Month: October 2020

Categories USA

HACKED Trump campaign website proclaims US president ‘involved in origin of coronavirus’ in apparent cryptocurrency scam

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US President Donald Trump’s website has been taken offline after a fake ‘seizure’ notice was posted on multiple pages, claiming the president had ‘spreaded’ fake news and was ‘involved in the origin’ of the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >HACKED Trump campaign website proclaims US president ‘involved in origin of coronavirus’ in apparent cryptocurrency scam

Categories EU

‘Europe is united’: French minister urges EU leaders to adopt measures against Turkey at next summit

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France’s trade minister has called on the EU to adopt formal measures against Ankara at its next summit, after the Turkish leader questioned the French president’s mental health and called for a boycott of the country’s exports. … Read More >‘Europe is united’: French minister urges EU leaders to adopt measures against Turkey at next summit

Categories EU

Schools & clubs closing in Bulgaria amid record Covid-19 surge as health minister warns of ‘severe winter months’

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Bulgaria will close its clubs and order high school and university students to study remotely for two weeks as of October 29 in a bid to curb rising coronavirus infection rates, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday. … Read More >Schools & clubs closing in Bulgaria amid record Covid-19 surge as health minister warns of ‘severe winter months’

Categories Middle East

Houthi minister in Yemen ‘assassinated’ by unidentified gunmen in country’s capital

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has announced the death of its youth and sports minister, who was shot in the capital Sanaa over the weekend, blaming “criminal elements” of the Saudi-led military coalition for his killing. … Read More >Houthi minister in Yemen ‘assassinated’ by unidentified gunmen in country’s capital

Categories Russia

Putting Benjamin to bed? In major move, China & Russian-led EEU bloc to replace trade in dollar & euro with domestic currencies

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The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an analogue to the EU in the post-Soviet space, should begin using its own currencies in trade, rather than the Euro and Dollar, which dominate commerce between the member states and China. … Read More >Putting Benjamin to bed? In major move, China & Russian-led EEU bloc to replace trade in dollar & euro with domestic currencies

Categories Shows

UN Rapporteur Alena Douhan: Unilateral sanctions attack fundamental human rights

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of the Unilateral Coercive Measure on Human Rights Alena Douhan. She discusses the legacy of her predecessor Idriss Jazairy who had appeared many times on Going Underground, the impact of US sanctions on countries such as Venezuela, Iran and Syria … Read More >UN Rapporteur Alena Douhan: Unilateral sanctions attack fundamental human rights

Categories USA

‘Double standard’ indeed: NYC police officer suspended for saying ‘Trump 2020’, but for cop crimes it’s a whole different story

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The New York Police Department has suspended an officer for blasting “Trump 2020” from his loudspeaker, triggering union rage over the “double standard” protecting cops who support BLM. And what about those who kill? … Read More >‘Double standard’ indeed: NYC police officer suspended for saying ‘Trump 2020’, but for cop crimes it’s a whole different story