Day: October 3, 2020

Categories Russia

Kremlin says 2nd Covid-19 lockdown isn’t on the cards, as WHO urges Russia NOT to impose new quarantine due to mental health fears

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Despite a dramatic spike in daily reported coronavirus infections over the past week, the World Health Organization’s representative in Russia has cautioned against the idea of re-introducing harsh restrictions in the country. … Read More >Kremlin says 2nd Covid-19 lockdown isn’t on the cards, as WHO urges Russia NOT to impose new quarantine due to mental health fears

Categories Russia

Only 11% of Russians fully believe opposition figure Navalny was poisoned, just 8% blame government for August incident – survey

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A mere eight percent of Russians think the president or government bodies were behind the poisoning of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, according to a new study which revealed 22 percent of the country is unaware of the incident. … Read More >Only 11% of Russians fully believe opposition figure Navalny was poisoned, just 8% blame government for August incident – survey

Categories Shows

Airline industry holding America ‘hostage’ (Full show)

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Congressional Democrats are seeking another $2.2 trillion stimulus. Meanwhile American Airlines has furloughed 32,000 employees. Rick Sanchez examines the latest numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and what they say about an economy struggling to improve after its derailment by COVID-19. … Read More >Airline industry holding America ‘hostage’ (Full show)

Categories Russia

Russian combat strength is at post-USSR peak after decade of investment, says military industry bankrolled British think tank

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A Western weapons-industry funded think tank claims Russia’s military capability is at its strongest since the Cold War period, and its forces are better equipped and more professional after ten years of investment and reform. … Read More >Russian combat strength is at post-USSR peak after decade of investment, says military industry bankrolled British think tank

Categories UK

UK govt report claims Huawei security failings pose long-term risk, but company says defects not linked to ‘China interference’

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UK security officials were not convinced by China’s Huawei Technologies that the security risks of using its products in Britain can be adequately managed in the long term, a government report said. … Read More >UK govt report claims Huawei security failings pose long-term risk, but company says defects not linked to ‘China interference’

Categories Middle East

Lebanon agrees ‘framework’ to negotiate on disputed maritime border with Israel – senior official

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Lebanon is ready for US-mediated talks with Israel to resolve a long-standing maritime border dispute, the speaker of Lebanon’s parliament, Nabih Berri, said. The two nations are technically in a state of war. … Read More >Lebanon agrees ‘framework’ to negotiate on disputed maritime border with Israel – senior official

Categories Russia

Russia’s FSB detains Siberian nuclear scientist suspected of passing classified technologies & state secrets to China

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A Russian physicist is being accused of divulging state secrets, after conducting research at a physics lab in China. He couldn’t return to his work there due to Covid rules and had recently been working at Tomsk State University. … Read More >Russia’s FSB detains Siberian nuclear scientist suspected of passing classified technologies & state secrets to China