What is it with these English people who always want to degrade everyone else? Instead of giving us some insight into the workings of Anne-Sophie Mutter’s mind, Christina Patterson employs sarcasm and irony in an attempt to pull the great …
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Record number of people with migrant background in Germany
New figures show that every fifth person in Germany has an immigrant background. The number of people without foreign origins has declined slightly, while that of immigrants from within the EU has grown.
Some 16.4 million people with an immigrant …
‘Whites to blame for crowded schools’
Why are whites to blame for crowded black schools? one wonders. Is it because they had any say in the ANC’s open-border policy that has resulted in millions of Africans flooding over our borders to create shanty towns around Johannesburg …
South African blacks riot over R1 (10 US cents) increase in taxi fares
Durban – Violent protests relating to an increase in taxi fares have erupted in Ezakheni near Ladysmith, and left the area completely cut off on Monday.
Tensions, that have apparently simmered for several days, boiled over on Monday when rioters …
Only in South Africa: black serial child rapist smeared magic ‘medicine’ on his victims
“Muthi” in South Africa means “medicine” of the kind produced by witchdoctors and it has magical properties. In this instance, a black serial rapist smeared some of the stuff on his victims to turn them into “idiots”, presumably so that …
Frankfurt airport now has large, pink parking spaces exclusively for women, but feminists are not amused
FRANKFURT airport has sparked outrage after designating women pink car park spaces.
Not only are they a lurid colour, but they’re wider, making them easier to park in.
The spaces, in the airport’s underground carpark, also benefit from brighter lighting, …
One of my favourite modern composers: György Ligeti
A composer who refused to play by the rules – and whose work has infiltrated popular consciousness – Ligeti’s music is both richer and darker than what Stanley Kubrick heard in it.
It’s where we’re all headed, of course, but …
Maire de Riga: la ville n’accueillera pas d’immigrés africains
La capitale lettone n’est pas en mesure d’aider le gouvernement du pays à accueillir des ressortissants d’Afrique et du Proche-Orient qui cherchent refuge en Europe.
Le parlement municipal de Riga n’a pas de locaux pour accueillir des réfugiés en provenance
Africa’s population explosion over next 35 years | praag.org
A United Nations report has projected the world’s population to reach 11.2 billion by the end of the century. Africa alone will account for half of the population growth over the next 35 years. The world’s population is expected to …
Facebook’s drone ready for take off: Giant craft has wingspan of a 737
Facebook says it will begin test flights later this year of a solar-powered drone with the wingspan of a Boeing 737, the next stage of its campaign to deliver Internet service to remote parts of the world.
Engineers at the …