Liverpool mayor among group arrested over alleged bribery & witness intimidation in building corruption probe – reports

The first directly-elected mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, was reportedly arrested by Merseyside Police on Friday over alleged bribery and witness intimidation, as part of an investigation into development contracts.

Dec 4, 2020 18:44

The first directly-elected mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, was reportedly arrested by Merseyside Police on Friday over alleged bribery and witness intimidation, as part of an investigation into development contracts.

A police statement detailing the arrests did not name the Labour mayor explicitly as a suspect in the "ongoing investigation", however, local reports have identified him as one of those detained.

Police said that those held include three men, aged 62, 33 and 46, "arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation." Two other men, aged 25 and 72, were arrested "on suspicion of witness intimidation."

Officers said the five had been taken to stations across Merseyside, "where they will be questioned by detectives."

https://www.rt.com/uk/508732-liverpool-mayor-investigation-bribery-construction/

‘Mind-boggling’: AOC slams Republicans, says they’d be left ‘crying’ if they had to do her past waitressing work

5 Dec, 2020 17:56

https://www.rt.com/usa/508800-aoc-waitress-republicans-crenshaw/

China turns on nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’, TEN TIMES hotter than the real thing

4 Dec, 2020 14:47

Beijing has successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, China’s People’s Daily reported on Friday. It’s designed to be a clean energy source, similar to the real Sun.

Made to replicate the natural reactions that occur in the sun using hydrogen and deuterium gases as fuels, the HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device.

It is located in southwestern Sichuan province and was completed late last year. The reactor is often called an "artificial sun" due to the enormous heat and power it produces.

https://www.rt.com/business/508677-china-turns-on-artifical-sun/

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The HL-2M Tokamak uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, approximately ten times hotter than the core of the Sun.

“The development of nuclear fusion energy is not only a way to solve China’s strategic energy needs, but also has great significance for the future sustainable development of China's energy and national economy,” the People’s Daily reported.

The project is part of China’s involvement with the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), based in France.