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U.S. Government Turns Somalia Into Failed State to Steal Its Oil for Shell and Exxon-Mobil

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

United States foreign policy in Somalia has always sided with the wrong side.” That’s how Mohamed Haji Ingiriis, a young Somali historian studying for his doctorate at Oxford, summarized Washington’s legacy there in an interview with CovertAction Magazine. … Read More >U.S. Government Turns Somalia Into Failed State to Steal Its Oil for Shell and Exxon-Mobil

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Thousands protest violence against women in Australia as PM Morrison’s government rocked by rape allegations (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Thousands have taken to the streets across Australia, protesting violence against women amid allegations that a defense minister sought to silence a rape claim and accusations of sexual assault against an attorney general. … Read More >Thousands protest violence against women in Australia as PM Morrison’s government rocked by rape allegations (VIDEOS)

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Has the pandemic turned your government into totalitarians? RT launches own Covid-19 Freedom Index

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are falling in many countries – but some governments have been in no rush to return liberties and rights to their citizens. They must be held to account. … Read More >Has the pandemic turned your government into totalitarians? RT launches own Covid-19 Freedom Index

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‘God cannot bless sin’: Vatican firmly refuses to bless gay unions

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

The Vatican’s orthodoxy office has ruled out any possibility of same-sex couples receiving an ecclesial blessing, maintaining that the Church does not approve such unions as God “cannot bless sin.” … Read More >‘God cannot bless sin’: Vatican firmly refuses to bless gay unions

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NATO changes tone: Chief of US-led bloc tells EU officials its members face ‘no imminent military threat’ from Russia or China

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

There is no imminent threat of a military attack from Russia – or China – against any NATO member states, but the bloc’s very existence is the main reason for this situation, its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told the EU. … Read More >NATO changes tone: Chief of US-led bloc tells EU officials its members face ‘no imminent military threat’ from Russia or China

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Elon Musk’s plans for life on Mars a ‘dangerous delusion’, British chief astronomer says

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

British chief astronomer Lord Rees and world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson have dismissed billionaire Elon Musk’s Mars colonization ambitions as a “dangerous delusion” and “unrealistic.” … Read More >Elon Musk’s plans for life on Mars a ‘dangerous delusion’, British chief astronomer says

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Ireland becomes latest nation to halt rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine following new reports of blood clotting

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Ireland has put the brakes on plans to administer the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, following in the footsteps of other countries that have suspended its use over concerns that the drug may be linked to blood clotting. … Read More >Ireland becomes latest nation to halt rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine following new reports of blood clotting

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4 killed, 2 survive after Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Four people were killed and two others injured in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after a Soviet-designed Antonov An-26 plane crash-landed at the city’s airport. The aircraft belonged to the Kazakh National Security Committee (NSC). … Read More >4 killed, 2 survive after Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan

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Russia could be winner in WWIII ‘nightmare scenario’ by capturing northern Europe & blocking NATO counterattack – Swedish experts

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

An all-out war in northern Europe could see Russian troops cut off the Baltic nations, delaying NATO forces from coming to their aid and securing a hold on the region, a new analysis by Sweden’s Defense Research Agency claims. … Read More >Russia could be winner in WWIII ‘nightmare scenario’ by capturing northern Europe & blocking NATO counterattack – Swedish experts

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President Zelensky must BAN main opposition party, Western Ukrainian politicians insist branding political bloc ‘internal enemy’

Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021By Editor

Ukraine’s largest and, according to recent polls, most popular opposition party could be prohibited under proposals put forward by a major city council, just weeks after opposition-owned TV channels were banned from the airwaves. … Read More >President Zelensky must BAN main opposition party, Western Ukrainian politicians insist branding political bloc ‘internal enemy’