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2023-01-01 00:01:03+00:00

China taps new foreign minister

China’s former ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, has been promoted to foreign minister, replacing longtime chief diplomat Wang Yi, who has taken up a role at the politburo of the ruling Communist Party.

The Foreign Ministry announced the decision on Friday, noting that the 56-year-old Qin will replace Wang immediately. Though the previous foreign minister was elected to the politburo in October, it took some time to confirm his successor.

In his first statement as foreign minister, Qin said Beijing’s diplomatic approach will be based on “Chinese wisdom, Chinese initiatives and Chinese strength.”

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2023-01-01 23:01:11+00:00

🧖‍♂️Visiting the banya is an integral part of Russians’ New Year holidays. The experience consists of sitting in a closed room with the temperature around 60-90 degrees Celsius, receiving a beating on the back with birch branches and then submerging into icy water, and then starting from the very beginning. It may shock some, but Russians really enjoy the extreme pastime, some even believe that the banya helps them to become cleansed physically and spiritually.

Take a look at a traditional visiting of banya in our video and the film Suffering for soup: The secret of authentic ‘ukha’– an episode of Taste of Russia series.

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2023-01-01 22:01:52+00:00

Capybaras Chill Out In Traditional Hot Lemon Bath

Visitors to Japan’s Izu Shaboten Zoo were left anything but sour-faced after seeing the annual Capybara Open-air Bath, held to mark the Winter Solstice. These notoriously relaxed rodents had a grand old time splashing about in their citrus bath, to the delight of onlookers.

You know the old saying – when life gives you lemons, stick them in a tub with a load of capybaras. It might not solve anything, but the world will become a better place in general.

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2023-01-01 21:00:20+00:00

❤️‍🩹 Dogecoin dog getting better!

Kabosu, the 17-year-old Shiba Inu from Japan behind the viral meme "doge," is feeling better, the dog's owner said.

Earlier Friday, Kabosu's owner said the canine's condition was "very dangerous," she could not eat and drink.

The dog has been diagnosed with chronic lymphoma leukaemia, a type of cancer, and acute cholangiohepatitis, an inflammatory condition of the liver and bile ducts.

However, Kabosu has been on the mend in recent days. She is able to finish her meals, drink plenty of water, and even go for a short walk in the park. "I'm amazed how quickly she bounced back," the dog's owner said.

"Thanks to Kabosu, New Year's Eve came and went without any of the year-end hustle and bustle. Kabosu is getting better day by day!"

"May your New Year be filled with peace and happiness," wished Kabosu's owner.

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2023-01-01 20:01:40+00:00

China Accuses US Of ‘Slander And Hype’ Over Air Incident

Washington’s account of last week’s air incident over the South China Sea, involving a Chinese military jet and a US spy plane, disregards the truth and is “pure slander and hype,” the Defense Ministry in Beijing has said.

On Friday, the US Indo-Pacific Command claimed that a Chinese J-11 fighter approached a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft to within six meters, and that this “unsafe” move forced the American pilot to perform an evasive maneuver. It also published a video of the December 21 incident, showing the two aircraft flying close to each other.

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tian Julin rejected the US accusations late on Saturday, claiming that, actually, it was the American plane that was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers.”

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2023-01-01 19:01:44+00:00

Twitter Stinks as Company Layoffs and Cutbacks hit Home

Something’s rotten in the state of … Twitter’s restrooms!

Employees are allegedly forced to bring in their own toilet paper at the San Francisco HQ as janitors were fired for asking for a pay hike. Musk has also reportedly laid off cleaners and security guards at some of its New York offices.

The head office reeks of "leftover takeout food and body odour” as all the employees have been crammed into two floors. Twitter Inc. was also sued for failing to pay rent for its HQ as well as its other offices. (New York Times)

Musk recently claimed that he was looking to “cut costs like crazy” at the company.

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2023-01-01 18:01:09+00:00

Several Killed In Kabul Airport Blast — Media

A deadly explosion occurred on Sunday outside a military airport in Afghanistan’s capital, Reuters reported, citing a spokesperson for the Taliban-run Interior Ministry.

Speaking to the news agency, Abdul Nafi Takor confirmed: “This morning an explosion took place outside Kabul military airport, due to which a number of our citizens were martyred and injured.”

He added that an investigation has been launched.

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2023-01-01 17:01:38+00:00

North Korea Orders New ICBM And Larger Nuclear Arsenal

Kim Jong-un has called for the country to develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and boost its nuclear arsenal amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, state-run media reported.

Pyongyang requires “overwhelming military power” to defend itself as Washington and “our undoubted enemy” Seoul try to “isolate and stifle” North Korea with US nuclear assets deployed in South Korean territory, Kim said on Sunday, according to the state-run KCNA news agency.

During a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the country’s leader insisted that a new ICBM capable of a “quick nuclear counter-strike” must be developed by North Korea.

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2023-01-01 16:00:21+00:00

Inflation In Germany To Remain High — Survey

German consumers should not expect price spikes to subside in the coming months, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) said in a survey of major industry groups, published by Reuters on December 30.

According to the report, inflation is likely to remain high throughout the next year, and the 2% target rate set by the European Central bank (ECB) may not be reached until at least 2025.

“A return to a level of 2% is likely to take longer and can only be achieved by the middle of the decade, if monetary policy takes effect,” BDI President Siegfried Russwurm said. He noted that more measures by the ECB aiming to stem inflation would cause a further drop in investment activity.

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2023-01-01 15:01:49+00:00

Brits Rush To Buy energy-Saving Appliances — Financial Times

UK shoppers have been snapping up energy-efficient appliances in an effort to lower energy bills amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis in the country, the Financial Times has reported, citing retailers.

Consumers have been increasingly opting for devices such as air fryers and heat pump tumble dryers, as well as loft insulation for their homes, the report said. Sales of air fryers at Argos are up 420% so far year-on-year, while Currys is selling 18,000 to 20,000 air fryers a week, versus just 1,000 to 2,000 around the same period of 2021. Sales of microwaves, a cheaper alternative to ovens, are up 70%.

According to Andrew Gossage, managing director of the online domestic appliance retailer and supplier Ultimate Products, retailers have been “begging” for air fryer stock.

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2023-01-01 14:01:20+00:00

Celebrating the New Year was no less important for the Soviets as it is now for modern-day Russians. 🌲

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2023-01-01 13:01:01+00:00

Illegal Migration Surges In Europe — Report

Illegal immigration into the EU is at the highest level seen since the continent’s 2015-2016 migrant crisis, having ballooned as member states are also struggling to cope with huge influxes of refugees displaced by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

There were 308,000 “irregular entries” detected across the external borders of European Union nations in this year’s first 11 months, up 68% from the same period in 2021, according to a report earlier this month by Frontex, the bloc’s border agency. With one month still to go, inflows were already higher than any full-year total since 2016.

As noted by Breitbart News, which reported on the migration figures earlier on Saturday, the surge in illegal immigration got little public attention this year because Europeans were focused on the Ukraine crisis. The Frontex statistics don’t include the millions of Ukrainian refugees who flooded into EU nations amid the fighting in their country.

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2023-01-01 12:30:38+00:00

❗️President Putin & FM Lavrov Heap Praise on India & Relations

Going into 2023, can 🇷🇺 & 🇮🇳 build on a strong bond in a multipolar world?

Here's what Russian leaders think.

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2023-01-01 12:00:57+00:00

Former UK PM Suggested Bringing Putin Into The Western Fold

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair believed Russian President Vladimir Putin should have been encouraged to embrace Western values and allowed “a position on the top table” after he was elected in 2000, papers released by the National Archives reveal.

Blair reportedly described Putin as “a Russian patriot, acutely aware that Russia had lost its respect in the world” in a meeting with then-US vice president Dick Cheney in 2001, likening his mindset to that of “a Russian de Gaulle” while cautioning against any further comparison with the French leader.

While acknowledging Putin’s “low approval rating in the US,” the Labour politician told Cheney he thought it best to “encourage Putin to reach for Western attitudes as well as the Western economic model.”

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2023-01-01 11:02:10+00:00

UN Votes On Global Court To Rule On Israeli Occupation

The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution seeking an official legal opinion from the International Court of Justice regarding the consequences of Israel’s ongoing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.

Adopted on Friday, the measure was celebrated by Palestinian leaders as a first step toward accountability.

The resolution asks the ICJ to advise on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s ongoing "occupation, settlement and annexation" of the Palestinian territories, "including measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and from its adoption of related discriminatory legislation and measures." The court should explain how specific Israeli policies and actions "affect the legal status of the occupation" and set out the legal consequences that could result – not just for Israel but for the UN and its members.

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2023-01-01 10:01:28+00:00

Trump Hints At Third-Party Run In 2024

Former US President Donald Trump has signaled a possible disaster for the Republican Party, floating a suggestion that he might divide conservative votes in the 2024 presidential election by running as a third-party candidate.

Trump shared an article this week on his social media platform, Truth Social, that called for him to launch a third-party campaign if Republican leaders don’t support his 2024 bid to reclaim the White House. 

“They’d rather lose an election to the Democrats, their brothers in crime, than win with Trump,” the article’s writer, Dan Gelernter, said. He argued that even though an establishment candidate would be better than electing a Democrat, caving into such expedient choices has allowed “the uniparty” to control and ruin the country.

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2023-01-01 09:00:52+00:00

Brazil’s President Dodges Transition Ceremony

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly flown to Florida rather than sticking around for Sunday’s ceremonial handoff of the presidential sash to his hated leftist rival and successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The conservative politician arrived in Orlando, Florida, early Saturday morning on a Brazilian Air Force plane, according to media reports. He left Brasilia shortly after posting a tearful farewell message to supporters in which he called his election defeat unfair, condemned violent protests over the result, and defended his record as president.

Bolsonaro has vowed not to participate in the transition of power when Lula takes office in Sunday’s inauguration. Vice President Hamilton Mourao, who is serving as acting president for his final full day in office, said last month that he wouldn’t hand the sash to Lula if Bolsonaro refused to do so.

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2023-01-01 08:02:05+00:00

Island Nation Demands Reparations From Benedict Cumberbatch

The Caribbean island nation of Barbados is hoping to receive reparations for slavery from a number of people, including a British MP and a popular actor, as part of a wider campaign to get former slave-owning families to contribute.

“Any descendants of white plantation owners who have benefited from the slave trade should be asked to pay reparations, including the Cumberbatch family,” David Denny, general secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration, told the Telegraph on Friday, adding that the funds should “be used to turn the local clinic into a hospital, support local schools, and improve infrastructure and housing.”

The Cumberbatch family was reimbursed for about £1 million in modern terms for their slaves after the practice was abolished across the British Empire in 1833, and Cumberbatch himself appeared in the 2012 film 12 Years a Slave as plantation owner William Ford.

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2023-01-01 07:01:47+00:00

Elon Musk Becomes First Man Ever To Lose $200 Billion — Bloomberg

Tesla owner Elon Musk has lost some $200 billion in the past year, becoming the first person ever to lose that much money, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing calculations from its Billionaires Index.

According to the report, Musk had a net worth of $340 billion after Tesla’s market capitalization topped $1 trillion late last year. However, his fortune is now worth $137 billion.

Analysts say the losses were attributable to the poor performance of Tesla stock, which plummeted by 65% this year, intensifying its descent in the weeks following Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.

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2023-01-01 06:00:50+00:00

Convicted Rapist Released After Marrying His Victim — Media

A convicted rapist in Pakistan has reportedly gotten out of a prison sentence by agreeing to marry the 36-year-old deaf woman whom he assaulted and impregnated in 2020.

The Peshawar High Court on Monday rescinded its life prison sentence against Daulat Khan, 23, after he wed the woman whom he was convicted of raping, CNN reported, citing the man’s lawyer. The wedding followed an out-of-court settlement that was made through a jirga, a council of local leaders that make decisions based on Islamic law.  

 

Khan also had been ordered to pay a fine of 100,000 rupees ($440) over the sexual assault, which occurred in northern Pakistan’s Swat district. The victim, who is reportedly both deaf and mute, subsequently gave birth to a child as a result of the rape.

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2023-01-01 05:01:58+00:00

West Demands China Drop Covid Restrictions... panics when it does

A number of nations that previously urged Beijing to remove anti-Covid measures have imposed travel restrictions on Chinese nationals, ostensibly amid renewed fears of the virus spreading.

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2023-01-01 04:30:42+00:00

What to Expect in 2023 - RT Predictions

More wars? New world order? After a quite eventful 2022 which saw military conflicts, mass protests and an economic crisis, RT discusses the prospects of the new year that is bound to be no less hectic...

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2023-01-01 04:01:31+00:00

❗️New Year’s Eve Festivities Kick Off In New York’s Times Square

New York City’s traditional end-of-year festivities begin in Times Square on December 31, with revellers preparing to welcome 2023.

A traditional 'ball dropping' ceremony has taken place since 1907, beginning at 11:59 pm local time. The ball descends its specially designed flagpole, reaching the bottom on the stroke of midnight.

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2023-01-01 03:21:03+00:00

❗️24 Chinese Aircraft Reportedly Detected Near Taiwan

According to the ROC’s Ministry of National Defense, 4 PLAN vessels were also detected in the island’s surrounding regions.

Taiwan has reportedly monitored the situation responding with aircraft, naval vessels and land-based missile systems.

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2023-01-01 03:02:01+00:00

North Korea fires missiles toward Japan

North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean and Japanese defense officials, who condemned the show of force as a threat to regional stability.

The South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detailed the latest missile launches on Saturday, as cited in local press reports, saying the three projectiles were fired around 8am from the DPRK’s North Hwanghae Province, located south of the capital. According to Yonhap news agency, it was the first time the area has been used as a ballistic missile site.

The military was quick to denounce the move, vowing to step up joint surveillance efforts with the United States “in preparation for further provocations by North Korea” and to be ready to “overwhelmingly respond” in force if needed.

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2023-01-01 02:01:17+00:00

❗️New Year’s Eve Fireworks From Brasilia’s Iconic Esplanada Dos Ministerios

Ruptly is live from Brasilia on Saturday, December 31 at the Esplanada dos Ministerios, where thousands of people are expected to gather for the annual fireworks extravaganza:

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2023-01-01 01:02:07+00:00

Confessions by Hollande and Merkel are ‘formalization of betrayal’ – top Russian senator

Thousands of people have lost their lives in eastern Ukraine since 2014 because the West treated the Minsk agreements as scrap paper, the vice speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament said on Saturday.

Senator Konstantin Kosachev was reacting to an admission by former French president Francois Hollande that the Minsk agreements were actually a ploy to buy time for the Kiev government to strengthen its military. This move should be credited for Ukraine’s “successful resilience” to Russia in the ongoing conflict with its neighbor, he added.

Hollande was echoing a statement by former German chancellor Angela Merkel, who described the Minsk accords in December as “an attempt to give Ukraine time” to build up its armed forces.

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2023-01-03 00:01:14+00:00

Zelensky Aide ‘Moots’ Lord Of The Rings Concept To Win Conflict

Ukraine could become a monarchy in a bid to defeat Russia, a senior aide to President Vladimir Zelensky has suggested, likening the situation in Kiev to JRR Tolkien's iconic trilogy ‘The Lord of the Rings.’

Alexey Arestovich referred in particular to the final installment of the masterpiece, ‘The Return of the King.’

“If we are in the Lord of the Rings script… a return of the king must happen, that is, Aragorn. Is Ukraine ready for a monarchy?” he asked during an interview with Ukrainian musician Oleg Skripka on Sunday.

“And I’ll tell you, if you think rationally, the only way to kill everything that is coming at us from Moscow is to declare a monarchy,” he added. However, Zelensky’s aide did not clarify who might become the country’s new sovereign.

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2023-01-02 23:01:41+00:00

Taliban Seeking Economic Independence, Investment In The Country — Minister

The Taliban is hoping for self-sufficiency, international trade and investment, the acting Commerce Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters.

The minister listed countries like Russia, Iran and China which are interested in making trade and investment happen.

Some projects under discussion are reportedly Chinese industrial parks and thermal power plants, with the involvement of Russia and Iran.

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2023-01-02 22:01:37+00:00

India Makes It Clear It Won’t Be Pressured By Anyone

In the past year India has emerged as a power, with eyes set on becoming a stakeholder in a multipolar world, and the country’s officials have made clear that it will not be pressured by any state.

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2023-01-02 21:01:53+00:00

Nancy Pelosi Is Stepping Down As US House Speaker, And Few Will Miss Her — Op-Ed

The 118th United States Congress will be inaugurated on January 3, 2023, ushering in a number of changes, including Republican control of the House of Representatives and an attendant flip of the office of the speaker.

That means that long-time Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi will have to give up her gavel and hand it over, most likely to Republican leader Kevin McCarthy. 

Journalist and political commentator Bradley Blankenship details what the 82-year-old’s exit from office really means.

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2023-01-02 20:00:23+00:00

Russia’s Self-Propelled Howitzers In Action

‘Msta-S’ self-propelled howitzers of the Russian Armed Forces were filmed on combat duty during the military operation, striking fortifications, equipment and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian army.

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2023-01-02 19:01:25+00:00

Poll Reveals Number Of Brits Supporting Vote On Reversing Brexit

More than two thirds of Britons want a vote on rejoining the EU, according to a new poll published by The Independent on Sunday. More than half of respondents described the decision to leave the bloc as wrong.

The UK officially quit the EU on 31 January 2020 following the 2016 Brexit referendum, with the “leave” vote winning by a slim margin.

The survey, conducted for the newspaper by the research company Savanta, showed 65% of respondents want a new vote, 10% more than last year.

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2023-01-02 18:00:52+00:00

Gunmen Attack State Prison In Mexico, 14 Killed And Over A Dozen Injured

At least 24 inmates have escaped from a state prison in Ciudad Juarez after gunmen in armored vehicles attacked the facility on Sunday.

According to local prosecutors, 10 guards and four inmates where killed in the fierce gun battle. 13 people were injured.

Authorities regained control of the facility later on Sunday and are investigating the incident.

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2023-01-02 17:30:56+00:00

💭‘But imagine what would happen travelling in a white ambulance with red stripes…It’s a real target.’

Natalya, medical platoon leader with the ‘Rus’ Battallion, explains why their medical vehicle has been repainted. Doctors try not to attract too much attention in the combat zone. The enemy never used to touch the red crosses, but now, that's changed. Natalia says the nationalists are targeting doctors.

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2023-01-02 17:01:16+00:00

South Korea, US Discuss Possible Joint Nuclear Drills

Seoul and Washington are discussing joint nuclear exercises amid flaring tensions with Pyongyang, SK’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has said.

Yoon’s comments, made in an interview published Monday, follow similar ones where he called for “war preparation” with an “overwhelming” capability.

On Sunday North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong-un called for an “exponential increase” of his country’s nuclear arsenal.

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2023-01-02 16:30:25+00:00

Why were there several New Year days in Russia?

Russia has used different calendars throughout its history, and the Russian New Year has been celebrated on 3 different dates! 🚩

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2023-01-02 16:00:22+00:00

IMF Issues Dire Warning

This year is expected to be even “tougher” than 2022 as the US, EU and Chinese economies slow down, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Ukraine conflict, soaring prices, hiked interest rates and unrelenting Covid in China will continue to exert an impact on the global economy, Kristalina Georgieva told CBS’ Face the Nation program on Sunday.

“We expect one-third of the world economy to be in recession. Even countries that are not in recession, it would feel like recession for hundreds of millions of people,” she said.

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2023-01-02 15:30:50+00:00

Bigger than a House! Ghanaian Man on Track to be World's Tallest

Seven years ago, Sulemana Abdul Samed woke one morning to find he was unable to breathe as his tongue had expanded. He began a growth spurt that sees the 🇬🇭 29-year-old stand a whopping 7ft 4in.

While he has some way to go to surpass Sultan Kösen of 🇹🇷's 8ft 2.8in, health issues may curtail his chances of taking the record.

Doctor's have advised a surgical procedure to his brain to stop his growth, and curtail complications resulting from his condition.

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2023-01-02 15:00:46+00:00

Actor Jeremy Renner In ‘Critical But Stable Condition’ Following ‘Weather-Related Accident’

According to a spokesperson for the Marvel star, he was airlifted to hospital following an incident while “plowing snow.”

The spokesperson added the 51-year-old was with his family and receiving “excellent care.”

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2023-01-02 14:30:37+00:00

‘The fastest path to peace is for NATO to stop sending weapons to Kiev’ – US Democratic politician

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has once again called for more weaponry to be sent to Kiev, saying that strengthening Ukraine's military would be the “fastest way to peace.”

Kentucky governor candidate Geoffrey Young, a Democrat, believes otherwise and claims the 'fastest way to peace’ is in fact for the West to stop supplying Ukraine with arms and money.

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2023-01-02 14:01:38+00:00

Goals Outlined For Russia’s Long-Range Air Force In 2023

Russian long-range aviation will continue to have a role in Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine in 2023 and to master the use of the upgrades to the fleet, Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash has said.

The planned operational and combat training program for this year includes “the use of airborne means of destruction,” Kobylash said on Monday, as cited by the Defense Ministry.

Pilots will also keep improving their skills in working with the automated systems of control and information support for high-precision weapons, he added.

“Those tasks will be performed in 2023 as part of the participation of the long-range aviation in the special military operation,” the commander said, expressing confidence that all of the force's goals will be achieved through the hard work of all its personnel.

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2023-01-02 13:28:15+00:00

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry confirms Kiev struck temporary deployment point in Makeevka region, DPR

Ukraine attacked with six HIMARS missiles, two of which were shot down by air defence systems. 63 Russian personnel were killed.

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2023-01-02 13:15:02+00:00

Pele’s Funeral Takes Place In Brazil

Ruptly is live from the city of Santos in Brazil, with the funeral of football legend Pele on Monday, January 2.

The Vila Belmiro Stadium in the state of Sao Paulo, home of the Santos FC, the team where Pele spent most of his career, will host the 2-day funeral service. The body will then be taken through the streets of Santos to the Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial for a private burial.

President Jair Bolsonaro declared three days of mourning after the news of Pele’s passing.

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2023-01-02 13:00:20+00:00

❗️Priest At Ukrainian Orthodox Church In Critical Condition Following Knife Attack

According to the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Vinnitsa, Archpriest Antonije Kovtonyuk was hospitalized and is in critical condition following a knife attack.

An unknown assailant reportedly entered the church in west-central Ukraine and “cut the priest’s throat.”

The suspect was later allegedly taken into custody following an altercation with local authorities.

The attack on the priest occurred after a number of targeted raids by Kiev’s security services on Ukrainian Orthodox facilities citing so-called “counterintelligence activities.”

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2023-01-02 12:30:36+00:00

Kim Jong-Un And Daughter Inspect KN-23 Ballistic Missiles — RIA

The short-range missiles are reportedly capable of delivering nuclear warheads up to 450 kilometers (280 miles) from their launch site.

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2023-01-02 12:00:51+00:00

Young Brits ‘Too Sick’ To Work — Official Data

Mental health issues are keeping Britain’s younger population out of work at record levels, at a time when the country struggles with a worsening economic crisis, Bloomberg reports, citing official data.

According to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the country’s young working age people are suffering from long-term health issues that are keeping them out of work at increasingly alarming rates.

The ONS report shows there was a 29% increase in 16-24-year-olds citing long-term sickness as a reason for being economically inactive, and a 42% jump among people aged 25-34 who said the same. The data was reported for the second quarter of 2022, compared to the same period before the pandemic.

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2023-01-02 11:40:03+00:00

❗️Russian Air Defenses Shoot Down Ukrainian Reconnaissance Drone Near Berdyansk — Local Authorities

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2023-01-02 11:30:34+00:00

Romanian Bear Parade Wards Off Evil Spirits

How would you ward off evil spirits at the New Year? Say a prayer? Find a portent of good luck? Well, if you said ‘pretend to be a giant bear with tassels crudely attached to its head,’ then you’re probably Romanian. This bizarre tradition is acted out in the town of Comanesti, and sees young people donning costumes and wandering through the streets, before engaging in an all-bear dance off that Disney is probably trying to steal. And they have to be fit – these costumes weigh 45 kilos each. We could bearly manage!

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2023-01-02 11:30:34+00:00

Up To 500 Dying Every Week Because Of UK Hospital Delays — Physician

Delays in British emergency departments could be causing between 300 and 500 deaths each week, Royal College of Emergency Medicine President Dr Adrian Boyle has told Times Radio. 

According to data from NHS England, 37,837 patients waited more than 12 hours to be admitted to emergency departments in November, up from 10,646 in November 2021. Although figures for December have yet to be released, Boyle told the Times that he’d be “amazed” if they weren’t the worst on record.

“What we’re seeing now in terms of these long waits is being associated with increased mortality, and we think somewhere between 300-500 people are dying as a consequence of delays and problems with urgent and emergency care each week,” he said, in remarks quoted by multiple British media outlets on Sunday.

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2023-01-02 11:01:58+00:00

Russia To Double Yuan Share In Rainy Day Fund — Finance Ministry

The maximum share of Russia’s National Wealth Fund (NWF) that can be held in Chinese yuan will be doubled to 60% as Moscow further reduces exposure to the currencies of ‘unfriendly’ nations, the Finance Ministry has announced. 

The permitted share of gold in the NWF will also be doubled, to 40%, while balances in the British pound and Japanese yen have been reduced to zero, the ministry added.

The fund, which accumulates revenue from oil exports, was created to support the national pension system and to help cover budget deficits when needed. The assets of the fund amounted to $186.5 billion as of December 1.

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2023-01-02 10:30:39+00:00

Ukrainian Drones Hit Energy Facility Inside Russia — Governor

A Ukrainian drone struck an energy facility in Russia’s Bryansk Region early on Monday, leaving a nearby village without power, Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz has said.

