Morning Bird: Trump in the White House met with the President of South Africa. The skirmish between Bruce Springsteen and the president of the United States is gaining strength.
After Trump's administration in February offered refugee status to white South Africans and accused the South African Republic of racial discrimination against whites, the American president met with Cyril Ramaphosa. Bruce Springsteen began his new tour and criticized Donald Trump in the process.
Trump Criticizes South Africa for Oppression of Whites
American President Donald Trump used today's visit of the South African Republic's head, Cyril Ramaphosa, in the Oval Office of the White House to criticize the discrimination of Africans, descendants of white European immigrants. He accused Ramaphosa of the South African government allowing the killing of white farmers and the seizure of their land. The South African President denied accusations of oppressing whites and stated that his country has problems with crime and there are more black victims than white ones. Later he claimed that there is no Genocide in South Africa, wrote a portal Ceskenoviny.cz.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen criticizes President Donald Trump
Bruce Springsteen released a digital EP on Wednesday with four songs recorded last week in Manchester, England, attacking Trump's "corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration". Springsteen, a long-time opponent of Trump, has started a European tour. His neighbor from the same state Trump (both live in New Jersey) responded by calling Boss a "dried prune". He was joined by Trump's supporter, musician Kid Rock, reported by the agency AP.
"Bruce Springsteen is another one of the liberals who have mountains of money and who are so desperate to maintain their good standing in the eyes of Hollywood and the elite,"
Kid Rock said.
Many Americans believe in astrology and rely on fortune-telling, according to research
Many adult Americans - Three out of ten Americans are fond of astrology, tarot cards or fortune-tellers, reports the agency AP. They engage in them at least once a year. This is evidenced by a nationwide survey published by the Pew Research Center. Two out of ten adults claim that they engage in at least one of these activities mostly "just for fun". Approximately one in ten then state that they do it mainly because they "believe that these practices provide them with useful insights".
British soldiers set record for fastest ascent to Mount Everest
Four former members of the British special forces set a record when they managed to climb to the top of Mount Everest in less than five days - without acclimatization at base camp. In their accelerated expedition, they used controversial xenon gas, reported by the server Ceskenoviny.cz. Xenon was used for preliminary acclimatization to the low oxygen content at high altitudes.
Although this expedition represents a record ascent of Everest without acclimatization in the Himalayas, it is not the fastest time to climb Everest. This record is still held by the Nepalese sherpa Lakpa Gelu, who climbed from the base camp to the summit in 10 hours and 56 minutes in 2003.
Sources: AP, Ceskenoviny.cz
