Day: August 29, 2020

Categories Op-ed

As Bolsonaro Loses Anti-COVID Fight, Brazil’s Northeast Takes Action & Signals Interest in Sputnik V

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While COVID-19 is raging across Brazil, the country’s regions are taking matters into their own hands, says Brazilian scholar Gustavo Guerreiro, referring to nine northeast states who united their resources to fight against the pandemic. Following in the footsteps of Parana, Brazil’s northeast has signalled interest in Russia’s vaccine, he notes. … Read More >As Bolsonaro Loses Anti-COVID Fight, Brazil’s Northeast Takes Action & Signals Interest in Sputnik V

Categories USA

‘Stay away’ Portland mayor tells Trump on offer of federal aid, as DOJ accuses city of siding with rioters

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Portland, Oregon mayor Ted Wheeler has rejected federal help in stopping the riots and accused President Donald Trump of “division and demagoguery,” even as the Department of Justice accused the city of abetting the violence. … Read More >‘Stay away’ Portland mayor tells Trump on offer of federal aid, as DOJ accuses city of siding with rioters

Categories USA

White House defends military presence in South China Sea, accusing ‘aggressive’ Beijing of overestimating its borders

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Donald Trump’s national security advisor has tried to justify Washington’s air and sea operations in the South China Sea by saying the US has the “freedom” to do so, and dismissing all of Beijing’s objections. … Read More >White House defends military presence in South China Sea, accusing ‘aggressive’ Beijing of overestimating its borders

Categories USA

US Border Agents Considered Using ‘Heat Ray’ Against Migrants at Southern Border – Report

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A new report in the New York Times details that around two weeks before the 2018 midterm elections, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, at the request of US President Donald Trump, suggested deploying a microwave, or “heat ray,” weapon at the country’s southern border to deter illegal crossings. … Read More >US Border Agents Considered Using ‘Heat Ray’ Against Migrants at Southern Border – Report

Categories Middle East

Israel, UAE to Build Intel Gathering Bases Near Yemen Following Normalization of Relations – Report

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Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi announced their intention to normalize relations after reaching an agreement, brokered by the US, to do so, that also envisages Israel stepping away from its intention to extend its sovereignty over some parts of the West Bank. … Read More >Israel, UAE to Build Intel Gathering Bases Near Yemen Following Normalization of Relations – Report