The attack took place in the Klimovsky district, located on the Russia-Ukraine border, Bogomaz wrote on Telegram.

There were no fatalities or injuries resulting from the incident, but the energy facility caught fire, he said.

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2023-01-02 10:01:03+00:00

⚡️Four Killed, Nine Injured as Choppers Collide in Australia

The accident happened off Main Beach, a popular resort on 🇦🇺's Gold Coast.

Three of the injured are reported to be in a serious condition.

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2023-01-02 09:31:04+00:00

Ukraine Kills And Injures Donbass Civilians — Officials

The city of Donetsk as well as other locations across the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics came under heavy artillery and rocket attacks by Kiev forces overnight, according to local authorities. Officials claim the shelling targeted primarily residential areas and continued into the day, with the Ukrainian military using 155mm NATO-caliber artillery and Western-supplied multiple rocket launchers.

Three people, including a three-months-old boy, were injured as a result of shelling in Donetsk’s central district, the city’s mayor Alexey Kulemzin reported on Sunday.

More than 15 civilians were injured in the attacks on the town of Makeevka, a satellite of Donetsk located immediately to northeast of the city. The town has been repeatedly targeted with various weaponry over the past 24-hour period, according to local authorities.

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2023-01-02 09:15:04+00:00

❗️People Queue To Pay Respects To Benedict XVI

Pilgrims pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict at St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City.

Benedict’s body will lie in state there until the funeral on January 5.

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2023-01-02 09:00:15+00:00

❗️Israel Strikes Damascus Airport — Syria

Damascus International Airport was forced to suspend operations early on Monday after an Israeli missile strike left two soldiers dead and damaged the facilities, the Syrian Defense Ministry has said.

Israeli planes struck the airfield and surrounding areas at around 2:00 am local time, the ministry wrote in a post on Facebook.

The missiles came from the direction of the Sea of Galilee, also called Lake Tiberias, located in Israeli territory, around 100 km southwest of Syria’s capital.

“The aggression left two military personnel killed and two others wounded, causing material damage and putting the airport out of service,” the post read.

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2023-01-02 08:00:52+00:00

Ukraine Exacts Revenge On Israel At UN — Axios

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has made his country’s support for Israel at the UN contingent on the nation providing Kiev with air defense systems, the news website Axios has claimed.

After not receiving any firm commitments from newly reinstated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukrainian representatives allegedly opted not to oppose a recent anti-Israel resolution.

In its report on Saturday, Axios cited unnamed Ukrainian and Israeli officials as saying the two leaders held a phone conversation on Friday. Netanyahu supposedly asked Zelensky to vote against, or at least abstain from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution that called on the International Court of Justice to issue a legal opinion on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.

That conversation was reportedly preceded by Kiev’s refusal to oppose the document during a UN committee vote several weeks ago, according to Axios.

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2023-01-02 07:01:04+00:00

Meth Hazard Prompts Closure Of US Library

The main public library in Boulder, Colorado has been temporarily closed due to heavy drug contamination caused by an influx of meth-smoking visitors, according to local officials.

The facility was shut down on December 20 after “higher than acceptable methamphetamine levels were found in a restroom air duct,” city authorities said in a statement.

The decision to close the library and undertake additional “environmental testing” was prompted by a “recent spike in reports of individuals smoking in public restrooms over the past four weeks,” they added.

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2023-01-02 06:01:31+00:00

Colombia Strikes ‘Bold’ Truce Deal With Militants

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced a truce between government forces and five paramilitary groups. The South American state has been afflicted by armed conflict for more than half a century, with around 90 illegal groups vying for political power and control of cocaine production.

In a post to Twitter on New Year’s Eve, Petro stated that government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), Segunda Marquetalia, Estado Mayor Central, AGC, and Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada had agreed to a ceasefire between January 1 and June 30, with the possibility of an extension.

“This is a bold act,” said Petro, himself a former left-wing guerrilla fighter. “The bilateral ceasefire obliges the armed organizations and the state to respect it. There will be a national and international verification mechanism.”

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2023-01-02 05:02:05+00:00

Netflix Series Turning Brits Against Prince Harry — Poll

Nearly half of the British public think that Prince Harry should lose his royal title following a Netflix series on his relationship with American actress Meghan Markle, according to a poll published by The Times. In the series, the couple complained extensively about the British media and called the country “racist.”

Some 44% of respondents said that Harry should have his title removed, while 32% thought he should remain the Duke of Sussex, the YouGov/Times poll found 23% said that the six-part documentary series made them think worse of the couple, while only 7% said that it raised their opinion of the pair.

A third of respondents said that the series made no difference, as they had a negative opinion of Harry and Meghan to begin with. 13% had a positive view of the couple before the series’ release.

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2023-01-02 04:01:00+00:00

Russia-Japan Trade Surges Despite Sanctions — Media

Trade between Russia and Japan saw an annual increase of 10% in the first 11 months of 2022 despite Ukraine-related sanctions introduced against Moscow by the West, according to estimates made by TASS, based on Japanese trade statistics.

In monetary terms, bilateral trade reportedly amounted to 2.365 trillion yen (some $18 billion).

The increase was mainly attributed to volatility on the global energy market, as oil prices surged due to economies re-opening after Covid-19, followed by anti-Russia sanctions and Moscow’s retaliatory measures.

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2023-01-02 03:01:44+00:00

Euro, Schengen Zones Gain New Member

Croatia switched to the euro and entered the Schengen free-movement zone on Sunday, marking two major milestones for the Balkan nation, which joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.

Zagreb’s bid to adopt the euro was approved by the EU Council in July, marking the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade. The last EU nation to join the eurozone was Lithuania, in 2015.

Price displays in Croatia, which became a member of the bloc in 2013, have been shown in both currencies since September and will be used in parallel throughout 2023.

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2023-01-02 02:02:04+00:00

Walrus Named ‘Thor’ Ruins New Year Celebrations

The arrival of a huge walrus in the British port town of Scarborough on the North Sea thwarted the local authorities' New Year celebration plans.

The huge mammal, nicknamed Thor, was seen resting in the harbor area on Friday and had previously been spotted on the beaches of Hampshire in early December, as well as in the Netherlands and France. 

On Saturday, Scarborough Borough Council announced that it had decided to cancel the New Year’s Eve fireworks display on the advice of British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR). “There are concerns that the display could cause distress to the mammal,” it explained.

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2023-01-02 01:01:56+00:00

UK PM Rishi Sunak Blames Vladimir Putin for 2022 - hints he will blame him for anything else that goes wrong in Great Britain for 2023 too

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2023-01-02 00:01:06+00:00

New Year Festivities Marred By ‘Racist Illumination’

Rotterdam police are searching for unknown perpetrators who displayed offensive, racially charged messages on the Erasmus Bridge in the center of the city amid New Year's festivities.

The offensive display appeared just after the turn of the new year early on Sunday, amid celebrations centered around the bridge.

Although the planned fireworks had been canceled due to high winds in the area, a large number of revelers were still present at the site to ‘enjoy’ the messages, while the whole event was also broadcast live on RTL 4.

The offensive messages included the notorious Fourteen Words by the late US white supremacist and convicted domestic terrorist David Lane, widely used by assorted neo-Nazis and white supremacists worldwide, as well as the slogan ‘White Lives Matter.'

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2023-01-03 23:01:48+00:00

Man Faces Lengthy Jail Term For Removing Banksy Mural In Ukraine

The alleged organizer of a plot to steal a mural by mysterious street artist Banksy in Gostomel, Ukraine could spend up to 12 years in prison, the country’s Interior Ministry has said.

It announced on Monday that the suspect had already been handed a “suspicion notice.”

In a statement, the ministry said the mural by the British artist, whose true identity remains unknown, is valued at over nine million hryvnia (around $243,900).

The artwork, which depicts a woman in a gas mask and a bathing gown holding a fire extinguisher in her hands, disappeared from a wall in Gostomel, not far from the Ukrainian capital Kiev, in early December.

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2023-01-03 22:00:33+00:00

Historical Events That Led To The Start Of The Ukraine Conflict — RT Report

The conflict in Ukraine was one of the top stories that dominated the news and global agenda during 2022.

RT’s Roman Kosarev looks at the long chain of events leading up to the start of Russia’s military operation.

Warning: You may find parts of the following video disturbing.

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2023-01-03 21:30:57+00:00

5 facts about the Russian Blue - the aristocrat among cats

Across the globe, the Russian Blue is loved for its smoky velvety fur coat, green eyes and aristocratic manners. It became popular in Russia in the late 1980s, but by that time it had already been successfully bred in the U.S. and Europe.

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2023-01-03 21:02:04+00:00

Australia Defies Health Advice On Covid Tests For Chinese Arrivals

Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton has accused the government of ignoring medical advice on Covid-19 restrictions by forcing passengers arriving from China to undergo mandatory testing.

On Sunday, Canberra announced that starting from January 5, people traveling from China will have to test negative for Covid-19 within 48 hours prior to the trip. This appears to contradict the advice of Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, who previously stated that he did not “believe that there is sufficient public health rationale to impose any restriction or additional requirements on travelers from China.”

In a joint statement on Tuesday, Dutton and opposition health spokeswoman Anne Ruston urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to explain why he was not following this recommendation.

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2023-01-03 20:31:02+00:00

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2023-01-03 20:01:27+00:00

Mayor Urges Ukrainians To Stop Eating Traditional New Year Salads

Popular Olivier and Shuba salads, which are traditionally enjoyed during New Year celebrations in many former Soviet countries, should disappear from the tables of Ukrainians, Mayor of Dnepr Boris Filatov has said.

“To tell you the truth, I can’t gobble those Olivier and Shuba [salads] anymore because it’s the third day” of the new year already, he wrote on Telegram on Monday.

“Therefore, there is a proposal. Let’s gradually abandon those Soviet habits. And to be honest and frank: ‘Away with Moscow,’” Filatov added.

However, the mayor said he had no problem with another Russian dish – Kholodets or jellied meat – saying he would “give up his soul” for it, especially when it’s served with mustard.

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2023-01-03 19:30:51+00:00

Tesla Promotes 🇨🇳 Boss to Global Role - Highest Position after Founder Elon Musk

Greater China VP Tom Zhu has been put in charge of the carmaker’s US assembly plants and sales ops in North America and Europe. (Reuters citing firm’s internal posting updates)

Tesla reportedly rebounded strongly in China under Zhu’s leadership – he will now take direct oversight of deliveries in all major markets and ops in key prod hubs, an area in which Musk has been heavily involved.

The move comes at a time when the tech billionaire is increasingly invested in his new acquisition Twitter.

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2023-01-03 19:00:59+00:00

Ex-NATO Chief Lands In Taiwan

Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, where he will meet with the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen. The trip takes place amid a row between Beijing and Washington, which accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region.

Rasmussen, a former Danish prime minister who led NATO between 2009 and 2014, was greeted on arrival by Vincent Yao, Taipei’s top official responsible for European affairs.

He is also scheduled to meet with Vice President Lai Ching-te and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, according to the island’s Foreign Ministry.

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2023-01-03 18:30:41+00:00

African Nation Kicks Out French Ambassador

Burkina Faso has ordered the French ambassador to leave the country, local authorities confirmed. The move comes after November unrest during which protesters attempted to storm France’s embassy while blaming Paris for its security problems.

Speaking to the AP News agency, government spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo said that French Ambassador Luc Hallade had been expelled, but did not provide any further details.

According to the sources of the French daily Le Monde, the foreign ministry of Burkina Faso, which has gone through two coups since January 2022, made the request to replace the French ambassador in a letter sent to Paris in late December.

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2023-01-03 18:00:48+00:00

US Capitol Police Hype Up Threat Of ‘Unthinkable’

US Capitol Police have warned of future “attacks,” similar to the riot that erupted in the halls of Congress following the 2020 presidential election, adding that despite all precautionary measures new unrest is possible given the “polarized state of our nation.” 

 

In a statement issued to mark the second anniversary of the January 6 riot, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said his department had been “working around the clock” to implement scores of security improvements to the complex.

“Make no mistake, there is still work to be done. The current threat climate, particularly against elected officials, will require continued and heightened vigilance,” he said, adding: “With the polarized state of our nation, an attack like the one our Department endured on January 6, 2021, could be attempted again. Should the unthinkable happen, we will be ready.”

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2023-01-03 17:30:33+00:00

Fuel Truck Collides With Lorry In Azerbaijan Then Bursts Into Flames — Video

Local media reports that as a result of the accident one person died and two were taken to the hospital.

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2023-01-03 17:00:44+00:00

Confusion Over US-South Korea Joint Nuclear Drill Claims

US President Joe Biden has denied that the Pentagon is in talks with Seoul about joint nuclear exercises, raising a number of questions after his South Korean counterpart announced that such discussions were already underway.

Asked whether he is “discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea right now,” Biden simply said “No,” declining to elaborate further for reporters. The White House National Security Council later refused to comment when approached by Bloomberg.

Despite Biden’s curt denial, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol recently told a local newspaper that the two countries are “discussing ways to operate the US nuclear forces under the concept of “Joint Planning-Joint Exercises.” 

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2023-01-03 16:30:49+00:00

Final Respects Paid To Late Football Legend Pele

Mourners have paid their last respects to Brazilian soccer legend Pele – the only player ever to have won three World Cups.

The famous soccer player died at the age of 82 following a long battle with colon cancer.

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2023-01-03 16:01:29+00:00

John Bolton Berates NATO Members

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has penned a scathing op-ed slamming several NATO members for their supposed reluctance to support Ukraine, singling out Germany, France and Türkiye while urging for “Western unity” against Russia.

Writing in the UK’s Telegraph newspaper on Monday, Bolton warned that “weakness” within the NATO bloc could allow Russian forces to prevail in the conflict still raging in Ukraine, arguing 2023 would be a “decisive” year for the West to prove “the strength of its resolve.”

“The real issue is Western unity and resolve. Neither is guaranteed,” he continued, pointing to what he said are fractures within the NATO bloc, beginning with Türkiye.

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2023-01-03 15:30:53+00:00

Peter Schiff Warns Of ‘Crypto Extinction’

There is no value in cryptocurrencies and investors should sell their digital assets before they become worthless, prominent crypto-sceptic Peter Schiff has suggested.

As economists sound the alarm over a so-called “crypto winter” amid the massive drop in the value of digital coins after the collapse of the FTX exchange, Schiff insists that this is not an accurate term to describe the situation.

“This is not a #crypto winter. That implies spring is coming. This is also not a crypto ice age, as even that came to an end after a couple of million years,” the CEO and chief global strategist at Euro Pacific Capital wrote on Twitter. “This is crypto extinction.” 

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2023-01-03 15:00:28+00:00

Poland Reacts To Ukraine’s Celebration Of Nazi-Collaborator

There can be "no nuances" when it comes to the glorification of WWII Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera in Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told a press conference.

Warsaw would not show any leniency to those who "do not want" to recognize "terrible crimes" committed by Ukrainian nationalists against Poles during WWII, he added.

"We are extremely critical, very, very negative towards any glorification or even reminders of Bandera," Morawiecki said, commenting on a Twitter post by the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovnaya Rada, celebrating what would have been the 114th birthday of the head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), an ultranationalist group that existed during WWII and had its own paramilitary wing, known as the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA).

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2023-01-03 14:30:58+00:00

EU’s Trade With Russia Thrives In 2022 Despite Sanctions — Report

A member of the EU Parliament has described the effect of Brussels' sanctions against Moscow as ‘less than zero,’ as the bloc's own report shows a marked increase in Russia’s revenue from EU countries in 2022.

RT’s contributor Rachel Marsden explains.

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2023-01-03 14:01:37+00:00

UK Announces Massive Financial Boost For Nuclear Power

Britain has made £75 million ($90.5 million) available to support the domestic production of nuclear fuel for power plants, the government announced on Monday.

The move is intended to help the UK develop alternatives to Russian fuel supplies, according to a press release published on the website of the British government.

Businesses involved in uranium conversion, a key stage in the production of nuclear fuel, can apply for grants from the fund to develop new conversion capacity in the country.

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2023-01-03 13:30:40+00:00

UFC Boss ‘Embarrassed’ As Footage Of Physical Altercation With Wife Emerges

UFC president Dana White says that he is “embarrassed” after TMZ published a video which appears to show him striking his wife during a verbal disagreement on New Year’s Eve while at a nightclub in Mexico.

Footage posted online by the outlet shows White and his wife Anne seemingly in a heated argument, during which she slaps him - and he retaliates and strikes her back before onlookers attempt to calm the disturbance.

In a separate video issued by TMZ, White addressed the situation and offered an unreserved apology for his behavior.

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2023-01-03 13:01:31+00:00

Ex-NATO General Predicts Ukraine Ceasefire

A senior German Army officer and former Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, General Hans-Lothar Domröse, has predicted that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will run into a stalemate and some sort of a ceasefire will be reached by summer.

“I expect a standstill in early summer,” Domröse told the newspapers of the German Funke media group on Sunday, arguing that by such time, both sides will feel that continued fighting is “no longer of any use.”

Between February and May, it is likely that both parties will realize “they are getting stuck,” the former general said, adding that this will be the moment to begin ceasefire negotiations.

“We will have a truce sometime in 2023,” Domröse predicted, cautioning that this would not mean an immediate lasting peace. “A ceasefire means: We stop shooting,” he said, but negotiations are “likely to take a long time.”

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2023-01-03 12:30:01+00:00

❗️Approximately 120 Ukrainian Servicemen Eliminated By Russian Air Strikes — MoD

130 foreign mercenaries were also taken out by air strikes in the DPR, the Defense Ministry said in its daily briefing.

According to the MoD, two NATO-supplied HIMARS (MLRS) and four RM-70 Vampire vehicles were also destroyed in the past 24 hours.

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2023-01-03 12:01:39+00:00

❗️Ukrainian Parliament Slammed For Celebrating Nazi Collaborator

A post on social media by Ukraine's parliament that celebrated the birthday of WWII Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera (1909-1959) has sparked a wave of condemnation from Polish officials, as well as researchers and journalists from the US and Israel. The Verkhovna Rada deleted its tweet amid the outcry.

The now-deleted post celebrating what would have been Bandera’s 114th birthday on January 1 featured a quote from him and a photo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, with a large portrait of the Nazi collaborator in the background.

Another apparently deleted post by the Rada quoted Bandera as having said that “the complete and supreme victory of Ukrainian nationalism will be when the Russian Empire ceases to exist,” Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported. Zaluzhny was “well aware” of “these instructions of Stepan Bandera,” the post added, according to the news outlet.

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2023-01-03 11:30:16+00:00

❗️President Putin And Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Exchange New Year Greetings During Telephone Conversation — Kremlin

The two leaders discussed via phone the high level of strategic partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan.

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2023-01-03 11:02:10+00:00

Kim Jong-Un Fires Powerful Military Leader — State Media

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sacked the second-in-command of the country’s military, Pak Jong-chon, state media reported.

Pak, who served as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers’ Party and a secretary of the party’s Central Committee, was replaced by Ri Yong-gil.

The decision was made at the committee’s annual meeting last week, state news agency KCNA said on Sunday. Pak was shown sitting in the front row at the meeting with his head bowed. His seat was shown again later unoccupied.

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2023-01-03 10:01:22+00:00

Russia Reveals ‘New Level’ Of Gas Supplies To China

Russian energy major Gazprom has reached a “fundamentally new level” of gas exports to China, the company’s CEO Aleksey Miller announced on Monday.

Over the past year, deliveries regularly exceeded contractual obligations, at Beijing’s request, Miller explained in a statement on the company’s Telegram channel.

“On December 31, a few days ahead of schedule, we started to supply daily volumes that are contracted for next year. This means that from January 1, 2023, Gazprom reached a fundamentally new level of supplying gas to China,” Miller added.

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2023-01-03 09:01:13+00:00

Meet The Artist Who Turns Russian Tales Into Modern Fantasy

When it comes to sword-and-sorcery fantasy, you could be forgiven for immediately thinking about ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘The Witcher’, various ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ worlds, and a hundred other pseudo-European settings before you recall anything based on Slavic mythology. Koschei the Deathless, Baba Yaga, and the three-headed Zmei Gorynych just aren’t anywhere near as mainstream as the dragons, knights, and witches we’re used to seeing in games, films, and books.

One Russian artist has set out to remedy that, utilizing his background in game development to bring Old Russian mythology to the fore.

Artist Roman Papsuev has tapped into the vast potential of the rich and varied Slavic mythology and his pieces are truly amazing.

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2023-01-03 08:00:41+00:00

Alcohol Tax Scrapped In Gulf’s ‘Party Capital’ — Retailers

The Emirati city of Dubai has ended a 30% tax on alcoholic drinks while making obligatory liquor licenses free to obtain, two major local retailers announced on Sunday. The initiative is apparently aimed at boosting tourism.

In a series of posts on Instagram, Maritime and Mercantile International (MMI), one of the largest alcohol stores in the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, hailed the move as “BIG BIG NEWS.” It explained that people “no longer need to make trips across the country to stock up on [their] favorite drinks.”

“With the removal of [the] 30% municipality tax and FREE alcohol license, buying your favorite drinks is now easier and cheaper than ever!” MMI wrote.

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2023-01-03 07:00:44+00:00

Germany Acknowledges ‘New Normal’

High energy prices will become a new reality in Germany, Finance Minister Christian Lindner warned on Sunday.

In an interview with Bild newspaper, Lindner admitted that Berlin is facing the prospect of more expensive energy in the long term without Russia’s natural gas.

“It will be a new normal. Gas via the liquid gas terminals is more expensive than Russian pipeline gas for logistical reasons alone. So, the price level remains higher, but without ruinous spikes,” he said.

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2023-01-03 06:01:48+00:00

Russian UFC Star Announces Surprise Retirement

The prolific Russian lightweight fighter Damir Ismagulov has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts at the age of 31.

Ismagulov, who is ranked 12th in the UFC lightweight division, most recently fought for the UFC in Las Vegas on December 17 where he was defeated by the highly-rated Arman Tsarukyan in what was the first loss in the UFC and just the second of his career.

Prior to that, Ismagulov has won five straight fights in the UFC Octagon and an incredible 19 fights overall – but in a message posted to Instagram on Sunday, he appeared to cite health concerns as the primary motivation for his decision to hang up his 4oz gloves.

“Unfortunately, due to circumstances and health problems, I have to end my sports career,” Ismagulov wrote on Instagram, via translation.

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2023-01-03 05:01:09+00:00

Germany Sticks To Pledge On Russian Pipeline-Oil Imports

Germany stopped imports of Russian oil via pipelines on January 1 despite the fact that the latest EU embargo exempts piped deliveries of crude to the bloc from the sanctions-hit nation.  

 

The EU embargo on imports of Russian sea-borne oil came into effect on December 5, but flows of pipeline oil to landlocked EU member states are excluded from the ban. Germany and Poland had previously pledged to avoid making use of the exception and stop imports of Russian crude via the Druzhba pipeline from the start of 2023.

The cessation of pipeline supplies is expected to affect major German refineries in Schwedt, in the state of Brandenburg and Leuna, and in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, which supply eastern Germany with fuel, German press agency DPA reports.

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2023-01-03 04:01:05+00:00

Anti-French Sentiment On The Rise In Sahel As Intervention Fails

The French military’s eight-year Operation Barkhane in the Sahel region of West Africa has left thousands of civilians killed and displaced under the premise of fighting Islamic terrorists.

RT’s Karabo Letlhatlha explains.

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2023-01-03 03:01:29+00:00

Israeli Army Kills Two Palestinians In West Bank

IDF forces killed two Palestinians in an alleged confrontation when troops entered a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, AP citing local health officials.

The Israeli military says it entered the town of Kafr Dan to demolish two homes of suspected Palestinian gunmen when the confrontation escalated.

The two men were then shot and killed. It’s the latest bloodshed in the region which has seen Israeli-Palestinian tensions rise for months.

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2023-01-03 02:01:56+00:00

UK Stops Russian Gas Imports

The UK has implemented a ban on imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) that came into effect on January 1, 2023, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office confirmed on Sunday in a post on Twitter.

The British Foreign Office had announced plans to halt supplies of Russian LNG in late October. The measure is aimed at helping London to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.

On Saturday, the office said Britain was “supporting countries around the world to reduce their own dependency” on Russian fossil fuels. It explained that the move had followed Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, and was aimed at cutting the nation’s energy revenues.

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2023-01-03 01:01:08+00:00

Fighting Inflation At The Expense Of The People: Western Banks Increase Interest Rates

High inflation continues to dominate the headlines as the world enters the new year.

RT contributor Chris Emms takes a deeper look at the matter.

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2023-01-05 00:01:50+00:00

Germany Disrespects Poland Over World War II — Warsaw

Germany’s refusal to pay World War II reparations to Poland is a sign of double standards and disrespect to the Polish people, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, the secretary of state at the country’s foreign ministry, has said.

Poland is demanding $1.37 trillion from Berlin as compensation for the killings and destruction committed by Adolf Hitler’s troops during the German occupation that lasted between 1939 and 1945.

The German Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the issue of war damages “remains closed” and Berlin does not intend to renegotiate the matter. Mularczyk blasted Germany’s position as “false.”

RT speaks with Stevan Gajic, a professor at the Institute of European studies, about Warsaw's plan to address the UN for assistance.

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2023-01-04 23:00:25+00:00

Effect Of EU Sanctions On Russia ‘Less Than Zero’ — MEP

The EU’s sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict have been a complete failure, Belgian member of the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt said. He added that the EU was only “rewarding” Russia by increasing imports from the country.

Writing on Twitter, Verhofstadt, who served as Belgian prime minister from 1999 to 2008 and has been an MEP since 2009, claimed that the effect of the EU’s nine packages of sanctions on Moscow “is less than 0.”

