Month: January 2020

Categories World

United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread

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Major airlines across the world have suspended travel in and out of China in an attempt to stem the rapid spread of the deadly new coronavirus strain which has killed more than 130 people since the outbreak started last month. … Read More >United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread

Categories Shows

Bipartisan stranglehold

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From Donald Trump in 2016 to Tulsi Gabbard in 2020, there is a part of the electorate that responds to anti-war/anti-interventionist rhetoric. In fact, there is evidence that this significantly helped get Trump elected. But, the fact remains – the establishment is keen to downplay and even demonize any candidate who questions foreign policy orthodoxies. Why is this? … Read More >Bipartisan stranglehold

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese pharmacy to pay $430,000 fine after it hikes face mask price by SIX TIMES as coronavirus spread overshadows SARS

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A drug store in Beijing will have to pay a hefty fine after it apparently tried to cash in on the coronavirus outbreak, hiking the price of an essential protective mask by about six times, China’s market watchdog has said. … Read More >Chinese pharmacy to pay $430,000 fine after it hikes face mask price by SIX TIMES as coronavirus spread overshadows SARS

Categories Russia

RT — THE FIRST TV NEWS NETWORK IN THE WORLD TO HIT 10 BLN VIEWS ON YOUTUBE

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MOSCOW, JANUARY 29 — RT is the #1 most-watched TV news network on YouTube, with a record-setting 10 billion views as well as more than 16 million subscribers. The total number of views from across RT’s channels on YouTube has put the network ahead of all the news channels of the BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, Euronews, Fox News and others. … Read More >RT — THE FIRST TV NEWS NETWORK IN THE WORLD TO HIT 10 BLN VIEWS ON YOUTUBE

Categories UK

‘Major defeat for the US’: Backlash at home & abroad for BoJo’s govt after allowing Huawei a role in 5G network rollout

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The UK government’s decision to allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to continue working on Britain’s 5G networks – with ‘restricted’ access – has provoked anger from high profile figures in both the UK and the US. … Read More >‘Major defeat for the US’: Backlash at home & abroad for BoJo’s govt after allowing Huawei a role in 5G network rollout

Categories Middle East

‘Mix of tragedy & farce’: Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ is set to cause outrage, but won’t change anything – George Galloway

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While Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’ from Israel and Palestine violates international law in every possible way, its only result will be a widespread outrage among the Muslims since it’s impossible to implement, George Galloway says. … Read More >‘Mix of tragedy & farce’: Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ is set to cause outrage, but won’t change anything – George Galloway

Categories Middle East

‘Take it or leave it’: Trump’s empire-style plan to bring war rather than peace to Middle East

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US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” has turned out to be nothing but another colonial empire-style plan ignoring not just the interests of the Palestinians but the UN decisions as well, analysts told RT. … Read More >‘Take it or leave it’: Trump’s empire-style plan to bring war rather than peace to Middle East