Channel migrant crossings to UK more than triple in 2021

Arash took his first steps on English soil on a cloudy, drizzly day in May, after attempting a perilous crossing of the Channel from northern France. UK border police intercepted the inflatable dinghy on which he and others spent five hours dodging waves and traffic on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and brought them ashore.
#us #migrant #ukborder

Putin is looking for an excuse to invade Ukraine and blame it on NATO and the US: experts

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seemingly searching for a pretext to invade Ukraine as he continues to blame tensions on NATO and the US while ratcheting up talk of a military response.
#putin #nato #us

Ji-sung Park Takes On Coaching Role At Queens Park Rangers

Manchester United legend Ji-Sung Park has returned to English football to launch his coaching career. The former midfielder - who is the most decorated Asian player in history - has taken charge of the U16 side at Queens Park Rangers as part of his coaching B license.
#jisungpark #queensparkrangers

Mercedes will look to re-sign Valtteri Bottas if Lewis Hamilton retires - report

Valterri Bottas has been tipped to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2022 if the seven-time champion decides to walk away from Formula One. The future of Hamilton has become the topic of fevered speculation in the wake of Sunday's controversial season-ending Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, which saw the Brit miss out on a historic eighth title as Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed the race win and with it, the Drivers' Championship.
#hamilton #mercedes #redbull #maxverstappen

FIFA seeks to woo member federations with big windfalls for biennial World Cups

FIFA on Monday claimed staging the World Cup every two years would offer enormous financial benefits for its member federations as president Gianni Infantino expressed hope that the highly controversial plans will not be derailed by opposition from Europe and South America.
#fifa #worldcup

SA banks on high alert amid Java vulnerability that can allow remote code attacks

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) says its members, which includes major local banks, have been on high alert since early December because of a Java-related vulnerability that can make companies susceptible to cyberattacks.
#southafricabanks #java

Trump's supporters booed and jeered when he revealed he got a booster shot

Supporters of former US President Donald Trump booed and jeered when he announced on Sunday that he had received a Covid-19 booster shot and was in favour of the vaccine. Trump made the comments during an appearance on the former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's "History Tour." Newsweek first reported on the remarks.
#donaldtrump #us #boostershot

Philippines typhoon death toll hits 375

The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food. The Philippine Red Cross reported "complete carnage" in coastal areas after Super Typhoon Rai left homes, hospitals and schools "ripped to shreds".
#philippines #redcross #rai

Instagram is working on bringing NFTs to a wider audience, as its parent Meta goes all-in on the metaverse

Instagram is looking for a way to bring NFTs to its social networking platform and its two billion users, as its parent company Meta makes a push into the metaverse. The company's CEO, Adam Mosseri, said at the weekend it is working on building features that incorporate non-fungible tokens.
#nft #instagram #metaverse

WHO chief says 2022 must be year 'we end the pandemic'

The World Health Organisation chief called on Monday for the world to pull together and make the difficult decisions needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year. "2022 must be the year we end the pandemic," WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva.
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