The former PM said that in the bloc’s attempts to punish Russia, it has achieved the opposite result. “We are rewarding Russia for its war against us!” 

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2023-01-04 22:30:35+00:00

New Yorkers take a dip @ Coney Island beach for 120th ‘Polar Bear plunge’

2023-01-04 22:00:58+00:00

Chinese Snooker Stars Suspended Amid Match-Fixing Claims

The number of Chinese snooker stars caught up in a match-fixing and betting scandal has risen to ten after Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang became the latest names to be suspended on Tuesday.

Governing body the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said in a statement that the pair will be banned from competing on the World Snooker Tour with immediate effect.

“This decision is part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches for betting purposes in breach of the WPBSA Conduct Regulations,” the statement added.

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2023-01-04 21:30:26+00:00

Chinese man runs marathon while smoking cigarettes 🚬

The 50-year-old man, known as 'Uncle Chen', has an unusual habit. He likes to smoke while he runs. Once he even ran a 42-kilometer marathon while puffing on cigarettes. However, not everyone has been impressed by the Chinese man’s peculiar regimen. Some people accused him of harming the health of other competitors with secondhand smoke. Do you agree with the critics?

Another old man who lives in India also runs in an unusual way. Wishwanathan Jayaraman is able to run barefoot about 32 kilometers every day. He was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy.

‘The main reason for going barefoot was economical. Every 500 kilometers you are supposed to change your shoes. The normal shoes would cost you about 5,000 Indian rupees’, says Jayaraman.

To find out what else the Indian has refused, you can see in our documentary Gandhi's Footsteps.

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2023-01-04 21:00:34+00:00

Djokovic Backs Russian Players

Novak Djokovic has backed the rights of Russian and Belarusian players to appear on the world tennis tour, despite the widespread bans imposed across a range of other sports.

Tennis has been among the outliers in global sport after governing bodies the ATP and WTA allowed players such as Russian men’s star Daniil Medvedev and Belarusian women’s ace Aryna Sabalenka to continue to compete at major events.

“Of course, of course, absolutely,” Djokovic was quoted as saying when asked if he wanted to see every player compete at every Grand Slam.

“I hope [Daniil Medvedev] and other Russian, Belarusian players will be able to play everywhere,” added the 21-time Grand Slam winner.

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2023-01-04 20:30:27+00:00

Wall Street sees S&P 500 flat this year

Wall Street's top strategists are making a wide range of forecasts for 2023, reflecting the current high uncertainty amid slowing growth and persistent financial tightening by central banks.

The S&P 500 is projected to average 4,031 at the end of 2023, up only about 6% from its current level of about 3,825.

This year, equity analysts have been more cautious, after overestimating the S&P 500 index's performance in 2022 by nearly 40%, marking their biggest miss since 2008, when analysts overshot by 92%.

Many macro strategists have also said in their 2023 outlooks they expect the US economy to slip into recession by mid-year, further undermining equity valuations as corporate profits slump and unemployment climbs.

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2023-01-04 20:01:59+00:00

SpaceX Launches First Mission For 2023

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 Transporter-6 mission to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The flight carries 114 payloads, including CubeSats, microsats, picosats and orbital transfer vehicles, and is the first mission of 2023 by SpaceX.

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2023-01-04 19:30:11+00:00

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2023-01-04 19:00:25+00:00

Ukraine Promises Strikes ‘Deeper’ Into Russia

There will be new strikes deep into Russian territory, Kirill Budanov, Ukraine’s top spy said on Tuesday. However, he neither denied, nor claimed responsibility for a recent attack on a Russian military facility.

Speaking to ABC News, Budanov, who heads Kiev’s Main Intelligence Directorate, was asked whether it was Ukraine which had conducted a recent attack on a Russian airbase. “I can’t give an answer right now to this question. Only after [the] ending of this war,” he replied, adding, though, that he was “glad” to see the strike.

In recent weeks, Moscow has on numerous occasions accused Kiev of carrying out strikes on its military facilities inside Russian territory. Last week, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a Ukrainian drone attempted to target the Engels airfield in Saratov Region, which hosts strategic bombers.

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2023-01-04 18:30:12+00:00

Vehicles swept away by powerful floods in Portugal's Caminha

2023-01-04 18:00:57+00:00

UK To Suffer More Than Most This Year — FT

Britain faces one of the worst recessions among the world’s leading industrialized nations this year, the Financial Times has reported, citing economists.

In an annual poll of 101 leading UK-based economists, the majority told the outlet that the fallout from spiralling inflation, triggered by the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, will persist for longer in the UK than in other G7 nations, and the country’s recovery will be one of the weakest. GDP will shrink for most of 2023, the government will have to run a tight fiscal policy, and the Bank of England will keep interest rates high, the report said.

John Philpott, an independent labour market economist, told FT that “the 2023 recession will feel much worse than the economic impact of the pandemic.” Other respondents described the outlook for consumers – especially those on low incomes – as “tough,” “bleak,” “grim,” “miserable” and “terrible,” the outlet writes.

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2023-01-04 17:30:53+00:00

🇺🇸Funeral Parlour Owner Gets 20 Years for Selling Body Parts

Megan Hess, 46, has been sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for defrauding relatives of the dead by dissecting 560 corpses and selling body parts without permission using fake donor forms.

She operated a funeral home and a body parts entity from the same building in Montrose, Colorado. The 20-year term was the maximum allowed under law.

Her 69-year-old mother, Shirley Koch, also pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to 15 years. Koch’s main role was chopping up the bodies, court records show. (Reuters)

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2023-01-04 17:00:36+00:00

Twitter Announces Decision On Political Advertisements

Twitter is set to relax its ban on political advertising, saying the policy change would take effect in the coming weeks. The announcement follows reports of an exodus of advertisers from the website after Musk’s multi-billion-dollar takeover last year.

The platform’s Twitter Safety account highlighted the decision on Tuesday, noting that it would soon “align our advertising policy with that of TV and other media outlets” regarding political material.

“Today, we're relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US. We also plan to expand the political advertising we permit in the coming weeks,” it said, adding “We believe cause-based advertising can facilitate public conversation around important topics.”

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2023-01-04 16:30:25+00:00

Fake Phone To Cure Smartphone Addiction To Launch In Japan

Are you addicted to holding a rounded rectangle of plastic? Then curb your addiction with this slightly less functional rounded rectangle of plastic. The AcryPhone is a piece of black acrylic that is designed to help ween you off your smartphone addiction by giving you something phone shaped to hold in your hand. It has no screen, no speakers, no electronics and no headphone jack (ok, that one is quite realistic), although for 220 yen extra ($1.50) you can have an optional screen protector to pick away at. You can even get a case for it that looks a bit like it has camera lenses, all the better to stop people yelling ‘why is that maniac playing with a pretend phone?’

The AcryPhone is being launched by Japanese company eKod Works next month. If you can’t wait that long to pose with a good-looking but functionally worthless rounded rectangle, you could always just get an iPhone…

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2023-01-04 16:01:25+00:00

Russian Electricity Exports To Asia Growing — Minister

Russia’s electricity supplies to China and Mongolia will see an overall 20% jump by the end of this year, Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov has said.

Estimates by the Russian energy giant Inter RAO suggest that the country has supplied a record 4.4-4.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electrical power to China in 2022. Data shows that China’s electricity consumption had risen in December due to colder weather. This has also pushed demand for coal and gas for heating higher.

“This year [2022] we can talk about the growth of eastbound [electricity] exports, that is, total exports to China and Mongolia have increased by 20%, and there will be an uptick of about 16% to China by the end of the year,” Shulginov revealed last week in an interview with the TV channel Rossiya-24.

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2023-01-04 15:30:33+00:00

EU Gas Prices Fall To Lowest Level In Over A Year

European gas futures dipped below $750 per thousand cubic meters on Wednesday for the first time since November 2021, data from the London Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) shows.

The cost of gas futures for February delivery at the TTF hub in the Netherlands was down more than 5% to $733 per thousand cubic meter or €67 ($71.1) per megawatt hour (MWh) in household terms early on Wednesday morning, before climbing slightly back up.

Despite the current decline, gas prices remain several times higher than the long-term average.

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2023-01-04 15:01:48+00:00

Main Adversary Of Russia’s First President

Ruslan Khasbulatov, one of the most powerful men in the early days of post-Soviet Russia, has died in Moscow Region at the age of 80, media reports, citing his relatives. 

The politician and economist led the first Russian parliament and supported Boris Yeltsin, who was yet to become the country's first president, in his standoff against junta coup plotters who sought to grab power in the USSR in 1991. However, just two years after Khasbulatov and Yeltsin stood side by side against the attempted coup, they turned against each other, sparking the 1993 constitutional crisis. 

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2023-01-04 14:30:55+00:00

❗️First Ship With Russian Zircon Missiles Placed On Combat Duty

The first Russian warship carrying Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, the frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov,’ began routine combat service on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the ceremony via video link. He said that the Zircon missile was a “unique weapon” and that “no other country has anything comparable.” 

“I am sure that such a powerful armament will allow us to steadfastly defend Russia from potential foreign threats. It will help to maintain the national interests of our country,” Putin stated.

According to Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, the frigate will conduct “a voyage in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea.”

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2023-01-04 14:01:55+00:00

Documents Reveal How ‘Russiagate’ Was Used For Twitter Censorship

Internal documents from Twitter made public on Tuesday show how the social media platform was pressured to follow the US intelligence community’s lead on censorship back in 2017. Key Democrats in the US Congress, a British university, and two media outlets – Politico and BuzzFeed – played a major role in constructing and amplifying the ‘Russiagate’ conspiracy theory, according to research by Matt Taibbi.

In a pattern established in just six weeks, from August to October 2017, Twitter went from being on nobody’s radar to agreeing to take orders from US spies as to whom to censor, Taibbi wrote on Substack. 

“Threats from Congress came first, then a rush of bad headlines (inspired by leaks from congressional committees), and finally a series of moderation demands coming from the outside,” he added.

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2023-01-04 13:30:25+00:00

Ukrainian Forces Shell Hotel In New Russian Region — RT Exclusive

RT’s Ilya Vasyunin said the strike on the town of Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye region hit a city hotel.

According to preliminary data, HIMARS launchers fired the volley. Two civilians have reportedly died as a result.

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2023-01-04 13:00:38+00:00

US To Execute First Transgender Convict

Amber McLaughlin is set to become the first transgender ‘woman’ executed by the US. Unless Missouri Governor Mike Parson grants clemency, McLaughlin will be put to death on Tuesday for the rape and murder of a former girlfriend.

Should McLaughlin’s appeal for clemency fail, the 49-year-old will be the first criminal executed by the US this year, and the first transgender person executed in US history. McLaughlin is scheduled to die by lethal injection in Missouri’s execution chamber in the city of Bonne Terre.

Biologically male and having gone by the name Scott, McLaughlin raped an ex-girlfriend and stabbed her to death in 2003, having previously been convicted for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in 1992.

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2023-01-04 12:30:08+00:00

One Murder Away From Hunger: Africa Now With Paula Slier

Murders against farmers in South Africa have reached unprecedented levels.

An international call for help has fallen largely on deaf ears, with Russia one of the few countries to respond.

In our 'Africa Now' show we meet farmers in Africa and Russia – and explore the devastating impact these murders have on food insecurity in Africa.

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https://rumble.com/v23r72s-one-murder-away-from-hunger-africa-now-with-paula-slier.html

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2023-01-04 12:01:29+00:00

Ukraine Estimates Cost Of Reconstruction

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said on Tuesday that “more than $700 billion” will be needed to repair the damage due to the conflict, double the estimate given by Kiev in June. President Vladimir Zelensky had put the figure at $1 trillion at the end of December. 

“Together with the World Bank, we plan to conduct another verification of Ukraine's needs for a quick recovery,” Shmygal told the cabinet meeting in Kiev, according to the UNIAN news agency. “Let me remind you that we had such an estimate at the beginning of June. Then the figure was $350 billion in damage. Given the latest attacks on our infrastructure, today this amount reaches more than $700 billion.”

Meanwhile, he said that Kiev intends to use the 17 billion hryvnia ($426.6 million) already confiscated from Russian banks on rebuilding residences destroyed in the fighting.

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2023-01-04 11:30:38+00:00

❗️Ukrainian Stronghold Obliterated By New-Generation Precision-Guided Munitions — Russian MoD

The Defense Ministry reports that Ukrainian armored vehicles were among the destroyed at the stronghold.

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2023-01-04 11:01:39+00:00

Republican Leader Suffers Once-In-A-Century Setback

California Rep. Kevin McCarthy has lost his bid to become speaker of the House of Representatives, facing a band of rival Republicans and unanimous Democratic opposition. Considered too moderate by dissenting GOP members, McCarthy is the first party head to lose a speaker’s contest in 100 years, leaving the lower chamber without a leader as lawmakers prepare for a second day of voting.

McCarthy failed to secure the 218 votes needed for a majority in three separate ballots on Tuesday, with 20 House Republicans instead backing Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan in the last round of voting. Democrats, meanwhile, unified behind Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who ultimately received 212 votes on the third ballot, 10 more than McCarthy.

The Republican stalemate only deepened over the three votes, beginning with 19 GOP members but later growing to 20 on the last round of balloting.

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2023-01-04 10:40:02+00:00

❗️President Putin And Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev Confirm Mutual Desire To Strengthen Relations And Cooperation Between Countries During Telephone Conversation — Kremlin

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2023-01-04 10:30:49+00:00

Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud charges

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in New York federal court Tuesday to eight charges related to the collapse of his former crypto exchange FTX and hedge fund Alameda Research.

The former crypto billionaire was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, individual charges of securities fraud and wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to avoid campaign finance regulations.

The trial will begin October 2.

The government has already secured guilty pleas from two former top associates of Bankman-Fried's – former Alameda chief executive Caroline Ellison and former FTX chief technology officer Gary Wang – who are cooperating with prosecutors and may testify at trial.

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2023-01-04 10:00:28+00:00

Motorsport Icon Killed In Snowmobile Accident

American motorsport star and prominent YouTuber Ken Block has died in a snowmobile accident at the age of 55.

A competitive rally driver, Block grew to prominence online for the “Gymkhana” video series on YouTube, in which he filmed himself taking part in daring motorsport feats, earning him two million subscribers and many several million views.

According to reports from local law enforcement, Block died in Wasatch County, Utah while driving a snowmobile up a steep slope. It upended and crashed down on top of him.

He was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.

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2023-01-04 09:00:31+00:00

UK To Label Iran’s Elite Unite ‘Terror Group’ — Telegraph

Britain will officially designate Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group within weeks, the Telegraph claimed.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Security Minister Tom Tugendhat support the move, according to the newspaper.

“Officials have been building the case” against the IRGC, “with the security services understood to have shared intelligence,” the report said.

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2023-01-04 08:30:16+00:00

❗️Russian Military Issues Update On Deadly Ukrainian Strike

Nearly 90 troops were killed by a Ukrainian missile strike that hit a temporary housing area used by Russian forces in the city of Makeyevka in Donetsk People’s Republic just after midnight on January 1, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.

The death toll has grown to 89 people, including the unit’s deputy commander, the ministry said, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of a vocational school where the troops were stationed on New Year’s night.

The facility was targeted by six missiles from a US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launcher, four of which penetrated air defenses, and hit the building at precisely 0:01am on January 1, the Defense ministry said, claiming that the launcher was later destroyed in a retaliatory strike.

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2023-01-04 08:01:52+00:00

Loyal Dog Waits Two Years For Deceases Master

Dogor has become a regular attendee at meetings in Oleneksky district administrative office. He loves celebrations, and can often be found near the podium. During office hours he makes sure to visit everyone, even in the main office, where he assists district head Elena Stepanova.

Dogor, which means ‘friend’ in Yakut, is a very good dog, and still loves to visit the offices of the former head Alexander Ivanov, patiently waiting for the return of his late beloved master.

This 10-year-old most goodest of good boys once found a picture of his owner. He stared at it for hours. We’re not crying, honest.

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2023-01-04 07:00:36+00:00

US Schools Are ‘Cesspool Of Marxist Indoctrination’ — Senator

The Republican Party must support governors and school-board members who are fighting to prevent US educational institutions from becoming a “cesspool of Marxist indoctrination,” Senator Marco Rubio has said.

“Dangerous academic constructs like critical race theory and radical gender theory are being forced on elementary school children,” Rubio wrote in an article published in the American Conservative magazine on Tuesday.

The party needs to provide “reinforcements” to Republican governors and school-board members who are fighting against such ideas being taught to students, he said.

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2023-01-04 06:00:20+00:00

African Nation Wants Major Investment From Russia

Russian businesses should actively invest in Angola's economy and its diplomatic mission in Moscow will support such initiatives in every possible way, the African country’s ambassador said on Tuesday.

Speaking to RIA Novosti news agency, Augusto da Silva Cunha said that Luanda is calling on the entrepreneurs to be more active as, so far, Russia’s business presence in Angola has been modest. He also pointed out that, after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, some Western nations have turned to Africa for resources, as some countries on the continent, including Angola, possess large oil and gas deposits.

"We want to motivate Russian businessmen to take advantage of Angola’s openness to foreign investment. We want them to participate in various projects to develop the country's economy, and to earn money as well," the ambassador said.

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2023-01-04 05:00:19+00:00

Thousands Commemorate Third Anniversary Of Soleimani’s Assassination

Mourners have gathered in their thousands in the Iraqi capital Baghdad to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani, laying flowers and candles by his portraits.

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2023-01-04 04:01:26+00:00

People Could Live On Moon By 2030 — NASA

A top NASA official has done his bit to ease surging anxiety over rising house prices, by suggesting that we might soon have more real estate to utilize.

Program manager Howard Hu, recently involved in the the Artemis lunar mission, has clamed that living on the Moon will ‘certainly’ happen this decade.

‘We are going to be sending people down to the surface, they are going to be living there on the surface and doing science,’ Hu said.

The Artemis program will see the eventual construction of the Lunar Gateway – a new space station where astronauts will be able to live and work. It doesn’t mention condos and a Starbucks yet, but we’re sure that part’s coming.

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2023-01-04 03:01:26+00:00

German Defense Chief Slammed Over ‘Inappropriate’ Message On Ukraine

Germany’s defense minister, Christine Lambrecht, has been roundly criticized after publishing a New Year’s Eve greeting in which she touched upon the ongoing conflict in Ukraine against the backdrop of festive fireworks in Berlin. The message was broadly slammed as an “embarrassment” and prompted opposition politicians and some journalists to call for her resignation.

“A war is raging in the middle of Europe,” the minister says at one point, without even mentioning Russia or Ukraine. Lambrecht then goes on to say that over the past year she has had “many encounters with interesting and great people” and has received “many special impressions” in connection to the ongoing conflict. “I would like to say a heartfelt thank you for that,” she adds. 

A member of the Bundestag’s Defense Committee, Serap Guler, branded the minister’s message an “embarrassment” that only added to a pile of her previous alleged mistakes.

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2023-01-04 02:00:53+00:00

Russian ‘Akatsiya’ Self-Propelled Gun In Action

Russia’s Defense Ministry has released footage of combat work of the crews of the 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery guns, conducting fire missions on armored vehicles and the fortified positions of Ukrainian troops.

Combat missions are performed by military personnel called up from the reserve as part of a partial mobilization.

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2023-01-04 01:00:36+00:00

French ‘Oscars’ Introduces Major Change

The French Cesar Academy, which hands out the nation’s most prestigious film award, has decided not to invite to its ceremony anyone who has been convicted of or even who is being charged with acts of violence, particularly in sex crimes.

In a statement, the academy said that, out of respect for victims, even presumed ones, “it has been decided not to highlight people who are either indicted on or sentenced for acts of violence, notably of a sexual or sexist nature.”

Such people “cannot be invited to the Ceremony, nor to any of the events associated with it and organized by the Cesar Academy,” the statement read, adding that “no one will be allowed to speak on their behalf” either.

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2023-01-04 00:01:44+00:00

Lula Halts Privatization Of Brazil’s State Companies — Media

Brazil’s newly returned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has scrapped plans to sell off eight state-run corporate giants, including the oil company Petroleo Brasileiro, known as Petrobras, Brazilian news website G1 reported.

Lula, who was at the helm from 2003 through 2010, was sworn in as Brazil’s president on January 1. Imprisoned for graft in 2018, Lula's convictions were overturned in 2019, allowing him to defeat Jair Bolsonaro in October's election.

The decision to remove state corporations from the list of state asset sales was one of the first official acts by the left-wing politician.

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2023-01-05 23:01:05+00:00

McDonald’s To Leave Another Ex-Soviet Country — Bloomberg

McDonald’s may soon exit the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan due to anti-Russia sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The Central Asian country has not joined the US and its allies in embargoing Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. However, the American fast-food chain reportedly prohibited its franchisee in Kazakhstan from buying frozen beef patties from Russia. 

The franchisee, TOO Food Solutions KZ, suspended operations at 24 restaurants in November, citing supply issues. Importing meat from Europe would cost too much, according to Bloomberg’s sources – who would not speak on record. McDonald’s would not comment on the matter. It was likewise not possible to source the meat locally, for reasons that were not specified.

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2023-01-05 22:01:30+00:00

Iran Summons French Ambassador Over ‘Disgusting’ Cartoons

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Paris’ ambassador to the country over cartoons in a French magazine that insulted both the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the nation’s religious practices. Though the ministry did not name the magazine, it was apparently referring to Charlie Hebdo, which is notorious for satirical attacks on Islam.

In a statement on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Ambassador Nicolas Roche had been summoned and that a “a strong protest” had been filed with the French government. He added that Tehran would not “accept any insult to Islamic as well as its national and religious values.”

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2023-01-05 21:00:17+00:00

Australia Rejects Ukrainian Calls For Russian Tennis Ban

The Australian Open has doubled down on its stance that Russian players will be free to compete at this year’s tournament under neutral status, after calls from Ukrainian officials for them to be banned entirely.

Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, demanded this week that officials at Tennis Australia (TA) should adopt the same position as British tennis showpiece Wimbledon and prevent Russian players from competing.

In response, TA dismissed those calls by repeating that the likes of former men’s world number one Daniil Medvedev and his compatriots will be allowed to line up at the Australian Open later in January.

“Players from Russia and Belarus are only able to compete in international tennis events as individuals – and without flags or country recognition – which will be the case for Australian Open 2023,” read a statement from TA shared by Australian media.

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2023-01-05 20:00:44+00:00

Japan Comments On ‘Even Stronger’ Alliance With US

Japan is seeking to strengthen its military ties with the US, the country’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said ahead of a visit to Washington. His statement came amid tensions between the US and China over Taiwan and as North Korea has ramped up missile tests.

“We will show to the rest of the world an even stronger Japan-US alliance, which is a lynchpin of Japanese security and diplomacy,” Kishida told reporters on Wednesday, as quoted by the Associated Press. “We will also show our further cooperation toward achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific.”

Kishida will meet with President Joe Biden in Washington on January 13.

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2023-01-05 19:01:59+00:00

Ukraine Warns Germany Of ‘Russians Outside Berlin’

Should Germany fail to provide Ukraine with tanks, it will soon have to use them to defend its own capital from advancing Russian troops, Alexey Danilov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, warned on Wednesday.

Speaking to Ukrainian TV, Danilov took a swipe at Germany’s leadership, particularly at Chancellor Olaf Scholz, criticizing him for refusing to send Kiev modern Leopard 2 battle tanks.

If Scholz “wants the Germans to deploy German tanks to fight off the Russians outside of Berlin and Stuttgart, he could continue this game, conducting sociological surveys on whether they need to give us tanks or not,” he said.

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2023-01-05 18:00:42+00:00

Economists Issue Grim 2023 Forecast

The globe will slide into a recession next year as a number of economies will contract due to surging borrowing costs introduced to combat inflation, the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has predicted in its latest report.  

 

The world economy surpassed $100 trillion for the first time ever in 2022 but will stall in 2023 as “the battle against inflation is not won yet,” while regulators will keep raising interest rates, the consultancy said in its annual World Economic League Table. 

“We expect central bankers to stick to their guns in 2023 despite the economic costs. The cost of bringing inflation down to more comfortable levels is a poorer growth outlook for a number of years to come,” the director and head of forecasting at CEBR, Kay Daniel Neufeld, wrote.   

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2023-01-05 17:30:48+00:00

🇬🇧: Food Prices Skyrocketing Despite Easing Shop Inflation

The Ukraine conflict has kept grain exports locked in the country, leading to a global shortage of inputs required to produce basic foods and lifting costs in the UK. (CityAM)

Meanwhile food retailers are reportedly being incentivised to lift prices in order to offset the impact of the global energy crisis caused by Western Sanctions on Russia.

This has caused a massive jump in food price inflation at 13.3% from 12.4% - while fresh food prices climbed 15% since last year - significantly eroding the average UK household’s purchasing power.

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2023-01-05 17:00:27+00:00

Netanyahu Announces Foreign Policy Change

Israel will revise its foreign policy to make it more consistent with its national priorities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who formed a new government last month following snap elections, said on Wednesday. The country will no longer bow its head in response to the world’s demands, he told a conference held by the Betar Zionist movement in Jerusalem.

“Our voice will be heard in the world,” the prime minister said as he announced “a revision of foreign relations” among other policy changes his newly-formed government is planning to introduce. “Instead of … giving in to dictates from the international community, we will proudly uphold our interests in the State of Israel and the Land of Israel,” he added.

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2023-01-05 16:31:04+00:00

Beat The Price Hike: Alternative Transport Ideas For Europe

In Europe, the cost of fuel is rising as the temperature plummets. At the risk of putting the cart before the horse, maybe it's time to look at other ways of getting around...

