[ad_1] The Spanish Soccer Federation has come under fire for fining Lionel Messi 600 euros (AU $ 980) for his touching tribute to Diego Maradona. Just days after Maradona’s passing, the Barcelona megastar scored during his team’s 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga. And to pay tribute to the …
Read More »Ethiopia: hate speech in Ethiopia – Abiy Ahmed resurrects old demons
[ad_1] In Ethiopia, a wave of resentment against Tigray is unleashing on social media, likely fueled by the government’s anti-TPLF rhetoric. Did Prime Minister Abiy go overboard? About a month after the conflict began in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, the propaganda machine is in full swing on both …
Read More »San Francisco startup Eat Just to sell lab-grown chicken in Singapore
[ad_1] Eat Just has received regulatory approval to sell the world’s first “clean meat” that does not come from slaughtered animals. The decision means that the San Francisco-based company can sell lab-grown chicken meat in chicken nuggets in Singapore. “After a rigorous consultation and review process, Eat Just’s farmed chicken …
Read More »Coronavirus Roundup: US COVID Hospitalizations Surpass 100,000 | News | DW
[ad_1] Coronavirus hospitalizations in the US surpassed an all-time high on Wednesday. A record 100,226 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to data collected by the Covid Tracking Project. The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Redfield, warned: “December, January and February will be …
Read More »Hong Kong Media Mogul and Pro-Democracy Figure Jimmy Lai Accused of Fraud | Hong Kong
[ad_1] Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist whose Apple Daily newspaper was raided by police earlier this year, was denied bail after being charged with fraud. Lai, the owner of the Hong Kong tabloid and founder of Next Digital Media, will be in pretrial detention until …
Read More »Mekelle returning to normal, Federal Police in the City
[ad_1] Places under the control of the Ethiopian Defense Forces, including the city of Mekelle, will be accessible to UN humanitarian agencies. Members of the special forces of the Federal Police. (Photo credit: FP commission) borkenaDecember 2, 2020 The criminal investigation team from the Federal Police Commission and special forces …
Read More »Fortnite adds the Mandalorian to its final season
[ad_1] If you thought 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker link would be the last time Fortnite and Star Wars would intersect, think again: The Mandalorian has been added to Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 5 as part of their ‘Zero Point’ event, and bring Baby Yoda (aka *REVELATION* Grogu) throughout the …
Read More »Opinion: Joshua Wong’s imprisonment in Hong Kong is prosecution by prosecutors
[ad_1] By Michael Mo Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 13 and a half months in jail on Wednesday on charges related to an unauthorized anti-government protest last year at the city’s police headquarters. Fellow activist Agnes Chow, who pleaded guilty to participating in the protest and …
Read More »The virus was spreading in the U.S. as of December 2019, new study indicates
[ad_1] American researchers have found evidence that the coronavirus was spreading through the American population long before it was first observed. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined 7,389 blood samples from various states between December 13 and January 17 and found that 106 people had …
Read More »Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat, makes history with Eat Just
[ad_1] Eat Just CEO Josh Tetrick in Singapore issued his company the first regulatory approval for lab-grown meat. Singapore has granted a regulatory authorization for the sale of laboratory-grown meat. The Asian country’s government gave its stamp of approval to the San Francisco-based startup, Eat Just Inc., which has been …
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