Month: August 2020

Categories USA

WATCH: Protesters armed with rifles face off against police APC in Kenosha after latest police shooting

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In the wake of the latest police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, protesters armed to the teeth with semi-automatic rifles have faced down an armored personnel carrier, amid widespread rioting, looting and violence. … Read More >WATCH: Protesters armed with rifles face off against police APC in Kenosha after latest police shooting

Categories USA

‘Indoctrination’: Republicans reveal plan to ‘teach American exceptionalism’ if Trump re-elected, critics slam idea’s bankruptcy

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President Donald Trump’s second term agenda includes a list of 50 points covering a variety of topics, but the goal to “teach American exceptionalism” has his critics especially outraged. … Read More >‘Indoctrination’: Republicans reveal plan to ‘teach American exceptionalism’ if Trump re-elected, critics slam idea’s bankruptcy

Categories USA

‘Burn baby, burn!’: WATCH Portland protesters cheer after police precinct set ablaze on 88th night of rioting

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Activists in Portland attempted to torch a police station and adjacent buildings in yet another night of chaotic unrest. The gathering was declared a riot following clashes with officers, resulting in some two dozen arrests. … Read More >‘Burn baby, burn!’: WATCH Portland protesters cheer after police precinct set ablaze on 88th night of rioting

Categories USA

Documents show Jacob Blake, shot by Kenosha cops in riot-unleashing incident, has record of domestic abuse

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The filmed shooting of a black man by police officers triggered riots in the Wisconsin city and drew national attention. Some people say the mainstream coverage fails to include the Kenosha resident’s criminal record for context. … Read More >Documents show Jacob Blake, shot by Kenosha cops in riot-unleashing incident, has record of domestic abuse

Categories Russia

Doctor who treated Alexey Navalny in Omsk claims he received threats online directed at himself & his children

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The deputy chief medic at the clinic in Siberia where Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny was hospitalized last week says he received “dozens of threats” on social media, some of the more sinister ones even targeting his family. … Read More >Doctor who treated Alexey Navalny in Omsk claims he received threats online directed at himself & his children

Categories Middle East

Gas pipeline explosion causes ‘cascading blackout’ across Syria in suspected ‘terrorist attack’

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A suspected terrorist attack against a major gas pipeline in Damascus countryside has led to widespread power outages all across Syria, according to the country’s electricity and energy ministries. … Read More >Gas pipeline explosion causes ‘cascading blackout’ across Syria in suspected ‘terrorist attack’

Categories Middle East

Gas pipeline blast that caused blackouts in Syria was ‘almost certainly a strike by ISIS’ – US envoy

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The recent explosion at a pipeline outside Damascus was likely an attack by Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL), US envoy for Syrian affairs James Jeffrey has said. The blast triggered power outages across the country. … Read More >Gas pipeline blast that caused blackouts in Syria was ‘almost certainly a strike by ISIS’ – US envoy

Categories World

‘Low-quality evidence’: WHO warns against Covid-19 plasma treatment after US issues emergency authorization

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged caution over using the plasma of recovered coronavirus patients to treat the virus, warning that all the existing evidence to suggest it actually works is still of “very low-quality.” … Read More >‘Low-quality evidence’: WHO warns against Covid-19 plasma treatment after US issues emergency authorization