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2023-01-05 16:18:54+00:00

❗️Putin Orders Christmas Truce — Details

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to impose a cessation in hostilities in Ukraine. Hours earlier, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill had called on the forces of both sides of the conflict to cease hostilities in the run-up to and during the holiday.

According to the Kremlin, the truce is intended to last from noon on Friday January 6 until midnight on Saturday January 7.

“Judging by the fact that a lot of citizens who practice the Orthodox religion live in the embattled area, we call upon the Ukrainian side to proclaim a cessation of hostilities and give them the opportunity to attend services on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day,” Moscow said.

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2023-01-05 16:03:33+00:00

❗️Moscow: Detention of Sputnik Lithuania Editor Violation of Intl Obligations & Freedom of Speech

🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Ministry spox Maria Zakhorova told Sputnik, "Marat Kasem was for many years the object of harassment and persecution by a number of Baltic states, which he himself repeatedly spoke about [...] We demand the involvement of international organisations authorised on freedom of speech, through all international structures, due to the fact that this journalist has repeatedly said that he feels threatened. And now his fears and assumptions, unfortunately, have become a reality [...]."

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2023-01-05 16:00:20+00:00

Ex-UFC Star Arrested For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend

Former UFC fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico after allegedly killing his girlfriend in a hotel room dispute. The prosecutor’s office in the state of Nayarit confirmed the news on Wednesday following initial reports in the local media.

Baroni, 46, is said to have called police to his room at the Jardin San Pancho Hotel just outside the resort of Puerto Vallarta on January 1, claiming that he had found his girlfriend unresponsive following an argument.

Baroni reportedly told officers that he had rowed with the woman, named only as Paola, after she had admitted to cheating on him.

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2023-01-05 15:51:50+00:00

⚡️Latvian authorities detain Sputnik Lithuania editor in Riga - reportedly on espionage charges & violations of EU economic sanctions on Russia

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2023-01-05 15:29:36+00:00

⚡️President Putin orders frontline ceasefire between parties in Ukraine from 12:00 Moscow time on Jan 6 till 00:00 Jan 8 - Kremlin

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2023-01-05 15:01:22+00:00

US First Lady Plans Surgery After Cancer Screening

US First Lady Jill Biden will undergo surgery to remove a skin lesion spotted during a recent cancer screening, her office said, noting the procedure will take place at a military hospital in the nation’s capital later this month.

White House physician Kevin O’Connor announced the upcoming operation on Wednesday, saying a lesion was discovered above the first lady’s right eye during a “routine skin cancer screening.”

“In an abundance of caution, doctors have recommended that it be removed,” O’Connor said, adding that Biden will “undergo a common outpatient procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove and definitively examine the tissue.”

The operation is set for January 11.

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2023-01-05 14:30:45+00:00

❗️Civilians Killed In Ukrainian HIMARS Rocket Attack — Officials

Ukrainian troops have shelled a residential area in the city of Vasilyevka in Russia’s newly incorporated Zaporozhye region, killing six people and injuring 37, the acting governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, said on Wednesday.

He added that three first responders were among the wounded, including one in critical condition.

“The situation in Vasilyevka is tense. The shelling does not stop. All emergency services are working to help people,” Balitsky wrote on his Telegram channel. He shared photos of destroyed buildings and damaged vehicles on the city’s streets.

Vladimir Rogov, a senior regional official, said that Ukrainian forces had hit an apartment block near the building that houses the city’s military administration. He explained that locals were lining up outside the building to receive documents for their cars when the strike happened.

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2023-01-05 14:00:24+00:00

Why The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Is Existential For Both Sides — Op-Ed

The year 2022 turned everything inside out. With the benefit of hindsight – having overcome the shock everyone experienced in February, when Russian troops entered Ukraine – it’s not that difficult to explain how it came about. And even how it could not have been otherwise. Also, after a full ten months, it is pretty clear why the campaign did not go as planned.

Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs and Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Fyodor Lukyanov explains how the events of last February were a shock at the time - but were inevitable.

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2023-01-05 13:30:08+00:00

Serbia Issues Grim Prediction For 2023

The US, EU and China face serious economic struggles in 2023, which is shaping up to be more difficult than the previous year, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic warned on Wednesday. Belgrade is trying to stock up on basic food supplies, as the world is likely to face shortages soon, he added.

“I expect 2023 to be much more difficult than 2022,” Vucic told reporters in Belgrade. The US federal reserve has raised interest rates, “China’s growth rate has slowed, the EU is approaching a recession,” he added. “We’re a part of that chain, so that will impact us as well.”

Serbia has taken precautions to stock up on natural gas and coal, and should have some left over by the spring, Vucic said, but he is working with Hungary to “secure supplies right away for the next winter, which will be worse.”

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2023-01-05 13:00:25+00:00

US Approves Experimental Bee Vaccine

The US Department of Agriculture has granted a conditional license to the first-ever vaccine for bees, Dalan Animal Health announced on Wednesday. The Athens, Georgia-based company has developed an oral prophylactic they hope will be effective against a highly destructive spore-transmitted bacterial infection.

“Our vaccine is a breakthrough in protecting honeybees,” Dalan CEO Dr. Annette Kleiser said in a statement, suggesting it might “change how we care for insects, impacting food production on a global scale.”

American Foulbrood is a bacterial infection transmitted to bee larvae by spores. While antibiotic treatment can mitigate the impact to adult bees, US regulations adopted almost a century ago require the burning of an infected colony. 

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2023-01-05 12:30:56+00:00

How American Spies Used False Claims Of Russian Election Interference To Bring Twitter To Heel

In a pair of blockbuster #TwitterFiles threads, this week, journalist Matt Taibbi has blown open, even wider, the media giant's concerning collusion with the US national security state.

The former Rolling Stone writer exposed how political pressure from the US Democratic Party very effectively forced the company to endorse the lie that its platform was extensively weaponized by Russia, with hugely significant consequences.

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2023-01-05 12:01:58+00:00

Sanctions Cost Russia’s Richest Billions — Bloomberg

Russian billionaires have lost more than $93 billion since the end of February, Bloomberg reported on December 29, citing data from its Billionaires Index.

Part of this wealth ($46.6 billion) was wiped out almost immediately after Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine, according to the report.

The remaining $47 billion was lost in the following months as Western countries hit Moscow with unprecedented sanctions. The restrictions particularly targeted wealthy Russians who were seen in the West as being close to the nation’s leadership. Many leading business figures essentially lost access to their assets in the West.

However, Russian billionaires were not the only ones to see their fortunes shrink this year. In total, the world’s 500 richest people have lost around $1.4 trillion since 2021.

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2023-01-05 11:30:23+00:00

US House Remains Stuck In Limbo

The US House of Representatives has adjourned yet again after lawmakers failed to appoint a new House speaker for the second day in a row, leaving Congress in disarray amid an uprising against Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy by rival Republicans.

Following the sixth failed attempt to fill the position on Wednesday, lawmakers agreed to return again the next afternoon for another round of voting. While McCarthy has the support of most House Republicans, he has been unable to garner the majority of votes needed to take up the speaker’s gavel due to opposition from 20 fellow GOP members.

Initially rallying around Ohio Representative Jim Jordan for the first round of balloting, the 20 rebel Republicans later threw their support to Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida on Wednesday, still denying McCarthy the 218 votes required for a majority.

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2023-01-05 11:01:40+00:00

Social Media May Alter Brains Of Children — Study

Habitually checking social media as a young teenager is linked to hypersensitivity to peer feedback and may potentially lead to permanent changes in the brain’s reward and motivation centers, neuroscientists at the University of North Carolina suggested in a study published on Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics. 

The study looked at a group of 169 teens as their brains developed between the ages of 12 to 15 and their self-reported use of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

When those with usage the researchers classed as “habitual” – meaning they checked their accounts 15 or more times a day – played a game that modeled feedback in the form of peer approval, they became increasingly sensitive to that feedback.

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2023-01-05 10:32:36+00:00

❗Thousands of Mourners Gather as Pope Benedict XVI's Coffin is Carried to St Peter’s Square

The former pontiff died on Dec 31, 2022. An estimated 195,000 people have already paid their respects during three days of lying in state at the basilica.

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2023-01-05 10:00:25+00:00

❗️President Putin And Türkiye’s Erdogan Discuss Bilateral Relations During Telephone Conversation

Other main statements from the two leaders’ discussion:

▪Putin and Erdogan discussed the situation in Ukraine, bilateral relations and Syria

▪Erdogan announced plans to complete the gas hub roadmap ASAP

▪The Turkish president spoke in favor of a ceasefire in Ukraine and the settlement of the crisis by peaceful means

▪Erdogan called for concrete steps to clear the north of Syria from terrorists

▪Türkiye’s leader announced the need for the leadership of Syria to take political steps to normalize relations

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2023-01-05 09:48:21+00:00

❗️Funeral Of Benedict XVI From St Peter's Basilica

Pope Francis presides over the service, which includes delegations from Germany and Italy before Benedict is laid to rest in the crypt below the church.

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2023-01-05 09:00:22+00:00

Arrests During Massive March For Peace In Peru

Protesters, believed to be provocateurs, detained by Lima police during massive march for peace amid continued violent protests across Peru.

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2023-01-05 08:57:09+00:00

❗Russia’s Patriarch Kirill calls for ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas

The Patriarch Kirill has called for a Christmas truce from 12:00 on Jan 6 to 24:00 on Jan 7 so that people can attend church services.

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2023-01-05 08:00:41+00:00

Twitter Sued For Allegedly Failing To Pay Rent

Twitter has been accused of not paying its rent in a lawsuit filed by the landlord for one of the social media company's offices in California, according to court papers filed in San Francisco Superior Court at the end of December.

The complaint by Columbia REIT – 650 California, also known as Columbia Property Trust, asks the court to force Twitter to pay $136,250 in unpaid rent, plus interest, along with attorney’s fees.

The landlord also claims that on December 16 the social media giant was notified it would default on its lease for the 30th floor of the Hartford Building, located on the edge of San Francisco's financial district, in five days unless the rent was paid.

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2023-01-05 07:00:58+00:00

Cops Publish Guide To Children’s Drug Dealing Emojis

British police have shared with parents a handy guide to emojis and how they really mean that your child is a drug addict.

Innocent-on-the-surface emojis, such as the cake, the ice cream and the watermelon are all potentially slang for cannabis, while the petrol pump means cocaine, and drug purity is measured on a standardized scale from fist to bomb.

But it’s not just drugs. Your son or daughter – whatever gender the teacher may have assigned them – may be sending things like the eggplant emoji as slang for naughty sexy things like it’s 2017.

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2023-01-05 06:02:03+00:00

Oil Prices Slump On Gloomy Economic Outlook

Oil prices continued to slide on Wednesday, weighed down by China’s rising Covid cases and a recession warning from the International Monetary Fund.

Brent crude futures for the March contract had fallen to $79.26 a barrel, a 3.4% loss, as of 12:41 GMT. WTI, the American benchmark, was down over 3.2%, falling to $74.47 per barrel. On Tuesday, both benchmarks plunged more than 4%.

The number of Covid-19 cases has surged in mainland China over the past few days, triggering fears of more disruption for an economy already weakened by nearly three years of pandemic restrictions.

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2023-01-05 05:00:21+00:00

FIFA Chief Reacts After Anger Over Selfie Near Pele’s Casket

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said he was simply being helpful by posing for a selfie while standing near Pele’s open casket during the lying-in-state of the Brazilian football icon this week.

Infantino was among the thousands to pay their respects to Pele after his body was placed in the center of the pitch at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos. The venue is home to the club where Pele spent the vast majority of his legendary career.

But Infantino faced accusations of disrespect after images circulated online showing him smiling while taking a selfie, with Pele’s coffin visible just a few feet away. The criticism prompted the FIFA chief to hit back in a message on Instagram on Tuesday, in which he explained that he was merely responding to a request for a photo by Pele’s family and former teammates.

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2023-01-05 04:00:15+00:00

US Billionaires Biggest Losers In 2022 — Forbes

The world’s billionaires have had a tough year, having lost nearly $2 trillion combined in 2022, after adding trillions to their collective fortunes in the previous two years, Forbes magazine has reported.

According to its estimates, American billionaires were the hardest hit – losing $660 billion collectively amid the plunge in tech stock prices due to rising interest rates, soaring inflation and a worsening economy.

The report highlighted that Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk saw his fortune diminish the most. Musk’s net worth nosedived by about $115 billion last year, Forbes calculated. Tesla’s stock price is down nearly 70% for the year.

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2023-01-05 03:01:12+00:00

Swedes Adamant In Face Of Türkiye’s NATO Demands

An overwhelming majority of Swedes believe their country should not betray its legal principles to meet Türkiye’s conditions for ratifying Stockholm’s NATO bid, according to a new Ipsos poll commissioned by Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter.

The survey found that 79% of respondents think their country should “stand up for Swedish laws” in the face of Türkiye’s demands. This red line, they said, should not be crossed even “if that delays joining NATO.” 

Only 10% said that “Sweden should try to join NATO as soon as possible,” even if it entails legal compromises, while 11% said they were not sure.

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2023-01-05 02:00:59+00:00

Ex-Russian Space Boss Sends Extracted Shrapnel To French Ambassador

The former head of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, who was injured in a Ukrainian strike in Donbass, says he sent a piece of shrapnel removed from his body and a letter to the French ambassador in Moscow.

Rogozin was wounded in the Russian city of Donetsk on December 21, when the hotel where he was staying came under artillery attack. Russia’s Investigative Committee claims that Kiev’s forces used French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzers, which Paris supplied to Ukraine, to carry out the attack.

The former space boss said he was wounded in the right shoulder with shrapnel which landed “a millimeter” away from his spine. Local medical personnel could not extract the fragment, and Rogozin was transported to Moscow, where he underwent surgery before New Year’s.

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2023-01-05 01:00:06+00:00

China Setting New World Energy Order — FT

The global energy order is being reshaped as deepening energy ties between China and the Middle East signifies the rise of the petroyuan, which could challenge the petrodollar, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing Credit Suisse analyst Zoltan Pozsar.

According to Pozsar, China has been boosting purchases of crude and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Iran, Venezuela, Russia, and some African nations using its national currency. However, President Xi Jinping’s meeting with the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in December marked “the birth of the petroyuan,” he said in a note to clients.

At the summit, the Chinese leader confirmed that Beijing is ready to make energy purchases in yuan instead of the US dollar with GCC countries.

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2023-01-07 00:00:45+00:00

▶️Ukraine: The Road to Schism

‘This is where they tasered me and also… beat my legs. They boxed and punched me in the head.’ Father Feofan was tortured by the Ukrainian security services in 2015. He was held captive for just over a month before being exchanged for 15 fighters from the Ukrainian army.

Orthodox priests in Ukraine are increasingly being threatened, searched and arrested. Churches are being attacked and seized by nationalists. ‘What we have on our hands is a religious war,’ says journalist Andrey Afanasyev.

Why is the Orthodox Church in Ukraine being persecuted and when did it start? Watch Ukraine: The Road to Schism - a new part of the Operation Ukraine series. The previous episode can be found here.

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2023-01-06 23:01:11+00:00

Why are Russian programmers the best in the world?

In addition to winning international informatics olympiads, they work for IT companies worldwide and create popular online games and apps, such as Tetris and Telegram.

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2023-01-06 22:00:00+00:00

McDonald's logos removed from Kazakhstan restaurants

Workers have begun removing McDonald's names, logos and other visual elements from restaurant buildings that operated under the brand in Kazakhstan.

McDonald's decided to abandon Kazakhstan due to logistical problems as it had forbidden a local franchisee to procure Russian meat.

However, an employee of one of the restaurants that have closed said that reopening is possible this month, albeit without specifying under what brand.

Earlier in March 2022 McDonald's ceased its operations in Russia and later the company decided to completely leave the market and sell its business in the country. Now the former McDonald's restaurants are being run under the new brand "Vkusno i tochka" ("Tasty, period").

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2023-01-06 21:00:00+00:00

Ukraine Shells Donetsk in First Minute of Christmas Truce – authorities

Ukraine’s forces disregarded the Christmas ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin less than a minute after it took effect, by shelling a residential area in the city of Donetsk, according to the local authorities.

The truce is supposed to last from noon on January 6 until midnight on January 7.

RT's Roman Kosarev brings more details on the ground in the Donetsk people's Republic.

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2023-01-06 20:00:00+00:00

Taliban Demand Court for ‘Criminal’ Prince Harry

Taliban leaders have called for Prince Harry to face international courts after he admitted to feeling no pride or shame in killing 25 of their fighters in Afghanistan, to whom he made “cruel and barbaric” references as “chess pieces”.

“Criminals like Harry who proudly confess their crimes will be brought to the court table in front of the international community,” said Taliban spokesperson Khalid Zadran, who accused the Royal and his western allies of helping spark a “holy jihad” against themselves.

The revelations appeared in Harry’s memoir, which was reportedly released five days ahead of schedule in Spain by accident on Friday.

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2023-01-06 18:58:59+00:00

China to Swing Open Borders

From Sunday, international visitors to China - including to Hong Kong - will no longer have to endure rigid Covid restrictions after nearly three years of clampdowns as it targets passenger flight volumes of around 70% of 2019 levels.

Passengers will not need to quarantine at all after arriving, nor must they take a Covid test upon arrival, although they will still need to return a negative PCR test within 48 hours of departing for China.

Immigration authorities will resume issuing passports and overseas visas for mainland residents from Sunday too.

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2023-01-06 18:00:44+00:00

Trump Sued in Death of Capital Cop after J6 Riots

The partner of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan 6 riot, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump and two men involved in assaulting the cop.

Sicknick, 42, died a day after the attack on the US Capitol. Washington’s chief medical examiner ruled in April 2021 that he died of natural causes having suffered two strokes.

Sandra Garza’s civil suit is seeking $10mn in damages - blaming Trump for a ‘barrage of lies’ about the election in the lead-up to the riot and accuses him of ‘inciting the crowd to violence.’

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2023-01-06 17:01:11+00:00

Twitter Hack: 200mn Users’ Data Leaked

Hackers have claimed they have stolen the data of some 200 million Twitter users, including phone numbers, email addresses, after posting screenshots online as evidence.

Israel cybersecurity expert Alan Gal claims it is “one of the most significant leaks” he has ever seen, and warns it will lead to unprecedented levels of targeted phishing and doxxing.

Twitter has not publicly acknowledged the hack, or confirmed any investigation.

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2023-01-06 16:02:30+00:00

M23 Rebels Retreat Promise Rubbished

Democratic Republic of Congo (officials have cast doubt on the intentions of M23 rebel fighters after the group promised to withdraw from the country’s eastern town of Rumangabo and hand back control of the nearby military base.

M23 forces have made significant territorial gains since September displacing tens of thousands of people and reportedly killing hundreds, and are accused of breaking a ceasefire agree last November.

Earlier promises to withdraw from Kibumba, which M23 claimed was a “goodwill gesture done in the name of peace”, were slated by government officials as a “sham”.

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2023-01-06 15:00:59+00:00

TikTok Freezes US Security Deal Consultant Hiring

TikTok has reportedly halted a drive to recruit auditors and consultants that would form part of a security deal with US authorities “due to recent developments”, Reuters has reported, without confirming when, or whether, the process would resume.

The independent group would be employed by parent company ByteDance but report to Washington to ensure US user data is not accessed in China under the proposed agreement that has not yet been officially signed.

TikTok did not specify which recent developments specifically had caused the decision to stop the hiring process, but the move comes weeks after it admitted employees had improperly accessed user data of two journalists.

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2023-01-06 14:02:27+00:00

WHO Slams China “Under-Representing” Covid Cases

World Health Organization officials have slated Beijing for apparently inaccurately reporting the number of Covid cases in the country, accusing the official definition of what constitutes a Covid death.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus claimed he was worried about the “risk to life in China” reiterating the “importance of vaccination…to protect against hospitalization and death.”

China only records those Covid patients who died from respiratory failure as Covid deaths in official data, but insisted Thursday it has always shared information “in a timely, open and transparent manner”.

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2023-01-06 13:00:56+00:00

📹 “Bomb Cyclone” Storm Batters California - at Least 2 Dead (reports)

The massive Pacific storm brought in heavy rain, snow and high winds as it knocked out power in tens of thousands of homes, disrupted road travel, with flash floods, rockslides and toppled trees across California.

A two-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman have reportedly died – the infant killed when a fallen redwood tree crushed his mobile home. (Reuters)

The storm was powered by two overlapping phenomena - a stream of dense moisture from the ocean called an “atmospheric river”, and a hurricane-force low-pressure system known as a bomb cyclone.

At least two more back-to-back storms are forecast in the coming days.

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2023-01-06 12:00:31+00:00

Hawaii Volcano Erupts Again - Weeks After 16-Month Eruption Ended

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has begun erupting again, mere weeks after its last eruption ended after lasting 16 months from September 2021.

Just last month the nearby Mauna Loa volcano also spewed magma that reached within 2.7km of a major highway dissecting the main island.

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2023-01-06 11:01:01+00:00

Zelensky Finds Excuse to Reject Christmas Ceasefire

The Christmas cessation of hostilities offered by Moscow was merely a ruse to improve Moscow’s standing on the battlefield, Zelensky claimed - calling on Russians to overthrow their govt instead.

In a video message to Ukrainians, Zelensky said he had offered a “peace plan” to Moscow in December, starting with the withdrawal of all Russian troops from territories claimed by Kiev..

Kiev’s troops have made no advances in Donbass for the past several weeks. The few reports coming from the embattled city of Bakhmut/Artyomovsk speak of high casualties among Ukrainian soldiers.

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2023-01-06 10:02:25+00:00

Somalia Insurgents Kill 6

Islamist insurgents linked to al Shabaab reportedly killed at least six people during morning prayers on Friday in a Somalia village they’d been pushed out of last week by government forces.

Soldiers and militia were reportedly included in the death toll, after which al Shabaab claimed to have retaken the village of Hilowle Gaab - although authorities dispute the claim.

The spree follows Wednesday’s double car-bomb attack in Mahas that killed at least 35 and injured 40 more.

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2023-01-06 09:00:24+00:00

CNN Hires ‘Never-Trumper’

Former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger has joined CNN as a senior political commentator, the network confirmed on Wednesday, less than a week after his official departure from the House. He made his first appearance as a contributor on Erin Burnett OutFront, declaring he was “excited” to join the staff. 

Kinzinger opted not to seek another term representing Illinois in the House in 2021 as his theatrical stint as one of two Republicans on the January 6 committee tasked with investigating former President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot, along with his support for impeachment, had alienated many within his own party. The other Republican, fellow 'never-Trumper' Liz Cheney (Wyoming), did not win reelection either. 

The six-term representative was a frequent guest on CNN during the January 6 hearings, a fact that led many on social media to mock his new job on Wednesday.

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2023-01-06 08:01:46+00:00

Taiwan Cracks Alleged Chinese Spy Ring — Media

Taiwanese authorities have detained four military officers suspected of spying for Beijing, local media reported on Wednesday. Another three officers involved in the case were reportedly released on bail.

According to the Taiwanese Central News Agency (CNA), law enforcement took a retired Air Force captain and three active duty officers into custody. All seven suspects had been brought to the prosecutor’s office for questioning in the southern city of Kaohsiung on Tuesday.

Following the interrogation, four of the seven were detained, including the captain, identified as Liu, a commander surnamed Sun, and two lieutenant commanders with surnames Liu and Kung respectively. Three other officers were released after they paid bail to the tune of 100,000 to 200,000 new Taiwan dollars ($3,260 to $6,500).

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2023-01-06 07:01:51+00:00

Russian Church Calls For ‘Christmas Truce’ In Ukraine

The primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has called on the forces of both Russia and Ukraine to cease hostilities in the run-up to and during Christmas. Both Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox faithful traditionally celebrate the holiday on January 7.

In a statement on Wednesday, Patriarch Kirill addressed to “all parties embroiled in internal strife…an appeal to cease fire and establish a Christmas truce from 12:00 on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7.”

The purpose of the ceasefire would be to enable the Orthodox faithful “to attend services on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day,” Kirill stated.

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2023-01-06 06:30:27+00:00

Water Cannon Vs Molotovs: Chileans Protesters Mark Death Of Indigenous Activist

Police clash with protesters in Santiago during a demonstration to mark the 15th anniversary of the killing of an Indigenous activist.

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2023-01-06 05:58:39+00:00

❗Mexico erupts in Cartel Violence as Son of 'El Chapo' captured

Days before 🇺🇸 President Joe Biden is due to visit, 🇲🇽 authorities took down Ovidio Guzman, son of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman who is currently jailed in the United States.

Cartel gunmen blocked roads in Culiacan and attempted to rescue the 32-year-old amid gun battles with security forces. Authorities reported seven security force personnel killed, 29 people wounded - including 8 civilians.

Guzman was flown to Mexico City, despite cartel attacks on Culiacan airport, one of which hit an Aeromexico flight which was due to fly to the capital. The airline reported no injuries.

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2023-01-06 05:00:50+00:00

Moscow Warns Of Retaliation If Germany Goes Through With Asset Seizure

The proposed confiscation of Russian funds and property by Germany and their subsequent transfer to Ukraine may create a dangerous precedent in international law, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has said.

In a post on Thursday to his official Telegram channel, Volodin wrote that the measure runs counter to international law, and may lead other countries to take similar actions.

“They plan to seize Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine… This will start a process where all states ignore international law and take what they see fit at their own discretion,” Volodin warned, adding that Germany’s leadership “should remember from their own country’s history how attempts to encroach on someone else’s property ended.”

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2023-01-06 04:00:26+00:00

EU State Breaks Ranks On Russian Assets

Estonia will not wait for an all-EU decision and will devise its own framework for confiscating Russian assets blocked by Brussels in response to Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister, Urmas Reinsalu, said.

