Fire in Siberian Shopping Mall Leaves at Least 64 People Dead
A fire at a shopping centre in the Siberian city of Kemerovo has left at least 64 people dead, many of them children. Russia’s emergency ministry said that six people are still trapped in the rubble of the smouldering Winter Cherry shopping centre in… more »
14 EU states announce mass co-ordinated expulsion of Russian diplomats over Skripal case
Fourteen members of the EU have decided to expel Russian diplomats over the Sergei Skripal case, European Council president Donald Tusk has confirmed. It comes despite zero evidence proving that Moscow was responsible. Donald Tusk stated that further… more »
AeroMobil reveals flying taxi that transforms from car to electric airplane
Designed for both the skies and the streets, the AeroMobil 5.0 is the latest futuristic creation from the Slovakia-based flying car company. Rather than taking off as a traditional airplane does, the AeroMobil 5.0 is able to gain altitude through… more »
China bans George Orwell’s Animal Farm
President Xi Jinping China parliament approved the removal of the two-term limit on the presidency. President Xi Jinping ordering the banning of any online posts that referred to George Orwell’s dystopian novel Animal Farm China banned the use of a… more »
Death of US dollar? China launches petro-yuan to challenge greenback’s dominance
The highly anticipated yuan-backed crude oil futures have been launched in Shanghai. China is the world’s biggest oil consumer, with eyes on rival benchmarks Brent and WTI as well as the US currency; first time foreign investors can access a Chinese… more »
MAJORITY OF $1.3 TRILLION SPENDING BILL GOES TO US MILITARY
The last minute signing of the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill in the US is a big windfall for the Pentagon, who will be getting the majority of the money, in the realm of $700 billion. This includes 14 new ships, 28 new helicopters, and 56 of the… more »
GOP and Democrats Fully Fund a Border Wall – In Jordan
The 2018 omnibus provides just enough funds to build 33 miles of fencing on the Texas border — but it also provides $500 million to help Jordan build a wall and defense line against jihad terrorists trying to cross its 287-mile border with Iraq and… more »
Thousands take to the streets in ‘March For Our Lives’ gun control rallies (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in the ‘March For Our Lives’ gun control rally in Washington DC. The rally, organized by student victims of gun violence, is one of 700 events taking place across the US. Similar marches are… more »
Russia fire: Dozens die in Kemerovo shopping mall blaze - Video
37 people are reported to have died in a fire that tore through a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo. Russian media say dozens more are missing, children believed to be among them. The blaze started on the fourth floor of the Winter Cherry… more »
Arnaud Beltrame: France lauds policeman who swapped with hostage
Tributes are pouring in for a French police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in a supermarket siege by an Islamist gunman on Friday. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was shot and stabbed after he traded places with one of the captives following… more »
China helps Pakistani missile program by providing advanced tracking system – report
China has reportedly provided Pakistan with a highly advanced optical tracking system, which will be a boon to its missile program. The move is an apparent poke in the eye of India, which is becoming China’s main regional rival. The delivery of the… more »
China to bar people with bad 'social credit' from planes, trains
China said it will begin applying its social credit system to flights and trains and stop people who have committed misdeeds from taking such transport for up to a year. People who would be put on the restricted lists included those found to have… more »
‘I slept with a pump-action shotgun beside my bed’: Putin reveals details of life in 1990s Russia
Putin:“In my country home, I had to put a pump-action shotgun near my bed, this is true. But these were the times back then – better to be safe than sorry. “I thought about what to do, thought about maybe seeking work as a taxi driver. I am not joking,… more »
Vladimir Putin decisively re-elected as Russian president – preliminary results
Incumbent Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set to secure a resounding victory in the Russian presidential election, according to partial results made public by the electoral commission with over 76 percent of the vote, more »
Marine Corps Commandant: 'Less Than 30% of Young Men and Women' Qualified to Join Military
United States Marine Corps Commandant told Congress on Wednesday that recruitment is "hard work," because so few people are qualified to fill the ranks. " General Robert B. Neller told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense: "So, I think we're… more »
Costco is selling a $6,000 doomsday meal kit
Costco wholesale superstore has rolled out a $6,000 food kit featuring 36,000 servings of food that can feed a family of four for a year, according to its online listing. Offering roughly 2,000 calories a day per person and a shelf life up to 25 years… more »
A Dire Warning From The "Doomsday Vault"
“Sudden Stratospheric Warming” (SSW) event, which occurred above the Arctic in mid-February, evidence the world’s unpredictable and sometimes chaotic weather is jeopardizing humanity’s food security; shifted the Arctic airmass to most of Europe as well… more »
Trump: N. Korea agrees to halt missile tests until meeting
US President Donald Trump has said that North Korea has promised not to conduct any missile tests up to and during the planned meetings between the two adversaries. Trump took to his favorite medium - Twitter - to make the announcement on Saturday.… more »
Preventing Armageddon: NASA Prepares to Nuke Dangerous Asteroids - Reports
With the chances of a huge asteroid hitting Earth and wiping out the human race looking unnervingly real, NASA and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have put their heads together to develop a new spacecraft to deflect a potentially… more »
Beijing: Trade War With US 'to Bring Disaster to the Whole World'
Responding to US President Donald Trump's push to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum expected to affect China the world's largest steel producer and a leading aluminum exporter; Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan warned that there would… more »
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