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Brazilians Forced to Self-Organize While Political Elites Use Pandemic as Chance to Rewrite Rules

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With over 920,000 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and at least 45,000 related deaths, the highly contagious virus is far from “under control” in Brazil. One expert tells Sputnik that despite this and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s lack of leadership the self-organization of vulnerable Brazilians persists. … Read More >Brazilians Forced to Self-Organize While Political Elites Use Pandemic as Chance to Rewrite Rules

Categories USA

Bolton’s New Memoir Claims Trump Said He Didn’t Care if Daesh Returned to Iraq

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In a conversation last year, US President Donald Trump allegedly said that he did not care whether Daesh militants made a return to Iraq, according to claims made in former national security adviser John Bolton’s new book “The Room Where It Happened.” … Read More >Bolton’s New Memoir Claims Trump Said He Didn’t Care if Daesh Returned to Iraq

Categories EU

Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak

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A sewage wastewater study conducted by the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) has examined 40 samples and determined that traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in water samples dating back to mid-December. … Read More >Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak

Categories World

EU ‘Big Three’ Seek to Dodge JCPOA Obligations by Applying Pressure Through IAEA, Tehran Says

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The adoption of a resolution backed by the EU big three (France, Germany and the United Kingdom), by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board demanding that Iran allow IAEA inspectors access to its nuclear facilities is an irresponsible step, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said Friday. … Read More >EU ‘Big Three’ Seek to Dodge JCPOA Obligations by Applying Pressure Through IAEA, Tehran Says

Categories Russia

Kremlin & Putin residence equipped with Covid-19 ‘disinfection tunnels’ – everyone he meets is tested (VIDEO)

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They are not exactly props from a James Bond movie but they are certainly attention-grabbing. Special passageways have been erected at President Vladimir Putin’s residence and in the Kremlin itself, to protect against coronavirus. … Read More >Kremlin & Putin residence equipped with Covid-19 ‘disinfection tunnels’ – everyone he meets is tested (VIDEO)

Categories Russia

Russia lifts ban on Telegram messenger after two years of failing to effectively restrict access

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It’s been the butt of jokes for two years. Now, smartphone users across Russia can immediately get back to doing what they’ve been doing anyway, after media regulator Roskomnadzor removed its restrictions on the Telegram app. … Read More >Russia lifts ban on Telegram messenger after two years of failing to effectively restrict access