“European countries have instructed the European Commission to create a legal scheme that would allow the use of frozen assets for the aid and recovery of Ukraine. But there is no consensus on this issue yet,” Reinsalu told the newspaper Postimees on Wednesday.

“We have discussed this in the government and decided that, in parallel with [the EU], we will start devising a legal framework that would allow us to use these funds,” the minister said, adding that the move could create a precedent for international law.

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2023-01-06 03:30:42+00:00

3 reasons Russian women are the most beautiful.

There are millions of reasons for this, but the following three are the most important.

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2023-01-06 03:01:37+00:00

First Ship With ‘Unmatched’ Russian Hypersonic Missiles Enters Combat Duty

The Russian Navy frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov,’ has become the first warship carrying Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles to begin routine combat service with Putin saying that the state-of-the-art weapon has no foreign analogues.

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2023-01-06 02:00:51+00:00

Scientists Create Stab-Proof, Self-Healing Robot

Humanity’s thirst for vengeance continued today, as scientists invented a robot that can be repeatedly stabbed for their own amusement. The eggheads at New York’s Cornell University have invented a weird starfish looking thing that can not only sense when it has been stabbed, but also try and wiggle away, before later healing its own wounds so the cycle of horror can begin anew. The robot’s ‘skin’ is made from a special polyurethane polymer than will spontaneously reform when exposed to air, and the robot can use a series of fiber-optic sensors to ‘see’ when it has been hurt, and is programmed to move away from the knife-wielding mad scientists while it heals (which only takes about a minute).

The new tech will have applications not just in robotics, but also for people in many dangerous environments, such as self-healing spacesuits and parachutes. It will also enable longer-lasting, more durable robots for future warfare applications.

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2023-01-06 01:01:03+00:00

Estonian Footballers Apologize For Photo With Russian National Team Manager

A group of Estonian footballers has apologized after a photo appeared on social media of them having dinner with Russian national team manager Valery Karpin.

The image was shared on Instagram by former international defender Andrei Stepanov and featured Karpin at a restaurant alongside football stars past and present, including current Estonian national team captain Konstantin Vassiljev.

“One company, 10 friends, 100 memories, 1000 games. New Year party to remember,” read the caption to the image, which was posted on December 31 and is tagged as being taken in Tallinn.

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2023-01-06 00:00:14+00:00

Amazon To Boot Thousands Of US Workers — CEO

US e-commerce giant Amazon will fire over 18,000 employees in the coming weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a message to employees published on Amazon’s website on Thursday.

According to Jassy, this “difficult” decision was made as part of planning for 2023 amid “the uncertain economy,” and aims to “help us pursue our long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure.”

“We plan to eliminate just over 18,000 roles. Several teams are impacted; however, the majority of role eliminations are in our Amazon Stores and PXT organizations,” the message read. Jassy said the company will start notifying impacted employees of their layoffs on January 18.

The firings will largely impact the company’s e-commerce and human resources divisions, he added.

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2023-01-09 00:01:48+00:00

▶️Our film The Happiest People on Earth is about how people live in North Korea, the most isolated country in the world. Journalists are invited here rarely. As a rule, guests come for two main holidays: Kim Il-Sung's and Kim Jong Il's birthdays.

The current leader of the nation 'Great Marshall' Kim Jong-Un visits factories and farms to inspire people to work six days a week for twelve hours. All of that between missile tests and military parades. But North Koreans consider themselves the happiest people on earth. Why? Find out in our documentary.

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2023-01-08 23:01:59+00:00

Hundreds Protest Ahead of Biden Border Visit

Protesters rallied on the streets of El Paso ahead of Joe Biden’s visit to the border city in Texas.

Around 300 migrants have taken refuge on sidewalks outside the Sacred Heart Church, with some afraid to seek more formal shelter amid new restrictions meant to crack down on illegal border crossings.

The president announced last week that Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans will be expelled to Mexico if they enter the US illegally – an expansion of the Title 42 pandemic-era immigration policy.

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2023-01-08 21:59:02+00:00

California Battered by Torrential Storms - Over 500k Homes Without power

As of early Sunday morning, over half a million Californian homes were still without power as the state suffers the brunt of horrific downpours and powerful winds that have claimed six lives in the last week.

To make matters worse, forecasters predict another “atmospheric river” of dense, moist tropical air to pummel California on Monday with rain and snow.

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2023-01-08 21:01:35+00:00

⚡️'Illegal Occupation': EU Policy Chief Borrell Backs Lula

The Brazilian President has announced his intention to punish those involved in the storming of govt buildings in the capital.

Video earlier showed a Federal chopper dropping tear gas on crowds protesting.

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2023-01-08 20:59:02+00:00

Biden prepares for his 24th campaign launch

US President Joe Biden plans to announce his bid for a second White House term in the coming weeks, likely in February, The Hill reported, citing multiple sources.

One source close to Biden's 2020 campaign with knowledge of the president's plans said a more formal announcement is expected in April.

"I think it’s all about timing at this point," one Biden ally reportedly told the outlet. "It seems like he’s all in. It’s not really 'if' he runs anymore."

Biden reportedly decided to seek re-election after spending time with his family in St. Croix over the holidays discussing his next steps for another bid, said the source familiar.

Biden turned 80 in November and would be 86 by the end of a potential second term, making him the oldest president in US history.

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2023-01-08 20:30:52+00:00

Sanctions Sweeper? Ukrainian President Traps Country's Most-Capped Footballer Offside

A new list of targets has emerged as Vladimir Zelensky strikes back at perceived enemies in culture, including a national footballing legend. It comes shortly after he stripped 13 Ukrainian priests of their citizenship.

Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, who played 144 times for Ukraine, is one of 119 people who Zelensky has decided is acting against Kiev. The former Bayern Munich star currently works as a coach with Zenit St. Petersburg in 🇷🇺.

Ukraine will now submit this list, which includes comedians, singers & writers, to the 🇪🇺, 🇺🇸 and other countries.

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2023-01-08 19:59:18+00:00

⚡️ Brazilian President Lula taken from capital to Sao Paulo as riots continue in Brasilia (Folha newspaper)

By plane, the journey would take just under two hours.

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2023-01-08 19:59:18+00:00

⚡️Brazil protesters smash through National Congress windows, as crowds swell in capital

Reports suggest the Lula govt has requested federal intervention to disperse pro-Bolsonaro demonstrators.

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2023-01-08 19:58:53+00:00

❗️Jan 6 America to Jan 8 Latin America: Coat of Arms Taken From National Congress in Brazil - comparisons drawn to the Capitol riot in America in 2021

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2023-01-08 19:26:47+00:00

⚡️Reports of Military being Deployed in Brasilia

One video being shared shows a police officer taking photos or video of thousands of people storming the National Congress.

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2023-01-08 19:26:47+00:00

⚡️Reports President Lula taken to 'safe place' in Brasilia as demonstrators storm capital

Local media report an invasion of the Planalto Palace, but Lula wasn't there at the time. (Portal R7)

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2023-01-08 19:26:47+00:00

❗️Video appears to show demonstrators on top of the National Congress building - after security were swarmed in the Brazilian capital

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2023-01-08 19:26:46+00:00

⚡️🇧🇷 Protesters Breach National Congress in Brasilia - thousands continue to storm towards the building

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2023-01-08 18:59:01+00:00

Ukraine Shelling Reportedly Kills 3 in Donetsk Republic

Three civilians have been reported killed in Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure in the towns of Zugres and Novy Svet in the Donetsk People's Republic.

RT's Roman Kosarev reports from the scene.

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2023-01-08 18:01:01+00:00

❗️Fake Mass Grave: Kiev Digs Up Bodies to Stage Execution 'Evidence' Against Russia - 🇷🇺 DefMin

Ukrainian Special Services were preparing a large-scale provocation, opening graves in the Kharkov region. It's stated the bodies were locals who were buried in a graveyard after the Special Operation began in February.

The Russian Defence Ministry has added that bodies were exhumed, disfigured and tossed into pits near settlements to create false evidence against the Russian Armed Forces.

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2023-01-08 17:00:29+00:00

Musk Sparks Ukraine Tanks Row

Elon Musk has waded into the Ukraine conflict debate again, slamming the use of tanks after the US, Germany and France pledged around 100 armored vehicles to Kiev.

“Tanks are a deathtrap now,” tweeted Musk. “With neither side having air superiority, you’re left with infantry & artillery – essentially WW1.”

“Not today, Satan,” tweeted retired commanding general of the US army, Mark Hertling. “My New Year’s resolution is to not engage with those who offer uninformed opinions when they have zero expertise and even less background/experience on the topic.”

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2023-01-08 16:02:28+00:00

Türkiye NATO Membership Demands Too Much - Sweden

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson believes Türkiye will approve his country’s NATO membership bid despite admitting Sweden can’t fulfill all of Ankara’s conditions.

Türkiye has accused Sweden of harboring individuals it considers terrorists linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and failing to extradite individuals who have allegedly threatened the Turkish state.

Late last year Sweden’s top court blocked the extradition of journalist Bulent Kenes, whom Ankara says was linked to a 2016 coup attempt to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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2023-01-08 15:01:49+00:00

Chinese Covid Antigen Protesters Clash With Cops

Police have been captured on video retreating after clashing violently with protestors at a Chinese Covid antigen factory after they had demonstrated against wages and layoffs.

Clips were immediately removed from most social media platforms while the “Chongqing Dadukou Pharmaceutical Factory” hashtag was reportedly not visible on Weibo on Sunday.

Cops and factory operator Zybio are yet to comment on the incident that occurred on Saturday night.

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2023-01-08 14:01:11+00:00

Kiev Suppliers Are Tied to the Conflict - Orban

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has warned all nations that supply weapons, operational assistance, financial backing or any other element Ukraine asks for are party to the conflict.

“A big portion of Europe is already involved in this war,” he said Sunday. “They drifted into it… I really hope Europe doesn’t get involved up to its neck. Hungary was able to stay out of this… even with international pressure.”

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2023-01-08 13:15:36+00:00

Moscow Response Was to "Criminal Attack" in DPR

The bombardment on Sunday was a “retaliation operation” carried out in response to “a criminal attack” by Ukraine on a temporary housing area accommodating Russian servicemen in the city of Makeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic on New Year’s night, the ministry said in a statement.

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian military has managed to uncover and confirm the location of Ukrainian troops in Kramatorsk in the DPR, the statement read.

This data revealed that dormitory No.28 in the city was hosting more than 700 Kiev soldiers, with 600 more staying in dormitory No.47.

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2023-01-08 13:05:49+00:00

⚡️'Ring of Fire' Island Quake Triggers Tsunami Warning - Huge M7.0 Earthquake Strikes Vanuatu in South Pacific Ocean

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2023-01-08 13:01:01+00:00

Germany Arrests 2 Suspected of Chemical Attack

German police said Sunday that they have arrested two people, one an Iranian, in the town of Castrop-Rauxel on suspicion of plotting a chemical attack using cyanide and ricin.

The alleged attack was believed to have been motivated by Islamic extremism.

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2023-01-08 12:50:02+00:00

⚡️Over 600 Ukrainian Troops Killed in ‘Retaliation Operation’ – Moscow

The strike in Kramatorsk was a response to the Ukrainian shelling of Makeyevka on New Year’s night, the Defense Ministry says.

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2023-01-08 12:01:47+00:00

Musk Wants Trial Moved to Texas, Claims Cali Bias Against Him

Just two weeks before his Tesla shareholder lawsuit trial is due to begin in California, CEO Elon Musk has asked for it to be relocated to the Texas district where Tesla HQ was relocated in 2021 as he fears local media bias against will prejudice proceedings.

Musk’s attorney Alex Spiro claimed in a court filing that media in San Francisco - where the Twitter owner recently fired over 1,000 staff - has “saturated the district with biased and negative stories”.

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2023-01-08 11:08:42+00:00

⚡️Senegal Bus Crash: 38 dead, 87 injured

An emergency service official has confirmed dozens of people have been killed in a collision between two buses in a central region of the West Africa nation. (Daily Mail)

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2023-01-08 11:01:23+00:00

Alibaba Co-founder Jack Ma Steps Further Away From Business

Jack Ma, the billionaire co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is giving up the controlling rights of affiliated company Ant Group, according to a statement on the latter’s website on Saturday.

The ten largest shareholders, including Ma, have agreed to no longer exercise their voting rights in concert and will henceforth vote independently.

Ma currently indirectly controls the voting rights represented by 53.46% of Ant Group shares via investment vehicle Hangzhou Yunbo, but the change will effectively remove Ma’s control of the company, and leave him with a mere 6.2% of the voting rights, according to Bloomberg calculations.

Both Alibaba and Ant have faced penalties from Chinese regulators over the past two years. Alibaba was slapped with a record $2.8 billion fine for antitrust abuses.

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2023-01-08 10:00:41+00:00

China Discuss Pfizer Generic Covid Drug License

Beijing is in talks with Big Pharma giant Pfizer over a license for domestic producers to manufacture and distribute a generic version of the US firm’s Covid vaccine, Reuters report.

Talks have been ongoing since late last month, with China apparently keen to wrap up a deal before the Lunar New Year on January 22.

Pfizer reached an agreement last month to export Paxlovid via a local company, while five Chinese firms were among 35 companies worldwide to agree to make cheap versions of Paxlovid for 95 poorer nations but without permission to sell it in China itself.

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2023-01-08 09:02:04+00:00

Florida Governor Takes Immigration Swipe at Biden

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis activated the National Guard on Friday, ordering them to respond to a sharp increase in illegal immigration from Cuba. Hundreds of Cubans have come ashore in Florida in recent days, hammering the Sunshine State’s tourism industry.

“As the negative impacts of Biden’s lawless immigration policies continue unabated, the burden of the Biden administration’s failure falls on local law enforcement who lack the resources to deal with the crisis,” DeSantis said. “When Biden continues to ignore his legal responsibilities, we will step in to support our communities.”

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agents have encountered more than 8,000 migrants off the coast of Florida since August, DeSantis’ office stated. This represents an almost tenfold increase on the 838 intercepted during the entire 2021 fiscal year, according to US Coast Guard figures.

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2023-01-08 08:01:13+00:00

Russia Honors Christmas Truce Despite Ukrainian Strikes – Moscow

Russian troops observed a 36-hour Orthodox Christmas truce despite attacks by Ukrainian forces, the country’s Defense Ministry has confirmed. The statement came after Kiev rejected Moscow’s declaration of a unilateral ceasefire, which expired at midnight on Saturday.

“At the same time, the Kiev authorities have fired artillery at cities and the Russian positions,” the ministry said, adding that Ukrainian soldiers have shelled multiple areas in Donbass and Russia’s newly incorporated territories in the south, and that the Russian military opened fire in response to Ukrainian attacks on several occasions.

Officials in the Donetsk People’s Republic said two people were wounded and several apartment blocks and private houses were damaged on Saturday.

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2023-01-08 06:59:01+00:00

17 Dead in China Funeral Procession Horror Car Crash

Chinese state media reported the deaths of 17 motorists in a horrific car crash in Jiangxi Province early on Sunday, with another 22 injured as a truck piled into a funeral procession.

An investigation has already been launched into the cause of the accident in which a truck apparently plowed into a crowd of people attending a roadside offering.

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2023-01-08 06:00:00+00:00

Man Changes Gender to Win Custody of Kids

An Ecuadorian man has legally changed his gender in a bid to win custody of his children from a legal system that he says “punishes” fathers.

Rene Salinas Ramos hasn’t seen his two daughters in five months and claims that they live in an abusive environment with their mother, adding that the decision to become a woman was born out of frustration with the court system.

“Being a father in this country, Ecuador, is punished and seen only as a provider,” he said. “Now that I am a woman, I can be a mother and I am on an equal footing to fight for the parental authority of my daughters.”

Transgender politician and activist Diane Rodriguez slammed Salinas Ramos’ move for not being in “the spirit of the law”, accusing him of “taking advantage of other people for parental authority.”

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2023-01-08 05:00:57+00:00

Austrians Rally Against Immigration

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Vienna for a protest organised by Austria's right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) against soaring immigration.

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2023-01-08 04:00:00+00:00

🥟Pelmeni are considered a native Russian dish. Shaping every single dumpling by hand is a real ritual, where everyone in the family is involved. In some cities like Izhevsk, there’s even a monument to them. And in the Chelyabinsk Region, there’s a pelmeni museum!

Each region has its own recipe. Lamb, pork, beef, and poultry are added to the filling. They can also be made with pumpkin, radish, mushrooms, and fried onions. To learn more about this popular dish, watch the episode Dumpling dilemma: Making perfect pelmeni from scratch from our Taste of Russia (2018) series.

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2023-01-08 03:00:01+00:00

Siberia’s ‘cult of the bear’ EXPLAINED

There are many ethnic groups living in Siberia, among which the ‘cult of the bear’ - worshiping it as an ancestor of the family - is widespread.

For example, the Evenks call it ‘grandfather’, while the Buryats call it ‘babagai’ and consider it the primary and most powerful shaman.

The climax of the ‘cult of the bear’ feast, which is accompanied by traditions that will most definitely shock you.

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2023-01-08 02:01:21+00:00

Moscow's Christmas Winter Wonderland

RT's Steve Sweeney explores the wonders of Moscow's celebration of the winter holidays as hundreds of thousands of Russians mark the Orthodox Christmas throughout the country.

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2023-01-08 01:00:40+00:00

“Anti-immigration” 🇳🇴 Lawmaker Nominates NATO Chief for Nobel Peace Prize

Christian Tybring-Gjedde believes Jens Stoltenberg deserves the award for “his outstanding work as NATO’s secretary general in a demanding time for the alliance”- insisting that the org has no blood on its hands in the conflict.

Stoltenberg has consistently pushed for arming Ukraine as “the quickest way to peace”, even as Moscow warned that such moves would prolong the conflict and could invite an all-out military conflict between 🇷🇺 and NATO.

Tybring-Gjedde’s previous nomination was Donald Trump in 2020. The lawyer has been described in the past by media outlets as “Norway’s top anti-immigration crank”.

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2023-01-08 00:02:12+00:00

WATCH: Moment McCarthy Finally Elected House Speaker

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic 15th vote, which took place after midnight, following days of opposition from members of his own party.

He thanked Donald Trump for "helping get those final votes" after six Republican rebels, including Matt Gaetz who was nearly physically attacked on the floor by Mike Rogers, eventually relented after tense negotiations.

McCarthy celebrated with champagne and Wiseguy Pizza delivery.

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2023-01-07 23:00:00+00:00

How black people first came to Russia.

Black people often entered the Russian Empire as living goods, but here they were no longer slaves, but in the service of the state.

They enjoyed civil rights, property, and education.

In our article, you can learn more about their occupation and way of life.

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2023-01-07 22:01:13+00:00

Pentagon Announces New Lethal Military Aid for Ukraine

The US has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $3.75 billion. The Pentagon says it will include 50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armored personnel carriers, hundreds of anti-armor rockets, and more ammunition for HIMARS rocket systems.

And that’s just a fraction of the total lethal aid Washington is planning to send. Does the rapidly growing cost of military aid mean US economy will be affected?

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2023-01-07 21:00:24+00:00

Northern Lights in Russia's Norilsk

The freezing -45C degrees were forgotten for a moment inside the Arctic Circle as the majesty of the Northern Lights lit the sky on Russian Christmas Eve.

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2023-01-07 20:00:48+00:00

Putin Celebrates Christmas at Kremlin Service

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Orthodox Christmas night service in the Kremlin’s Annunciation Cathedral.

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2023-01-07 18:59:00+00:00

Australia in “Devastating Flood Emergency”

Australian PM Anthony Albanese said Saturday his government would send desperately needed support to isolated communities cut off by the heavy flooding to strike the country this week.

Authorities in the northern state of Kimberley say it is the worst flooding on record, with some towns and villages completely inaccessible by road and dependent on airlifts.

Defense Forces and Chinook helicopters have been drafted in to provide supplies to the worst-hit areas.

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2023-01-07 18:00:00+00:00

Türkiye in talks with Russia on deferred gas payments

Türkiye's Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez said Ankara is in talks with Moscow on deferred payments for natural gas contracts.

"The contracts previously concluded with Russia are still in force, we are negotiating with Russia from various aspects. We are discussing many issues at the moment, including deferring payments," the minister said.

Dönmez added that supply security and continuity is currently the most crucial issue. "So far we have not had any problems with Russia," he said.

Earlier, Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the gas hub project in a telephone conversation with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. During the talks, Erdogan assured Putin that Ankara strengthened and continues to enhance the energy infrastructure necessary for establishing the gas hub.

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2023-01-07 17:00:01+00:00

5 Dead as Migrant boat Sinks Off Tunisia

Tunisian judicial officials confirmed on Saturday the death of five people after encountering an overcrowded boat full of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. 10 more are still missing from the vessel, while coastguards managed to rescue 20 more.

More than 25,000 people have died or gone missing trying to cross the Mediterranean since 2014, while over 18,000 Tunisians traveled by boats to Europe in 2022, according to human rights groups.

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2023-01-07 16:00:00+00:00

Africa’s ‘Cocaine Corridors’ See Huge Trade Increase

A new investigation has revealed a vast increase in the illegal drugs trade flooding eastern and southern African countries as traffickers avoid more rigorous French naval carrier patrols around the continent’s traditional drug routes.

The Global initiative against Transnational Organized Crime report found Brazil’s Santos port and Sao Paulo airport were the main Latin American exit routes with shipments hidden in legal goods, and then covertly transported in air ambulances.

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2023-01-07 15:00:00+00:00

Iran Executes 2 More Protesters

Iranian officials claimed on Saturday to have executed two more protesters who were arrested in the wave of violence between law enforcement and citizens.

State TV explained that Mohammad Karami and Mohammad Hosseini had been convicted of killing a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on November 3.

Human Rights Activists in Iran report the total protester deaths to be at least 517, with over 19,200 arrested. 16 remain sentenced to death at present according to other activists.

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2023-01-07 14:01:57+00:00

China Suspends Accounts of Covid Critics - report

China’s Sina Weibo social media platform has reported having to deal with over 12,000 violations, some involving attacks on academics, scholars and medical workers, leaving 1,120 accounts temporarily or permanently suspended.

The accounts had reportedly been criticizing the government’s handling of Covid restrictions, in particular the sudden swing from zero tolerance to open borders that have left heath services inundated.

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2023-01-07 13:00:00+00:00

🇺🇸 Approves Breakthrough Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease

On Friday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) green lit Leqembi for use in slowing cognitive decline in mild and early-stage patients.

It came just after a Congressional report slammed the FDA for pushing through another Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, despite risks of brain swelling and bleeding.

Both drugs are jointly produced by 🇯🇵's Eisai & the 🇺🇸's Biogen and with an estimated 6.5mn Americans reportedly suffering from some form of Alzheimers, their products have a captive audience.

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2023-01-07 12:00:47+00:00

More Rate Hikes Predicted in Eurozone

Inflation in the Eurozone dropped to single digits for the first time in months in December, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, released on Friday.

The region’s headline inflation, which includes food and energy costs, came in at 9.2% year-on-year last month, falling sharply from 10.1% in November, the data shows.

However, core inflation, which excludes food and energy, spiked to a record high of 5.2%, with analysts warning that the European Central Bank will likely continue last year’s restrictive monetary policy well into 2023.

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2023-01-07 11:00:00+00:00

6-Year-Old Pupil Shoots Teacher - “Not An Accident”

The teacher has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after her six-year-old pupil shot her during an altercation inside a classroom that cops confirmed was not accidental.

Reports indicate no pupils or other staff members at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia were injured in the incident, and that the weapon had been freely brought into class by the child.

Principal George Parker, who insisted he was “shocked” and “disheartened” by the incident and “cannot control access to weapons”, explained the school had not been operating metal detectors on Friday.

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2023-01-07 09:59:59+00:00

US Police Killings Reached Record High in 2022 – NGO

Cops in the US killed 1,176 people in 2022, making last year the deadliest on record according to Mapping Police Violence – a project connected to the Black Lives Matter movement - although cops also faced more attempts on their own lives.

The group reported that police fatally shot, beat, tased and restrained 31 more people last year than in 2021, making it the highest annual tally since they began tracking such statistics in 2013 with only 12 days without a single police killing.

A total of 323 officers were shot in the line of duty across the US in 2022, revealed in a National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) report last month. Of these officers shot, 60 died, an increase of 23% in fatalities since 2019.

FOP President Patrick Yoes blamed the figures on “rogue prosecutors,” whom he said are failing “to prosecute violent offenders for their crimes or, even worse, releasing repeat offenders.”

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2023-01-07 08:59:01+00:00

McCarthy Elected Speaker After 15 Rounds of Voting

The US House of Representatives was finally unlocked after Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker late Friday night following a historic 15th round of voting amidst tense scenes on the house floor itself.

McCarthy had to be physically restrained after approaching Matt Gaetz, apparently pleading with the Florida Rep to change his vote to support, while negotiations eventually managed to sway a number of GOP party rebels.

Only four speaker races have gone this far, with the longest ever lasting 133 rounds of voting over two months in 1855.

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2023-01-07 07:59:59+00:00

Taliban Signs Oil Deal With Chinese Firm – Bloomberg

Afghanistan’s taliban government has signed a 25-year oil extraction agreement with the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company (CAPEIC) that would see CAPEIC drilling for oil in the Amu Darya basin.

It is the Taliban’s first major international energy extraction deal since the group took control of the country in 2021.

“In terms of natural resources, Afghanistan is a wealthy nation. In addition to other minerals, oil is the wealth of the Afghan people on which the economy of the country can rely,” Bloomberg quoted deputy prime minister for economic affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Baradar as saying.

The Chinese company will invest up to $150 million a year, which will increase to $540 million in three years, and will give jobs to 3,000 Afghans, the outlet added.

