Day: January 13, 2021

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Former editor of The Guardian Alan Rusbridger on the Julian Assange case, Capitol riots

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the former editor-in-chief at The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger. He discusses his new book, ‘What to Believe in a Fake News World and How to Use It’, the age of ‘information chaos’ and the increased skepticism of mainstream media, Donald Trump’s use of distrust for the media to further his political ambitions, the Capitol riots … Read More >Former editor of The Guardian Alan Rusbridger on the Julian Assange case, Capitol riots

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Symbolic moment as Russian cosmonauts get jabs of Sputnik V – named for first space satellite – ahead of latest ISS mission

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Cosmonauts traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) in April have been inoculated against Covid-19 with the Sputnik V vaccine, named after the world’s first artificial Earth satellite, which was launched by the USSR. … Read More >Symbolic moment as Russian cosmonauts get jabs of Sputnik V – named for first space satellite – ahead of latest ISS mission

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85 meters under the ice: Russian swimmer sets new WORLD RECORD with incredible feat at Lake Baikal (VIDEO)

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Russian swimmer Yekaterina Nekrasova has set what is believed to be a new world record for the longest under-ice swim on Lake Baikal, traveling 85 meters (279ft) under 25cm of ice without a diving suit. … Read More >85 meters under the ice: Russian swimmer sets new WORLD RECORD with incredible feat at Lake Baikal (VIDEO)

Categories Op-ed

Can America be saved? It would have to start with some TRUTH-TELLING and unselfishness, so…not so much

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For those who hadn’t noticed the obvious, the January 6 “insurrection” at the Capitol verified that America is at war with itself – long divorced from its principles of government “of the people, by the people and for the people.” … Read More >Can America be saved? It would have to start with some TRUTH-TELLING and unselfishness, so…not so much

Categories World

Rebranding Belarus: Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya asks Lithuania to rename her country to eliminate Russian link

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For years, Belarus has been one of the countries least widely known outside of Eastern Europe. While the reasons for that are complicated, confusion over its Russian-sounding name can’t have helped it establish its identity. … Read More >Rebranding Belarus: Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya asks Lithuania to rename her country to eliminate Russian link

Categories Russia

Sentences of ‘extremist’ group that planned armed takeover of Russia slashed weeks after Putin intervenes on human rights grounds

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Four men at the center of a plot to overthrow the Russian government by force have had their sentences reduced by a Moscow court on Tuesday. All but one are currently serving a long term in a penal colony for their involvement. … Read More >Sentences of ‘extremist’ group that planned armed takeover of Russia slashed weeks after Putin intervenes on human rights grounds

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A Russian Strain: Covid-19 found to have mutated 18 different times in one person, with some never seen before

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A Russian woman with a malignant lymphoma, who battled Covid-19 for five months, was found to have 18 different mutations of the virus inside her body. She first caught it in April and last tested positive in September. … Read More >A Russian Strain: Covid-19 found to have mutated 18 different times in one person, with some never seen before