Day: March 28, 2021

Categories World

Australian politicians propose drug testing and breathalyzers to make parliament ‘best possible workplace’

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A proposal by two Australian politicians to conduct drug and alcohol testing in parliament has caused controversy on social media as critics fling accusations of ‘whataboutery’, while supporters say it’s about time! … Read More >Australian politicians propose drug testing and breathalyzers to make parliament ‘best possible workplace’

Categories Russia

‘Disappointing & disconcerting’: Russian embassy laments Polish envoy’s call to ‘weaken’ Russia by blocking Nord Stream 2

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Russia’s embassy in Berlin ha said it was baffled by a remark from Polish Ambassador Andrzej Przylebski that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project would serve to boost Russia’s military spending and therefore must be stopped. … Read More >‘Disappointing & disconcerting’: Russian embassy laments Polish envoy’s call to ‘weaken’ Russia by blocking Nord Stream 2

Categories USA

‘Concerned’ Washington demands Bolivia release former ‘interim’ President Anez and other officials accused of orchestrating a coup

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has demanded La Paz release a group of former Bolivian government officials, including ex-President Jeanine Anez, detained on sedition charges as he calls their arrests “anti-democratic.” … Read More >‘Concerned’ Washington demands Bolivia release former ‘interim’ President Anez and other officials accused of orchestrating a coup

Categories Latin America

Venezuelan President Maduro banned from posting on Facebook for talking about Covid-19 remedy – media

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Facebook has made Nicolas Maduro’s social media account ‘read only’ for 30 days, after the Venezuelan president allegedly used the platform to promote a treatment he said could help deal with the coronavirus. … Read More >Venezuelan President Maduro banned from posting on Facebook for talking about Covid-19 remedy – media

Categories EU

Here’s why a handful of small Italian communities want Russia’s Sputnik V – and why they can’t get it

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Amid an EU-wide shortage of vaccines, Italian communities are desperate for a jab, any jab. And an answer to their plight may be a short drive away, as their neighbors, independent from the EU’s politics, have purchased Sputnik V. … Read More >Here’s why a handful of small Italian communities want Russia’s Sputnik V – and why they can’t get it

Categories Russia

Putin thinks democracy not fit for the future, US President Joe Biden claims amid growing diplomatic row with Russian counterpart

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After a series of explosive remarks drove a wedge through relations between the US and Russia, President Joe Biden has again risked controversy, claiming that leaders in Moscow and Beijing believe democracy is not fit for purpose. … Read More >Putin thinks democracy not fit for the future, US President Joe Biden claims amid growing diplomatic row with Russian counterpart

Categories Russia

Lawyers claim Navalny is being ‘tortured’ & in ‘severe pain,’ but Russian prison service says he is in ‘satisfactory’ state

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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is in an “extremely unfavorable” state of health and is experiencing pain in his back and leg. That’s according to his lawyer Olga Mikhailova, contradicting claims from prison officials. … Read More >Lawyers claim Navalny is being ‘tortured’ & in ‘severe pain,’ but Russian prison service says he is in ‘satisfactory’ state