Dr Seuss Enterprises, the company which manages the intellectual property and estate of Dr Seuss, has told Gript that it did not threaten legal action against the satirical Babylon Bee site. They told Gript “The purported legal notice is a fake. It did not come from Dr. Seuss Enterprises or anyone associated with the organization.” Seth Dillon, […]
The European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Bernier, has warned that in France there is a growing appetite to exit the EU, and that French politicians should learn from Brexit as a cautionary tale. “We could draw some lessons from Brexit for ourselves,” Barnier told a conference in Le Touquet, France. “It’s now too late […]
A top French court has upheld a ruling that a migrant who his killed a 65-year-old Jewish woman in an anti-semitic attack was not guilty of murder because he was high on cannabis at the time of the killing. The incident originally took place in 2017, when Kobili Traoré from Mali, who was 27 at […]
Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s has called to “defund the police” & “dismantle” the justice system in a bizarre tweet following the fatal shooting of a young black man by a US police officer. “The murder of Daunte Wright is rooted in white supremacy and results from the intentional criminalization of Black and Brown […]
Russian Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Gorovoy has ordered 1 million illegal immigrants to leave the country by June 15th of this year. In a statement to the leadership of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Gorovoy requested that the bloc take back their citizens, many of whom illegally reside in Russia. “These people will be […]
The value of Bitcoin slumped 4.6% this week after Turkey’s central bank announced it was banning the use of cryptocurrencies for purchasing goods and services, citing risks of “irreparable” damage to the national currency and economy. The decision appears likely to damage the growing Turkish crypto market, which has surged recently as the country’s national […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that European Commission President Urusla Von Der Leyen told him they were looking into acquiring “hundreds of millions” of vaccine doses for 2022 and 2023 so that a mass vaccination program of children could begin. “It might be interesting to note that the president of the [European] Commission was in […]
A young Argentinian woman has died during an abortion only months after the country legalised the procedure.
A 20-year-old Yemeni model was abducted in the middle of the street in broad daylight for failing to wear a hijab headscarf during a photoshoot. Entesar Al-Hammadi was arrested along with two friends on the way to a movie set in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa by Islamic Houthi rebels, and is facing prosecution in […]
The Biden administration has declared a national emergency on Thursday amid growing tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border, and citing alleged Russian cyberattacks and election interference. This week the administration put sanctions on more than six Russian companies and 32 individuals, and expelled 10 Russian diplomats, giving them 30 days to leave the US. America has […]
Pfizer’s chief executive has said that it is “likely” that a booster jab will be required as early as 6 months after an individual is “fully vaccinated”, and that annual booster jabs may be necessary – a development that could put even greater strain on the global vaccine supply. “A likely scenario is that there […]
The Danish government is planning to return hundreds of Syrian refugees back to their country of origin after Damascus and the surrounding area were deemed safe, despite objections from the EU. In June of last year, the Danish Refugee Board deemed that the city of Damascus was safe in five separate asylum claims. “Conditions in […]