Rhode Island zoo welcomes birth of world's most endangered wolf Via UPI.com: A Rhode Island zoo announced the birth of a critically endangered red wolf pup -- the first born at the facility since 2005. The Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence announced the pup was born May 5 to first-time mother Brave, 6, and father Diego, 7. The zoo said the pup is the first red wolf born at […]
Electric car drifts for 27.12 miles, breaks world record Via UPI.com: A Chinese car company broke a Guinness World Record when one of its electric cars drifted for 27.12 miles on a wet surface. Zhiji Motors driver Wei Pengda, aka Panda, took a Zhiji L7 electric car for a spin on a wet track in Shanghai and managed to drift for 258 laps -- 27.12 miles. Wei's drifting lasted for […]
IMF Warns of Unrest Amid Food Supply Shortages Via Breitbart: The IMF has become the most recent global body to release a warning regarding potentially forthcoming global food shortages, saying that vulnerable nations are at risk of civil unrest amid supply issues. Civil unrest linked to sky-high food prices is on the cards for poorer countries, the IMF has warned amid fears that the world could be heading into a […]
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says Ukraine war spells end of globalization Via New York Post: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine “has put an end to the globalization we have experienced over the last three decades.” The head of the world’s biggest asset manager sent a letter to shareholders on Thursday warning of dark days ahead for the world economy, signaling that inflation is of […]
Trudeau Threatens to Freeze Assets, Suspend Insurance of Freedom Convoy Truckers Via Breitbart: After invoking emergency powers, far-left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatened to freeze assets and suspend insurance of those involved in the Freedom Convoy trucker protests. “This is about following the money. This is about stopping the financing of these illegal blockades,” Trudeau’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said at a press conference on Monday. “We are today serving […]
New Zealanders urged to evacuate after earthquakes trigger tsunami warnings Via Reuters: Thousands of New Zealanders on the east coast of the country’s North Island evacuated to higher ground on Friday after a third offshore earthquake in less than eight hours triggered tsunami sirens and warnings. Workers, students and residents in areas like Northland and Bay of Plenty were assisted by civil defence officials as authorities said tsunami waves could […]
Swiss Set To Vote On Break From European Union Immigration Pack Via Reuters: Swiss voters will decide on Sunday whether to tear up a pact with the European Union on the free movement of people, after a referendum campaign that exposed rifts in society over foreigners who make up a quarter of the population. The right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) - the biggest in parliament - is leading the charge […]
Winchester, VA - U.S. News and World Report reports that stores in Poland were largely shut down yesterday as the new law banning nearly all trade on Sundays took effect. While some are very supportive of the laws, feeling that past exploitation of workers should be remedied with a mandated day of rest, others say that the benefits of the free market era should be expressed with no time limitations to […]
Winchester, VA - The Telegraph is reporting that a campaign is underfoot to overturn Brexit, and the man behind it, unsurprisingly, is George Soros, who is one of three funding sources of the group Best for Britain, which is launching a large-scale advertising campaign this month in order to, in their words, “wake the country up and assert that Brexit is not a done deal. That it's not too late to […]
