Month: September 2020

Categories Business

Why US efforts to damage Chinese tech firms is a ‘lose-lose proposition’ – RT’s Boom Bust investigates

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As Washington continues to ramp up pressure on Chinese technology companies and apps, such as Huawei, TikTok and WeChat, Beijing has responded by launching its own global data security initiative. … Read More >Why US efforts to damage Chinese tech firms is a ‘lose-lose proposition’ – RT’s Boom Bust investigates

Categories Business

US stock market’s ‘BIGGEST BUBBLE EVER’ may have popped but the worst is yet to come – Peter Schiff

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The Wall Street sell-off could mean that the market bubble may have popped, said veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff. He has been warning that the air has been coming out of the stock market bubble for a long time. … Read More >US stock market’s ‘BIGGEST BUBBLE EVER’ may have popped but the worst is yet to come – Peter Schiff

Categories World

NATO think-tank enrolls English-language journalists and activists covering Belarus – and Twitter looks the other way

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Some of the top journalist-activists covering Belarus in English on Twitter are now working for organizations that defend the interests of Western arms manufacturers – with no disclaimer for their followers. … Read More >NATO think-tank enrolls English-language journalists and activists covering Belarus – and Twitter looks the other way

Categories Russia

’Wrong, dishonest & unpatriotic’: Majority of Russians think that emigrating is immoral, new study suggests

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Only 16% of Russians would like to move to another country. A figure which is exactly the same as the number of Americans who dream of leaving their homeland. Also, over half of Russians believe emigration is a sign of disloyalty. … Read More >’Wrong, dishonest & unpatriotic’: Majority of Russians think that emigrating is immoral, new study suggests

Categories Russia

Russian military historian handed 12 year jail sentence in latest secretive ‘high treason’ trial – exact nature of crime unknown

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A Moscow court has sentenced military historian and Armed Forces reservist Andrei Zhukov to 12 and a half years in prison for high treason. The trial was held behind closed doors due to the sensitive nature of the case materials. … Read More >Russian military historian handed 12 year jail sentence in latest secretive ‘high treason’ trial – exact nature of crime unknown

Categories Health

Another breakthrough? New Russian drug means fewer Covid-19 patients need ventilators, has significantly reduced mortality

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A new Russian medicine being used on Covid-19 patients has reduced the mortality rate by up to five times, according to its developer, Oleg Rosenberg, of Surfactant-BL. The drug is most commonly used to treat severe lung lesions. … Read More >Another breakthrough? New Russian drug means fewer Covid-19 patients need ventilators, has significantly reduced mortality

Categories Middle East

Houthis target Saudi Abha International Airport with drones for 2nd time in 24 hours, vow to continue until blockade is lifted

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A drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport brought it to a halt for “several hours,” a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed, adding that the raids are in retaliation for the “siege” on the Yemeni people. … Read More >Houthis target Saudi Abha International Airport with drones for 2nd time in 24 hours, vow to continue until blockade is lifted