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Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Legitimate response to the erroneous US moves’: China imposes tit-for-tat restrictions on American diplomats

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Beijing has introduced reciprocal restrictions on American diplomats and other staff at the US embassy and consulates in China, including Hong Kong, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced. … Read More >‘Legitimate response to the erroneous US moves’: China imposes tit-for-tat restrictions on American diplomats

Categories World

‘Like dog eating own vomit’: Top Victoria cop erupts in anger as he repeats warning against joining Melbourne anti-lockdown rally

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A top Victoria police officer minced no words when reminding Melbournians that joining this weekend’s anti-quarantine rally is unlawful and “selfish.” It comes as an alleged leader of the upcoming action was arrested again. … Read More >‘Like dog eating own vomit’: Top Victoria cop erupts in anger as he repeats warning against joining Melbourne anti-lockdown rally

Categories Russia

Help on its way: Russia set to ship up to 50 MILLION doses of pioneering coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to badly-hit Brazil

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Brazil, which has suffered the world’s second highest Covid-19 death toll, is planning to receive up to 50 million doses of the Russian made Sputnik V, the planet’s first registered coronavirus vaccine. … Read More >Help on its way: Russia set to ship up to 50 MILLION doses of pioneering coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to badly-hit Brazil

Categories Op-ed

The real goal of US sanctions on ex-Lebanese ministers is not corruption… it is to weaken Hezbollah & combat Iranian influence

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US sanctions against ex-Lebanese ministers are an attempt to weaken Hezbollah, cast out “Iranian influence” and keep protests lukewarm in terms of their anger toward America which helped construct the corrupt Lebanese government. … Read More >The real goal of US sanctions on ex-Lebanese ministers is not corruption… it is to weaken Hezbollah & combat Iranian influence

Categories USA

Delayed reaction? Trump’s media foe The Atlantic calls to ‘end’ Nobel Peace Prize after his nomination, but not after Obama’s

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The two nominations for President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize – for brokering deals in the Middle East and the Balkans – has prompted The Atlantic to call for the award to be axed, sparking pushback from conservatives. … Read More >Delayed reaction? Trump’s media foe The Atlantic calls to ‘end’ Nobel Peace Prize after his nomination, but not after Obama’s

Categories Shows

Ex-Brazilian president Lula da Silva: The US NEVER accepted Brazil as an international player

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former president of Brazil Lula da Silva, credited with lifting 20 million of his fellow Brazilians out of poverty and into education. He discusses the pandemic, slams the response of Brazil’s government, and reviews the role of Cuban doctors in the fight against coronavirus; ponders the reason why he’s no longer the president and Jair Bolsonaro … Read More >Ex-Brazilian president Lula da Silva: The US NEVER accepted Brazil as an international player

Categories USA

‘Wildfires are mostly peaceful’: Portland mayor mocked as critics of BLM protest policies react to state of emergency over blazes

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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency as two massive wildfires converged near the city, but after failures to quell more than three straight months of violent protests, critics could only mock the politician. … Read More >‘Wildfires are mostly peaceful’: Portland mayor mocked as critics of BLM protest policies react to state of emergency over blazes