Day: February 27, 2020

Categories EU

WATCH protesters hurl stones at police during second night of riots against migrant camps in Lesbos

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Scores of angry Greeks clashed with police on Wednesday night as violent protests continued over plans to build a new detention center for irregular migrants on the island of Lesbos, with dozens reported injured. … Read More >WATCH protesters hurl stones at police during second night of riots against migrant camps in Lesbos

Categories Asia & Pacific

Save lives, earn money! Chinese city offers $1,000+ REWARD for self-reporting coronavirus symptoms in bid to quell outbreak

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A city in China decided that a money giveaway would be the best motivation for people to report coronavirus symptoms to authorities as the death toll from the infection continues to grow. … Read More >Save lives, earn money! Chinese city offers $1,000+ REWARD for self-reporting coronavirus symptoms in bid to quell outbreak

Categories USA

Biden treated Ukraine ‘as his private property’, says purged prosecutor Shokin on Burisma scandal – UkraineGate documentary

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Former top Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin says he was pushed out under pressure from US Vice President Joe Biden, after he seized the assets of the oligarch behind Burisma, the gas company that employed Biden’s son. … Read More >Biden treated Ukraine ‘as his private property’, says purged prosecutor Shokin on Burisma scandal – UkraineGate documentary

Categories Russia

US rejected key talks on extending soon-to-expire treaty that limits strategic nuclear arms – Russia

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The US has declined an invitation to hold a formal meeting to discuss the legal details of extending the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which is due to expire in a year, a senior Russian diplomat has said. … Read More >US rejected key talks on extending soon-to-expire treaty that limits strategic nuclear arms – Russia

Categories Shows

Canada: Indigenous people fighting for rights, environment, Wet’suwet’en land

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Canada has become ground zero in the fight for indigenous rights, as various groups of protesters continue to demand no pipeline cut through Wet’suwet’en land. The NSA’s phone program cost $100 million but only produced two leads. This week’s Democratic debate was filled with drama, booing, and suspicious activity. … Read More >Canada: Indigenous people fighting for rights, environment, Wet’suwet’en land

Categories Russia

Forget the Joker & Riddler: Batman faces his most dangerous foe yet… THE MOSCOW TRAFFIC POLICE (VIDEO)

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The Caped Crusader never worried about the minor details in Gotham, cruising around the city with abandon. However, when the Batmobile arrived in Moscow, local traffic police quickly put a stop to his gallop. … Read More >Forget the Joker & Riddler: Batman faces his most dangerous foe yet… THE MOSCOW TRAFFIC POLICE (VIDEO)

Categories Health

‘Shocking’: Life expectancy in England flatlines for first time in 100 years & Tory govt’s austerity is major factor – report

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Life expectancy in England has stalled for the first time in a century, with the Conservative government’s cuts, part of their austerity agenda over the last 10 years, playing a major role, a landmark review reveals. … Read More >‘Shocking’: Life expectancy in England flatlines for first time in 100 years & Tory govt’s austerity is major factor – report

Categories UK

‘Can’t participate, can’t communicate’: Day 3 of Assange’s US extradition hearing as it happened

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The third day of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing saw lawyers honing in on the particulars of a US-UK extradition treaty, and unexpected drama as the whistleblower spoke to complain about lack of access to his defense team. … Read More >‘Can’t participate, can’t communicate’: Day 3 of Assange’s US extradition hearing as it happened

Categories EU

Germany facing coronavirus ‘epidemic,’ govt can no longer track infection chains – health minister

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German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said that his country is facing a “coronavirus epidemic.” Since breaking out in northern Italy, the deadly COVID-19 virus has spread to more than a dozen European countries. … Read More >Germany facing coronavirus ‘epidemic,’ govt can no longer track infection chains – health minister