Month: July 2021

Categories Op-ed

Parents shouldn’t have a ‘veto’ on children’s trans medical decisions? Should we let the kids smoke and drink too?

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A prominent medical journal has argued that children as young as 12 should be treated as ‘equal parties’ in decisions relating to transitioning. This is a blatant case of political gender ideology trumping ethics. … Read More >Parents shouldn’t have a ‘veto’ on children’s trans medical decisions? Should we let the kids smoke and drink too?

Categories Russia

Russian printing company refuses order from K-pop fans over claims pictures of BTS & Stray Kids groups could be ‘gay propaganda’

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A chart-topping superstar boyband with a famously dedicated online following are, according to one Ekaterinburg print shop, symbols of ‘non-traditional’ sexual orientation and a gateway to ‘perversion,’ a fan group has said. … Read More >Russian printing company refuses order from K-pop fans over claims pictures of BTS & Stray Kids groups could be ‘gay propaganda’

Categories Russia

Russia less reliant on oil & gas as economic recovery in other sectors fuels country’s rapid return to growth, new report reveals

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While the stereotype is that Russia measures the size of its economy not in rubles but in barrels, a recent rally has seen the country on track for significant growth, with oil and gas making up a smaller fraction than before. … Read More >Russia less reliant on oil & gas as economic recovery in other sectors fuels country’s rapid return to growth, new report reveals

Categories Middle East

Lebanese security forces lash out at coffin-bearing protesters trying to force way into minister’s home (VIDEOS)

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Riot police in Beirut have cracked down on protesters laying coffins outside the home of Lebanon’s interior minister. The demonstrators, who lost family in the port blast last year, blame him for protecting those responsible. … Read More >Lebanese security forces lash out at coffin-bearing protesters trying to force way into minister’s home (VIDEOS)

Categories EU

Covid Delta variant makes up 100% of cases in Portugal’s tourist hotspot Algarve and capital Lisbon, health officials say

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Portugal’s National Health Institute has released new data showing the Delta coronavirus variant now accounts for all Covid cases in the Algarve and Lisbon, with the strain’s prevalence standing at 88.6% across the country. … Read More >Covid Delta variant makes up 100% of cases in Portugal’s tourist hotspot Algarve and capital Lisbon, health officials say

Categories World

COVAX struggling to hit targets as countries, including members, competing with initiative for Covid-19 vaccines, says WTO boss

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The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said the COVAX vaccine-sharing program is struggling to hit its targets because of scant Covid jab supplies and competition between countries and agencies. … Read More >COVAX struggling to hit targets as countries, including members, competing with initiative for Covid-19 vaccines, says WTO boss

Categories World

Covid-19 vaccine misinformation being spread easily via TikTok Sounds, targets people of color – UK think tank

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A London-based think tank has said that TikTok is being used to distribute and promote misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines as the “Sounds” feature allows dubious audio content to proliferate with ease. … Read More >Covid-19 vaccine misinformation being spread easily via TikTok Sounds, targets people of color – UK think tank

Categories EU

Europe’s place in a multipolar world – elements for a revolutionary populist thought

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The emerging Multipolar World is a geopolitical revolution. It doesn’t only mark a paradigm shift from the short unipolar moment established by the United States after 1991, but also the end of Western hegemony. The ongoing process of multipolarity is in favor of the different civilizations and against the Liberalist project of Globalization. … Read More >Europe’s place in a multipolar world – elements for a revolutionary populist thought

Categories Shows

Oliver Stone exposes JFK assassination cover-up

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary film director Oliver Stone about his new film ‘JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass’. He discusses JFK’s often overlooked campaigns for peace with the Soviet Union and Cuba prior to his assassination, as well as work furthering civil rights, the details exposing an alleged cover-up of the assassination of JFK … Read More >Oliver Stone exposes JFK assassination cover-up

Categories EU

Germany will not make Covid jabs mandatory, Merkel confirms, with voluntary vaccination held up as way forward

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that Covid jabs will not be mandatory in Germany, not even for healthcare workers, saying such a move would break public trust and people must decide for themselves whether to be vaccinated. … Read More >Germany will not make Covid jabs mandatory, Merkel confirms, with voluntary vaccination held up as way forward