Day: January 27, 2021

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Putin tells Biden in first phone talks that normalization of Russian-US relations would benefit everyone

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden held their first phone call on Tuesday, discussing options to prolong the New START treaty, cooperation in battling Covid-19, and the normalization of bilateral relations … Read More >Putin tells Biden in first phone talks that normalization of Russian-US relations would benefit everyone

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Court date for jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny brought forward to Thursday as allies call for another weekend of protests

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An appeal from the lawyers of detained anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny will be heard later this week, an associate revealed on Tuesday, as his supporters say they’re working to organize another wave of protests. … Read More >Court date for jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny brought forward to Thursday as allies call for another weekend of protests

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West using Navalny to destabilize Russia by creating social upheaval & encouraging unrest, says Russian security chief Patrushev

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Opposition figure Alexey Navalny is being used by the West to destabilize Russia’s internal situation. That’s according to the powerful Security Council boss and former Federal Security Service (FSB) director Nikolay Patrushev. … Read More >West using Navalny to destabilize Russia by creating social upheaval & encouraging unrest, says Russian security chief Patrushev

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The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way

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A California court has been asked to force Google to remove Telegram from its Play store, over claims that the messenger app is used to incite violence. The legal challenge mirrors a similar suit brought against Apple. … Read More >The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way

Categories Shows

The virus of inequality & vaccination rollout failure

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The world’s 10 richest individuals could pay for global Covid-19 vaccination out of their 2020 profits alone. Two CBS executives are accused of racism and sexism. Will the entertainment industry ever rise above the hate? Dr. Bob Arnott discusses the failure of the vaccine rollout and why Los Angeles has become the epicenter of the Covid crisis in the US. … Read More >The virus of inequality & vaccination rollout failure

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Biden will support two-state solution where Israel lives ‘peacefully’ alongside Palestine, US envoy tells UN

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New US President Joe Biden supports a two-state solution in an attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the acting US Ambassador to the UN, Richard Mills, told the Security Council on Tuesday. … Read More >Biden will support two-state solution where Israel lives ‘peacefully’ alongside Palestine, US envoy tells UN

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Putin Speaks About Global Security Erosion, Pandemic, and IT Giants’ Monopolies at Davos Forum

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The Russian president is delivering an address at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos on 27 January in an online format mandated by the ongoing pandemic. Global economic restoration after the end of the pandemic is one of the key topics that will be discussed at WEF this week. … Read More >Putin Speaks About Global Security Erosion, Pandemic, and IT Giants’ Monopolies at Davos Forum

Categories Shows

What will Biden’s presidency mean for Palestine? (UNRWA Gaza director)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to UNRWA Director in Gaza Matthias Schmale. He discusses what the Joe Biden presidency will mean for Palestine and its illegal occupation by Israel, whether US funding for the UNRWA will return, accusations of anti-Semitism and Israeli allegations that the UNRWA ‘perpetuates refugees,’ recent Israeli airstrikes and land incursion into Gaza, and much more! Finally, we speak to Retired Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer about what Joe Biden’s foreign policy is likely to look like. … Read More >What will Biden’s presidency mean for Palestine? (UNRWA Gaza director)