ENGLAND’s footballers will enjoy five-star luxury during the World Cup – but our columnist Jimmy Greaves remembers the days when it wasn’t all spas and Jacuzzis. … [Read more...] about Jimmy Greaves Remembers A Different World Cup
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As Russia’s State Media Deflects Alexei Navalny Protests, Voice of America Amplifies Them
"Washington is becoming a convenient pretext for accusations, although in reality it has very little to do with what is happening, " Jensen said. "This is a question for Putin and the Russian people, and it is clear that a significant minority of Russians are unhappy." … [Read more...] about As Russia’s State Media Deflects Alexei Navalny Protests, Voice of America Amplifies Them
Putin Says He Doesn’t Know Anything about the Billion-Dollar Palace Russia Built Him
President Vladimir Putin has consistently refused to use the name of the recently jailed democracy activist Alexei Navalny, referring to him as a “blogger” or, after his Novichok poisoning and evacuation to Germany, as the “Berlin patient.” Putin even said at his annual press conference in December that the unnamed man was not important enough to warrant being killed. Yet Putin acknowledged on Monday in a virtual meeting with university students that he took time out of his work schedule to watch excerpts from Navalny’s explosive video “Putin’s Palace: A History of the Greatest Bribe,” which documents the construction of one of the world’s most lavish vacation retreats. … [Read more...] about Putin Says He Doesn’t Know Anything about the Billion-Dollar Palace Russia Built Him
Riots break out in Netherlands as protesters clash with police over Covid curfew
The curfew, the first in the country since World War Two, was imposed after the National Institute for Health (RIVM) warned a new wave of infections is on its way due to the "British variant" of COVID-19, though numbers of new infections in the Netherlands have been declining for weeks. … [Read more...] about Riots break out in Netherlands as protesters clash with police over Covid curfew
EU holds off on fresh sanctions over Russia’s arrest of Navalny
Who is Alexei Navalny? Alleged poisoning In July 2019, only weeks after being released from a 10-day jail sentence, Navalny was again jailed for 30 days for violating Russia's strict protest laws. The opposition leader accused Russia of poisoning him with an allergic agent while in jail. … [Read more...] about EU holds off on fresh sanctions over Russia’s arrest of Navalny
Potential milestones for 2021 NASCAR Cup drivers, teams
JGR’s previous driver stable of Kyle Busch, Truex, Hamlin and Erik Jones blitzed the field for a combined 19 wins and a championship in 2019. Last year, Hamlin was the clear number one as the organization took a collective step back, earning just nine wins. With Christopher Bell replacing Jones in the No. 20 Toyota, can they regain their form from two years ago? If so, they can make a proper pursuit of 200 Cup wins; they enter the season at 185 victories. … [Read more...] about Potential milestones for 2021 NASCAR Cup drivers, teams
