Day: March 6, 2021

Categories EU

Latvia marginalizing native Russian-speakers with ‘restrictive policies’ driven by ‘political agenda,’ Council of Europe warns

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A bombshell report by Europe’s human rights watchdog has slammed Latvian politicians for creating a hostile environment toward native Russian speakers, who make up around one in four of the former Soviet Republic’s population. … Read More >Latvia marginalizing native Russian-speakers with ‘restrictive policies’ driven by ‘political agenda,’ Council of Europe warns

Categories World

Russia & China’s partnership not only about ‘containing’ American aggression, also vital for creation of multi-polar world order

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It’s common for Western observers to dismiss the emerging strategic partnership between Russia and China as merely a “marriage of convenience” and a union excessively reliant on shared opposition to US foreign policy ambitions. … Read More >Russia & China’s partnership not only about ‘containing’ American aggression, also vital for creation of multi-polar world order

Categories Shows

How to end homelessness, Malcolm X assassination update, energy industry price gouging

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Ending homelessness is a real possibility but the capitalists who run our system refuse to solve a problem whose existence boosts their profits. Lee Camp dives into the problem of homelessness in the US in the 21st century. Camp also goes over the opening of Joe Biden’s presidency, and provides an update on the assassination of Malcolm X. … Read More >How to end homelessness, Malcolm X assassination update, energy industry price gouging

Categories Journalism & Mass media

US ‘virtual ambassador’ to Venezuela hosts insurrectionist summit ahead of Biden’s Guaidó recognition

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A closed-door Bogotá summit of fugitive Venezuelan insurrectionists highlighted James Story’s role as Washington’s manager of the radical right-wing opposition. So who is the US “virtual ambassador” to Venezuela? … Read More >US ‘virtual ambassador’ to Venezuela hosts insurrectionist summit ahead of Biden’s Guaidó recognition

Categories EU

Sputnik V beats AstraZeneca in popularity: People in Austria, Germany & Switzerland view Russia’s jab more favorably, study says

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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, which still hasn’t been approved in the EU, has nevertheless seemingly won the favor of people in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, beating the already available AstraZeneca jab, a study shows. … Read More >Sputnik V beats AstraZeneca in popularity: People in Austria, Germany & Switzerland view Russia’s jab more favorably, study says

Categories EU

European Union agrees member states can purchase Russian & Chinese Covid-19 vaccines outside of bloc’s collective purchase program

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European Union member states have the right to acquire Covid-19 vaccines independently if the jabs concerned aren’t part of the bloc’s under-fire centralized procurement strategy, a European Commission spokesman said on Friday. … Read More >European Union agrees member states can purchase Russian & Chinese Covid-19 vaccines outside of bloc’s collective purchase program

Categories Russia

‘People deserve to have choice’: Russia ‘open’ to supplying Sputnik V to EU but doesn’t ‘insist’ on it – vaccine funder to RT

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Russia is ready to supply European nations with its Sputnik V jab as it believes people “deserve” to have a choice of vaccines but it is up to the EU to allow it, said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. … Read More >‘People deserve to have choice’: Russia ‘open’ to supplying Sputnik V to EU but doesn’t ‘insist’ on it – vaccine funder to RT

Categories World

US announces sanctions on top Ukrainian oligarch & Zelensky ally Kolomoisky for ‘undermining democratic processes’ in country

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Washington has introduced a package of measures against a billionaire Ukrainian businessman and long-time supporter of the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The US claims he has used his political links for personal gain. … Read More >US announces sanctions on top Ukrainian oligarch & Zelensky ally Kolomoisky for ‘undermining democratic processes’ in country