Month: October 2020

Categories USA

‘Garbage company’: Mother Jones chief lashes out at Facebook for throttling traffic to left-leaning news site

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Facebook’s tinkering with its news feed has cost Mother Jones up to $600,000 a year in lost revenue, its editor-in-chief has alleged, calling the social network a “garbage company” and a “toxic cesspool” damaging the US. … Read More >‘Garbage company’: Mother Jones chief lashes out at Facebook for throttling traffic to left-leaning news site

Categories Russia

‘Red tide’ likely cause of marine disaster in Russia’s Far East, but global eco-groups invited to join probe – governor to RT

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All environmental groups are welcome to participate in the investigation into the mass death of sea animals in Russia’s Far East, the regional governor told RT. He said that no evidence of pollution had been found so far, however. … Read More >‘Red tide’ likely cause of marine disaster in Russia’s Far East, but global eco-groups invited to join probe – governor to RT

Categories Asia & Pacific

India gives go-ahead to domestic trial of Russia’s pioneering ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine

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India’s vaccines regulator has given the green light for a clinical study of the Russia-developed Covid-19 vaccine. Similar trials of the formulation are underway in Russia itself and in some other nations. … Read More >India gives go-ahead to domestic trial of Russia’s pioneering ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine

Categories Op-ed

Our deadly Frankenstein: Social media’s creators admit it dehumanizes people, disrupts social fabric and destroys democracy

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An important new Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, uses former Silicon Valley insiders to lay bare the existential threat Big Tech poses to civilization. It’s much more than a dilemma. … Read More >Our deadly Frankenstein: Social media’s creators admit it dehumanizes people, disrupts social fabric and destroys democracy

Categories Russia

Russian population to fall by 1.2 million by 2024, wiping around 1% off the country’s total, says latest government estimates

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The population of Russia is predicted to drop by 352,500 people this year, and could be reduced by a total of 1.2 million come 2024. The latest figures are a major revision of the 2020 dip of only 158,000 projected in August. … Read More >Russian population to fall by 1.2 million by 2024, wiping around 1% off the country’s total, says latest government estimates

Categories Russia

Every cloud? Trade minister Manturov says major collapse in value of ruble this year has been ‘awesome’ for Russian business

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With the value of his currency down over 20 percent since January, you’d have thought Russia’s trade minister would be worried. On the contrary, Denis Manturov has called it “awesome,” lauding its benefits for many businesses. … Read More >Every cloud? Trade minister Manturov says major collapse in value of ruble this year has been ‘awesome’ for Russian business