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Instagram’s crackdown on ‘hateful’ DMs speeds up the spiral of Anglocentric censorship on social media

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

The app founded to share cute photos is now using AI to censor “hate speech” in direct messages, enforcing an Anglo-American notion of banning the ever-increasing expanse of unapproved thoughts on the rest of the planet. … Read More >Instagram’s crackdown on ‘hateful’ DMs speeds up the spiral of Anglocentric censorship on social media

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Researchers uncover more key factors that make people Covid-19 ‘superspreaders’

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021By Editor

Scientists investigating Covid-19 ‘super-spreaders’ – those who transmit SARS-CoV-2 at a rate roughly four times higher than average – have uncovered additional characteristics that afford patients this grim ‘superpower.’ … Read More >Researchers uncover more key factors that make people Covid-19 ‘superspreaders’

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‘Grave concern’: France, Germany, and UK condemn Iran’s uranium metal production as ‘key step’ in building nukes

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021By Editor

The governments of France, Germany and the UK have jointly condemned Iran’s production of uranium metal, branding it a major step on the road to building atomic bombs, according to a joint statement released by the trio on Friday. … Read More >‘Grave concern’: France, Germany, and UK condemn Iran’s uranium metal production as ‘key step’ in building nukes

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South Africans being infected with Covid-19 variant AGAIN after recovering from virus – WHO chief scientist

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021By Editor

Some people in South Africa have been re-infected with variants of Covid-19 after they had already recovered from the virus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday. … Read More >South Africans being infected with Covid-19 variant AGAIN after recovering from virus – WHO chief scientist

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Belarusian President Lukashenko says he’ll leave office when ‘peace and order’ is restored, promises to hold ‘open election’

Posted on February 12, 2021By Editor

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that he will leave his post, once and for all, if protests subside and the unrest which has gripped the country since his disputed election victory last year comes to an end. … Read More >Belarusian President Lukashenko says he’ll leave office when ‘peace and order’ is restored, promises to hold ‘open election’

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Captain Tom & Navalny WW2 veteran offensive tweet cases show how Britain & Russia remain haunted by spectre of victory over Nazis

Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021By Editor

On Friday, Alexey Navalny is back in court, this time accused of defaming an elderly military veteran. You might say Russia is overly sensitive about such issues, but a similar case in Britain shows it’s hardly an outlier. … Read More >Captain Tom & Navalny WW2 veteran offensive tweet cases show how Britain & Russia remain haunted by spectre of victory over Nazis

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Decision to buy S-400s from Russia ‘wasn’t made overnight’ & Turkey will stick to it – Ankara insists as US threatens sanctions

Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021By Editor

Turkey won’t abandon the S-400 missile systems it ordered from Russia despite the threat of US sanctions, but is eager to resolve the divisive issue through talks with its NATO ally, the Turkish presidential spokesman has said. … Read More >Decision to buy S-400s from Russia ‘wasn’t made overnight’ & Turkey will stick to it – Ankara insists as US threatens sanctions

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Ukraine suggests NATO fly warplanes & troop transports near Crimea, increasing bloc’s presence on already tense Black Sea coast

Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021By Editor

American fighter pilots and paratroopers could soon be getting better views of the scenic Russian south, under plans by Ukraine to invite NATO nations’ warplanes to fly close to its border with the disputed Crimean peninsula. … Read More >Ukraine suggests NATO fly warplanes & troop transports near Crimea, increasing bloc’s presence on already tense Black Sea coast

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Is shunning Moscow more urgent for Ukraine’s leaders than saving lives? Kiev BANS Russian Covid-19 vaccines, despite jab shortage

Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021By Editor

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have already died of Covid-19. Despite this, the country’s government has announced a new ban on safe and efficacious vaccines that could potentially put an end to the deadly pandemic. … Read More >Is shunning Moscow more urgent for Ukraine’s leaders than saving lives? Kiev BANS Russian Covid-19 vaccines, despite jab shortage

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EU making Russia into ‘phantom enemy’ for geopolitical reasons, shouldn’t lecture others about democracy – Irish MEP to RT

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021By Editor

Hand-wringing over Alexey Navalny is but an excuse to target Russia, and the EU should not lecture anyone about human rights when it turns its back on Julian Assange and other cases closer to home, Irish MEP Clare Daly told RT. … Read More >EU making Russia into ‘phantom enemy’ for geopolitical reasons, shouldn’t lecture others about democracy – Irish MEP to RT