🏃♀️🇪🇸 Female running race organizers are being accused of sexism for giving the winner a food processor as a prize
"We apologize if any woman may have felt offended but it is a product that we believe does not have a sexist character and that it is ideal for any athlete who wants to improve their nutritional habits," the organizers of a women’s race in Spain said.
The apology came after Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality and Anti-Gender Violence Angela Rodriguez Pam criticized the prize. "They gave the winner a Thermomix and to the rest 0% [fat] products. If you win, you’re a housewife and if not, at least you’ll lose weight,” she stated.
Apparently, after the apology, the situation with "equality and anti-gender violence" has been normalized in Spain.
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"We apologize if any woman may have felt offended but it is a product that we believe does not have a sexist character and that it is ideal for any athlete who wants to improve their nutritional habits," the organizers of a women’s race in Spain said.
The apology came after Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality and Anti-Gender Violence Angela Rodriguez Pam criticized the prize. "They gave the winner a Thermomix and to the rest 0% [fat] products. If you win, you’re a housewife and if not, at least you’ll lose weight,” she stated.
Apparently, after the apology, the situation with "equality and anti-gender violence" has been normalized in Spain.
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🏃♀️🇪🇸 Female running race organizers are being accused of sexism for giving the winner a food processor as a prize "We apologize if any woman may have felt offended but it is a product that we believe does not have a sexist character and that it is ideal…
Is a food processor a good choice as a prize for women’s running race?
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Yes, it's not sexist
13%
Only if transgender athletes don’t participate
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A food processor is an odd prize
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No, someone might be offended
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In honor of Nelson Mandela's inauguration of May 10, 1994, AfroVerdict featured a clan relative of Mandela and an SADF veteran. They offered their take on the meaning of the inauguration and what Mandela’s rise to power meant for the country.
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🗣️”This is a huge change of course. I think, first of all, you have to see it as an enormous body slam victory of Russian diplomacy and influence in the Middle East in the wake of their intervention to keep that, that is the sole thing”: international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda speaks about Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League
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🫰'Paisa hai Paisa': Indians harassed by spam WhatsApp calls
🇮🇳 Indian WhatsApp users have been sharing screenshots of scam audio and video calls online, with many saying they have been flooded with calls from countries in Southeast Asia and Africa. Most of them have said that the frequency of these calls has shot up by several times in recent days 🤔
🤚To address the issue, service providers have issued an advisory about the spam calls, a gov't official said.
With 487 million users, India has WhatsApp's largest userbase.
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🇮🇳 Indian WhatsApp users have been sharing screenshots of scam audio and video calls online, with many saying they have been flooded with calls from countries in Southeast Asia and Africa. Most of them have said that the frequency of these calls has shot up by several times in recent days 🤔
🤚To address the issue, service providers have issued an advisory about the spam calls, a gov't official said.
With 487 million users, India has WhatsApp's largest userbase.
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🗣️”Wars have already been fought on the underground of the dollar. Remember, both Saddam Hussein and Moammar Gaddafi were leaders who had essentially taken initiatives to de-dollarize oil trade and also taken initiatives to de-dollarize more widely. And these people were destroyed because of that, there is absolutely no doubt that the United States will try to hamper this process”: professor at the University of Manitoba Dr. Radhika Desai explains how the US has already fought wars over initiatives to de-dollarize
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: Default on US obligations would produce an economic and financial catastrophe
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that political brinkmanship over increasing the US debt ceiling may prompt far-reaching economic repercussions, even without the "catastrophe" of a default.
"In my assessment - and that of economists across the board - a default on US obligations would produce an economic and financial catastrophe," she said during a speech at a G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs in Niigata, Japan on Thursday.
According to the Treasury Secretary, "Short of a default, brinkmanship over the debt limit can also impose serious economic costs."
Additionally, Yellen cautioned that a possible default in America “would spark a global downturn” and “would also risk undermining US global economic leadership and raise questions about our ability to defend our national security interests.”
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that political brinkmanship over increasing the US debt ceiling may prompt far-reaching economic repercussions, even without the "catastrophe" of a default.
"In my assessment - and that of economists across the board - a default on US obligations would produce an economic and financial catastrophe," she said during a speech at a G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs in Niigata, Japan on Thursday.
