Month: December 2019

Categories Latin America

‘No more deaths, no more abuse!’ Peruvian protesters demand justice after teen workers die during shift at McDonald’s

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Dozens of people picketed a McDonald’s in Lima, Peru, in protest over the deaths of two young employees who died there, purportedly due to unsafe working conditions. … Read More >‘No more deaths, no more abuse!’ Peruvian protesters demand justice after teen workers die during shift at McDonald’s

Categories EU

Oh, really? US envoy to Germany says Nord Stream 2 sanctions ‘EXTREMELY PRO-EUROPEAN’ despite Berlin & EU criticism

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US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell says the new sanctions aimed at derailing the construction of the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline are beneficial to Europe, while chiding Berlin for not being “pro-Europe” enough. … Read More >Oh, really? US envoy to Germany says Nord Stream 2 sanctions ‘EXTREMELY PRO-EUROPEAN’ despite Berlin & EU criticism

Categories Russia

Moscow anti-doping lab’s data accessed from outside Russia, former director gave files of unknown origin to WADA – probe

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Moscow anti-doping lab’s files were remotely altered by its former director, Grigory Rodchenkov, and his unidentified associates from US and German IP addresses, Russian investigators confirmed. … Read More >Moscow anti-doping lab’s data accessed from outside Russia, former director gave files of unknown origin to WADA – probe

Categories USA

Touch-screen controls may have doomed USS McCain in tanker collision; now their makers will get paid to install upgrades

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A new report into the 2017 collision that killed 10 sailors and nearly sank a US warship argues the badly designed touch-screen control system was at fault. So its creators will now get paid to ‘fix’ it, obviously. … Read More >Touch-screen controls may have doomed USS McCain in tanker collision; now their makers will get paid to install upgrades

Categories World

Civilians left behind as bias & double standards of West ruin 2 UNSC resolutions on humanitarian aid for Syria – Moscow

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As the mainstream media pounds Moscow for “vetoing aid for Syria,” Russia’s UN mission says there was no winner in the latest UN battle during which its own draft resolution was defeated by “bias and double standards.” … Read More >Civilians left behind as bias & double standards of West ruin 2 UNSC resolutions on humanitarian aid for Syria – Moscow