Right-wing mobs creating ‘civil war’ in Germany after second night of violence in Chemnitz

Angela Merkel on Tuesday night said "hate in the streets" has no place in Germany as she condemned Right-wing anti-immigration vigilante groups attacking foreign migrants. After the fatal stabbing of a German man, 35, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi, thousands of protesters marched in the eastern city of Chemnitz for two straight days,…

Australian Instagram influencer Sinead McNamara found dead on billionaire’s yacht in Greece

A probe has been launched into the mysterious death of an Australian Instagram influencer, whose body was found aboard a Mexican billionaire’s luxury yacht in Greece over the weekend.  Sinead McNamara, 20, had been working on the £108-million Mayan Queen IV superyacht for four months when she was discovered on Friday.  The 92-metre yacht owned…

Mexican farmers claims Volkswagen ‘hail cannons’ caused drought

Mexican farming communities accused German auto giant Volkswagen on Tuesday of "arbitrarily" provoking a drought in the central state of Puebla to protect its newly manufactured cars from hail. Volkswagen, which has a major plant in Puebla, has been using "hail cannons" – sonic devises that purport to disrupt the formation of hail in the atmosphere –…

French navy will ‘intervene’ to avert fresh ‘scallop war’ as Gallic fishermen vow fresh ‘assault’ if no deal reached

France says its navy will intervene to avert a fresh “scallop war” between British and French fishermen, who have vowed to “launch another attack” if no deal is reached this week. Violent clashes erupted last Tuesday when the British accused the French of ramming their vessels, firing flares and hurling stones in a highly dangerous and…

Donald Trump calls for Jeff Sessions to investigate author of anonymous New York Times story

Donald Trump has called on his Attorney General to uncover the identity of the writer behind a critical op-ed which claimed his own aides were working against him. Mr Trump has been furious over the anonymous piece apparently written by a member of his administration, which appeared in the New York Times on Wednesday, depicting…

The truth about GodMode, the "World’s First Brain Booster for Gamers"

A few weeks ago now, a company called Boss Level Labs contacted Eurogamer, claiming to have created the world’s first brain booster supplement for gamers. They called it GodMode. Now I felt that claim was a little generous, given I’d heard of an esports team in the States that were sponsored by a similar kind…