According to the Treasury Secretary, "Short of a default, brinkmanship over the debt limit can also impose serious economic costs."
Additionally, Yellen cautioned that a possible default in America “would spark a global downturn” and “would also risk undermining US global economic leadership and raise questions about our ability to defend our national security interests.”
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🇷🇺 Russia has said it will suspend its participation in the Grain Deal if the required conditions are not met.
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🇷🇺 Russia has said it will suspend its participation in the Grain Deal if the required conditions are not met.
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US and Britain 'working in tandem' on Ukraine missile supplies
The US and its allies are providing Ukraine with lethal weapons, and the UK is reportedly considering supplying long-range cruise missiles to Kiev, which could potentially strike deep in Russian territory.
According to Russian military expert Ivan Konovalov, the US and the UK may be working together on this matter, with the UK providing the long-range missiles that the US is reluctant to send. Konovalov speculated that a confirmed missile strike deep in Russian territory might prompt a response against the "collective West", Ukraine's weapon supplier.
Dmitry Drozdenko, chief editor of the "Arsenal of the Fatherland" web portal, suggested that the UK may be more interested in continuing the Ukrainian conflict than the US and may be using it to deal with its own domestic problems.
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The US and its allies are providing Ukraine with lethal weapons, and the UK is reportedly considering supplying long-range cruise missiles to Kiev, which could potentially strike deep in Russian territory.
According to Russian military expert Ivan Konovalov, the US and the UK may be working together on this matter, with the UK providing the long-range missiles that the US is reluctant to send. Konovalov speculated that a confirmed missile strike deep in Russian territory might prompt a response against the "collective West", Ukraine's weapon supplier.
Dmitry Drozdenko, chief editor of the "Arsenal of the Fatherland" web portal, suggested that the UK may be more interested in continuing the Ukrainian conflict than the US and may be using it to deal with its own domestic problems.
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Ukrainian Grad rocket strike leaves many injured in DPR's Gorlovka
Many people in Donbass city Gorlovka have suffered injuries after the Ukrainian military used Grad rockets on Thursday, Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said.
"Ukrainian neo-Nazis fired seven rockets from the BM-21 Grad MLRS into the very center of Gorlovka. There are many wounded civilians," the mayor wrote on his Telegram channel.
The strike comes amid growing tensions in the area, as Kiev pledged multiple times to start a "counter-offensive".
Gorlovka, which has been suffering from regular attacks by Ukrainian forces, is a major industrial center situated 50 kilometers to the north of Donetsk.
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Many people in Donbass city Gorlovka have suffered injuries after the Ukrainian military used Grad rockets on Thursday, Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said.
"Ukrainian neo-Nazis fired seven rockets from the BM-21 Grad MLRS into the very center of Gorlovka. There are many wounded civilians," the mayor wrote on his Telegram channel.
The strike comes amid growing tensions in the area, as Kiev pledged multiple times to start a "counter-offensive".
Gorlovka, which has been suffering from regular attacks by Ukrainian forces, is a major industrial center situated 50 kilometers to the north of Donetsk.
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The American Patriot air defense system could not shoot down the Russian Kinzhal missile, as it is not capable of intercepting targets at such a speed, a high-ranking source in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Sputnik.
“Fake news that the Russian Kinzhal missile was allegedly intercepted is an attempt at wishful thinking. The fact is that the flight speed of the Kinzhal missile exceeds the maximum combat modes of anti-aircraft missile systems supplied by the West to the Kiev regime, including Patriot“.
Earlier, the Pentagon said that Ukraine shot down the "Kinzhal" with the help of the Patriot missile defense system transferred to it.
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“Fake news that the Russian Kinzhal missile was allegedly intercepted is an attempt at wishful thinking. The fact is that the flight speed of the Kinzhal missile exceeds the maximum combat modes of anti-aircraft missile systems supplied by the West to the Kiev regime, including Patriot“.
Earlier, the Pentagon said that Ukraine shot down the "Kinzhal" with the help of the Patriot missile defense system transferred to it.
