Day: July 21, 2021

Categories World

‘Shameful’: Mexico’s president vows probe into allegations Pegasus malware used by previous govt to spy on him and dozens more

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The president of Mexico has vowed to open an investigation into reports that members of the previous government had bought Israeli spying software and had used it to spy on the country’s current socialist leader, among others. … Read More >‘Shameful’: Mexico’s president vows probe into allegations Pegasus malware used by previous govt to spy on him and dozens more

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese subway passengers trapped by rising floodwaters as torrential rain pounds Henan province (VIDEOS)

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Subway riders in Zhengzhou in China’s Henan province found themselves trapped by rising floodwaters on Tuesday as rivers burst their banks, pouring into streets and disrupting train services after 200mm of rain fell in one hour. … Read More >Chinese subway passengers trapped by rising floodwaters as torrential rain pounds Henan province (VIDEOS)

Categories World

NSW health official tells Australians to refrain from TALKING to people to blunt spread of Covid-19

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With Sydney still in lockdown amid a handful of new Covid-19 cases, the top health official for New South Wales has called for a new level of social-distancing inhumanity: not having conversations with other people. … Read More >NSW health official tells Australians to refrain from TALKING to people to blunt spread of Covid-19

Categories Russia

Photos of senior Russian traffic policeman’s large luxurious palace go viral after local cop ‘mafia’ arrested over bribery charges

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Photos of a high-ranking Russian traffic cop’s gaudy mansion, including a golden toilet seat and painted ceilings, have gone viral after he was arrested for bribery and abuse of power, along with other police officers. … Read More >Photos of senior Russian traffic policeman’s large luxurious palace go viral after local cop ‘mafia’ arrested over bribery charges

Categories Russia

US has declared ‘economic war’ on Moscow, top Russian senator claims, says missile tests not provocation but response to hostility

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One of Russia’s top lawmakers, Senator Alexey Pushkov, has defended his country’s decision to demonstrate the capabilities of a new high-tech rocket system, saying that it is Washington, not Moscow, that is escalating tensions. … Read More >US has declared ‘economic war’ on Moscow, top Russian senator claims, says missile tests not provocation but response to hostility

Categories Russia

Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)

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Paratroopers from Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service have manually put out ten hard-to-reach fires in Siberia’s Lena Pillars Nature Park. The parachutists located the flames after jumping from a plane over the forest. … Read More >Daring Russian parachutists land in Siberia’s UNESCO World Heritage Lena Pillars Nature Park to manually fight wildfires (VIDEO)