NATION AND STATE

Ever Given Containers Finally Being Offloaded At Port Of Rotterdam By Kim Link-Wills,

Despite the early-morning hour, 5:15 a.m. Thursday in the Netherlands, the Ever Given “arrived amid great interest,” according to a Port of Rotterdam statement. 

Normally a container ship’s arrival in port does not warrant a press release. But the case of the Ever Given, which will be forever infamous for getting stuck in the Suez Canal, is anything but normal and prompted Port of Rotterdam officials to post a brief statement and two photos of the Ever Given’s arrival Thursday.   ...read more

Piers Morgan Calls For Unvaccinated To Be Denied Medical Treatment Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News,

Professional attention-seeker Piers Morgan is leading the charge for unvaccinated people to face state-sanctioned discrimination after he asserted that those who haven’t had the COVID jab should be denied medical treatment.

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Dubai To Launch “Drone Box” To Reduce Police Response Time To Crimes  Police in Dubai will use quadcopter technology to reduce emergency response time anywhere in the city to help increase security.

Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum tapped Israeli drone company Airobotics for their “Drone Box” platform to help police respond within one minute — instead of 4 minutes 40 seconds to incidents anywhere in the metro area, according to the Government of Dubai. 

Airobotics’ website offers some insight into the durability of the new drone. 

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Environmentalists Take Aim At UK’s North Sea Oil Plan Via OilPrice.com,

The High Court yesterday agreed to hear a case brought by environmental campaigners claiming that the government’s plans for the North Sea oil basin are unlawful.

Three activists are arguing that the Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) new strategy for the continental shelf, which was released earlier this year, conflicts with its legal duty to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.?  ...read more