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🗣️”So I would predict a huge and continued unrest and destabilization, but I think it will probably, in the end, fall short of civil war, if only because the government for the moment appears to have clear control”:
International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda comments on Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest
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International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda comments on Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest
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⚡️The information spread by various sources about ‘defense breakthroughs’ is false: the situation in the area of the special military operation is under control, Russian MoD says
Details:
▪️ As of 22:00 (Moscow time) on 11 May 2023, in Kupyansk direction there are no active operations. The actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been suppressed.
▪️ In Krasny Liman direction, two attacks by the Ukrainian company tactical groups close to Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova have been repulsed.
▪️ In Donetsk direction, three enemy reconnaissance attempts were thwarted and eight attacks by Ukrainian troops against Russian positions were successfully repelled.
▪️ Russia’s assault units continue to liberate the western part of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) with air and artillery support.
▪️ Russian forces are actively engaged in blocking Avdeevka and capturing Maryinka in the DPR.
▪️ An attack by a Ukrainian unit in the direction of Maloilyinovka (DPR) is being repelled now. The enemy suffers significant losses in manpower and hardware.
▪️ In Zaporozhye and Kherson directions, there are no active operations
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Details:
▪️ As of 22:00 (Moscow time) on 11 May 2023, in Kupyansk direction there are no active operations. The actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been suppressed.
▪️ In Krasny Liman direction, two attacks by the Ukrainian company tactical groups close to Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova have been repulsed.
▪️ In Donetsk direction, three enemy reconnaissance attempts were thwarted and eight attacks by Ukrainian troops against Russian positions were successfully repelled.
▪️ Russia’s assault units continue to liberate the western part of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) with air and artillery support.
▪️ Russian forces are actively engaged in blocking Avdeevka and capturing Maryinka in the DPR.
▪️ An attack by a Ukrainian unit in the direction of Maloilyinovka (DPR) is being repelled now. The enemy suffers significant losses in manpower and hardware.
▪️ In Zaporozhye and Kherson directions, there are no active operations
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🇰🇪 ICC case against Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto was Western 'conspiracy', Kenyan defense minister states
The "international conspiracy" was allegedly concocted by Western states, Kenya's "international partners" and now-opposition leader Raila Odinga in a bid to eliminate the threat to Odinga’s candidature at the presidential elections in 2013, according to Kenyan Defense Minister Aden Duale.
The minister noted that "The ICC case was a factor of who will become the president [in 2013] which was sponsored by the United Kingdom."
🗣 "Raila was assured by the West that he will be their presidential candidate. So to eliminate them [Uhuru and Ruto], they brought up the ICC cases. Ruto and Uhuru were the main threat which is why the other cases were dropped along the way," Duale said.
The case in question related to charges of crimes against humanity brought against Kenyatta and Ruto in 2012. The charges were dropped in 2014 and 2016, respectively, due to a lack of evidence
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The "international conspiracy" was allegedly concocted by Western states, Kenya's "international partners" and now-opposition leader Raila Odinga in a bid to eliminate the threat to Odinga’s candidature at the presidential elections in 2013, according to Kenyan Defense Minister Aden Duale.
The minister noted that "The ICC case was a factor of who will become the president [in 2013] which was sponsored by the United Kingdom."
🗣 "Raila was assured by the West that he will be their presidential candidate. So to eliminate them [Uhuru and Ruto], they brought up the ICC cases. Ruto and Uhuru were the main threat which is why the other cases were dropped along the way," Duale said.
The case in question related to charges of crimes against humanity brought against Kenyatta and Ruto in 2012. The charges were dropped in 2014 and 2016, respectively, due to a lack of evidence
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“Russians and Ukrainians, I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done in 24 hours,” Trump said, promising to end the conflict
🔺Will US debt ceiling deadlock push capital to the yuan market?
🔺Unrest on the border: Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends
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“Russians and Ukrainians, I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done in 24 hours,” Trump said, promising to end the conflict
🔺Will US debt ceiling deadlock push capital to the yuan market?
