19 ‘third wave’

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Poland may face a third wave of Covid-19 between January and February, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski has warned, saying it would be “much worse” than the previous ones as he called for a lockdown extension. … Read More >‘Risk is real’: Poland’s health minister suggests extending restrictions, warns of potential Covid-19 ‘third wave’

Categories Middle East

Terrorists attacked oil tanker at Jeddah with ‘explosives-laden boat’, Saudi government says

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An explosion and fire aboard a Singapore oil tanker at a Saudi port was the result of a “terrorist attack,” the Ministry of Energy said, condemning the recent spate of attacks on the Kingdom’s vital infrastructure. … Read More >Terrorists attacked oil tanker at Jeddah with ‘explosives-laden boat’, Saudi government says

Categories World

Pornhub removes millions of videos after Mastercard & Visa cut ties over sexual exploitation exposé

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Pornhub has cleansed its site of millions of unverified videos after Mastercard and Visa both announced that they would stop working with the company over cases of sexual exploitation being hosted on the platform. … Read More >Pornhub removes millions of videos after Mastercard & Visa cut ties over sexual exploitation exposé

Categories EU

Marianne cries: Giant Paris mural based on work by author of iconic ‘OBEY’ and Obama ‘Hope’ posters defaced by cryptic artist gang

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A 10-meter-tall image of Marianne, which started as a gift to the city by Shepard ‘Obey’ Fairey, has been modified by an anonymous artist group, who added tears on the face of the French national symbol. … Read More >Marianne cries: Giant Paris mural based on work by author of iconic ‘OBEY’ and Obama ‘Hope’ posters defaced by cryptic artist gang

Categories World

Smart home suddenly became ‘stupid’: Google Home users left in dark as outage creates smart light blackout

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Google Home users from around the world – who use the Big Tech company’s service to run their households directly from an app – found themselves left in the dark after Monday’s Google outage. … Read More >Smart home suddenly became ‘stupid’: Google Home users left in dark as outage creates smart light blackout