Arsenal plans to prise Ferran Torres away from Barcelona if Shaktar’s Mudryk is hijacked by Chelsea
Arsenal reportedly preparing swoop on Barcelona’s Ferran Torrres should they be gazumped by London rivals in their pursuit of Shakhtar Donetsk’s wide-man Mykhailo Mudryk. However, the Gunners may fail to prise Torres away from Barcelona this month, reports say. The Spaniard is an alternative target to Mudryk, who is now...
Day King Charles III besought princes William and Harry: ‘Don’t make my final years a misery’
In his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, Prince Harry recounts what he says was a physical attack by his brother, William, now Prince of Wales, as their relationship fell apart over the younger prince’s marriage to actor Meghan Markle. Describing a confrontation at his London home in 2019, Harry says William...
Why virologist Geert Vanden Bossche vouches for natural immunity, not vaccination to rein in Covid infections
In light of the danger posed Covid-19 booster vaccination, independent virologist and vaccine expert, Prof Geert Vanden Bossche, says he has been guardedly optimistic as he sees natural immunity succeeding against the new viral strains, despite the ineffectiveness of the vaccines. “The population is now regaining the functionality of its...
Covid vaccine boomerang: Experts in US warn of risks of booster vaccines fuelling surge in Omicron infections
As scientists and mainstream media sounded the alarm this week about a new Covid-19 variant sweeping through the Northeast, in the United States, the author of an opinion in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) suggested Covid-19 vaccines could be fuelling new variants. In her January 1 opinion piece, Allysia Finley...
Nairobi Securities Exchange suspends trading in Kenya Airways shares for another years
Trading in Kenya Airways shares has been suspended for another year, the local stock exchange said on Wednesday, as the troubled national carrier battles to return to profitability. Last month, Kenyan President William Ruto said the government was ready to sell its entire stake in the airline, which has been...
American mother, daughter who own a funeral home jailed for 20 years for dissecting and selling 570 body parts
A funeral home operator accused of illegally dissecting 569 bodies and selling their parts has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. Megan Hess, 46, ran the business, Sunset Mesa – and the body parts entity Donor Services – from the same building in Montrose, Colorado, in the United States....
Shakhtar tempted to trash Arsenal’s second bid for highly rated winger Mudryk as Chelsea looks to steal the deal
Arsenal are reportedly set to have their second bid for Mykhaylo Mudryk rejected, after upping their offer to £62 million ($76 million) as Shakhtar Donetsk are holding out for a fee closer to the deal that saw Jack Grealish move to Manchester City for £100 million ($122.2 million). The Gunners’...
Iranian rights matter: Or since the World Cup is over, the world has moved on and Tehran tyranny must reign?
It’s two weeks since Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup and a month since Iran – aka Team Melli – left Qatar after losing to the USA in their final group match. In the context of the continuing disaster in Iranian society and politics, the World Cup is an irrelevance....
Report: Why Biden and Trump used social media to censor accurate and expert opinion on Covid
Twitter engaged in widespread censorship of prominent scientists and medical experts for posting content that contradicted the official Covid-19 narrative, according to the latest “Twitter Files” document dump, released December 26, 2022, by investigative reporter and author David Zweig. Much of this censorship came at the behest of the Biden...
How cellphone signals helped Ukrainian soldiers track and kill dozens of Russian troops at Makiivka
The toll from a Ukrainian New Year strike in Makiivka has risen to 89, Moscow said today after Russians gathered to mourn the troops in a rare public display of anger and grief. Russia said early Wednesday morning that more bodies had been found under the rubble in the town...