🔺Unrest on the border: Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends
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US banks with over $50bln in assets to help pay for recent industry failures - FDIC
US banks with over $50 billion in assets will contribute to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's $16 billion bill for handling recent bank failures. A new "special assessment" fee of 0.125% is to be applied to uninsured deposits exceeding $5 billion. The affected banks will pay over eight quarters beginning in June 2024, with banks holding total assets under $5 billion exempt from the assessment. The extended timeline is expected to have a minimal impact on capital and bank liquidity.
A spate of US banks has faced financial difficulties recently leading to government intervention or sales to stronger banks due to sudden customer withdrawals.
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US banks with over $50 billion in assets will contribute to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's $16 billion bill for handling recent bank failures. A new "special assessment" fee of 0.125% is to be applied to uninsured deposits exceeding $5 billion. The affected banks will pay over eight quarters beginning in June 2024, with banks holding total assets under $5 billion exempt from the assessment. The extended timeline is expected to have a minimal impact on capital and bank liquidity.
A spate of US banks has faced financial difficulties recently leading to government intervention or sales to stronger banks due to sudden customer withdrawals.
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EU lawmakers move to regulate AI in historic first
The European Parliament has taken the first step toward regulating artificial intelligence (AI) systems by announcing the draft AI Act. The proposed rules aim to ensure that AI development is "human-centric and ethical" and would be the world's first legislation of its kind if approved. The draft rules suggest banning biometric surveillance, emotion recognition, and predictive policing by AI systems based on profiling or past criminal behavior.
Additionally, citizens would have the right to file complaints about AI and receive explanations of decisions related to high-risk AI systems that significantly impact their rights.
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The European Parliament has taken the first step toward regulating artificial intelligence (AI) systems by announcing the draft AI Act. The proposed rules aim to ensure that AI development is "human-centric and ethical" and would be the world's first legislation of its kind if approved. The draft rules suggest banning biometric surveillance, emotion recognition, and predictive policing by AI systems based on profiling or past criminal behavior.
Additionally, citizens would have the right to file complaints about AI and receive explanations of decisions related to high-risk AI systems that significantly impact their rights.
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry urged the US to stop creating tension in the Middle East, commenting on the statement by US State Department spokesman Ned Price that Syria does not deserve to return to the Arab League
“The United States must respect the aspirations of the peoples of the Middle East countries, stop coercive diplomacy, stop disrupting the dialogue and reconciliation process among the Middle East countries, and stop creating tension to divide the Middle East,” the ministry said.
Earlier, Syria resumed its participation in the work of Arab League, starting from May 7
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“The United States must respect the aspirations of the peoples of the Middle East countries, stop coercive diplomacy, stop disrupting the dialogue and reconciliation process among the Middle East countries, and stop creating tension to divide the Middle East,” the ministry said.
Earlier, Syria resumed its participation in the work of Arab League, starting from May 7
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US debt ceiling saga just 'sabre-rattling' across party divide
The US debt ceiling crisis continues as the June 1 deadline approaches, but economist Mark Frost argues that there is no need to panic and that the partisan fighting over the government borrowing limit is just theatrics. Frost believes that the debt default will never happen as it would undermine the value of the dollar, and Social Security payments can always be made back up without harming the dollar's value.
Meanwhile, market strategist Todd "Bubba" Horwitz warns that the taxpayer will pay the government's credit addiction, and that the federal government should not be operating in a negative. He also believes that the American economy is in a major recession, which nobody will admit to.
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The US debt ceiling crisis continues as the June 1 deadline approaches, but economist Mark Frost argues that there is no need to panic and that the partisan fighting over the government borrowing limit is just theatrics. Frost believes that the debt default will never happen as it would undermine the value of the dollar, and Social Security payments can always be made back up without harming the dollar's value.
Meanwhile, market strategist Todd "Bubba" Horwitz warns that the taxpayer will pay the government's credit addiction, and that the federal government should not be operating in a negative. He also believes that the American economy is in a major recession, which nobody will admit to.
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NATO's liaison office in Japan part of plan to destabilize China and Russia
Tokyo is working towards opening a NATO liaison office, with Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi justifying the move by the swirling Russo-Ukrainian conflict and growing instability across the world.
So what's really behind the development?
Tokyo is working towards opening a NATO liaison office, with Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi justifying the move by the swirling Russo-Ukrainian conflict and growing instability across the world.
So what's really behind the development?
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