Day: September 7, 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese govt sees threat of addiction among nation’s teen gamers, sets out new restrictions on when under-18s can play online

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The Chinese government has announced tighter restrictions on how long people under 18 years of age can spend each week playing online video games, in an effort to tackle addictions to gaming among the country’s youth. … Read More >Chinese govt sees threat of addiction among nation’s teen gamers, sets out new restrictions on when under-18s can play online

Categories Journalism & Mass media

How elite US institutions created Afghanistan’s neoliberal President Ashraf Ghani, who stole $169 million from his country

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Before he stole $169 million and fled his failed state in disgrace, Afghanistan’s puppet President Ashraf Ghani was formed in elite American universities, given US citizenship, trained in neoliberal economics by the World Bank, glorified in the media as an “incorruptible” technocrat, coached by powerful DC think tanks like the Atlantic Council, and given awards for his book “Fixing Failed States.” … Read More >How elite US institutions created Afghanistan’s neoliberal President Ashraf Ghani, who stole $169 million from his country

Categories Middle East

UNICEF says SEVEN children were killed in Kabul drone strike that US said targeted ISIS-K terrorists

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At least seven children were killed in a Kabul drone strike, the UNICEF representative in Afghanistan told reporters. The Pentagon had said the strike eliminated an “imminent threat” by ISIS-K terrorists to the ongoing airlift. … Read More >UNICEF says SEVEN children were killed in Kabul drone strike that US said targeted ISIS-K terrorists

Categories Russia

WATCH: Russian squadron beats 18 countries to retain crown at Tank Biathlon World Championships at 7th International Army Games

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The Russian team has once again been crowned world champions of Tank Biathlon, after defeating Kazakhstan, China, and Azerbaijan in the final round of the 2021 competition at the 7th International Army Games, held near Moscow. … Read More >WATCH: Russian squadron beats 18 countries to retain crown at Tank Biathlon World Championships at 7th International Army Games

Categories Russia

Putin doesn’t have online accounts & thinks there are better uses of his time than posting on Twitter or Facebook, Kremlin says

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin isn’t active online because he doesn’t have enough time to post, scroll and click, the Kremlin has revealed, saying he has rejected the idea of having an aide manage public profiles on his behalf. … Read More >Putin doesn’t have online accounts & thinks there are better uses of his time than posting on Twitter or Facebook, Kremlin says

Categories Russia

Russia welcomes Biden’s pledge that Afghanistan is ‘end of era’ for US interference abroad, saying world may be quieter in future

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Russia’s top diplomat has applauded American president Joe Biden’s admission that his country’s efforts in Afghanistan were misguided and that Washington now needs to refrain from repeating such large-scale foreign interventions. … Read More >Russia welcomes Biden’s pledge that Afghanistan is ‘end of era’ for US interference abroad, saying world may be quieter in future

Categories Russia

US has nothing to show for two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, Putin says, despite efforts to impose Washington’s own values

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the crisis in Afghanistan is of Washington’s making, arguing that efforts to reform the country have failed and saying the global community must now work together to prevent tragedy. … Read More >US has nothing to show for two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, Putin says, despite efforts to impose Washington’s own values

Categories Russia

Russia’s population could be far larger than America’s, Putin says, if only it had been spared chaos of communism’s rise and fall

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The world’s largest country would be home to hundreds of millions more people were it not for the events of the 20th century, which saw Russia rocked by revolution and near-total collapse, President Vladimir Putin has argued. … Read More >Russia’s population could be far larger than America’s, Putin says, if only it had been spared chaos of communism’s rise and fall