For China’s military planners, Taiwan is not an easy island to invade

China could invade Taiwan. Its military dwarfs the island nation’s armed forces, but any invasion would likely be more akin to the brutal Allied WWII landings on Normandy than the swift victory of Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War in 1991. Roughly 100 miles from China and around the size of Maryland, not […]

Shooting behind restaurant in Canada leaves 6 people wounded

A shooting that erupted behind a restaurant in Canada early Monday left six people wounded, including one with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The shooting happened around 1:20 a.m. on Harwood Avenue South near Highway 401 in Ajax, a town in southern Ontario, Durham Regional Police said. Investigators said the suspect or suspects sped away from […]

Di Maio lancia Impegno civico e si appella ai riformisti: “Uniti contro le destre”

Read More Un’ape arancione, “simbolo della coscienza ecologica e animale la cui estinzione potrebbe segnare il destino di tutto il genere umano”. Luigi Di Maio presenta con Bruno Tabacci il simbolo di Impegno civico, il nuovo soggetto politico nato dall’unione di Insieme per il futuro e Centro democratico, e guarda alle prossime elezioni. “Questo è […]

Grillo contro i fuoriusciti M5S. E lancia l’album degli zombie

Read More Beppe Grillo è Beppe Grillo, lui fa e lui disfa, da sempre. Così per i suoi ‘figli’, politicamente parlando, che hanno deciso di lasciare la casa madre, dedica un ironico e poco urbano post: l’immaginario album degli zombie. Ci sono le faccine di tutti, da Luigi Di Maio all’ex fedelissimo Davide Crippa, da […]

Sarafina! is still with us as youth struggles continue

Read More It is easy to relegate Sarafina! to just being a film that is screened only on Youth Day to remind black people why they are still angry at their white neighbours. Being prepared for lives of servitude through Bantu education and having culture erased through the  indoctrination of Afrikaans are perfectly good reasons […]

England’s Toone urges fans now in love with women’s football to stick around

Read More Ella Toone has appealed to the half a million fans who have cheered the Lionesses on to Euros glory this summer to come and support them at WSL games. The Manchester United playmaker, who scored England’s first goal in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Germany at Wembley, is grateful to the trailblazers who have […]