Day: February 19, 2021

Categories Middle East

Israel developing new ballistic missile shield defense system with the United States

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has announced that the US is working with the Middle Eastern country to develop a new ballistic missile shield defense system to protect against “evolving threats” amid tensions with Iran. … Read More >Israel developing new ballistic missile shield defense system with the United States

Categories Health

Mutations have made coronavirus EIGHT times more infectious than original Wuhan variant – study

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New research has found that a mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, present in variants from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil, can make the virus up to eight times more infectious than the original. … Read More >Mutations have made coronavirus EIGHT times more infectious than original Wuhan variant – study

Categories Russia

Bombshell report claims US to hit Russia with new sanctions over Nord Stream 2… but could leave German construction firms exempted

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Washington could soon unveil a sweeping package of sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, reports say. But, in an effort to avoid a diplomatic row with Germany, not all firms involved in construction may be targeted. … Read More >Bombshell report claims US to hit Russia with new sanctions over Nord Stream 2… but could leave German construction firms exempted

Categories Russia

Russia’s Crimean Bridge closed for first-ever time due to snow as regional head declares weather-related state of emergency

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For the first time since its completion in 2018, Europe’s longest bridge has been closed due to a heavy snowfall. The Black Sea region is currently going through an uncharacteristic cold spell. … Read More >Russia’s Crimean Bridge closed for first-ever time due to snow as regional head declares weather-related state of emergency

Categories Shows

CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: After Trump

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The post-Trump era has begun, or has it? What role will the former president play within the Republican Party? By all accounts, Trump intends to remain relevant. If this is the case, what is the future of the populist wing of the party? And importantly, if indeed the GOP is now the party of the working class, will the party leadership embrace this new direction. … Read More >CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: After Trump

Categories Russia

Leaked papers allege massive UK govt effort to co-opt Russian-language anti-Kremlin media & influencers to ‘weaken Russian state’

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For all its alarmism about Russian ‘propaganda’ and ‘misinformation’, the UK government appears to be behind a multi-million-pound push to boost negative coverage of the Russian state, both in Russia and neighbouring countries. … Read More >Leaked papers allege massive UK govt effort to co-opt Russian-language anti-Kremlin media & influencers to ‘weaken Russian state’

Categories Russia

Bye, bye Bill! Russia’s nuclear officials abandon America’s Microsoft Office software & switch to home-designed tech — reports

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Moscow officials are set to pull the plug on a multimillion-dollar deal with US computing giant Microsoft, and instead buy the rights to a Russian-made suite of programs for employees of the country’s nuclear safety regulator. … Read More >Bye, bye Bill! Russia’s nuclear officials abandon America’s Microsoft Office software & switch to home-designed tech — reports

Categories USA

Asking Russia for Sputnik and getting ANAL SWABS in China: US diplomats vent over State Department’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

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Even though the State Department received almost enough US-made Covid-19 vaccines for every employee, some diplomats have had to ask host countries for jabs and suffered indignities such as anal tests in China, a new report says. … Read More >Asking Russia for Sputnik and getting ANAL SWABS in China: US diplomats vent over State Department’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Categories UK

Facebook acting like ‘school yard bully’ in Australian news content ban row – UK News Media Association

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The UK News Media Association’s chairman has accused Facebook of behaving like a “school yard bully,” after the company blocked all news content in Australia over a row about tech companies having to pay for journalistic content. … Read More >Facebook acting like ‘school yard bully’ in Australian news content ban row – UK News Media Association