Day: November 4, 2020

Categories Russia

Final warning: St. Petersburg governor threatens ‘severe restrictions’ if locals don’t abide by Covid-19 prevention measures

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The governor of Russia’s second largest city has warned locals to prepare for a new wave of “severe restrictions” aimed at combating Covid-19 if infection rates continue to rise. St Petersburg had a strict lockdown last spring. … Read More >Final warning: St. Petersburg governor threatens ‘severe restrictions’ if locals don’t abide by Covid-19 prevention measures

Categories Russia

Russia to cut space funding? Putin asks Roscosmos for detailed spending proposals as Kremlin works out post-Covid budget

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that state space agency Roscosmos provide more details about the financing of future projects, as the government looks to rework its budget following the hit from Covid-19. … Read More >Russia to cut space funding? Putin asks Roscosmos for detailed spending proposals as Kremlin works out post-Covid budget

Categories Latin America

Argentina to get 25 million doses of Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine – president

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Millions of doses of the world’s first Russian-made vaccine against Covid-19 are set to be received by Argentina in the coming months, the country’s president has announced. It comes as the pandemic shows no signs of abating. … Read More >Argentina to get 25 million doses of Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine – president

Categories Journalism & Mass media

The huckster and the hack: UK govt report undermines stars of Cambridge Analytica-Russiagate scandal

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Self-styled whistleblower Christopher Wylie and The Guardian reporter Carole Cadwalladr earned film deals and flashy awards by blaming Brexit and Trump on a sweeping conspiracy between data firm Cambridge Analytica and Russia. … Read More >The huckster and the hack: UK govt report undermines stars of Cambridge Analytica-Russiagate scandal

Categories USA

3rd party candidates: An in-depth look at who else is running for president

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On Thursday, 2News interviewed an additional presidential candidate, Jade Simmons, who reached out to request an interview after seeing this story. You can see Simmons’ interview below, between our sections on Brock Pierce and Kanye West, or you can see an in-depth look at Simmons here. … Read More >3rd party candidates: An in-depth look at who else is running for president

Categories USA

US Joint Chiefs Chairman Assures Generals, Media No Military Involvement in Vote Coming, Reports Say

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, the highest-ranking serving US military officer, held a video call with top generals and news anchors this weekend to assure them the armed forces had no plans to intervene in the elections or to enforce any transfer of power, Axios reported on Thursday. … Read More >US Joint Chiefs Chairman Assures Generals, Media No Military Involvement in Vote Coming, Reports Say