Month: January 2021

Categories Business

Can US & EU break up Big Tech? RT’s Boom Bust looks at attempts to curb Silicon Valley’s power

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As concerns rise about the clout of the likes of Google and Facebook, more and more states are increasing pressure on tech giants. RT’s Boom Bust breaks down how governments are trying to bring the sector under control. … Read More >Can US & EU break up Big Tech? RT’s Boom Bust looks at attempts to curb Silicon Valley’s power

Categories USA

Biden to make ban on oil & gas drilling on federal property PERMANENT, media reports say

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President Joe Biden will reportedly ban all new oil and gas drilling permits on federal land, as his volley of orders aimed at slowing climate change continues. But his efforts have already caused uproar even among his own voters. … Read More >Biden to make ban on oil & gas drilling on federal property PERMANENT, media reports say

Categories Russia

Putin tells Biden in first phone talks that normalization of Russian-US relations would benefit everyone

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden held their first phone call on Tuesday, discussing options to prolong the New START treaty, cooperation in battling Covid-19, and the normalization of bilateral relations … Read More >Putin tells Biden in first phone talks that normalization of Russian-US relations would benefit everyone

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Court date for jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny brought forward to Thursday as allies call for another weekend of protests

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An appeal from the lawyers of detained anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny will be heard later this week, an associate revealed on Tuesday, as his supporters say they’re working to organize another wave of protests. … Read More >Court date for jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny brought forward to Thursday as allies call for another weekend of protests

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West using Navalny to destabilize Russia by creating social upheaval & encouraging unrest, says Russian security chief Patrushev

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Opposition figure Alexey Navalny is being used by the West to destabilize Russia’s internal situation. That’s according to the powerful Security Council boss and former Federal Security Service (FSB) director Nikolay Patrushev. … Read More >West using Navalny to destabilize Russia by creating social upheaval & encouraging unrest, says Russian security chief Patrushev

Categories USA

The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way

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A California court has been asked to force Google to remove Telegram from its Play store, over claims that the messenger app is used to incite violence. The legal challenge mirrors a similar suit brought against Apple. … Read More >The Parler precedent? Lawsuit calls on Google to drop Telegram from app store, a week after Apple was targeted in the same way

Categories Shows

The virus of inequality & vaccination rollout failure

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The world’s 10 richest individuals could pay for global Covid-19 vaccination out of their 2020 profits alone. Two CBS executives are accused of racism and sexism. Will the entertainment industry ever rise above the hate? Dr. Bob Arnott discusses the failure of the vaccine rollout and why Los Angeles has become the epicenter of the Covid crisis in the US. … Read More >The virus of inequality & vaccination rollout failure

Categories USA

Biden will support two-state solution where Israel lives ‘peacefully’ alongside Palestine, US envoy tells UN

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New US President Joe Biden supports a two-state solution in an attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the acting US Ambassador to the UN, Richard Mills, told the Security Council on Tuesday. … Read More >Biden will support two-state solution where Israel lives ‘peacefully’ alongside Palestine, US envoy tells UN