NEW AMAZON SERIES FLIPS THE BIBLE STORY BY PORTRAYING SATAN AS THE GOOD GUY

  Screengrab Hazbin Hotel Fri 26 January 2024: A new adult animated cartoon series that debuted last week on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service features Satan as the main character. The ruler of hell is portrayed in “Hazbin Hotel” as a visionary who attempts to establish a new order in heaven but is turned away […]

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GLOBAL TOURISM INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO REACH PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN 2024: UNWTO

Fri 26 January 2024: International tourism numbers are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, according to data released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday. According to the first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year, there will be an expected 1.3 billion international passengers in 2023, which is 88% […]

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US STATE OF FLORIDA PASSES BILL BARRING KIDS UNDER 16 FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

Fri 26 January 2024: The House of Representatives in the US state of Florida has passed a ban on children under the age of 16 using social media. Representatives approved the legislation in a 106-13 vote on Wednesday, with several Democrats joining Republicans in its support. Speaker Paul Renner made the legislation a priority for […]

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TOP FRENCH COURT REJECTS LARGE PARTS OF CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION BILL

Fri 26 January 2024: More than a third of articles in a controversial immigration bill must be scrapped, France’s Constitutional Council has said. The council, a body that validates the constitutionality of laws, rejected measures in the bill on Thursday that call for the toughening of access to social benefits, family reunification, and the introduction of immigration […]

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RUSSIA’S DARIA TREPOVA GETS 27-YEAR PRISON OVER BLAST THAT KILLED INFLUENTIAL MILITARY BLOGGER

Thu 25 January 2024: Daria Trepova, a 26-year-old who was found guilty in April of killing ultranationalist pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, was given a 27-year prison sentence by a St. Petersburg court. The incident happened during a talk Tatarsky was giving in a café in St. Petersburg. Trepova was present at the event on April […]

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‘MONSTROUS ACT’: KREMLIN DESCRIBES CRASH OF PLANE WITH UKRAINIAN PRISONERS

  Aircraft debris following deadly Russian plane crash in Belgorod region with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board. Thu 25 January 2024: On Thursday, Russia once more accused Ukraine with downing a Russian military plane while it was its route to swap prisoners, calling the incident “a monstrous act.” “Ukrainians killed their citizens, who were supposed […]

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NATO KICKS OFF BIGGEST MILITARY EXERCISE SINCE END OF COLD WAR

Thu 25 January 2024: Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s biggest military exercise since the end of the Cold War began Wednesday with the departure of the US Navy ship USS Gunston Hall from the American Navy Base in Norfolk, Virginia, according to the alliance.   “Planned over the course of several years, Steadfast Defender 24 will […]

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INEQUALITY COSTING UK ECONOMY £34BLN A YEAR, LABOUR SAYS

Wed 24 January 2024:  Inequality in the jobs market is costing the UK economy £34bln a year, according to new analysis by Labour shared with The Independent. Sir Keir Starmer’s party accused the Conservatives of “dismal failure” in tackling unfairness at work – arguing Britain is “less productive and less equal” after 14 years of Tory rule. The […]

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EU SAYS RED SEA ATTACKS NOT YET AFFECTING PRICE OF ENERGY OR GOODS

Wed 24 January 2024: “The broader economic impact, the impact on consumer prices and the EU economy in general will depend greatly on the duration of this crisis,” Dombrovskis explained. It was now important to discuss measures to protect merchant shipping in the Red Sea, the EU trade commissioner added. Following an EU agreement in principle, a military […]

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MORE ‘DISEASE’ THAN ‘DRACULA’ – HOW THE VAMPIRE MYTH WAS BORN

  Bride of Frankenstein 1935 screenshot Wed 24 January 2024: The vampire is a common image in today’s pop culture, and one that takes many forms: from Alucard, the dashing spawn of Dracula in the PlayStation game “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night”; to Edward, the romantic, idealistic lover in the “Twilight” series. In many respects, the vampire […]

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