Day: November 12, 2020

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Surprising potential Covid-19 remedy: Russian scientists discover mushroom with anti-viral properties

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With the world’s scientists hunting for a Covid-19 drug, Siberia’s Vector Center has discovered antiviral properties in the Chaga mushroom, found on birch trees, suggesting the fungus may be capable of suppressing coronavirus. … Read More >Surprising potential Covid-19 remedy: Russian scientists discover mushroom with anti-viral properties

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Six years after Maidan, most Ukrainians think relations with Russia will improve & majority are opposed to joining NATO — poll

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Despite electing two consecutive pro-NATO presidents, the Ukrainian people are apparently not on the same page as their elites. Only 41% want the nation to join the US-led military bloc with 37% preferring to remain unaligned. … Read More >Six years after Maidan, most Ukrainians think relations with Russia will improve & majority are opposed to joining NATO — poll

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European leaders issue bleak reminder that Christmas 2020 won’t be a normal one, despite Covid-19 vaccine euphoria

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Ireland’s PM has told people to hold off booking their flights home for Christmas, while Germany’s health minister warned that Covid-19 restrictions will likely continue throughout the festive period. … Read More >European leaders issue bleak reminder that Christmas 2020 won’t be a normal one, despite Covid-19 vaccine euphoria

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Armenia agreed peace deal with Azerbaijan to save soldiers’ lives, reveals embattled PM Pashinyan

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Armenia had to agree a truce with Baku, or its 25,000-man army faced being completely surrounded and routed. That’s according to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is under increasing pressure to explain why he ended the war. … Read More >Armenia agreed peace deal with Azerbaijan to save soldiers’ lives, reveals embattled PM Pashinyan

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Russian Supreme Court releases American investor Michael Calvey from house arrest, moves his trial to Moscow from remote Far East

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Michael Calvey, along with a group of his business associates, has been released from house arrest following a court decision, on Thursday. Their trial has also been moved to Moscow from the remote Far Eastern Blagoveshchensk. … Read More >Russian Supreme Court releases American investor Michael Calvey from house arrest, moves his trial to Moscow from remote Far East

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Airline groups embrace ‘digital health passports’ over quarantines as Covid shutdowns continue to cripple industry

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Three airline trade groups are calling for the adoption of digital health passports like the World Economic Forum- and Rockefeller-backed CommonPass in place of the quarantines and border closures that have slashed their profits. … Read More >Airline groups embrace ‘digital health passports’ over quarantines as Covid shutdowns continue to cripple industry