Month: September 2020

Categories Latin America

Eight Venezuelan Ministers Will Resign to Run in Parliamentary Elections, Maduro Says

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A group of eight Venezuelan federal ministers, including the former vice president and minister of communications, Jorge Rodriguez, will leave their posts to participate in the upcoming elections to the National Assembly, President Nicolas Maduro said. … Read More >Eight Venezuelan Ministers Will Resign to Run in Parliamentary Elections, Maduro Says

Categories Middle East

Iran’s Supreme Leader Draws Ire for ‘Filthy Zionist Agents’ Tweets Slamming UAE-Israel Deal

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Earlier, Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei slammed the US-brokered deal to establish full diplomatic ties recently reached between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel as a “betrayal” of the “world of Islam,” generating a hashtag about how the UAE “stabs Muslims.” … Read More >Iran’s Supreme Leader Draws Ire for ‘Filthy Zionist Agents’ Tweets Slamming UAE-Israel Deal

Categories Russia

Developers of ‘Novichok’ say Navalny’s symptoms aren’t consistent with poisoning by their deadly creation, reject German claims

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If Alexey Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, he’d be dead already. That’s according to the creators of the lethal chemical, who say the Russian opposition figure’s symptoms suggest German assertions on Wednesday are inaccurate. … Read More >Developers of ‘Novichok’ say Navalny’s symptoms aren’t consistent with poisoning by their deadly creation, reject German claims

Categories Russia

Germany’s Merkel claims someone wanted to ‘silence’ Navalny, but spokesman says ‘poisoning’ revelation won’t affect Nord Stream 2

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that hospitalised Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was “the victim of a crime.” She called on Moscow to “answer questions that only the Russian government can answer.” … Read More >Germany’s Merkel claims someone wanted to ‘silence’ Navalny, but spokesman says ‘poisoning’ revelation won’t affect Nord Stream 2

Categories Russia

As world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, enters third phase trial, elderly scientists successfully test it on themselves

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With volunteers for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine showing no major side effects, testing has begun on the elderly. Older workers from the institute which created the formula have successfully trialed it on themselves. … Read More >As world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, enters third phase trial, elderly scientists successfully test it on themselves

Categories Russia

Self-flying fighter jets? Russian aerospace giants MiG & Sukhoi discuss UNMANNED 6th generation fighter jet project

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Russia’s most famous aircraft manufacturers, MiG and Sukhoi, are discussing the possibility of cooperating to develop the country’s sixth-generation jet fighter. The fifth-generation Sukhoi is due to be delivered this year. … Read More >Self-flying fighter jets? Russian aerospace giants MiG & Sukhoi discuss UNMANNED 6th generation fighter jet project

Categories Russia

Deaths from coronavirus & effect of pandemic on immigration sees Russian population predicted to drop by 158,000

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With the Covid-19 pandemic causing thousands of premature deaths, as well as restricting the amount of inward migration, Russia is expecting a significant decline in its population this year, according to government projections. … Read More >Deaths from coronavirus & effect of pandemic on immigration sees Russian population predicted to drop by 158,000

Categories Russia

Moscow brands US war games in Estonia ‘extremely dangerous,’ denies NATO claims Russian fighter jet violated Danish border

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Russia has accused the US of “escalating tensions in Europe” by holding live-fire exercises “in the immediate vicinity” of its borders. The Defense Ministry also denied a NATO accusation that a Russian jet entered Danish airspace. … Read More >Moscow brands US war games in Estonia ‘extremely dangerous,’ denies NATO claims Russian fighter jet violated Danish border