French milk and meat farmers demanded an increase in purchasing prices for their produce and a negotiated lifting of a Russian ban on food imports from France. The farmers complained that prices for their products are so low that they can’t even meet their costs. In protest, they are blocking roads to tourist attractions, RTL
Ottowa, Canada’s capital of cheating liers
Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, is also it’s most potentially adulterous, Reuters reports. Around 1 in 5 of the population is registered on Ashley Madison, a social network aimed at married people that touts “Life is short. Have an affair” as its slogan. The sleepy city, with a population of around 883,000 boasts 189,810 users, according
Pager brings Uber-like service to medicine
A new company called Pager, an Uber-like service, sends doctors to patients’ homes. Pager and similar companies like Heal and Medicast aim to streamline medical care — cutting out waiting rooms, receptionists and trips to the doctor’s office. “It’s a completely different experience when you’re sick and able to stay in your pajamas,” says one
Falsifying History In Behalf Of Agendas
In an article on April 13 I used the so-called Civil War and the myths with which court historians have encumbered that war to show how history is falsified in order to serve agendas. I pointed out that it was a war of secession, not a civil war as the South was not fighting the
Trump: ‘People don’t trust the media’
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that was broadcasted tonight Republican candidate for president Donald Trump berated the reporter for continuing to address polls that shed him in a negative light instead of polls showing his upper-tier status. “I am leading across the board,” Trump said in the interview. “And then you hit me
Rant shows how diversity is celebrated in NY
A American woman in the US hurls a stream of abuse at a parking attendant for a few minutes over a $15 garage fine – and there are so many swear words it would make even the most hard-boiled men wince. The woman and her girlfriend arrived at the garage on Broadway in New York
US missiles stay in Poland despite Iran deal
US anti-missile systems will be placed in Poland despite world powers reaching an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, John A. Heffern, US Deputy Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, said. “The deal with Tehran doesn’t include missiles, therefore the threat remains,” Heffern told Polish Rzeczpospolita newspaper Tuesday, adding that he was speaking about Iranian
Grossly inflated Nkandla exposed
Contractors and Public Works officials responsible for the security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence should pay back the money that had been wasted because of grossly inflated prices and also face prosecution, said the parliamentary ad hoc committee on Nkandla on Wednesday. This was the view the chairman of the committee, Cedric Frolick,
Six held after teen kidnapped and raped
Six men have been arrested in Qwaqwa after they allegedly kidnapped and raped a 17-year-old girl, Free State police said on Thursday. Sergeant Mmako Mophiring said the incident took place at Mangaung village in the Maboshoane section on Wednesday evening. “The girl was at home with her guardian when they heard someone knocking at their
MK denies plot to murder PRASA chairman
The uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) has denied claims of a plot to execute Prasa chairperson Popo Molefe. Molefe has opened a case of conspiracy to commit murder, claiming someone wants him dead. The rail agency’s chairperson alleges that some MK veterans held a meeting in May to discuss a plot to kill him.
More Nazi’s in the Royal woodwork
Photographs of the Queen’s uncle Edward VIII giving Nazi salutes on a visit to Germany two years before the outbreak of war have emerged after being put up for auction. The then Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the previous year, is pictured making the distinctive “Heil Hitler” gesture on an unofficial visit to Germany
Liberal South Africans are ‘good-hearted racists’
White liberal South Africans may have expressed a desire to see justice done, but as “good-hearted racists” they did not want to give up any of their wealth and privileges, says Micheal Hiltzik, columnist for the LA Times. Hiltzik admitted earlier to posting under false names on multiple sites, using pseudonyms to smear people, but
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French delegation to Crimea ignores Ukranian authorities
Member of the French National Assembly Thierry Mariani who will head the French delegation during its visit to Crimea, has told reporters about the aims and the agenda of the visit. The members of the French delegation did not consult with the Ukrainian authorities before the visit to Crimea. “We arrive in Moscow in the
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French scrabble champ speaks no French
The Francophone world crowned a new Scrabble champion on Monday – a man from New Zealand who barely speaks a word of French. Nigel Richards, considered one of the world’s greatest players of the word-based board game, beat opponents from France, Canada, Belgium and Francophone Africa on his way to claiming the title at the