While the magazine has since moved office — and is based at a secret location for the continuing safety of staff who are still receiving death threats — in September Zaher Hassan Mahmood launched a knife attack outside the former headquarters, injuring two. The Pakistani national admitted, according to sources close to the investigation, that it was in revenge for the republishing of the cartoons. Mahmood was charged with terrorism offences. … [Read more...] about ISIS Plotting Christmas Attacks in Europe in Revenge for Mohammed Cartoons, Claims Ex-MI6 Spy
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One Rule for Me: ‘High Value’ Executives, Athletes, Media Freed from Two Weeks’ COVID Quarantine
Alok Sharma said on LBC this morning that high-value businessmen will need to have invested some £100 million into the UK economy in order to take advantage of the scheme, repeating the figure he had quoted to Ms Hartley-Brewer earlier this morning. However, Matthew Thompson, a senior reporter for LBC, also said that the DfT had told him the threshold was just £100,000. … [Read more...] about One Rule for Me: ‘High Value’ Executives, Athletes, Media Freed from Two Weeks’ COVID Quarantine
Former French President Giscard D’estaing Dies of COVID
PARIS - France is mourning the death of its former president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, as a result of contracting the COVID-19 virus. Giscard led France for seven years, from 1974 to 1981 and many now remember him as a reformer and a champion of European unity. … [Read more...] about Former French President Giscard D’estaing Dies of COVID
It Will Never Be Enough: France Suggests Even if Brexit Deal is Agreed, They Would Veto it
That Beaune specifically cited fishing is critical: whether a deal would be signed at all may depend on whether French fishermen can still land large catches in British waters. As things presently stand, British fishing boats land just nine per cent of English Channel cod and stand to gain much of that if Britain leaves without a deal — a matter of massive concern to France and symbolic to British Brexiteers of a full and true Brexit with repatriated control of the nation’s waters. … [Read more...] about It Will Never Be Enough: France Suggests Even if Brexit Deal is Agreed, They Would Veto it
France to Fast-Track Return of Artifacts from Benin
Benin is restoring and building museums, and training curators to properly house these and other fragile objects. Pliya says this initiative will take months. But he believes harnessing his country's rich culture can bring major job and development dividends. … [Read more...] about France to Fast-Track Return of Artifacts from Benin
