Russia: Wagner mutiny shows real cracks in Putin authority - US
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken says an attempted rebellion was a "direct challenge" to President Putin.
2023-06-25 23:20
Mark Rylance says he initially took a ‘distilled garlic solution’ instead of Covid vaccine
Mark Rylance has revealed “alarm bells” rang for him when the British population was encouraged to get the Covid vaccine in 2021. In a new interview, Rylance, 63, said he wasn’t convinced he needed the vaccine, adding that “science started to sound like religion” during the pandemic. Speaking to The Sunday Times, the Dunkirk star explained he relied on taking a “very distilled garlic solution”, along with vitamin C. “And I sailed through Jerusalem,” he said. Rylance reprised one of his most well-known roles, as Johnny “Rooster” Byron, in last year’s revival of the 2009 Jez Butterworth play Jerusalem. He told the publication he finally took the Covid vaccine when he travelled to visit his father in the US. Rylance’s comments were made in the context of his forthcoming play Dr Semmelweis, based on the life of maverick Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis. The British actor reportedly wrote Dr Semmelweis with playwright Stephen Brown before the pandemic began. Rylance said he was researching alternative cancer treatments at the time, adding that he’s sceptical about the effects of chemotherapy. He recalled how a friend allegedly “broke up the cells of a tumour” by using the vibrations from a Tibetan sound bowl. Rylance added: “The body knows how to heal itself. “We don’t need to go in and bombard it with poison. It’s like bombing a city to try and get rid of a little sect of terrorists. You may wipe them all out, but you’re going to breed 25 or 30 [more].” Earlier this month, Rylance revealed that his brother, Jonathan Waters, had died in a cycling accident, aged 60. “I am so sorry to tell you that on the 28 May, my dear brother Jonathan Waters was knocked from his bicycle and tragically died of his injuries,” the statement read. Rylance, who was very close to Waters, said the loss made him question the point of life. “It just makes everything that follows a little bleak. But also that hollowness can be a positive thing, a kind of grail or cup or vessel,” he continued. Rylance also said he believes in life after death, adding: “I think you really can have a very healthy conversation with a soul who has passed over.” The actor said he has spoken to his late grandmother and step-daughter Nataasha van Kampen, using a medium. He admitted that while his views may not be conventional or mainstream, but “don’t cause any harm”. Dr Semmelweis opens at the West End this Thursday 27 June. Read More Billy Nomates asks BBC to take down Glastonbury footage after wave of ‘personal abuse’ Guns N’ Roses review, Glastonbury 2023: Frontrunners for the worst Glasto headline set of all time Wes Anderson took a cast of stars to the Spanish desert and made his best film in years Too cool to love these acts 10 years ago? This year’s Glastonbury is for you Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan breaks silence on Kevin Costner’s dramatic exit
2023-06-25 21:47
Ron DeSantis is campaigning on his record. Judges keep saying its unconstitutional
Gov. Ron DeSantis has toured the country calling Florida the place "where woke goes to die." But it's still alive at the company Sara Margulis runs.
2023-06-25 17:21
On Deck for Fed, ECB — Another Dose of Inflation Data
Fresh inflation readouts this week will probably feed into expectations of further policy tightening by Federal Reserve and
2023-06-25 14:52
Greek conservatives eye Mitsotakis majority in fresh election
Greece holds its second election in a month and Prime Minister Mitsotakis is hoping for a convincing win.
2023-06-25 09:58
Zimbabwe's obsession with Animal Farm as novel gets Shona translation
George Orwell's satirical novel has such resonance it has been translated into the local Shona language.
2023-06-25 07:23
Why 101 people and a dog want to be Toronto's mayor
North America's fourth-largest city has a historic number of candidates in its upcoming by-election.
2023-06-25 07:18
Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?
Russia's president relies on small but deeply loyal group of people when he makes key decisions.
2023-06-25 01:53
Wagner chief turns on Putin and takes over military facilities in two Russian cities
Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing the greatest threat to his authority in two decades after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group and Putin's former ally, launched an apparent insurrection.
2023-06-24 23:16
Polar Prince: Support ship docks at Canadian harbour as rescue operations wind down
Canadian investigators in Newfoundland are examining the main support ship after sub's implosion.
2023-06-24 22:52
Derby bus man completes three-day journey to Poland
Andrew Cowell said the journey was seamless but he might have been a bit ambitious with the distance.
2023-06-24 18:49
Putin under pressure as ally Yevgeny Prigozhin turns rebel
The Russian leader vowed to punish Yevgeny Prigozhin after his Wagner forces seized a key Russian city.
2023-06-24 17:57