Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, known for his recent strong stance in support of Russia in the war in Ukraine, has won a second presidential term after Sunday’s elections with his Progressive Party (SNS) also coming out on top in the early parliamentary election.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his nationalist-populist Fidesz party scored a resounding victory in last night’s election, with results showing that the party would once again win a two-thirds supermajority. While declaring victory in Budapest, Orbán thank Hungarians for placing their trust in him once again.
Even as US ‘President’ Joe Biden and Canadian premier Justin Trudeau announce food shortages sweeping their respective nations, farmers are being paid to stop farming. In the United States, chickens are now ‘illegal animals’ in more municipalities, requiring a permit, ‘due to bird flu. The claim goes’
In response to our superbly researched story about the absence of German atrocities during World War II, to which were added many admissions by Allied commanders that the German armed forces treated their captives far better than convention required, a Canadian reader suggested that we republish The Silence of the Lambs to the Slaughter.
The evidence continues to mount that these vaccines do not deserve the continuing provisional approval given to them by the TGA. Concerns about possible adverse side effects are too big to ignore any longer.
The United States and its European cohorts have deprived the Russian Central Bank of access to foreign reserves, which threatens to stop other countries from using the dollar, analysts at Goldman Sachs write in a research note. As Insider argues, countries are concerned about the abusive power such widespread use of the dollar gives the US, and investors might take that seriously, too.
The people of the military victors of World War II, especially those in Russia, are firmly convinced that ‘Nazis epitomise evil incarnate’. This media promoted belief is now deeply ingrained. It is a tattoo on the consciousness and difficult to remove.
How often do we relax to the quintessential melodies of Spain’s Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909). His Rapsodia Espanola, Sevilla and Granada, based on Catalan folk songs, are perhaps the better known of his compositions. These exquisite mind-bending melodies evoke the Spanish dream more than could any Goya painting; but what of the man behind the music?
Prices for many essential commodities, food, fuel, plastics, and metals in the Western world, have soared beyond what many consumers can afford. As a result, cash-strapped consumers are forced to cut their spending. If this trend accelerates, it could lead to the fact that Western economies that have already suffered from the pandemic again plunge into the abyss of recession.
The ancient German city of Cologne’s twin-spired cathedral is as iconic to Germany as is the Kremlin to Russians. Now, the city of Cologne will remove the iconic Cologne cathedral tower from its logo. It will use a new logo in the future for the letterhead and on work clothes, but a large outcry has erupted due to the decision.
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