Month: December 2019

Categories Business

Trump’s tariffs hurt more than helped, leading to job losses & higher prices – Fed study

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US tariffs meant to boost the US economy by eliminating “unfair” trade practices, primarily by China, actually took a toll on manufacturing sector jobs and hiked prices, a study by the US Federal Reserve Board has concluded. … Read More >Trump’s tariffs hurt more than helped, leading to job losses & higher prices – Fed study

Categories Russia

Putin thanks Trump for information that helped prevent acts of terrorism in Russia in phone call

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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have talked on the phone, with the Russian president thanking his US counterpart for sharing intelligence that allowed terrorist attacks to be prevented in Russia, the Kremlin said. … Read More >Putin thanks Trump for information that helped prevent acts of terrorism in Russia in phone call

Categories World

‘Americans have to leave the region’: Iran says 1st joint drills with China & Russia send a message to US

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Tehran’s joint naval drills with Moscow and Beijing are sending a bold message to Washington and its allies to keep out its “undesirable security arrangements,” Iran’s naval forces commander stated. … Read More >‘Americans have to leave the region’: Iran says 1st joint drills with China & Russia send a message to US

Categories World

‘No joke, intruders will be shot!’ Iran warns spies to keep clear of its joint drills with China & Russia

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As Iran, China, and Russia hold unprecedented joint naval drills that focus on anti-piracy and counter-terrorism tactics, Tehran has warned potential adversaries against nearing the war game zone for military espionage. … Read More >‘No joke, intruders will be shot!’ Iran warns spies to keep clear of its joint drills with China & Russia

Categories World

New Year’s swap: Dozens head home as Ukraine & breakaway Donbass conduct ‘all for all’ prisoner exchange

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Kiev is exchanging dozens of prisoners with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics in the first such effort in two years. The swap was given a boost at the recent Normandy Four talks in Paris. … Read More >New Year’s swap: Dozens head home as Ukraine & breakaway Donbass conduct ‘all for all’ prisoner exchange

Categories Asia & Pacific

WATCH: Fedor Emelianenko hands Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson first-ever KO defeat from punches with BIG win in Japan

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In the clash of two iconic MMA veterans it was Russia’s Fedor Emelianenko who prevailed as he inflicted a first-ever KO defeat from punches on American Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson at Bellator 237 in Japan. … Read More >WATCH: Fedor Emelianenko hands Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson first-ever KO defeat from punches with BIG win in Japan

Categories Middle East

Netanyahu Announces Six-Point Plan to Annex Palestinian Land, Defeat Iran

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Following his triumph in the Likud party’s primary elections on December 26, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced a political plan aimed at securing US recognition of Israel’s annexation of West Bank settlements and rolling back Iran’s influence in the region. … Read More >Netanyahu Announces Six-Point Plan to Annex Palestinian Land, Defeat Iran