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2023-01-07 07:00:00+00:00

Two Serbs Shot in Kosovo Christmas Eve Attack

Ethnic Serbs blocked a major road in the south of Kosovo on Friday, in protest over “an attempted murder” drive-by shooting of two youths on Christmas Eve.

“Someone wanted to give us a bloody Christmas,” tweeted Petar Petkovic, the Serbian government’s commissioner for Kosovo, before blaming the attack on the “anti-Serb policy” of the ethnic Albanian authorities in Pristina and demanding “a swift and decisive response from the international community.”

Serbian media said on Friday evening that a 33-year old man was detained by local authorities in connection to the shooting incident.

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2023-01-07 05:59:59+00:00

French Medical Workers Protest

‘We take care of you. Take care of us’: Thousands of French medical workers protested in Paris for better working conditions and increased salaries.

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2023-01-07 05:00:00+00:00

India Becomes World's 5th Biggest Economy

With the passing of the New Year, India has more reasons to celebrate as it has made notable strides, pushing New Delhi to become the world's fifth largest global economy.

Trade relationships with Russia and expanded economic payment schemes have played significant parts in this progress.

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2023-01-07 04:00:21+00:00

Kenyan LGBTQ Activist’s Body Dumped By Road in Metal Box - media

Local media sources reported Friday that the body of prominents LGBTQ rights activist Edwin Chiloba was stuffed into a metal box and then dumped by the roadside from an unmarked vehicle.

Chiloba’s remains were initially found Tuesday near the town of Eldoret where he ran a fashion business according to Kenya Human Rights Commission, who slammed the “escalation in violence” targeting the LGBTQ comunity.

A British colonial-era law that punishes gay sex with 14 years in prison still exists in Kenya, while two films showing homosexual lives have been banned in recent years.

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2023-01-07 03:00:00+00:00

India to overtake China as world's most populous country

India is expected to overtake China as the most populous country in April. The UN predicts this shift will mark the transition of the world's factory status to India.

With China's population already shrinking, by 2050 China's population will be 8% less than it is now. While India's population will keep growing until 2064, peaking at 1.7 billion, almost twice as large as China's at that time.

India is expected to provide more than a sixth of the growth of the world's working-age population (15-64-year-olds) between now and 2050. Its economy recently displaced Britain’s as the world’s fifth-biggest and will rank third by 2029.

The UN notes that China's demographic slump is a disaster for its economy. China faces the "4-2-1 phenomenon": each single child is responsible for two parents and four grandparents. So most elderly Chinese will rely heavily on a public pension system that itself is underfunded.

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2023-01-07 02:01:01+00:00

The Mongol invasion was the reason Russia formed.

When the Mongols invaded Russia, these territories had no longer been a single state. But even if things had been different, there would not have been enough strength to repel the attack.

Over the centuries that followed, in a constant power struggle, the Russian state moved toward unification for the sake of weakening external control.

You would be surprised, but only Peter the Great finally stopped paying tribute.

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2023-01-07 00:59:59+00:00

EU Media Crackdown: Protesters Rally Outside Latvian Embassy Over Unlawful Detention of Sputnik’s Marat Kasem

A group of demonstrators gathered in front of the Latvian Embassy in Moscow to protest against the detention of Sputnik Lithuania editor-in-chief, accusing the country of suppressing freedom of speech.

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2023-01-12 23:01:40+00:00

India Calls for New World Order

India's Prime Minister Modi has emphasized that world powers must treat developing countries as equals to achieve a sustainable future and shape the new world order.

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2023-01-12 22:49:40+00:00

❗️Twitter Files 14: Russiagate LIES - "One of Greatest Outbreaks of Mass Delusion in 🇺🇸 History"

From the Trump-Russia investigation, to troll farms, bots and what actually turned out to be a mass media lie...

... Investigative journalist Matt Taibbi has released his analysis from the latest file drop by Elon Musk. Here are the key findings:

📍Twitter officials were shocked they found NO evidence of Russian influence

📍Congressional trolls, including Dianne Feinstein, Adam Schiff and Richard Blumenthal, pushed the idea of 🇷🇺 bots being behind #Releasethememo - despite warnings it was false

📍Republican Devin Nunes' report - which included calling out the Steele Dossier - was ignored by media and called a "joke". What Nunes detailed was later verified by the DoJ

📍Evidence based on ONE source with no proof - Hamilton 68 dashboard, which was created by a former FBI counterintelligence official. Twitter called it a "comms play"

📍Twitter compared situation to the book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" (It wants milk and then repeats) - eventually the platform all but stopped challenging the disinformation

📍NBC, Politico, AP, Times, Business Insider, Rolling Stone all hammered the Russian bots theory - they have now refused to comment (along with the Democrats named above)

📍 Nunes: "Schiff and the Dems falsely claimed Russians were behind the Release the Memo hashtag [...] By spreading the Russian collusion hoax, they instigated one of the greatest outbreaks of mass delusion in US history"

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2023-01-12 22:01:21+00:00

Stop the Count: Covid Tally Halted in China, Sparks WHO Concern

Beijing hasn’t updated its daily reports for three days, prompting the WHO to urge the country to share information about case rises and circulating strains amid fears unmitigated spread of the virus could seed new mutations.

Health officials had previously notified of the change to monthly reports - without providing an official date – but no official announcement of the switch has been given.

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2023-01-12 21:30:06+00:00

⚡️Russian Forces Encircle Artemovsk (Bakhmut) - operational update from adviser to acting DPR head

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2023-01-12 21:02:00+00:00

European Commission supports Estonia in seizing Russian assets

European Commission spokesman Christian Wigand said the Commission supports Estonia's idea to develop a mechanism for seizing frozen Russian assets.

Wigand also said introducing criminal liability in the EU for circumventing sanctions would speed up the process of confiscation of Russian assets.

Earlier, the Estonian authorities announced that by the end of January, they plan to publish a plan to confiscate Russian assets arrested on its territory.

Almost €20 million in accounts belonging to Russian nationals have been frozen in Estonia.

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2023-01-12 20:00:00+00:00

German Police Clearing Village Occupied by Climate Protestors

Hundreds of demonstrators who have holed up in the abandoned village of Luetzerath for two years to stop the expansion of a coal mine are in a stand-off with riot police after a court greenlighted the decision.

Barricades were cleared and 3 activists detained, according to an Aachen Police Spox, but authorities remain frustrated with the operation’s progress as large numbers of protestors remain.

The incident comes as tensions mount over Germany’s climate policy during a crippling energy crisis.

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2023-01-12 18:59:00+00:00

1 Dead as Peru Protests Spread to City of Cusco, 37 Injured

Cusco authorities say 37 civilians were injured during Wednesday protests, while one person died after being hit by gunfire.

Footage from that day shows violent clashes between demonstrators and police, similar to those which have been occurring around the nation since the arrest of former president Pedro Castillo on dissidence charges.

The protesters demand Castillo’s release, the resignation of the current head of state Dina Boluarte, general elections and a new constitution.

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2023-01-12 18:02:22+00:00

Snowden Identifies ‘Real Scandal’ Regarding Biden Docs

US President Joe Biden has probably made off with more classified documents than many whistleblowers, but unlike them he will get away with it, former CIA and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden suggested on Wednesday.

“Worth noting that the President seems to have absconded with more classified documents than many whistleblowers,” Snowden wrote, comparing the situation with the case of Reality Winner who “was sentenced to 5 YEARS for just one document.”

“Meanwhile Biden, Trump, Clinton, Petraeus... these guys have dozens, hundreds [of documents]. No jail,” the whistleblower added. The White House has acknowledged the incident and the US Justice Department is currently looking into the matter.

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2023-01-12 17:31:28+00:00

Finland Promises Tanks to Ukraine - With Strings Attached

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö confirmed Leopard tanks will be given to Kiev if required, but only in limited numbers "since Finland borders Russia and is not yet a NATO member state." - STT.

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2023-01-12 17:00:00+00:00

Moscow, Kiev Look to New Humanitarian Talks — Official

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said on Thursday that Moscow and Kiev are interested in future contact between their rights commissioners, reports TASS.

"We already have concrete results on the search for missing people, and return of children to their families. I hope the dialogue is continued. The most important thing is that it should not be politicised, but based exclusively on humanitarian and human rights principles," TASS quoted her as saying.

The statement comes after the nations’ human rights officials brokered a 40/40 POW swap between Russia and Ukraine.

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2023-01-12 16:30:56+00:00

‼️More Biden Docs Found at Delaware Home - WH

The White House has confirmed that a second batch of classified documents have been found in the garage at President Biden’s personal home in Wilmington, Delaware.

“People know I take classified documents and materials seriously,” Biden told the press on Thursday, without confirming the new documents were classified themselves.

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2023-01-12 16:02:02+00:00

Crucial Vaccine Data Deadline Missed by Pfizer

Final results into multiple studies to assess the "known serious risks of myocarditis and pericarditis,” - ordered by the US FDA - were due on Dec 31, but it is unclear if the company met the deadline as neither the FDA or Pfizer have responded to requests.

The FDA previously approved Pfizer’s bivalent booster without clinical data as the firm had agreed to carry out the six studies, but experts are angry at the tardiness.

"We shouldn’t have to ask or demand this information. We should expect that it’d be promptly shared by default,” Jessica Adams, a former regulatory officer at the FDA tweeted of the late submission.

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2023-01-12 15:54:28+00:00

❗️Sweden: Mannequin of Türkiye’s President Erdogan used in Mock Execution

After drawing strong criticism from Turkish leadership, Sweden’s FM responded, “Portraying a popularly elected president as being executed outside City Hall is abhorrent”. (Middle East Eye)

NATO aspirations hanging in the balance?

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2023-01-12 15:30:36+00:00

Ukrainian Military Creating Kamikaze Drones Loaded with Chemical Weapon? Chilling Social Media Video

Men in camo uniforms and blue armbands are shown loading domestic drones - in an unverified video posted on Telegram - with what appears to be toxic hydrocyanic acid. The substance was used in German concentration camps to exterminate Jews during WW2.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces – allegedly the 63rd brigade – reportedly assisted in the chemical weapon’s creation, the author of the video claims, adding there are already hundreds of them in circulation – soon to be ramped up into their thousands.

The chemical – a Zyklon B pesticide – has long been outlawed by international law.

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2023-01-12 15:02:25+00:00

'Was the $100+ Billion to Ukraine Not Enough?': Republican Congressman Wants Zelensky Bust in US Capitol

South Carolina Rep Joe Wilson has introduced a resolution to obtain a bust of Vladimir Zelensky for display in a permanent location in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson called it insane: "Members of Congress are now trying to spend your money on a monument to a foreign leader in the US Capitol ... President Zelensky, who is a dictator ... [a monument] in our democratic country".

Numerous American politicians, journalists and ordinary citizens have also criticized the idea. One Twitter using asking, “Care to explain why you’re p*ssing away all our hard-earned tax money on a bust of Zelensky for the Capitol?”

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2023-01-12 14:52:00+00:00

❗️Explosion in Istanbul Business Centre

A gas leak at a textile product factory is said to have started the explosion, which has apparently caused casualties.

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2023-01-12 14:30:00+00:00

❗️Germany and France are conducting enhanced Air Policing in the Baltic region, NATO confirms

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2023-01-12 14:01:27+00:00

Palestinian Shot Dead in West Bank Camp Raids

The shooting - unconfirmed by the Israeli military - happened while IDF forces conducted overnight arrests and weapon confiscations at the Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank, and is the sixth death in the first two weeks of the year.

Israeli officials claim “suspects hurled rocks and blocks from rooftops” prompting forces to respond with “riot dispersal means and live ammunition.”

Israel maintains its methods are a security measure to identify and eliminate suspected militants, but Palestinians consider them an aggressive collective punishment to discourage fighting against occupation.

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2023-01-12 13:01:19+00:00

Cyberattack Not Behind Nationwide Flight systems Outage in US

A “damaged database file” appears to be the reason behind the delayed flight departures across the US on Wednesday, according to the preliminary findings of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Earlier, authorities said that a cyberattack was an unlikely reason behind the massive technical mishap, which, according to FlightAware, forced more than 11,300 US flights to be delayed or cancelled.

Tuesday's disruption was the first national grounding of domestic air traffic in almost two decades.

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2023-01-12 12:30:39+00:00

Antalya Curfew for Small Girls - Risk of Wind Blowing Them Away

The governor of Türkiye’s Antalya has issued an order for all girls under the height of 1.6m to remain indoors for fear that strong winds might sweep them away.

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2023-01-12 12:05:01+00:00

❗️230 Ukrainian Soldiers Taken Out, Su-25 Fighter Jet Shot Down - Russian DM

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2023-01-12 12:02:01+00:00

Mike Pompeo 'Granted Government Security' This Month — Reports

The US State Department has reportedly granted former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a top aide government protection this month due to “serious and credible” threats from Iran, according to the AP.

Official documents insisted that a specific threat to Pompeo and Brian Hook - Donald Trump’s former special envoy to Iran - persisted.

This is now the seventh time special security has been granted to Pompeo since leaving office, with the State Department apparently paying $2 million per month for his and Hook’s 24-hour protection.

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2023-01-12 11:53:00+00:00

⚡️RT EXCLUSIVE: Artemovsk Frontline Assault Captured on Camera

RT correspondent Andrey Yaschenko filmed an urban battle in a suburb of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), with Ukrainian Armed Forces positioned just 100-odd meters away.

Artillery and tanks were actively engaged with Wagner group fighters, who managed to force back the enemy, as Russian security forces took control of the area.

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2023-01-12 11:40:01+00:00

⚡️ 7,000 NYC nurses end days-long strike as union reaches deal with 2 hospitals.

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2023-01-12 11:30:43+00:00

Soledar Satellite Images Show Fighting Aftermath

US-based satellite company Maxar has released aerial shots of Soledar before and after the recent fighting in the city.

The first picture shows the state of the city on August 1, 2022. The second frame was taken on January 10, 2023, showing the aftermath of the fighting.

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2023-01-12 11:25:01+00:00

⚡️ Man breaks security cordon and is pulled away by security during PM Modi's roadshow in Hubballi, India.

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2023-01-12 11:01:36+00:00

Myanmar Junta Chief’s Family Assets Found In Thai Drug Raid

Assets of Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing’s adult children were found during a police raid at a Bangkok apartment of a Burmese tycoon suspected of drug trafficking and money laundering, according to an official record.

Property deeds and bank books of Hlaing’s son and daughter were found among $8.9 million of luxury assets by Thai cops after raiding the apartment of Tun Min Latt, who has close ties to the leader and has reportedly procured military supplies for his regime.

Activist groups have urged Thai authorities to take “urgent action to prevent it from becoming a safe haven for Myanmar war criminals.”

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2023-01-12 10:30:41+00:00

WWII-Era Bomb Blown Up In Crimea

Sevastopol authorities have performed a controlled detonation of a World War II-era bomb, which was uncovered on agricultural ground in Sevastopol, Crimea.

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2023-01-12 10:01:01+00:00

WARNING: Graphic - Chinese Hit-and-run Driver Kills 5

Footage has spread online of a horrific incident in China’s Guangzhou in which a driver plowed through a crowded pedestrian crossing, killing five and injuring 13, before appearing to throw banknotes in the air.

Police have detained the 22-year-old suspect after his rush-hour attack, during which he appeared to target a traffic policeman on a motorbike who managed to escape.

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2023-01-12 09:01:08+00:00

Meta Bans Gender-Based Teen Adverts

Meta has announced it would block advertisers from targeting adverts at teenagers based on their gender from February, allowing them to only use age and location.

The company also said previous activity of youngsters on their platforms would not inform the adverts that they see because “teens aren’t necessarily as equipped as adults to make decisions about how their online data is used for advertising.”

The change comes after last week’s $413 million fine over their advertising practices from European regulators, which also rejected Meta’s legal basis to justify data collection for targeted ads.

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2023-01-12 08:55:32+00:00

❗️ Russian Foreign Ministry expands list of personal sanctions against Britain, 36 people added (RIA)

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2023-01-12 08:55:17+00:00

❗️ Warsaw plans to put political pressure on other countries to start supplying tanks to Ukraine - Polish govt spox

“If we don’t defend an independent Ukraine, we will be the next target. This must be spoken about directly. If Ukraine loses, then Poland also loses,” Piotr Muller said.

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2023-01-12 08:01:13+00:00

Russia’s Space Agency Shares Plans For ISS Evacuation

A Russian Soyuz MS-23 craft will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) without a crew, so it can be used to evacuate Russian cosmonauts stranded in orbit due to a coolant leak on the spacecraft.

The rising temperatures aboard it, docked to the ISS, were quickly stabilized by the crew, but the ship was still deemed unsafe to carry the cosmonauts back to Earth. According to Roscosmos, the leak at the Soyuz MS-22 had nothing to do with faulty parts, but a result of “a collision with [an] element of space debris."

This means that the launch of Soyuz MS-23, which was scheduled to begin its 188-day mission in March, is being moved to an earlier date.

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2023-01-12 07:30:53+00:00

Myanmar Junta Bombs Hit 'Indian Territory' During Air Strikes on Rebel Camps – (Reports)

Eyewitnesses claim at least two bombs fell inside Indian territory during a Myanmar military strike on an ethnic armed group’s base, according to the Guardian.

The bombing raid by jets killed five fighters at the HQ of the Chin National Front - which claims to represent the mainly Christian Chin minority in western Myanmar -spox Salai Htet Ni told AFP.

Local media also reported a bomb had landed in the Champhai district, in India's Mizoram state.

However, Indian police reportedly told AFP the bomb had landed directly in the dry riverbed that marks the international boundary and no injuries to people or damage to property had occurred in 🇮🇳.

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2023-01-12 07:01:59+00:00

US Suicide Hotline Receives Spike In Calls

The US’ suicide and crisis prevention hotline has received over 2 million calls, texts and chat messages since its reboot last summer under the 988 number, with a spike in recent months.

Last November, for example, 154,585 more calls, texts and chat messages were received than the same month in 2021, when it was a 10-digit non-emergency hotline, as well as a 1,227% increase in texts to the health line.

On New Year’s Eve and January 1 this year alone, 3,869 calls were received - 30% up on the same two days as 2021 became 2022.

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2023-01-12 06:30:07+00:00

❗️US Moans About Wagner PMC While Western Mercenaries Fight For Kiev Regime

As advances made by Russia’s Wagner Group dominate the headlines, the US grumbles about the PMC’s activities in global conflict zones – all while American paramilitary groups conduct very similar operations around the world, and plenty of Western mercenaries are currently fighting for Kiev.

RT contributor Rachel Marsden covers the issue.

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2023-01-12 06:01:16+00:00

Cops Probe Uranium Package Found At London’s Heathrow Airport

British police announced on Tuesday that they are investigating a package of uranium that was seized at Heathrow Airport on December 29 during a routine search.

The uranium was found in a scrap metal shipment that reportedly came from Pakistan and arrived at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Oman.

Officials have stated that the amount of the material was insignificant and presents no danger to the public. However, they are looking into the possibility that the uranium may have been mishandled in Pakistan, which allowed it to reach the UK.

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2023-01-12 05:30:59+00:00

FIFA Chief Questioned By Prosecutors

Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body FIFA, met with Swiss special prosecutors on Tuesday amid a probe into his alleged meetings with the country’s attorney general as part of a wider investigation of football officials.

Recommendations of criminal proceedings against Infantino were issued in 2020 by another special prosecutor, who has since been removed from the case by a federal court in Switzerland amid links into possible incitements to commit abuse of public office and breaches of official secrecy.

Special prosecutor Hans Maurer confirmed to the Associated Press that “a confrontation hearing was held in the proceedings,” which he held alongside another prosecutor, Ulrich Weder.

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2023-01-12 05:00:15+00:00

Russian Hypersonic Missiles Are At The Tip Of A Tech Revolution — Report

Washington is falling behind in the hypersonic arms race, according to a new report that ranked countries’ weapons capabilities around the globe.

The article in Popular Mechanics magazine revealed that Russia and China possess the world’s most advanced and efficient weapon, the hypersonic missile, while Washington is lagging behind with eight hypersonic weapons projects that are only in the development stages.

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2023-01-12 04:31:01+00:00

Image Of Moscow Kremlin In Ruins Erected Near Kiev Administration Building

The stamp-styled image has been called “Cotton Above The Kremlin,” an apparent play on the Russian word “khlopok” for cotton, which may also mean “blast.”

The image is a fresh replacement of a recent picture, which featured Russia’s Crimea Bridge exploding.

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2023-01-12 04:01:12+00:00

Russia’s Space Agency Shares Plan For ISS Evacuation

A Russian Soyuz MS-23 craft will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) without a crew so it can be used to evacuate Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, as well as NASA astronaut Frank Rubio from orbit, Roscosmos chief Yury Borisov said on Wednesday.

Petelin, Prokopyev and Rubio, who have been at the station since September, were unable to return home as scheduled because of a coolant leak discovered weeks ago on the Soyuz MS-22 ship. The rising temperatures aboard the spacecraft, docked to the ISS, were quickly stabilized by the crew but the ship was still deemed unsafe to carry the trio back to Earth.

“The State Commission decided to launch the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft on February 20, 2023 in unmanned mode,” Borisov announced, adding that the ship would still be delivering its intended cargo to orbit.

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2023-01-12 03:30:51+00:00

Tactigon Technologies unveils a robot in Las Vegas that can learn to say hello, dance, and fight with no coding necessary, only natural language, gestures, and voice, making it the first robot in the world that can be programmed through interpretive dance and karate chop commands

2023-01-12 03:00:56+00:00

Afghan Women Athletes Threatened For Ignoring Sports Ban

Taliban officials have ramped up their campaign to block women from sports by cold-calling homes or even threatening them in person just for having previously played, according to an AP report.

The Taliban’s Sports Organization and National Olympic Committee spokesman said authorities were looking for a way to restart sports for women by building separate sports venues, without giving a timeframe and insisted further funds were needed to do so.

Sources told AP that gyms where women practice indoor sports have been widely raided and all female athletes arrested.

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2023-01-12 02:30:08+00:00

Russia To Resume Forex Interventions

The Bank of Russia will resume intervention with the sale of Chinese yuan on the foreign currency market starting Friday, as part of a budget rule mechanism, according to the regulator.

According to the Central Bank, foreign currency will be bought or sold on the market evenly during each trading day of the month in order to minimize the impact of these operations on the dynamics of the exchange rate.

The resumption of operations will to help strengthen macroeconomic conditions, as well as the business environment for the non-budgetary sector of the economy.

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2023-01-12 02:00:37+00:00

Driver Withdraws From Dakar Rally After Fatal Accident

Czech driver Ales Loprais has withdrawn from the Dakar rally following his involvement in an accident which resulted in the death of a spectator.

During Tuesday’s ninth stage, Loprais, who was leading the T5 category at the time, was clearing a sand dune when his truck hit a spectator who was photographing the race.

The man, who has since been confirmed as having Italian nationality and was 69-years-old, quickly got to his feet but collapsed shortly afterwards. Several people came to his aid but he died of an apparent heart attack while being transported for medical assistance.

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2023-01-12 01:30:28+00:00

Soap bubbles and water freeze in seconds as Russian region of Yakutia sees its 'usual' winter coldwave

2023-01-12 01:01:06+00:00

Vatican Finance Cardinal Who Was Cleared Of Sex Abuse, Dead At 81

Cardinal George Pell, a former Vatican financial czar who had child sex abuse claims overturned in 2020, has died in Rome after attending Pope Benedict's funeral.

Pell had spent 404 days in solitary confinement while fighting allegations of molesting two choirboys in the 1990s in his native Australia, paying his legal bills with proceeds from his published prison diary.

He also separately acknowledged that he had not acted sufficiently to prevent sexual abuse he knew was occurring in the 1970s during a Royal Commission probe in 2016.

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2023-01-12 00:30:39+00:00

WARNING GRAPHIC: Investigation Launched As Video Of Soldiers Burning Bodies Appears Online

An investigation has been launched by the South African military after a blood-curdling video emerged online, allegedly showing a group of soldiers throwing the corpses of jihadists onto a fire in neighboring Mozambique.

The military stressed that, if it turns out that South African troops were involved in wrongdoing, they will be brought to justice.

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2023-01-12 00:01:21+00:00

Biden ‘Surprised’ Government Records Found At Former Office

US President Biden admitted he was “surprised” to learn his attorneys had found government records at his former office space in Washington, leading the House Intelligence Committee’s top Republican to call for a “damage assessment” of the potentially classified documents.

Biden told reporters in Mexico City that he doesn’t know what is in the documents and that his lawyers had advised him not to ask.

Donald Trump asked on Truth Social “When is the FBI going to raid the many homes of Joe Biden, perhaps even the White House?”, while Rep. Jim Jordan asked why the revelations have only now come to light and not before the midterm elections, in stark contrast to the raids on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property.

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2023-01-11 23:31:08+00:00

Who ruled Russia the longest?

The longest-ruling Russian tsar was actually its first - Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584). On paper, he became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1533 at only three, after the death of his father Vasily III of Moscow. Until 1547, he ruled only formally, with most decisions being taken by the boyar aristocracy. In 1547, aged 16, he was crowned as the tsar of All Rus’ and his real reign had begun.

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2023-01-11 23:00:22+00:00

Telegram Founder Meets With UAE Officials

Pavel Durov has meet with top officials of the United Arab Emirates, according to images released by the Royal Family of Dubai.

According to Forbes, Durov, a UAE citizen, is the richest person living in the country, with a fortune of $15.1 billion.

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2023-01-11 22:30:39+00:00

Coinbase to lay off 20% of workers

Coinbase, the second-largest crypto exchange, said in an SEC filing Tuesday it would lay off about 20% of its staff (around 950 employees) amid an ongoing crypto winter. The company has already cut 2,110 employees since June 2022.

