December 18, 2020 – Page 3

Media literacy in the age of fake news & iPhone factory workers rise up

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

In the information age, should media literacy be required learning for students? In India, iPhone factory workers rise up over unpaid wages. Fall enrollment plummets for US colleges and universities. The Cleveland Indians no more! The MLB finally agrees to change the name of one of sports most racist mascots. … Read More >Media literacy in the age of fake news & iPhone factory workers rise up

Business

Russia getting off the oil needle, Putin says

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

A third of the Russian budget is no longer dependent on oil and gas revenues, said President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, during his annual December press conference. … Read More >Russia getting off the oil needle, Putin says

Business

Putin wants to cut poverty in Russia by half in next decade

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

The goal of reducing the share of Russians with incomes below the subsistence level from 13.5 percent to 6.5 percent by 2030 is ambitious, but realistic, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Putin wants to cut poverty in Russia by half in next decade

Shows

CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: The end of public opinion?

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

Is there such a thing as public opinion anymore? There have been two election cycles in a row in which polling data has been largely imperfect. So, is there more than one public? And are there good reasons not to trust polls? … Read More >CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: The end of public opinion?

Business

Ten US states sue Google for colluding with Facebook to rig online advertisement market

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

A coalition of ten US states led by Texas have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its monopolistic power and colluding with Facebook to rig advertising auctions. … Read More >Ten US states sue Google for colluding with Facebook to rig online advertisement market

Business

Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline clearly beneficial for Europe & WILL BE completed – Putin

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

President Vladimir Putin says the Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany, Nord Stream 2, is almost finished and will serve European national interests, allowing the continent to buy cheaper Russian gas. … Read More >Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline clearly beneficial for Europe & WILL BE completed – Putin

‘Tis the season for snitching? UK home secretary encourages people to dob in neighbours for breaking Covid Christmas rule

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

The British interior minister has said that she would inform the police if she saw someone flouting coronavirus rules, urging fellow Britons to do the same over the Christmas period amid third wave fears. … Read More >‘Tis the season for snitching? UK home secretary encourages people to dob in neighbours for breaking Covid Christmas rule

Latin America

Bolivian Court Closes Case Against Morales Over 2019 Election Fraud

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

A Bolivian court closed the October 2019 election fraud case against ex-President Evo Morales due to a lack of evidence, a spokesman for the court in La Paz, Jorge Cino, said on Wednesday. … Read More >Bolivian Court Closes Case Against Morales Over 2019 Election Fraud

Middle East

Ten Years On, Journalist Looks Back at ‘Stolen’ Revolution That Pushed Syria Into Chaos

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

A destabilising civil war erupted in Syria in 2011. Now, nearly ten years later, the future still looks bleak, and a local journalist says the chaos will only end if foreign intervention stops and western sanctions are lifted. … Read More >Ten Years On, Journalist Looks Back at ‘Stolen’ Revolution That Pushed Syria Into Chaos

Middle East

Lebanese Army to Inspect About 700 Containers Left in Beirut Port Since 2005, Ministry Confirms

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

The Lebanese army has teamed up with the country’s customs services to begin on Thursday the inspection of around 700 containers, which had been left in the port of the Beirut capital since 2005, in the light of the August explosion, the Lebanese Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday. … Read More >Lebanese Army to Inspect About 700 Containers Left in Beirut Port Since 2005, Ministry Confirms

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