US releases ‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout in exchange for basketballer Griner jailed in Russia
Brittney Griner, the American basketball star imprisoned in Russia, was released on Thursday after 10 months of captivity after President Biden agreed to a swap for Viktor Bout, an imprisoned Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death,” the president said. On Thursday morning, Biden tweeted a picture of...
French Navy intercept cocaine from Brazil worth $150 million in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea
The French Navy has seized nearly five tonnes of cocaine from a Brazilian vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. The shipment was destined for Europe. The French Navy’s landing helicopter dock Tonnerre, having just completed a visit to and joint exercise with Nigeria, intercepted the Brazilian tugboat after receiving intelligence...
40-year trial shows organic farming produces higher yields, profits for farmers during droughts
The longest-running – four-decade – investigation comparing organic and conventional grain-cropping approaches in North America is reporting impressive results for organic. Recently announced in the Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial – 40-Year Report are these outcomes: Organic systems achieve 3-6 times the profit of conventional production. Yields for the organic...
Coincidence of cousins named Kylian Mbappe: One plays for France, the other supports England
England were tipped to beat France by Kylian Mbappe – a teenage student from Leicester. Kylian, 16, is a second cousin of the PSG superstar, 23, who aims to break Three Lions hearts in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final. Left-footed Kylian plays too and said, “I’m the real Kylian Mbappe and...
Ambitious Arsenal in hunt for Lazio’s Serbian anchorman Savic who dazzled at Qatar World Cup
Premier League club Arsenal will go ‘all-in’ to sign Lazio and Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to reports in Italy. Milinkovic-Savic has played over 300 times for the Italian club, but has been linked with a move to England for several years now. He joined Lazio from Genk in August...
UN findings detail how Russian troops executed Ukrainian civilians in early days of invasion
At least 441 civilians were killed by Russian forces in the early days of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations humans rights office said on Wednesday evening, documenting summary executions and attacks in dozens of towns across three regions. The actual number of victims in the Kyiv, Chernihiv and...