Month: July 2020

A rebel faction trapped by Syrian government forces outside the capital agreed to evacuate to northern Syria on Sunday as talks continued over lifting the siege against the town of Douma, where tens of thousands of civilians await relief. Fighters from the Faylaq al-Rahman group left Douma on buses sent by the Syrian government to…

By Brian Hoops, WrestlingObserver.com 1966 – In Kansas City, Missouri; Bob Geigel & Bob Brown defeated The Mongolian Stomper & Jerry Kozak in a 2 out of 3 falls match. 1967- In Winnipeg; AWA World Tag Team Champions Harley Race and Larry Hennig defeated Verne Gagne and Don Leo Jonathon in a 2 out of 3…

Archbishop Desmond Tutu said he and generations of activists were “deeply” inspired by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who died in a Johannesburg hospital on Monday, despite controversies that dogged the anti-apartheid struggle veteran until her death. “She refused to be bowed by the imprisonment of her husband, the perpetual harassment of her family by security forces, detentions, bannings…

By Ryan Frederick, WrestlingObserver.com The UFC returns to Montreal for the first time in over two years, bringing a card that has had its fair share of bad luck. UFC 186 takes place from the Bell Centre on Saturday night, live on pay-per-view, with preliminary action airing on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.…

France on Friday promised to offer places for all autistic children in nursery schools as it unveiled a €340m (£297m) overhaul of its approach to the disorder, which experts and the United Nations denounce as woefully retrograde. While France is widely lauded for its public health care system, it has been accused of being up to “50…

(credit to Adam Davey @ v2wrestling.com) The v2wrestling podcast recently interviewed James Storm where he talksabout the creative evolution of his Revolution and addresses some of therumours about TNA at the moment. The audio can be listened to here –http://v2wrestling.com/5/post/2015/05/the-big-v2-interview-james-storm.html Here are the highlights: Original plans for the Revolution: “The whole startup with the Revolution…

Italy’s three main rightist parties on Sunday vowed to present a united front in a fresh round of talks on forming a new government this week, defying attempts by the anti-establishment Five Star Movement to divide them in coalition negotiations. Following last month’s inconclusive election, President Sergio Mattarella wrapped up an initial round of consultations…

By Missy Hyatt I was so glad that I saw Dusty Rhodes in October 2013 at Legends Of The Ring. It would be the last time I saw Dusty and my long time friend in Scott Epstein. It was the ten minutes that I spent with Dusty, which was a culmination of a life time…

The National Enquirer magazine paid Donald Trump’s doorman $30,000 to prevent him publicly speaking about a rumour he fathered a love child, it has emerged. The magazine’s publisher, whose chief executive David Pecker is a friend of Mr Trump, has repeatedly been accused of buying rights to unfavourable stories about the US president in order…

China hopes to create a ‘mini biosphere’ on the dark side of the Moon, with flowers and silkworms sustaining each other as they grow on the lifeless lunar surface. The unprecedented plan to create life in outer space is the most intriguing part of China’s lunar probe mission later this year, and could be a…