The Silver Cross Taven pub on Whitehall in London, England, was first opened as a licensed pub in 1674 as “The Garter” after having been a licensed brothel beforehand.It was initially owned by William Waad, son of politician Sir William Waad, who sold it to Joseph Craig in its first licensed year. Craig had also bought a number of building near the Silver Cross Taven. The pub was subsequently acquired by the Earls of Harrington. In 1861, it was leased from the Earl of Harrington by Earl of St Vincent,  being referred to as the Silver Cross. In the 20th … Continue reading UK’s only legal brothel

All runways at Tokyo Haneda Airport are closed as Japan Airlines plane went up in smoke on Tuesday evening. All 379 passengers and crew on board were safely evacuated on inflatable slides. Fire crews were working on the runway as most of the airlines fusalge were on fire. Japan Airlines fligt 515 originating from Shin-Chitose ariport, near Sapporo in the Japanese island of Hokkaldo, collided into a coast guard aircraft on its way to Nilgata Airport to deliver aid to the earthquake-hit Noto penninsula and both burst into flames as Japanese Airlines plane was taxing the runway after landing. Flames … Continue reading Japan Airlines engulfed in flame

Spectacular fireworks in London and Edinburgh ushered in the new year. Kiribati in the Pacific is the first nation to enter 2024 followed by  Australia, New Zealand, countries across Asia, Africa and Europe said goodbye to 2023.  Hong Kong, Sydney and Dubai all had impressive displays. Europe welcomes 2024 with a band with skies in Paris lighting up, New Year’s Eve celebrations were cancelled as devastating  tornado hit the Devon coast. Continue reading Happy 2024

Hilke Schellmann, Emmy Award winning investigative reporter of Wall Street Journal and Guardian contributor and journalism professor at NYU, investigates the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of work. AI is now freely being used to decide who has access to an education, who gets hired, who gets fired, and who receives a promotion, After gathering exclusive information from whistleblowers, internal documents and real-world tests, Schellmann discovers that many of the algorithms making high-stakes decisions are biased, racist, and do more harm than good. Algorithms are on the brink of dominating our lives  and threaten our human future … Continue reading AI making High-stakes baised & racist decisions

Anastasia Ivleeva, TV presenter and influencer was fined and convicted for organizing a mass presence that violated public order, by a Lefortovo court in Moscow  100,000 Rouble ( £870) for arranging an “ almost naked “ party in a Moscow club.  She has already apologized twice for hosting it, and also promised to donate the proceeds of ticket sales to charities.  “ I would like to ask you, the people, for a second chance”, she pleaded in an Instagram video this week. After the party, which was held on 20th December, at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub, videos emerged of well-known Russian … Continue reading Private party became public property even in wartime Russia