Month: October 2020

Categories Middle East

US Moves to ‘Secure the Oil’ in Syria by Building New Base in Crude-Rich Deir ez-Zor

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The US military is setting up a new military base in the Badia Desert town of al-Baghuz, Deir ez-Zor, just 1-2 kilometers from the border with Iraq along the Euphrates River, a Sputnik Arabic correspondent has reported, citing local sources. … Read More >US Moves to ‘Secure the Oil’ in Syria by Building New Base in Crude-Rich Deir ez-Zor

Categories Op-ed

China-Australia relations are deteriorating fast, and it’s Canberra’s loyalty to US and hostility to Beijing that’s to blame

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As China considers a ban on coal from Australia, the government in Canberra faces a difficult dilemma. How does it keep Beijing – its biggest trading partner – happy, without upsetting its key security partner, the US? … Read More >China-Australia relations are deteriorating fast, and it’s Canberra’s loyalty to US and hostility to Beijing that’s to blame

Categories Shows

Wall Street tycoon tied to Jeffrey Epstein — what did he do? (Full show)

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Financial behemoth Leon Black of Apollo Global Management is under fire for $75 million in questionable deals with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein as well as socializing and dining frequently with Epstein at his New York townhouse and storied private island. … Read More >Wall Street tycoon tied to Jeffrey Epstein — what did he do? (Full show)

Categories USA

State Department demands US think-tanks disclose foreign funding because of ‘China and Russia’

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is leveraging the fears of Russia and China to demand funding transparency from think tanks the State Department works with, while omitting the actual, documented sources of influence dollars. … Read More >State Department demands US think-tanks disclose foreign funding because of ‘China and Russia’

Categories USA

‘Murder hornet’ tagged with tracking device escapes as Washington state struggles to find & destroy nests before ‘slaughter phase’

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Researchers in Washington State have again failed to live-track a massive “murder hornet,” with the fearsome bug going fugitive as local officials attempt to locate and destroy nests before the insect’s bee-killing season begins. … Read More >‘Murder hornet’ tagged with tracking device escapes as Washington state struggles to find & destroy nests before ‘slaughter phase’

Categories Russia

Head of Russia’s national health watchdog says shutting down economy to prevent spread of Covid-19 is pointless & makes no sense

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The top official at Russia’s state health watchdog believes that there is no point in suspending the economy to fight coronavirus. Anna Popova’s comments came after the Kremlin said a second lockdown isn’t even being considered. … Read More >Head of Russia’s national health watchdog says shutting down economy to prevent spread of Covid-19 is pointless & makes no sense

Categories Russia

Let’s work together: Moscow offers to team up with West to fight Covid-19, despite constant attacks on Russian ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine

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Instead of cooperating to defeat Covid-19, Western countries have criticized and attacked Russia’s vaccine as part of an ongoing effort to paint the country in a negative light, says the head of Moscow’s sovereign wealth fund. … Read More >Let’s work together: Moscow offers to team up with West to fight Covid-19, despite constant attacks on Russian ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine

Categories Middle East

7 TONS of bootleg liquor seized in Turkey as moonshine kills over 40 people in just one week

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Turkey has launched a nationwide crackdown on bootleg alcohol after a jump in the number of deaths caused by poisoning across the country. More and more Turks are opting for illegal brews after liquor taxes rose sharply. … Read More >7 TONS of bootleg liquor seized in Turkey as moonshine kills over 40 people in just one week