Day: September 5, 2020

Categories USA

US Air Force Chief Warns Service Must Prepare for WWII-Level Losses in Future Conflicts

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A new paper issued by the top uniformed officer of the US Air Force claims the service must use its current “window of opportunity” to “accelerate change to control and exploit the air domain to the standard the Nation expects,” or risk losing the future security of the country. … Read More >US Air Force Chief Warns Service Must Prepare for WWII-Level Losses in Future Conflicts

Categories Business

Malaysia drops criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over looting of state fund after Wall Street bank coughs up BILLIONS

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Goldman Sachs will not face criminal charges over its alleged role in the theft of billions of dollars from Malaysia’s government investment fund, 1MDB, after the Wall Street bank agreed to pay $4 billion in compensation. … Read More >Malaysia drops criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over looting of state fund after Wall Street bank coughs up BILLIONS

Categories Russia

Trump says he’s seen NO PROOF of Russian opposition figure Navalny’s poisoning – but has no reason to doubt Germany’s conclusion

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US President Donald Trump is reluctant to join his European allies in condemning Russia over the alleged poisoning of Alexey Navalny, telling reporters he has yet to see “any proof” that Moscow harmed the anti-corruption activist. … Read More >Trump says he’s seen NO PROOF of Russian opposition figure Navalny’s poisoning – but has no reason to doubt Germany’s conclusion

Categories World

A year after he became president with a landslide victory, fewer than half of Ukrainians now say they trust Volodymyr Zelensky

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Some 49 percent of Ukrainian citizens have lost confidence in Volodymyr Zelensky, who became president with 73.22 percent of the vote last year. Nevertheless, he is still more trusted than the country’s parliament and government. … Read More >A year after he became president with a landslide victory, fewer than half of Ukrainians now say they trust Volodymyr Zelensky

Categories EU

EU won’t blacklist Lukashenko: Germany, France, & Italy slap down Poland & Baltic states’ hardline proposals on Belarus – Die Welt

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Europe is famous for its political fault lines, and a new one has now emerged: the divide between the ‘core EU’ and peripheral countries subservient to the US on foreign policy, such as the UK, Poland, and the three Baltic states. … Read More >EU won’t blacklist Lukashenko: Germany, France, & Italy slap down Poland & Baltic states’ hardline proposals on Belarus – Die Welt

Categories Business

China’s yuan to become world’s third-largest reserve currency behind dollar & euro – Morgan Stanley

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With Beijing pushing for greater use of the yuan internationally, the Chinese currency could rise to the status of the world’s third-largest reserve currency in 10 years, according to a forecast by Morgan Stanley. … Read More >China’s yuan to become world’s third-largest reserve currency behind dollar & euro – Morgan Stanley

Categories UK

Liverpool cop FIGHTS, pepper-sprays, & handcuffs maskless commuter with alleged ‘health condition,’ triggering online wrath

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British Transport Police has been pelted with virtual tomatoes online after an officer was filmed trying to heavy-handedly enforce the mask-wearing order on a stubborn passenger, ending up in an intense one-on-one scuffle. … Read More >Liverpool cop FIGHTS, pepper-sprays, & handcuffs maskless commuter with alleged ‘health condition,’ triggering online wrath