NEW Zealanders are reportedly panic buying guns after the Prime Minister vowed to toughen law in the wake of Christchurch mosque massacre. According to Facebook group Kiwi Gun Blog, Kiwis were rushing to snap up semi-automatic weapons, ammunition and magazines around the country on Saturday. The frenzy was repeated in brick and mortar stores as […]
Anjum Rahman, spokesperson for the Islamic Women’s Council of NZ By Anjum Rahman How does a heart break? Does it shatter into a million pieces? Does it split into two aching, throbbing halves? Does it break with a low keening wail or an earth-shattering scream of pain? On Friday, we heard the sound of millions […]
Manchester City was incorrectly awarded a penalty that led to the equalizer and Sergio Aguero scored the winner from an offside position in a 3-2 win against second-tier Swansea in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.
A man who survived the murderous rampage at the Linwood Masjid is devastated by the callous attack on his fellow worshippers. Mazharuddin Syed Ahmed says he is grateful he's alive but shocked he has ...
An Australian woman has revealed her nifty and affordable trick to keep mosquitoes at bay during the warm summer months - and it's only $6.50.
To keep pace with the rapid urbanization of the tier 2 city in which the residence is located, the client aspired to upgrade to a modern, luxurious lifestyle while still living as a traditional joint family. Within the relatively compact floor area, the design had to accommodate the needs of a large family, providing a sense of spaciousness while maintaining the right balance of connection and privacy. For a narrow plot measuring only 28 feet wide and 45 feet long with a common wall at the rear... Читать дальше...
“If it bleeds, it leads” is, say critics, the morbid media standard. But it’s more accurate to say that if the right person bleeds, it leads. A good example are the horrible massacres at two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques by China-loving, anti-capitalist, self-described “eco-fascist” Brenton Harrison Tarrant and the massacres that Time forgot (along with the rest of the media).
The oil price crash of 2014 and the global ‘digitalization and disruption’ drive coincided in a rather bizarre way to push the oil industry to seek cost cuts through innovation and new technologies. Big Tech was only too pleased to help Big Oil, seeing a new revenue stream in an industry long thought to be of the ‘dinosaur’ type that was too slow to embrace new ways of doing things. Not anymore. Many oil and gas firms, especially the world’s biggest, are already using data analytics, cloud computing... Читать дальше...
This week’s paid “Special Episode” downloadable content for Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker has five lovely new courses, but the coolest part of the DLC is the way it recycles older levels with fresh goals and game types. More »
Sebastien Roblin
Security, Middle East
Tragedy.
In 1977, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Pakistan’s civilian president in a coup. He proceeded to institute hardline Islamist laws throughout Pakistan, and began rebuilding Pakistani military power after its humiliating defeat in a 1971 war with India.
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Washington found that Zia’s policies dovetailed conveniently with getting Pakistani assistance in supporting... Читать дальше...
Politicians spend a lot of time talking about helping the poor. But the politicians who truly care about the poor are more concerned with policy outcomes than posturing for the cameras. Posturing might gain votes, but it often ends up doing more harm than good.
There’s a reason why President Trump is becoming more popular in important Midwestern battleground states like Pennsylvania: Voters don’t want to lose the ongoing economic renaissance that is transforming their lives.
Whether it’s President Clinton’s emphatic proclamation “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” or President Nixon’s Watergate defense “I am not a crook,” the lesson is the same: Politicians lie.
If you wonder why some Americans are divided and isolated these days, think about all the places like Frank’s Barbershop in New Kensington that are no longer there, places where folks got together for the sake of being together.
Phichai Kaewvichit's photography shows Bangkok's landscape in an unconventional light. While many believe the city's unruly landscape and towering skyscrapers to be an eyesore, Phichai's work, which is displayed at a gallery, highlights an urban landscape with houses and buildings built in symmetrical order. In his photos, the city is full of buildings painted in a myriad of colour palettes.
ZION WILLIAMSON will become the next LeBron James if he can add two aspects to his game, according to Ryan Hollins.
Former North Melbourne footballer Lindsay Thomas’s hopes of kicking an auction goal have fallen short of the mark.