Arsenal’s wobble in English Premier League title chase blamed on lack of depth in squad
It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that Arsenal are considering strengthening at the back in January, with a focus on the left. The club admire Jorrel Hato of Ajax as well as Miguel Gutierrez of Girona, although neither player would represent an ideal January signing.
PMI: Kenya private sector activity declines in December n the back of easing inflation
Inflation slowed to 6.6 per cent year-on-year in December from 6.8 per cent the previous month, data from the statistics office showed.
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius paroled after serving nine years in girlfriend’s death
Pistorius was expected to initially live at his uncle’s mansion in the upscale Waterkloof suburb of Pretoria, and a police van was seen parked outside of that house.
University of Pennsylvania professors in Israel speak out on US campus antisemitism
Outrage mounted on December 5 when then-president Liz Magill declined to give a US congressional committee a definitive “yes” or “no” answer to the question of whether calling for genocide of Jews violated the school code of conduct.
Money or life: How White House, doctors, researchers and media censored facts about Covid
Publicly, however, Fauci dismissed the lab leak theory as an unfounded conspiracy theory. Within weeks, several other virologists who echoed Andersen’s concerns also mysteriously ended up putting their names to papers refuting the lab leak theory.
Denial and Deception: Why have mainstream media and journalists ignored Wuhan lab Covid leak theory despite compelling evidence?
The lesson to be learned is that we cannot afford to allow this kind of research to continue, and that’s a public realisation the scientific community is desperate to avoid. The reality, however, is that extremely risky research is being conducted and the scientific community is playing fast and loose when it comes to safety.
Tried and failed: Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record
Experts have highlighted it was no coincidence the deportation drive happened as farmers were looking for guest workers under the Bracero program that began in the 1940s, aimed at allowing Mexican farmworkers to enter the country and work in the US legally. The programme excluded women and children, driving some families to enter the country illegally to remain together.
More than 100 killed in ‘terrorist attacks’ near tomb of Iranian Guards’ Soleimani
Babak Yektaparast, a spokesperson for Iran’s emergency services, was reported as saying 73 people had been killed and 170 injured. State television said later that at least 100 people had been killed.
Wuhan Cover-Up: Anti-vaccine activist and presidential candidate RFK Jr lays bare rot in US health industry
There are the funders; the scientists who will do anything for another grant; the massive network controlled by a syndicate: the moneymen and women from the National Institutes of Health’s many institutes, especially its best-funded National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Science Foundation, whose former director was on the board of EcoHealth Alliance; the Wellcome Trust, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation; and other charities deeply entangled with the ones I just mentioned. There are think-tanks that help guide the direction the funding takes.
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel sets up high-stakes legal battle at International Criminal Court
Many South Africans, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, have compared Israel’s policies regarding Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank with South Africa’s past apartheid regime of racial segregation. Israel rejects such allegations.
