November 24, 2019 – Page 2

Moscow’s new suburban rail lines dramatically improve commutes!

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

Moscow-dwellers are celebrating the appearance of a new type of public transport – the Moscow Central Diameters, an overground metro that connects the capital to towns and villages on the outskirts. Here’s why that’s a great thing. … Read More >Moscow’s new suburban rail lines dramatically improve commutes!

Russia

Butina to help Russians ‘in difficult situations’ abroad as part of new job at ombudsman’s office

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

Less than a month after her return to Russia from the US, where she spent over a year behind bars, Maria Butina has joined the Russian ombudsman’s office and will focus on helping compatriots who run into trouble abroad. … Read More >Butina to help Russians ‘in difficult situations’ abroad as part of new job at ombudsman’s office

World

1.2 BILLION people’s data – including social media profiles and contact info – found on unsecured Google Cloud server

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

A massive four-terabyte trove of sensitive personal data belonging to over a billion profiles has been found on an unsecured Google Cloud server – its owner still a mystery – in one of the largest single-source data leaks ever. … Read More >1.2 BILLION people’s data – including social media profiles and contact info – found on unsecured Google Cloud server

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes in Yemen down 80 percent in 2 weeks, UN envoy says

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

The United Nations’ envoy Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council on Friday that the number of airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthis in Yemen has dropped nearly 80 percent in the last two weeks. … Read More >Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes in Yemen down 80 percent in 2 weeks, UN envoy says

Business

One region alone in Russia mines $1.9 BILLION-worth of gold in less than a year

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

Russian gold miners in the Far Eastern region of Magadan have extracted more gold than some countries’ entire bullion reserves. They’ve mined over 40 tons of the precious metal since the beginning of 2019. … Read More >One region alone in Russia mines $1.9 BILLION-worth of gold in less than a year

World

OPCW report on Douma chemical incident omitted & misrepresented key facts, leaked email by dissenting inspector shows

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019By Editor

An internal OPCW email indicates that the chemical weapons watchdog’s leadership doctored a report on the 2018 Douma incident to bring it in line with West-favored claim that it was an attack by the Syrian government. … Read More >OPCW report on Douma chemical incident omitted & misrepresented key facts, leaked email by dissenting inspector shows

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