‘A couple claim they have been forced to live in their car after payday loans sent them spiralling into debt. Philip and Victoria Sherlock borrowed £830 from lenders to cover their rent after he fell […]
‘Appearing at Nvidia’s annual developers conference, the South-African–born inventor said that when self-driving vehicles become the norm, regular cars will be made illegal. “In the distant future people may outlaw driving cars because it’s too […]
‘A UK health authority plans to equate women who consented to vagina piercings to victims of “female genital mutilation,” a controversial effort that could turn thousands of professional body piercers into criminals overnight. Next month, […]
‘Contradicting prior U.S. claims, a Philippine government investigation released Tuesday in Manila suggests that the U.S. secretly had a hand in a failed commando raid in that country that resulted in a bloodbath and set […]
‘The government has admitted to possessing far-reaching hacking powers to break into computers, phones and communications networks anywhere across the globe in the absence of national security and criminal threats, a court document reveals. The […]
‘President Obama, whose party was trounced in last year’s midterm election due in part to poor turnout among Democrats, endorsed the idea of mandatory voting Wednesday. “It would be transformative if everybody voted,” Mr. Obama […]
‘Douglas Alexander, the head of Labour’s election strategy, has said it is getting harder for politicians to campaign in elections because of conspiracy theories on social media. Speaking at a conference in central London organised […]
‘Organizers of a major pro-Israel conference taking place in London this weekend have been vetting the political views of those registered to attend. I know since, as a researcher examining the pro-Israel lobby in the […]
‘At an event in South Carolina on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush was asked whether he thinks the country should raise the minimum wage or whether the wage should be left up to private […]
‘Why would you go for seven per cent when you can get 50 to 100 per cent increases in yield without having to use genetically modified seeds? The South Australian Agriculture Minister has just reported […]
‘Three years ago, the nation’s top utility executives gathered at a Colorado resort to hear warnings about a grave new threat to operators of America’s electric grid: not superstorms or cyberattacks, but rooftop solar panels. […]
‘A multi-million dollar Australian Government funded project at the University of Sydney, linked to spin doctors in Washington, is using a biased and secretive method to help discredit elections in a range of ‘enemy’ countries. […]
‘The late Col. Muammar Gaddafi, hailed as the “Great Leader” by the Libyan people during his incumbency, was murdered by Chad, Somali and Sudanese mercenaries in collusion with NATO and US invading forces on October […]