Month: January 2021

Categories Russia

Following Moscow’s move to liberalize citizenship process, more than 400,000 Ukrainians received Russian passports in 2020

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With Russia seeking to increase its population, the Kremlin has looked towards former Soviet nations as a source of migrants. The plan seems to have come to fruition in 2020, with 409,549 Ukrainians receiving a Russian passport. … Read More >Following Moscow’s move to liberalize citizenship process, more than 400,000 Ukrainians received Russian passports in 2020

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Building dubbed ‘Putin’s Palace’ by Navalny is an empty shell, say Russian journalists in video from Black Sea building site

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With its supposedly lavish furnishings, long swimming pool and digital dance studio, an opulent manor said to belong to Russian President Vladimir Putin shocked viewers of a documentary made by Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny. … Read More >Building dubbed ‘Putin’s Palace’ by Navalny is an empty shell, say Russian journalists in video from Black Sea building site

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NATO Secretary General sounds alarm over ‘Russian aggression’ in bid to encourage members to spend more on defense

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NATO’s top official has warned that its member states face existential threats to their safety, democracy and way of life from both terrorism and nations like Russia and China. … Read More >NATO Secretary General sounds alarm over ‘Russian aggression’ in bid to encourage members to spend more on defense

Categories UK

Tony Blair urges UK govt to use G7 presidency to implement ‘inevitable’ global Covid-19 vaccine passport

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Tony Blair has called on the British government to lead the way in the creation of a global ID that shows Covid-19 vaccine and disease status, arguing that the development of such a passport was inevitable. … Read More >Tony Blair urges UK govt to use G7 presidency to implement ‘inevitable’ global Covid-19 vaccine passport

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Ukraine may legalize dual citizenship – but those with Russian passports should be banned from voting, draft law says

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A draft law on dual citizenship submitted to the Ukrainian parliament calls for the limitation of rights for passport holders of so-called “aggressor countries” – a label that Kiev has been using to describe neighbor Russia. … Read More >Ukraine may legalize dual citizenship – but those with Russian passports should be banned from voting, draft law says

Categories USA

Facebook to expel ’political content’ from its news feed to ’discourage divisive conversations,’ Zuckerberg says

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Facebook is set to make it harder for “political content” to permeate its news feed and make related groups less visible – all in the name of preventing heated discussions that sow division, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. … Read More >Facebook to expel ’political content’ from its news feed to ’discourage divisive conversations,’ Zuckerberg says

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AOC throws weight behind GameStop hedge fund massacre, takes a dig at Wall Street’s ‘long history of treating economy as a casino’

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has heaped mockery on Wall Street hedge funds who’ve taken a beating after a short-selling scheme on GameStop shares miserably backfired, accusing them of treating markets like a “casino.” … Read More >AOC throws weight behind GameStop hedge fund massacre, takes a dig at Wall Street’s ‘long history of treating economy as a casino’