Crypto firms cut almost 9,500 workers through 2022, according to The Block Research's annual report.

The figure included other major exchanges such as Crypto.сom (2,260), Kraken (1,100), and Robinhood (1,060), as well as lenders Celsius (150) and BlockFi (250), the latter of which has also since filed for bankruptcy.

According to layoffs.fyi, the tech industry saw approximately 151,600 job cuts through 2022, with crypto cuts contributing to 6.2% of the total.

Last week, crypto exchange Huobi also confirmed that it plans to cut another 20% of its staff after laying off 300 employees last year. Crypto lender Genesis recently laid off 30% of its staff, leaving 145 people after an additional 20% cut.

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2023-01-11 22:02:02+00:00

WHO Wants Masked Travel, Citing Latest Covid Variant

World Health Organization officials would like countries to consider recommending travelers wear masks on long-haul flights in light of the rapid spread of the latest Omicron Covid variant.

The XBB.1.5 variant accounted for 27.6% of cases in the US last week, but as of yet has only been detected in small numbers in Europe.

"Countries need to look at the evidence base for pre-departure testing" and if action is considered, "travel measures should be implemented in a non-discriminatory manner," said Catherine Smallwood, WHO’s senior emergency officer for Europe.

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2023-01-11 21:30:57+00:00

❓Have you seen our documentary War Correspondents? Our colleague, RT war correspondent Murad Gazdiev, is one of the subjects of the film.

He says he used to laugh at superstitions. Only on the front line did he begin to understand them. ‘Every other soldier who’s been here a while… has a story about… a time they shouldn’t have survived. It hit but didn’t explode… or every single fragment missed. Now we have the same.’

Watch an excerpt with Murad and the full film.

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2023-01-11 21:01:57+00:00

Kiev Clarifies Timeline For Patriot Missile Delivery

Ukrainian forces will be able to start deploying US-made Patriot air-defense systems within months or even weeks, an aide to President Vladimir Zelensky revealed.

During an interview with Ukrainian journalist Vassily Golovanov, Mikhail Podoliak stated that “from one-and-a-half to three months would be required for [personnel] training and logistical delivery of these systems.” He said Kiev’s forces would probably be able to use Patriots on the battlefield “closer to the start of mid-spring.”

Podoliak noted that two Patriot batteries are scheduled to be sent to Ukraine, with one promised by the US, and another by Germany. “One battery includes eight launchers. Regarding their installation, it is already being worked out how they will be delivered here in logistical terms,” he said.

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2023-01-11 20:30:25+00:00

Disney Forces Office Work 4+ Days a Week

Disney employees will now be expected to work at least four days a week from the office according to a memo from newly installed CEO Bob Iger.

Iger justified his reversal of pandemic-era WFH schedules because “in a creative business like ours, nothing can replace the ability to connect, observe, and create with peers that comes from being physically together.”

A study by Microsoft found that 85% of business leaders have lost confidence that their workforce are operating productively from a remote location.

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2023-01-11 20:00:15+00:00

Saudi Arabia To Hand Pakistan $11 Billion Lifeline

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has instructed the country’s Public Investment Fund to further raise the ceiling of investment in Pakistan from its current $5 billion

Pakistan has now received around $22 billion total global support in all forms; deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar estimates $16.3 billion will be required just to recover from the horrendous flooding.

“There is no free money. And everybody who pledged their contributions today will come with certain expectations,” Achim Steiner, the head of the UN development program said.

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2023-01-11 19:31:03+00:00

Cheeky Display: 🇬🇧 Bookshop Places Prince Harry’s Memoirs Next to Novel Titled ‘How to Kill Your Family’

The staff at Bert’s Books in Swindon announced the arrival of the controversial tell-all with an even more controversial window display.

‘Spare’ sold over 400k copies on the day of its release, becoming the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction book of all time.

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2023-01-11 19:01:10+00:00

Russian Guardsmen Wipe Out Five Ukrainian Strongholds Over Week

The Russian National Guard press office has confirmed its forces destroyed five Ukrainian strongholds, two hangars of military equipment, and a huge cache of illegal firearms over the past week.

“National Guard units exposed 16 suspected accomplices of the Ukrainian military during special security, reconnaissance and search measures on the territory of the Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions," the press office said in a statement.

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2023-01-11 18:30:09+00:00

Arrested Journalist From Russian News Outlet Shares Letter From EU Prison

Editor-in-Chief of Sputnik Lithuania Marat Kasem has expressed his gratitude to all those who have offered him support after he was arrested in Riga, Latvia last week on charges of alleged espionage and of violating the EU’s sanctions against Russia.

In a letter sent from a Latvian prison to his close friend Degi Karayev, who shared it on Telegram, Kasem stated that he had lost eight kilos in the week since he was detained, but noted that the food being served in the prison was "adequate" and consisted mainly of fish.

He also confirmed that he was being charged with violating Article 84 of the EU’s economic sanctions by working for Sputnik, but admitted that it would be "foolish to deny that I work for Sputnik, considering the superb rating of our programs."

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2023-01-11 18:01:42+00:00

Romania Keeps Andrew Tate In Custody For 30 Days

A Romanian court ordered Andrew Tate, his brother and two accomplices to remain in custody for at least another 30 days, amid the investigation into his alleged sex-trafficking activities.

Tate’s defense lawyers argue prosecutors have provided no evidence so far, while authorities have seized 15 luxury vehicles and 10 properties belonging to the suspects in the country.

Under Romanian law, courts can request up to 180 more days’ detention if they require more time to conduct their investigations.

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2023-01-11 17:30:52+00:00

❗️Moscow Explains Appointment Of New Head Of Ukraine Operation

The head of the Russian General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov, has been appointed to lead Moscow’s joint forces group in Ukraine, the defense ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The former commander of the military operation, Army General Sergey Surovikin, has been made his deputy.

The need to “raise the operation command level” was linked to an “increased scale of the combat missions,” and the need for closer coordination between various services and branches of the armed forces, the ministry said.

The move will also improve logistics support and command effectiveness for the Russian forces in Ukraine, it added.

It comes just around three months after the defense ministry appointed Surovikin, the Russian Air Force commander, to lead the effort.

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2023-01-11 17:00:09+00:00

West’s Military Aid To Ukraine Almost Equals Russia’s Defense Budget

The estimated total of military aid sent to Ukraine from Western nations last year came to around $48.5 billion, just short of Russia’s $51.1 billion defense budget, according to TASS calculations.

Overall aid in all forms to Kiev amounts to over $150 billion according to official data, equal to almost three times Ukraine’s entire annual budget.

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Russia was fighting in Ukraine not against Kiev forces, but rather against the entire "collective West."

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2023-01-11 16:35:01+00:00

❗️Large Fire Erupts At Chemical Plant In Illinois

Authorities in LaSalle, Illinois are responding to a fire at the Carus Chemical plant, the town's mayor told ABC7.

Video from the scene shows smoke pouring out of the plant which is around 94 miles southwest of Chicago.

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2023-01-11 16:30:34+00:00

Canada To Give Ukraine $406 Million American Air Defense System

Canada has announced it will purchase a NASAMS anti-aircraft missile complex for Kiev with a price tag of around $406 million, according to the Ukrainian military.

The sum is based on the $500 million already allocated by Canada for Kiev in November of last year.

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2023-01-11 16:28:01+00:00

❗️IAEA Head Says He Will Visit Ukraine Next Week, After Which He Expects To Come To Russia

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2023-01-11 16:00:26+00:00

Air traffic operations 'resuming gradually' across the US following a major computer glitch - Federal Aviation Administration

2023-01-11 15:43:02+00:00

❗️Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu Appoints Chief Of The General Staff Valery Gerasimov Head Of The Special Military Operation In Ukraine — RIA

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2023-01-11 15:30:05+00:00

Russian Fighter Jets In Action During Special Military Operation

The MoD has shown footage of Su-35S fighter jets supporting bombers and attack aircraft during a strike on Ukrainian positions.

According to the ministry, a Ukrainian aircraft was “promptly detected and destroyed” during the mission.

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2023-01-11 15:18:17+00:00

❗️Putin Discusses Mutually Beneficial Energy Projects With Iranian President

During the telephone conversation with Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi transport and logistics cooperations were also discussed, as well as the situation in Syria.

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2023-01-11 15:08:53+00:00

❗️Britain Plans To Also Supply Tanks To Ukraine — RIA

PM Rishi Sunak has tasked defence chief Ben Wallace to accelerate support for Kiev and work with partners to supply tanks.

That news follows Poland’s announcement it will supply Leopard tanks to Kiev’s forces.

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2023-01-11 15:00:04+00:00

Iran Sentences Two ‘Gay Rights Activists’ To Death

Human rights organization Hengaw has reported that two gay rights activists were sentenced to death for allegedly promoting homosexuality, Christianity, and contacting media purportedly against the Islamic Republic.

According to Hengaw, one of the accused has been denied access to a lawyer throughout her 10-month detention while also being threatened with her two children being taken away.

Since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Tehran has executed an estimated 4,000-6,000 people homosexual people.

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2023-01-11 14:30:44+00:00

World Leader Has Ignored Zelensky’s Phone Calls For Months — Kiev

Philippines President Bongbong Marcos has been blowing off Kiev’s attempts to contact Manila since June, the Ukrainian charge d’affaires has said.

According to the diplomat, the Ukrainian government has been trying and failing to communicate with Marcos twice a month for half a year.

At the beginning of March, the Philippines' leader said there was no need to 'make a stand' in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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2023-01-11 14:14:09+00:00

❗️Poland Promises Tanks To Ukraine After Heads Of States Meeting In Lvov

Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced a transfer of a company of German Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine.

Duda revealed the decision following a trilateral ‘Lublin Triangle’ meeting with Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda and Vladimir Zelensky in Lvov, Ukraine.

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2023-01-11 14:00:48+00:00

Russian Next-Generation Missile Wipes Out Ukrainian Strongpoint

The MoD has published footage of next-generation, high-precision ammunition destroying a Ukrainian Armed Forces strong point, including armored vehicles.

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2023-01-11 13:44:47+00:00

❗️Türkiye Proposes Mediating Russian-Ukrainian Humanitarian Corridor

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed a neutral humanitarian corridor for wounded Russian and Ukrainian soldiers.

Erdogan added that Ankara was ready to provide the necessary treatment for injured fighters.

Earlier Moscow and Kiev agreed on an exchange of 40 prisoners of war each, after a meeting between Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova and her Ukrainian counterpart Dmitri Lubinets.

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2023-01-11 13:30:12+00:00

Ozone Layer Repairing Itself — UN Report

You know how the world’s going to end in five minutes because of cars/farting cows/Trump? Well, let’s counter that with some positive environmental news – it turns out the ozone layer is well on the way to repairing itself, and will be completely mended by 2066, according to data from a new UN report.

For those of you not cool enough to remember the 1980s, the hole in the ozone layer was the big trendy environmental problem of the time. Mulleted teens in shell suits and leg warmers would despair at the damage to the ozone layer, caused in part by CFCs, chemicals used as refrigerants and in many aerosols. CFCs began to be phased out in 1987, and now this move is paying off, with damage expected to reach pre-1980 levels by 2040.

Now onto worrying about those farting cows...

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2023-01-11 13:26:14+00:00

❗️Russia And Ukraine Agree To 40-40 Prisoner Exchange

Moscow and Kiev agreed on an exchange of 40 PoWs each, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Wednesday after meeting her Ukrainian counterpart Dmitri Lubinets in Türkiye.

The politicians met on the sidelines of an international ombudsman conference in Ankara.

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2023-01-11 13:01:57+00:00

State Of Emergency Declared In California As Raging Storm Kills 17

California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that the horrific weather has killed 17 people after torrential rains, floods, landslides and mudslides hit the state.

Due to severe weather, a state of emergency has been declared. Over 197,000 residents were left without electricity.

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2023-01-11 12:50:01+00:00

❗️Ukraine Suffering Massive Losses In Soledar — RT Exclusive

RT’s sources have claimed that Ukrainian losses in the DPR city could be as high as 25,000 during fighting since Autumn 2022.

The number was calculated based on the statistics of combatants wounded and missing as well as those who arrived to reinforce Ukraine’s contingent in the city.

According to the Wagner PMC, which is active in the area, Soledar is now under control of Russian forces.

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2023-01-11 12:47:37+00:00

⚡️Putin: Russia Avoided What Our Enemies Predicted for 2022

The Russian President thanked the govt, stressing a need to continue development in the face of external pressure.

Vladimir Putin also said additional revenue from oil and gas amounted to almost $3bn.

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2023-01-11 12:30:45+00:00

US Stocks Face Massive Drop — Morgan Stanley

US stocks are expected to undergo much sharper declines than most of the pessimistic projections outlined, according to Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief US equity strategist, as quoted by Bloomberg.

In a research note seen by the agency, the analyst said that the recession would exacerbate the biggest annual decline in the equity market since the global financial crisis. Wilson added that the S&P 500 could drop much lower than the 3,500 to 3,600 points that the market is currently estimating, in the event of a mild recession.

“The consensus could be right directionally, but wrong in terms of magnitude,” he said, adding that the benchmark could bottom around 3,000 points, or some 22% as against current levels.

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2023-01-11 12:15:11+00:00

Zelensky Strips Opposition Leader Of Ukrainian Citizenship

President Vladimir Zelensky has announced that the Ukrainian passports of Viktor Medvedchuk, the leader of the banned Opposition Platform – For Life party, and several other current and former opposition MPs have been revoked.

Medvedchuk, Andrey Derkach, Taras Kozak and Renat Kuzmin have been stripped of their Ukrainian citizenship based on the materials prepared by the country’s Security Service (SBU) and migration authorities, and in line with the constitution, Zelensky said on Tuesday.

“If the parliamentarian chooses to serve not to the people of Ukraine, but the killers who came to Ukraine, then we’re going to act accordingly,” he explained, implying that the politicians stripped of their citizenship had been working with Russia.

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2023-01-11 12:00:40+00:00

❗️Massive Explosion Outside Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul — Reports

Preliminary reports suggest three fatalities.

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2023-01-11 11:36:12+00:00

❗️RT EXCLUSIVE: DPR Head Explains Significance Of Soledar

The head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin sat down with RT to explain the significance of the region’s city of Soledar, where Russian forces are reportedly nearing complete control.

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2023-01-11 11:30:47+00:00

NATO Nation Sent Controversial Cluster Munitions To Ukraine — Media

Ukraine has been receiving consignments of controversial cluster munitions from Türkiye, Foreign Policy magazine has reported. Kiev had been asking Washington for the Cold-War-era weapons for months.

The shipments have been taking place since November, current and former US and European officials told the news outlet. The report said it was unclear how many of the munitions had been received, or whether they had yet been used on the battlefield.

Like many other cluster munitions, DPICMs tend to produce long-lasting hazards, as some submunitions can fail to detonate and have the potential to maim or kill somebody years after being deployed.

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2023-01-11 11:15:51+00:00

⚡️ALL Flights Grounded Across US due to FAA Computer Glitch - Reports

Outages begin to roll in for American Airlines and Southwest online.

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2023-01-11 11:01:29+00:00

Iran Hands 28-Year Jail Term To Belgian Spy

Iranian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that they had given a Belgian national suspected of espionage a sentence of 28 years in prison, as well as 74 lashes.

Charges included allegedly cooperating with the US against Tehran and money laundering.

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2023-01-11 10:30:48+00:00

❗️No Prospects For Peace Talks With Ukraine — Kremlin

Key points from Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov’s daily briefing:

▪There are currently no prospects for peace talks with Kiev, due to recent Ukrainian legislation prohibiting such dialogue — as well as pressure from the West

▪The Kremlin has no plans to impose an international travel ban on Russian men

▪The flow of western aid to Ukraine amplifies the country’s pre-existing “corruption malaise”

▪Some in the West are voicing concerns about how Kiev spends foreign aid

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2023-01-11 10:10:26+00:00

⚡️RT EXCLUSIVE: First Video Of Wagner Units Sweeping Soledar Salt Mine

The head of the paramilitary group Evgeny Prigozhin shows the captured mine with caches of ammunitions stacked up by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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2023-01-11 10:00:07+00:00

Details Emerge Of Classified Docs Found In Biden Think Tank — CNN

Obama-era sensitive documents discovered at a think tank closely tied to US President Joe Biden include materials covering such topics as Ukraine, Iran and the UK, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

A day earlier, CBS News reported that on November 2 Biden’s personal attorneys found a number of classified documents at the former office of the US President. The discovery was said to have happened at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement of the University of Pennsylvania, with the attorneys reporting it to the US National Archives.

The White House has acknowledged the incident, with Biden himself saying that he was “surprised,” reiterating that his team is “fully cooperating with the review” being conducted by the Justice Department.

Just several months ago Biden chastised former President Donald Trump for irresponsibly hoarding sensitive papers at his private residence.

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2023-01-11 09:50:48+00:00

❗️EU Commission President Announces Joint Task Force For ‘Resilient Critical Infrastructure’ Alongside NATO

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2023-01-11 09:30:26+00:00

Man From Ecuador Changes Gender To Win Custody Of Kids

René Salinas Ramos took the dramatic step of changing his legal gender while embroiled in a fierce custody battle with the allegedly abusive biological mother of his daughters. Since Ecuador law arguably favors mothers over fathers in custody proceedings, Ramos decided that if he couldn’t beat them, he would join them.

‘The laws say that the one who has the right is the woman. As of this moment, I am female. Now I’m also a mom, that’s how I consider myself. I am very sure of my sexuality. What I have sought is that I want to be a mother, so that I can also give the love and protection of a mother,’ Ramos told a local news outlet.

This brave move has been slammed by trans activists who have decided that this isn't a ‘real’ gender change. To those people we say this – trans women are women… bigot.

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2023-01-11 09:00:02+00:00

❗️Soledar Under Full Russian Control, Minor Fights Continue — Wagner PMC

Paramilitary group Wagner has said it has taken the strategic city of Soledar, about 20 kilometers from the major city of Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut.

RT’s Roman Kosarev explains the significance that taking Soledar has on the overall Russian military foothold in the region.

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2023-01-11 08:30:08+00:00

Two Magic Millions Horses Recaptured After Beach Race Escape

Two thoroughbred horses have been recaptured after escaping from the Magic Millions thoroughbred beach race in Australia’s Gold Coast on Tuesday.

The horses had unseated their jockeys towards the end of the race before enjoying a 20-minute stroll through Surfers Paradise.

Acting Gold Coast Mayor Donna Gates added that it wasn’t the first escapee this week - another horse apparently wanted a swim in a nearby canal instead of racing on the sand.

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2023-01-11 08:01:32+00:00

Ever Seen A Russian Firefighter Retire In Sub-Zero Temperatures Before?

A firefighter with the rank of major was sprayed with water in a retirement ceremony in Russia’s Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — and oh yeah, the temperature was around -37°C (-34.6°F).

The tradition is meant to symbolize soot being washed off a retiring, veteran firefighter.

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2023-01-11 07:30:48+00:00

‘No Place’ For Independent Russia In Western Mindset — Moscow

The secretary of Russia’s national security council has lashed out at the West, pointing to their habit of creating global threats, including numerous terrorist groups, in pursuit of their interests.

Nikolay Patrushev also claimed, in an interview published by news outlet Argumenti i Fakti, that Washington’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was a prelude to NATO’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

“The events in Ukraine are not a confrontation between Moscow and Kiev. It’s a military confrontation of NATO – the US and England first and foremost – with Russia,” the top security official said in a newspaper interview. “They fear a direct standoff, so NATO instructors push Ukrainian guys toward their certain deaths.”

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2023-01-11 07:08:30+00:00

⚡️'Knife' Attack Injures Several People at Paris' Gare du Nord station - suspect has been neutralised (French media)

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2023-01-11 07:01:24+00:00

Moderna Mulls $110-130 Covid Vaccine Pricing

CEO Stephane Bancel told the Wall Street Journal his firm is considering pricing its Covid vaccine between $110-130 once its government contracts expire and it shifts to commercial distribution.

"I would think this type of pricing is consistent with the value," said Bancel, despite Moderna previously estimating commercial value to be between $64-100 per shot.

Moderna’s possible price hike matches Pfizer’s bump plans announced back in October.

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2023-01-11 06:42:08+00:00

📹🔥 Near Moscow Metro Station

The blaze reportedly started in a car park next to Rasskazovka station, and has since spread to a construction site.

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2023-01-11 06:30:42+00:00

Moped Riders In Pakistan Chase Flour Truck Amid Shortage

Chaos is erupting in Pakistan as the country’s flour crisis deepens. Crowds gathering around the few trucks delivering subsidized bags of flour is a daily occurrence, with the trucks employing armed guards to protect the vital, and increasingly scarce, commodity.

Video of one such delivery has emerged on social media, showing scores of desperate civilians chasing the trucks on moped, cash in hand, begging to be allowed to buy one of the few remaining bags.

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2023-01-11 06:01:40+00:00

Majority Of Americans Say 2022 Was a Bad Year — Poll

73% of Americans described 2022 as either a bad (51%), or a very bad (22%) year, according to a new Economist-YouGov poll.

Most of those surveyed said that the US is now in a recession, with 47% saying the economy is getting worse.

Very few Americans also think that the current president will go down in history as an outstanding (6%), or even above-average (16%) head of state. 35% describe Joe Biden’s future significance as “poor,” while 11% have rated him as “below average.”

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2023-01-11 05:30:52+00:00

Arrest Warrants: Imran Khan & PTI Leaders Face Pakistan Election Commission Battle... Again

The 🇵🇰 EC has issued arrest warrants for Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan and other leaders in a contempt case. (ARY News)

The former PM was among three seeking immunity from attending the case - they have been instructed to secure their bail before Jan 17.

Last week Pakistan's Supreme Court allowed proceedings to continue against Khan and PTI members over alleged controversial remarks made against the electoral body.

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2023-01-11 05:01:52+00:00

934 Animal Traffickers Arrested In International Operation

A mammoth international operation was recently completed to crack down on rampant animal trafficking which saw 934 suspects arrested for attempting to illegally transport over 2,000 creatures.

Operation Thunder 2022 involved conservation organizations from 125 countries, and also discovered smuggling of animal body parts and organs, such as 780 kg of ivory and half a ton of reptile body parts.

Illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be worth some $15 billion annually, making it the fourth largest illegal trade in the world.

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2023-01-11 04:30:36+00:00

EU Threatens To Widen Sanctions

The European Union is planning to impose fresh sanctions on Belarus over its military cooperation with Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

Speaking following the signing of a new NATO-EU cooperation agreement, von der Leyen said Brussels was preparing sanctions against countries supporting Moscow militarily, pointing specifically to Belarus and Iran.

“We will keep pressure on the Kremlin for as long as it takes with a biting sanctions regime, we will extend these sanctions to those who militarily support Russia’s war such as Belarus or Iran,” she said.

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2023-01-11 04:01:29+00:00

Russian Oil Giant Wants To Supply Gas To China — Kommersant

Russian oil major Rosneft is looking to export natural gas directly to China via the second route of the Power of Siberia pipeline, which is being developed by Gazprom, business daily Kommersant reported, citing sources close to the matter.

Rosneft is reportedly seeking to export natural gas from its reserves located in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and in the Irkutsk Region, which contain one trillion cubic meters and 0.5 trillion cubic meters of gas, respectively.

As well as being Russia’s largest oil company, Rosneft is also the country’s third largest natural gas producer after Gazprom and Novatek.

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2023-01-11 03:30:51+00:00

Berliners stage protest march as authorities to evict Lutzerath town to open new coal mine

Hundreds of climate activists and left-wing groups rallied in Berlin to protest against the eviction and demolition of the town of Lutzerath, in Western Germany, to establish a new brown coal mine.

At least 500 people took part at the protest, according to local reports.

The small town of Lutzerath, in North Rhine-Westphalia, is under evacuation between December 23, 2022 and February 13, 2023, as the energy company RWE plans to use the land for mining coal.

The residents should leave the area before 'evacuation measures' take place on January 10, reports say.

2023-01-11 03:00:12+00:00

Poland To Create New Infantry Division In The East — Defense Minister

The Polish military is going to create a new infantry division equipped with state-of-the-art hardware in the eastern part of the country, Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has said. 

Warsaw intends to put the new formation together “as soon as possible,” Blaszczak pledged on Monday.

The main area of its operations will be the Podlasie Province, bordering fellow NATO member Lithuania and also Belarus, which is a close ally of Russia.

According to the minister, the division will comprise four brigades, separated into four battalions. A division is a military formation, consisting of between 6,000 to 25,000 troops.

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2023-01-11 02:30:45+00:00

First #wolf moon in 2023 lights up night sky over #Tehran

2023-01-11 02:00:34+00:00

Coca-Cola And Pepsi Probed Over Price Discrimination

The US Federal Trade Commission has launched a preliminary investigation into beverage giants Coca-Cola over potential soft drink market price discrimination.

The FTC has reached out to major retailers including Walmart for over a month requesting data and information on how they purchase and price soft drinks, according to Politico sources.

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2023-01-11 01:30:44+00:00

Poland asks US for help to get reparations from Germany

Poland's authorities appealed to the US Congress with a request for assistance in receiving reparations from Germany for World War II, said Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk.

Prior to that, the Polish authorities sent similar requests to UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the UN, as well as 50 countries, including NATO and the EU.

"Today we are addressing the US Congress. We believe that the US is a country that determines the global order today, a key country when it comes to respecting the international order, human rights, the rule of law and international justice," Mularczyk said.

Earlier, Poland demanded Germany to pay 6.2 trillion złotys ($1.3 trillion) in WWII reparations. But Germany has repeatedly claimed it has no intention of paying reparations to Warsaw, which rejected them in 1953.

Poland's Foreign Ministry said Monday that refusing to discuss reparations would be a problem for Berlin.

