The covering up of a marble statue of a muscular, half-naked Greek warrior for a conference on Islam in Italy has drawn accusations of overly-zealous “Covering up of half-naked warrior statue for Islamic conference in Italy criticised as cultural censorship”
Month: July 2020
James Comey’s memos: Donald Trump told by Putin that Russia had ‘most beautiful hookers’
Donald Trump told James Comey that Russian President Vladimir Putin had boasted to him about the beauty of his country’s prostitutes, according to a memo written “James Comey’s memos: Donald Trump told by Putin that Russia had ‘most beautiful hookers’”
Inside the gun archive obscuring the records of all America’s firearms
Every day more than a thousand gun trace requests are logged in America. The law enforcement officials behind them want one thing: the name of “Inside the gun archive obscuring the records of all America’s firearms”
German state orders all government buildings to display cross to reflect ‘cultural identity’
The German state of Bavaria was plunged into controversy on Wednesday after the regional government ordered Christian crosses to be publicly displayed in all its official “German state orders all government buildings to display cross to reflect ‘cultural identity’”
Hong Kong housing crisis sees rise of the launderette with a difference
For generations they have provided cheap, efficient laundry services to the the time-poor and the less well off. Now shrinking flats and skyrocketing rents “Hong Kong housing crisis sees rise of the launderette with a difference”
Brazil fire: Burning tower block collapses in Sao Paulo
A burning building in downtown Sao Paulo has collapsed as firefighters worked to put out a fire that began in the middle of the night. “Brazil fire: Burning tower block collapses in Sao Paulo”
British military police search German river for toddler who vanished 36 years
British military police have started digging up a German river bank to search for the remains of a soldier’s two-year-old daughter who went missing 36 years “British military police search German river for toddler who vanished 36 years “
Donald Trump’s ethics disclosure reveals payment to Stormy Daniels
President Donald Trump’s financial ethics disclosures for 2018 have revealed the payment he made to porn star Stormy Daniels over her claims of an affair. The “Donald Trump’s ethics disclosure reveals payment to Stormy Daniels”
WWE No Longer Advertising Ambrose, All In Press Conference, Hardy
There appeared to be some confusion earlier as WWE had Raw Superstar Dean Ambrose advertised to appear at some of their upcoming live events in “WWE No Longer Advertising Ambrose, All In Press Conference, Hardy”
Michael R. Busian, MD (1946-2014)
Dr. Michael Busian, long time friend, and weight certification doctor for the Morris/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta wrestling team passed away on Sunday. Busian served as the team’s weight “Michael R. Busian, MD (1946-2014)”