"Italy Is Collapsing…And 5 Star Is Our Last Hope": How Young Italians Fueled A Populist Uprising Unlike in the US, where President Trump relies on older Americans for his base of support, more than half (53%) of Italians under 35 voted for one of the two anti-establishment parties that triumphed in Italy’s March election. Their …
June 2018 archive
Jun 19
Today’s News 19th June 2018
Italy's Salvini Orders "Special Census" And Expulsion Of Illegal Gypsies, Immediately Compared To Hitler Italy’s new Interior Minister, and the country’s de facto leader now that the League has surpassed 5-Star is national poalling, Matteo Salvini told an Italian television station Monday that he plans to conduct a census of the Roma community, and will …
Jun 18
Today’s News 18th June 2018
China Responds To US Sabre-Rattling With Anti-Aircraft "Drill" Over South China Sea The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has carried out an alarming anti-aircraft drill with missiles fired at dummy drones over the South China Sea to simulate an aerial attack, after Washington challenged Beijing by flying Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers near its highly disputed militarized …
Jun 17
Today’s News 17th June 2018
Tesla Belonging To Mary McCormack Husband Spontaneously Combusts In LA Street Who knew that Teslas now come with Elon Musk’s famous “not a flamethrower” flamethrower included? The Tesla Model S belonging to the husband of actress Mary McCormack spontaneously combusted in Los Angeles. In a late Friday tweet, the West Wing actress said that flames …
Jun 16
Today’s News 16th June 2018
Splitting California Into 3 Pieces Is Long Overdue As we detailed earlier, it now looks like California voters will have the chance to vote on whether or not the state ought to be split up into three pieces. The Los AngelesTimes reports : If a majority of voters who cast ballots agree, a long and contentious process …
Jun 15
Today’s News 15th June 2018
German Police Uncover Jihadist "Ricin Bomb" Terror Plot A 29-year old Tunisian man has been arrested Cologne, Germany after he successfully produced Ricin which authorities say he intended to weaponize as a bio-chemical terror agent. Ricin is considered by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as among the most toxic biological agents known — classified …
Jun 14
Today’s News 14th June 2018
Diplomatic Meltdown: Italy-France Relations Collapse Amid North-African Migrant Spat Italy has postponed high-level discussions with France on Wednesday after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Rome for refusing to take in a migrant rescue ship full of 629 shipwrecked North Africans – forcing it to divert to Valencia, Spain. After the ship ran out of supplies, the …
Jun 13
Today’s News 13th June 2018
Macron Snaps At Italy Over Stranded Migrant Ship, Rome Hits Back At "Hypocritical" France French President Emmanuel Macron says that Italy “playing politics” with a boat full of shipwrecked Libyan refugees denied entry to Italy, and the Italian government has displayed “cynicism and irresponsibility” for closing its ports. Mr Macron’s spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said the …
Jun 12
Today’s News 12th June 2018
Trump And Kim Sign "Comprehensive" Letter To End Historic Summit Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un signed what the US president described as a “very important, comprehensive” document following the conclusion of their “really fantastic” whirlwind historic summit in Singapore, the first between a US president and North Korean leader that came …
Jun 11
Today’s News 11th June 2018
Mapping The Price Of A Pint Around The World Whether you’re sipping a pint of kölsch in Germany or drinking a Heineken at a hotel bar in Hong Kong, there are a number of factors that can influence how much your beverage will cost. As Visual Capitalist’s Nick Routley notes, cost of living is certainly …
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