Rise in popularity of anal sex has led to health problems for women

Read More Women in the UK are suffering injuries and other health problems as a result of the growing popularity of anal sex among straight couples, two NHS surgeons have warned. The consequences include incontinence and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as pain and bleeding because they have experienced bodily trauma while engaging in […]

UK energy bills ‘set to cost two month’s wages’, ministers warned

Read More Ministers have been warned that energy bills will cost more than two month’s wages next year unless new help is given to households, as the chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, told firms they must invest their “extraordinary” profits or face the threat of further taxation. The TUC ramped up calls for the government to cancel […]

UK teen car thief caught hiding in giant stuffed teddy bear: Police

A teenager in the United Kingdom wanted in connection with a stolen car was caught hiding from police in a giant stuffed teddy bear, police revealed Wednesday. Joshua Dobson, 18, was arrested last month near Manchester on charges of motor vehicle theft, driving while disqualified, and leaving a gas station without paying, police said. Police […]

South Korea Faced With Picking Sides as US-China Chip War Heats Up

Read More South Korea, a leader in the global semiconductor chip industry, now faces the dilemma of choosing sides in the U.S.-China semiconductor chip war. South Korea has been invited by the United States to join the Chip 4 alliance with the United States, Japan, and Taiwan, explicitly to counter China’s dominance in the global […]

12 August 2022

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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Seeks to Expose CCP’s Authoritarian Ambition

Read More Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Wash., on May 17, 2022. (Anna Rose Layden-Pool/Getty Images) The Chinese Communist Party has for years been bent on cementing its influence over the developing world. One U.S. […]

A legal response to Stalingrad tactics that avoid accountability

Read More The average politically aware person in South Africa is all too familiar with the term “Stalingrad tactics”. It is a form of “lawfare” — the use of legal procedure by state actors to achieve strategic political objectives.  The name stems from the style of warfare adopted by the Soviet Union during World War […]

Man arrested in Liverpool after suspected machete attack

Read More A man has been arrested after a number of people were taken to hospital with slash wounds near Liverpool FC’s stadium. Merseyside police were called at just after 5.30pm to Arkles Lane, Anfield, after a report of a man walking around shouting at people and carrying what was described as a machete. It […]

Louisiana child kicked out of class because parents are same-sex couple

Read More A Louisiana five-year-old was allegedly forced out of her kindergarten class at a religious school because her parents are a same-sex couple. Emily and Jennie Parker said they were informed by school officials at the Bible Baptist Academy in DeQuincy, Louisiana, during a meeting with the school’s director and a pastor that their […]