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.
Former President Donald Trump has praised Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his strategy in eastern Ukraine, arguing that the Russian leader outmanoeuvred Joe Biden by declaring the breakaway republics of Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) to be sovereign states.
In the 1930s Britain urged Poland (today Ukraine) to constantly provoke her German neighbours. Promises were made to the Polish government (Ukraine) that in the event of a German military response (Russian) Britain and her Empire would ally itself to Poland to resist the German armed forces.
Luxury cars worth over $400 million were destroyed in cargo ship fire. The Felicity Ace was carrying more than 4,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles destroying over $400-million-worth of luxury and commercial vehicles, according to a risk modelling firm.
The dirt is coming out in the wash: Lockdowns did way more harm than good is the key point of a new book by a professor who advised the UK government on Covid.
For the first time ever, scientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain, discovering that it showed the same patterns as seen during dreaming, memory recall and meditation, a new study has revealed.
How true the advice of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821): ‘He who his first hits twice.’ Now the sweet irony: Russia has done precisely what Germany did in June 1941. Back then, to frustrate a Soviet attack on Germany and the Reich’s allies to the East, Germany pre-emptively struck the American-sponsored Soviet Union. The USSR had been given the go-ahead to overwhelm Europe by Roosevelt’s blank cheque (Lend-Lease Plan).
BRIAN SHILHAVY, EDITOR, HEALTH IMPACT NEWS: The European (EEA and non-EEA countries) database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, verified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and they are now reporting 39,997 fatalities, and 3,666,011 injuries following injections of four experimental COVID-19 shots: From the total of injuries recorded, almost half of them (1,727,226) are serious injuries.
Betrayed by mainstream media public enthusiasm for revenge is causing alarm in corporate media circles. Trial by media is going badly wrong ~ for the corporate Press Barons. Kyle Rittenhouse is supported by contributors to crowdfunds to finance lawsuits against media. The acquitted Kenosha shooter says he wants to hold people accountable for smearing him.
Free speech has never been free. There is a constant struggle for control of information. Throughout history, men and women struggled for free speech with tyrants who focus on denial of freedom of expression.
If Western sanctions lead to Russia’s oil exports being completely cut off, the world can expect the international energy market to collapse, a senior figure at the American rating agency Fitch said on Tuesday. Speaking in an interview with Russian news agency TASS, Dmitry Marinchenko explained that the current spike in oil prices would be lessened if there is no further escalation around Ukraine.
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