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Massive brawl breaks out between Taiwanese politicians over government watchdog nominations leaving one lawmaker in hospital after a glass panel shattered Opposition lawmaker was wounded when glass panels were shattered in Taipei Several politicians from both sides also suffered minor injuries during the melee Taiwan’s parliament was once notorious for mass brawls among lawmakers and … Read more
Royals and politicians are among celebrities and wealthy business figures who used the SAME secret phone network as hundreds of crime kingpins as UK police smash encoded EncroChat app Well-known names said to be among 60,000 users of the secret system EncroChat devices are not illegal and having one is not a criminal offence Lawyer … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced new content policies for the platform, including tighter restrictions on advertising and labels for ‘harmful’ posts from public figures, following an advertising boycott campaign. Zuckerberg said in a Facebook Live video on Friday that the company would begin labeling ‘harmful’ content from politicians that remains ‘newsworthy’. Though he did … Read more
A campaign for a new Royal Yacht to be commissioned to help Britain secure post-Brexit trade deals has growing support from politicians and captains of industry. There is, however, one crucial flaw: I hear that it does not have the backing of the Queen. During a conversation with a close friend who had observed that … Read more
Sweden’s coronavirus response has been a ‘miserable failure’ and state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell should resign, opposition politicians have said. Jimmie Akkeson, leader of the Sweden Democrats, led calls for Tegnell’s head this week – saying it is time for him to ‘accept responsibility’ for Sweden’s high case and death tolls and step down. He was … Read more
‘That statue should stay in the river like the 20,000 African souls who died’: Lewis Hamilton slams politicians for criticising how Edward Colston’s monument was torn down in Bristol at a Black Lives Matter protest Protesters were shown bringing the statue of Edward Colston down in Bristol Politicians Sir Keir Starmer and Priti Patel criticised … Read more
Iranian lawmakers have chanted ‘Death to America’ as a show of solidarity towards US protesters in the wake of the death of African-American George Floyd. One lawmaker asked the Iranian parliament to stand and chant ‘to show respect for the movement of the oppressed in the US’ during a session yesterday. George Floyd, a 46-year-old … Read more
Chinese state media has claimed a controversial national security law bill that could ban people in Hong Kong from inciting and participating in protests will ‘protect’ instead of restricting the freedom of the semi-autonomous city. ‘By adding greater national security protection, Hong Kong’s status as a special administrative region will be consolidated,’ wrote the Global … Read more
‘The government can’t stop football’: Italy’s politicians have no right to step in and prevent Serie A from restarting, says Lazio chief Igli Tare… as he claims players ‘celebrated’ when told they could start training again Italy’s government has allowed football clubs to return to their training grounds It came after the likes of Sassuolo … Read more
The Government ‘following the science’ mantra could pin the blame for coronavirus deaths on scientists ‘if anything goes wrong’, according to a top microbiologist. Politicians have repeated the mantra ‘we are following the science’ when questioned on their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. And Professor Hugh Pennington, a leading microbiologist at Aberdeen University, says ministers are … Read more