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2023-01-11 01:01:36+00:00

India Looking For More Oil In Case Of Further Sanctions On Russian Crude — Report

India is weighing its options in the case that European sanctions on Russia would cause prices to cross $60 per barrel, the Telegraph reports, citing an anonymous government official.

Despite potential risks, Russia remains the historic top exporter to the country, supplying India with 1.17 million barrels of crude per day.

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2023-01-11 00:30:26+00:00

📍In El Paso, Texas, for Biden’s arrival, migrants and homeless people were removed from the streets. The ‘Clean-ups’ provoked a scandal, leaving many Americans angry.

‘He [Biden] got a ‘sanitized’ review of what was going on at the border. I asked the president to go and see for himself where people were crossing the border illegally. He didn’t do that,’ said Greg Abbot, the governor of Texas. The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that there were 11.35 million illegal immigrants in the states last year.

Another problem is homelessness. Our video shows what Los Angeles, for example, has turned into, but homelessness is widespread in other parts of the United States, too.

Americans are outraged that these problems are not being solved. ‘Ukraine got a total of $120 billion to help them. But us nothing,’ comments one. ‘50 billion to Ukraine, what about money for the needy in the USA?’ adds another.

Isn’t it high time for Biden to prioritise the issues?

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2023-01-11 00:00:33+00:00

Proud Boys Facing January 6 Conspiracy Trial

Five members of the Proud Boys, including former national leader Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio, will go on trial this week charged with seditious conspiracy for the January 6 Capitol Riots.

The defendants have all also been slapped with eight other charges including obstructing law enforcement and destruction of government property, and face up to 20 years in prison for the seditious conspiracy charge alone.

Jury selection began over two weeks ago and is still ongoing after a large number of potential jurors admitted to holding negative views about the group.

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2023-01-10 23:30:47+00:00

Russify your name: What are you called in Russia?

The true names of Leo Tolstoy's characters Pierre and Hélène Bezukhov were really Pyotr and Yelena, and Julie Kuragin was Yulia; Stiva and Dolly Oblonsky were Stepan and Darya.

By rendering the names in this way, the author highlighted the important roles that the French language played in high society in Russia at the beginning of the 19th century, and the English language in the 1870s.

What would the Russian equivalents of John, George or Eugene be today?

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2023-01-10 23:00:23+00:00

Armenia May Seek To Add UN Effort To Russian Peacekeeping Force – PM

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday that Yerevan may seek to add a “multinational” military force if Russian peacekeepers would not be able to protect civilians on the border with Azerbaijan.

Pashinyan said the decision will have to be made come 2025, when the Russia-Armenia peacekeeping treaty is due to expire.

The PM also underscored that his words are not meant as a criticism of Russian servicemen: "We do not criticize Russian peacekeepers, but we do express concern about their activities, and this concern has long-standing roots.”

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2023-01-10 22:30:06+00:00

Japan Expanding Military Base Close to Taiwan

The tiny Yonaguni island is only 110km from Taiwan, and had six missiles drop nearby after 🇨🇳 reacted to 🇺🇸 politician Nancy Pelosi's visit last year with military drills.

The base is undergoing an expansion to accommodate a surface-to-air missile unit to protect the island's 1,700 inhabitants in the future.

Yonaguni is a remote outpost of Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture and is near the Diaoyu Islands, a group of islands claimed by Beijing but administered by Tokyo.

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2023-01-10 22:00:03+00:00

US Lightning Capitals Revealed — Florida Worst Hit

A new report detailing the volume and density of lightning strikes across the US shows that Four Corners, Florida was the worst-hit city in the country with 474 strikes per square kilometer, while the state was the most heavily hit with 109 strikes/km².

Texas drew the most total strikes with almost 28 million across the state, while at the other end of the scale Alaska’s Lime Village was the least-hit state “lightning capital” with just 3 strikes/km².

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2023-01-10 21:30:53+00:00

West-Bound Russian Oil Goes To Asia Instead

China has ramped up imports of Russian crude oil, including Arctic grades, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing oil-flow tracking data from Vortexa and Kpler.

Deliveries are scheduled for this month and for February, when the EU ban on Russian petroleum products will take effect. Some traders believe the development illustrates a rerouting of Russian supplies internationally, as well as China’s shift away from Middle Eastern oil.

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2023-01-10 21:01:40+00:00

Fight Child Obesity With Drugs And Surgery, Report Suggests

New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggest kids should be treated aggressively with drugs and even surgery from the ages of 12 and 13 respectively to battle obesity.

“Watchful waiting” to see if they grow out of weight issues doesn’t work according to report co-author Dr Ihuoma Eneli, and often extends the problem into later life. Obesity affects almost 20% of children and 42% of adults.

“Obesity is not a lifestyle problem. It is not a lifestyle disease,” said University of Minnesota Center of Pediatric Obesity Medicine co-director Aaron Kelly. “It predominantly emerges from biological factors.”

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2023-01-10 20:30:38+00:00

Women’s Rights Group Urges UFC Boss To Step Down

The California Legislative Women’s Caucus has called for Dana White’s resignation in an open letter addressed to UFC parent company Endeavor after the release of a video which shows him striking his wife at a nightclub in Mexico on New Year’s Eve.

“The head of a major sporting organization cannot claim to be for the safety of women while a video of him striking his wife continues to circulate online without a response from you,” the letter states.

The brief video clip, which was originally published online by TMZ, shows the 53-year-old engaged in a heated discussion before his wife slaps him and he responds. Later, White admitted that the two were heavily intoxicated and apologized for his actions, saying that there are “no excuses” for his role in the incident.

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2023-01-10 20:02:03+00:00

Russian Opposition TV Station Awarded Dutch Broadcasting Permit

The Dutch Media Authority has granted a five-year broadcasting license as a “commercial media institution” to Russian opposition channel “TV Rain” after its permit was revoked by Latvia.

Latvian authorities canceled TV Rain’s license early last month, claiming it represented a threat to national security, while the Dutch license was dated from December 22.

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2023-01-10 19:30:31+00:00

At Least 17 Dead In Peru Anti-Government Protests

Peru’s human rights office confirmed that at least 17 people had been killed in violent clashes between police and protesters demanding the release of former President Pedro Castillo.

Local media reported some of the bodies had bullet wounds with one source confirming gunfire and smoke to Reuters, while a further 68 people were left injured in the flashpoint in the southern city of Juliaca.

The government office also confirmed a newborn baby died after its ambulance was delayed en route to hospital by masses of protesters.

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2023-01-10 19:00:27+00:00

Too Little Too Late From WaPo Admitting Russian Trolls Had ‘Little Influence,’ Critics Say

The Washington Post’s analysis of a Monday report admitting Russian “trolls” had little influence on the US presidential election in 2016 - contrary to the newspaper’s reporting at the time which won them a Pulitzer Prize - has been panned for coming so late.

“Russiagate was - and is - one of the most deranged and unhinged conspiracy theories in modern times. It wasn't spread by QAnon or 4Chan users but the vast majority of media corporations, ‘scholars,’ think tank frauds, and NYT/NBC's ‘disinformation units’,” wrote Glenn Greenwald.

"It kind of seems that Hillary and our media are running out of excuses for why she lost other than she was one of the worst candidates in modern history," The Spectator contributing editor Stephen Miller joked.

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2023-01-10 18:30:47+00:00

Russian MLRS In Action During Special Operation

The MoD has released footage of a Grad multiple launch rocket system firing at Ukrainian positions and destroying an underground depot.

The unit also took out electronic warfare facilities and a munition carrier tasked to deliver ordnance of US-made howitzers.

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2023-01-10 18:00:19+00:00

Estonia Plans To Confiscate Frozen Russian Assets

Tallinn will provide a plan for the confiscation of Russian assets frozen in Europe by the end of January, Bloomberg reports.

By that time, the European Commission will develop an agreement for the EU on how to dispose of Russians’ money and €300 billion from Central Bank of Russia reserves.

According to the calculations of the Estonian anti-money laundering authority, almost €20 million has been frozen on the accounts of Russian citizens in Estonia.

Earlier it was reported that if legal issues are resolved, the German government is ready to send frozen Russian money to help Ukraine.

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2023-01-10 17:43:16+00:00

⚡️⚡️Kiev Forces Collapse to DEFEAT in Soledar

Military Group Wagner has posted footage from the centre of the city near the administration building - claiming to have captured Soledar.

The Russian Defence Ministry is yet to confirm.

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2023-01-10 17:30:32+00:00

Siberian Plane Turned Back After Cargo Ramp Fell Open Mid-Flight

An investigation has been launched into an incident on an An-26 flight between Magan airport and Magadan after a cargo ramp accidentally fell open mid-flight, causing the ejection of several pieces of luggage and the slight freezing of the passengers. Footage captured on board shows people looking an odd mix of bemused, terrified and frostbitten as the plane made its way back to Magan airport with the back of the plane completely open to the elements, several thousand meters above Siberia.

None of the 25 passengers or six crew were injured, and the aircraft suffered no further damage.

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2023-01-10 17:01:00+00:00

US Banks Ready for Recession — Report

Some top US banks are preparing for an economic slowdown amid depressing forecasts of fourth-quarter profits, due to be released this week.

"With most US economists forecasting either a recession or significant slowdown this year, banks will likely incorporate a more severe economic outlook," wrote Morgan Stanley analysts, as cited by Reuters.

The six largest US lenders are also expected to report an average 17% drop in net profit in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, according to preliminary estimates from Refintiv.

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2023-01-10 16:30:03+00:00

Iskander Missiles Target Ukrainian Military Infrastructure

The MoD has released footage of Iskander missile launchers in action.

The missile divisions are working around the clock on combat duty to target Ukrainian military infrastructure.

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2023-01-10 16:00:43+00:00

EU State To Reintroduce Conscription

The Swedish government plans to reintroduce civil conscription service in the country, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced during a press conference on Monday, adding that the Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) will be ordered to prepare the measure later this week. 

According to Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin, the first step will be to send people with the appropriate skills to municipal rescue services to perform civil service there. He noted that as many as 3,000 recruits could become part of this first wave, but stressed during a MSB meeting last week that the details have yet to be ironed out.

“We do not know exactly how many may be covered by the duty. We see that the municipal rescue service today is not designed for the demands of a high alert and ultimately an armed attack,” Bohlin explained.

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2023-01-10 15:40:52+00:00

⚡️German Foreign Minister makes unannounced trip to Kharkhov - announces new weapons & aid for Kiev (DPA)

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2023-01-10 15:37:29+00:00

❗️Ukrainian Troops To Start Patriot Missile System Training On US Soil Next Week — CNN

The program is set to take place in Fort Sill, Oklahoma where the US holds its own training sessions on how to use and maintain the air defense system, CNN has reported.

The training on the complex system is expected to take “several months,” a US official told the outlet.

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2023-01-10 15:30:29+00:00

Ukrainian Forces Complain US-Donated Military Vehicles Can’t Hack The Cold

Kiev’s forces have taken to social media to complain that Western-supplied vehicles don’t work in the cold: the tracks freeze.

"The American vehicle is absolutely not adapted for Ukrainian frost,” a soldier can be heard saying in the video.

The footage, shot by Ukrainian militants, was published by a LPR official.

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2023-01-10 15:00:08+00:00

Ukrainian Music Hall Uses Fake Images Of ‘Dead’ Russian Soldiers To Promote Concert

A poster that appeared on Ukrainian Telegram channels promoting a music concert in the city of Lvov for Orthodox Christmas has been accused of grotesquely using fake images of “dead” Russian soldiers for its font type.

After the imagery went viral, Vladimir Zelensky’s adviser Alexey Arestovich warned Ukrainian fighters and everyone involved in the design to prepare for a painful death, since Russians “would not forgive them.”

Despite this, many online commenters from Ukraine appeared to support the gruesome post.

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2023-01-10 14:41:23+00:00

❗️World Bank Slashes Global Growth Forecast To 1.7% For 2023 — AFP

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2023-01-10 14:30:10+00:00

Huge Meteor Spotted Flying Across Night Sky In UK

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2023-01-10 14:00:56+00:00

France Bans Hunting While Drunk

Pink elephants everywhere rejoice! France has tightened its hunting laws, prohibiting would-be hunters from hunting while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Anyone found attempting to bag their prey while intoxicated will now face having their hunting licenses revoked, in a string of reforms that will also see a new digital system developed to warn civilians that hunters may be shooting with abandon in their general vicinity. However, the new laws stopped short of banning hunting on Sundays, which many activists had been campaigning for.

The new law has been introduced in order to quell the number of hunting accidents in France, with over 90 recorded in the 2021-22 season, of which eight were fatal.

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2023-01-10 13:51:49+00:00

❗️European Union Supports Providing Tanks To Ukraine — EU Commission President

Ursula von der Leyen has said she is in favor of providing Ukraine with battle tanks.

During a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, she said that Kiev should receive all the equipment it needs in order to combat Russia.

Stoltenberg also declared support for further arms shipments, including tanks, to Ukraine.

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2023-01-10 13:30:14+00:00

US To Boost Military Cooperation With NATO Hopeful

The US and Sweden have begun talks on a new security deal that will regulate future US troop deployments to the Scandinavian country, which applied to join NATO last year in response to Russia’s military action in Ukraine.

The Swedish Defense Ministry outlined the negotiations in a statement on Monday, saying officials are now working out the details of a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), which the ministry sees as a “natural development of Sweden's and the USA's long-term cooperation in the area of security and defense.”

“The USA is Sweden's most important security and defense policy partner, both bilaterally and within NATO,” it said. “By creating the conditions for an American presence in Sweden, including in the form of exercises, our security is strengthened.”

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2023-01-10 13:15:02+00:00

❗️Missile Debris Discovered In Russia’s South — Footage

Locals in the Rostov region have found what appears to be large parts of a missile in a field, footage uploaded to social media shows.

Law enforcement and emergency services have cordoned off the area and are investigating.

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2023-01-10 13:06:44+00:00

❗️Helicopters Deployed To Fight Moscow Factory Fire — RIA

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2023-01-10 13:01:38+00:00

US ‘Threatening’ Africa Over Ties With Russia — Defense Minister

Relations between Washington and Pretoria have become strained after a Russian cargo ship visited South Africa’s largest naval base last month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The country’s defense minister said the US had been pressuring African nations over any links with Moscow, according to the outlet.

Washington is “concerned by the support the South African Armed Forces provided to the ‘Lady R’,” a senior US official told the WSJ, referring to a Russian vessel that was sanctioned in May over its alleged involvement in arms shipments for Moscow.

In early December, the ship was allowed to enter Simon’s Town navy base with its transponders turned off and freely move cargo there, the report claimed. “There is no publicly available information on the source of the containers that were loaded onto the ‘Lady R’,” the official said.

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2023-01-10 12:30:45+00:00

Video Game Simulation: Taiwan to Fall by 2026 & Destroy 🇺🇸 Status as Great Power

A think tank quite literally funded by the arms and security industry has claimed Taiwan would not fall under the so-called "Ukraine model".

The Centre for Strategic and International Studies has based that on a simulation run 24 times called, The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan. It found that while status quo would remain for Taiwan, the losses on all sides would be enormous.

With a potential “pyrrhic victory”, the US would be the biggest loser unless... they ramped up arms production & provision of weapons to Taiwan.

Basing world events on a video game is always a good idea, especially when it comes to your own bank account.

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2023-01-10 12:27:13+00:00

❗️Multiple Ukrainian Aircraft Downed By Russian Air Force — MoD

Main points of the Defense Ministry’s daily briefing:

▪Russian forces eliminated around 130 enemy combatants in the past 24 hours

▪Three Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jets were taken down by the Russian Air Force

▪Russian anti-air destroyed ten Ukrainian UAVs in the past day

▪Four of Kiev’s self-propelled artillery weapons were destroyed in the DPR

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2023-01-10 12:01:19+00:00

Dad Of 102 Stops Having Kids Due To Inflation

A father of 102 children has decided to stop growing his family because of inflation.

Musa Hasahya, a 67-year-old farmer from Uganda who has 102 kids, has decided that a 103rd child would be a step too far in today’s economic climate, and has decided to use birth control instead.

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2023-01-10 12:00:17+00:00

⚡️Kiev Shelling Kills One, Injures Nine in Kirovsky District of Donetsk - Defence officials

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2023-01-10 11:40:57+00:00

❗️Huge Fire Erupts At Moscow Workshop

A building is ablaze in the north of the Russian capital, with onlookers publishing footage of the incident on social media.

According to a preliminary report by emergency services, the fire started at a car repair shop.

200+ people have been reportedly evacuated from the area. There have been no reports of people being injured.

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2023-01-10 11:30:08+00:00

Macron Speaks Of ‘Putin’s Paradox’

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not an “unpleasant” man, Emmanuel Macron has said, but that cannot be an excuse for launching a “war” on Ukraine. The French president made the bizarre remark during an appearance on Les Rencontres du Papotin, a TV program hosted by a group of journalists with autism.

Macron was grilled by the journalists on assorted issues, including his ties with Putin.

“When you meet him like that, he’s not unpleasant. That’s the paradox,” Macron stated, adding that “there is nothing to justify starting a war.”

The president also warned about giving in to the misconception that the Russian troops were somehow on the verge of defeat in Ukraine. While those forces have sustained certain casualties, Macron asserted, Kiev’s forces were nowhere near achieving a battlefield victory.

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2023-01-10 11:15:05+00:00

❗️Battle For DPR City Intensifies Between Russian Forces And Ukrainian Militants

DPR head Denis Pushilin has said the city of Soledar is “close to being liberated,” as clashes between Russian forces and Ukrainian fighters intensify.

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2023-01-10 11:09:54+00:00

❗️NATO And EU Depleted Their Military Stocks By Providing Assistance To Ukraine — Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg

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2023-01-10 11:02:10+00:00

Virgin Flops In Space Launch Attempt

The first attempt to launch satellites into space from British territory failed as an unspecified “anomaly” prevented Virgin Orbit’s attempt to put the devices into orbit using a modified Boeing 747.

The plane took off and dropped a rocket over the Atlantic at an altitude of 7.15 miles. After reaching a speed around 11,000mph the second phase rocket experienced a technical failure and the mission was aborted.

Virgin Orbit chief Dan Hart remained unswayed by the embarrassing failure and insisted that after a full investigation into the mission was complete, a new launch would be attempted this year.

Upon the news of the failure shares in Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc plunged 23.8%.

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2023-01-10 10:45:01+00:00

❗️Confiscation Of Russian Assets Will Have Repercussions — Kremlin

Key points from Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov’s daily briefing:

▪Estonia is attempting to create a legal precedent by confiscating Russia’s assets. This attempt has no relation to legality

▪Any move to confiscate Russia’s assets will have repercussions aimed at all parties which may have supported it

▪The US and NATO have become de-facto parties to the conflict in Ukraine

▪The Kremlin does not think its statement regarding the West’s involvement in the Ukrainian conflict would motivate it to increase aid to Kiev

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2023-01-10 10:30:20+00:00

Cardinal Claims ‘Secret Plot’ To Oust Pope Francis — Media

Following the death of Pope Benedict XVI, a group of cardinals in the Vatican has embarked on a project to pressure the sitting Pope Francis to resign, an unnamed cleric told the Turin-based La Stampa. This revelation of a supposedly secret plot has been picked up by other outlets, notably several tabloids in the UK.

The Express and the Daily Mail both published their versions of the story on Monday, referring to an article that appeared in La Stampa the day before. Both carry the quote from an anonymous cardinal – said to be Italian – that the plan will unfold along “various axes and phases” but with the sole objective of placing the papacy “under such stress that Francis will have to resign.”

The plotters are a minority right now, so they will need time to weaken Francis and win over other cardinals, the source allegedly said.

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2023-01-10 10:19:33+00:00

❗️China’s Covid Surge Will Not ‘Significantly Impact’ Europe — World Health Organization

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2023-01-10 10:01:16+00:00

EU Country To Change Laws Because Of Russians — Media

The government in Riga may decide later this week to suspend the 1995 repatriation law, in order to block Russians from obtaining citizenship in the Baltic state using the rules intended for ethnic Latvians, Delphi reported on Monday.

According to the outlet, the two ministries have compiled a report citing a “growing” Russian interest in moving to Latvia, and attributing this to the conflict in Ukraine. While the 12-year average of Russian citizens among those seeking Latvian papers has been 62%, it spiked to 81% in 2022, “at a time when the economic and international stability of Russia was under threat” due to the conflict, the report claims.

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2023-01-10 09:45:01+00:00

❗️Twitter Reinstates Trump Campaign's Official Account

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2023-01-10 09:30:53+00:00

Goldman Sachs To Start 3,200 Job Cuts This Week

Goldman Sachs will begin firing 3,200 employees - about 7% of the bank’s 49,000 global workforce - this week, which will represent the biggest rounds of redundancies in the firm’s history.

CEO David Solomon explained the cutbacks were necessary to battle soaring interest rates amid reports he is also mulling cutting the bonus pool by up to 40%.

Goldman Sachs is expected to declare its second-best profits since 2009 when it announces full-year earnings on January 17.

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2023-01-10 09:03:20+00:00

⚡️Artemovsk (Bakhmut) close to liberation, fighting shifts to western part of city - Acting head of Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)

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2023-01-10 09:01:21+00:00

Danone Faces Legal Battle Over Plastic Use And Reporting

Environmental groups launched legal action on Monday against French water and dairy giant Danone after accusing it of failing to sufficiently account for its use of plastic through its production process.

The case is using a 2017 French law introduced to allow NGOs to hold large companies accountable for “duty of care” around human rights and the environment - charges which Danone refutes.

The company added that it had cut plastic use by 12% from 2018 to 2021 and plans to make all plastic used recyclable, reusable or compostable. In October it joined Nestle in demanding world leaders toughen rules on large companies reporting their impact on nature.

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2023-01-10 08:30:58+00:00

Germany Is Not Ruling Out Sending Tanks To Ukraine — Vice-Chancellor

Berlin can’t rule out sending German Leopard main battle tanks to Kiev amid its conflict with Moscow, Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck has said. His statement followed the voicing of a similar opinion by two high-ranking officials.

Last week, Germany announced the delivery to Kiev of 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles and a US-made Patriot air defense battery. But the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been under pressure from Ukraine and some politicians at home and elsewhere in the EU to also introduce Leopard tanks into its military aid packages.

In his interview with broadcaster ARD1 on Sunday, Habeck suggested that Berlin could well give in to this pressure.

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2023-01-10 08:15:26+00:00

❗️Twitter Files: Pfizer Board Member Pressured Twitter to Hide Posts Challenging Vaccine

Scott Gottlieb not only pressed the social media platform to help line his own pockets, but did so using the same secret channels/lobbyist the White House used to push its own agenda. (Report)

According to journalist Alex Benson, the negative tweet in question stated that natural immunity was more effective, and urged the govt to 'follow the science' and exempt mandates. It even goes on to recommend getting jabbed if not had Covid before. It was written by a physician.

50% of Pfizer's profits in 2021 came from its mRNA jabs and they paid Gottlieb $365,000 for his work. He called the tweet "corrosive" and added it would drive the wrong media "narrative."

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2023-01-10 08:01:51+00:00

India’s IPhone Exports Double to $2.5BN

Apple shipped more than $2.5 billion of iPhones from Indian-based contract manufacturers between April and December last year, almost twice as much as the entire previous financial year.

Foxconn Technology Group, whose main plant in China’s Zhengzhou has been plagued by Covid regulations, was responsible for around $1 billion showing a shift away from dependence on Chinese-based operations.

Despite India’s incentive schemes and profitable conditions, Bloomberg intelligence analysts still think it would take the best part of a decade to move 10% of Apple’s production capacity outside China, where 98% of iPhones are still produced.

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2023-01-10 07:30:51+00:00

Poll Reveals How Turks Feel About Russia

Turkish people overwhelmingly see Russia in a positive light and want their nation to have a good relationship with the country, a recent poll has indicated.

Almost two-thirds of those surveyed across 24 Turkish provinces at the end of last year asserted to pollster Gezici that Russia was friendly towards Türkiye while less than a quarter (24.2%) believed Russia to be hostile. The results were reported on Saturday by the TV channel Ulusal Kanal.

An overwhelming 72.8% of Turks said the two nations should have a good relationship, while 62.6% said Russia was making a positive contribution to the Turkish economy.

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2023-01-10 07:15:39+00:00

Video Game Simulation: Taiwan to Fall by 2026 & Destroy 🇺🇸 Status as Great Power

A think tank quite literally funded by the arms and security industry has claimed Taiwan would not fall under the so-called "Ukraine model".

The Centre for Strategic and International Studies has based that on a simulation run 24 times called, The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan. It found that while status quo would remain for Taiwan, the losses on all sides would be enormous.

With a potential “pyrrhic victory”, the US would be the biggest loser unless... they ramped up arms production & provision of weapons to Taiwan.

Basing world events on a video game is always a good idea, especially when it comes to your own bank account.

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2023-01-10 07:01:38+00:00

Japan Holds Joint Paratrooper Drills With UK, US And Australia

The Japanese Army's 1st Airborne Brigade conducted this year's first parachute drop training as part of large-scale joint drills at the Narashino Training Area involving about 1,000 personnel, 20 vehicles, and 20 aircraft.

The drills were conducted as a multinational exercise, with a total of 100 participants from the US, British, and Australian armed forces.

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2023-01-10 06:01:44+00:00

Trans Activist Demands Firing Of Video Game Executive For Following Conservatives On Social Media

Video game company Limited Run games fired a community manager for following Libs of TikTok and Ian Miles Cheong on Twitter within hours of a trans activist highlighting her apparent views.

“Kara Lynn is a transphobe who follows a veritable who's who of right-wing transphobic creeps. Unless and until she is fired from the company permanently, I am not giving them another single dime,” tweeted the now-deleted account Purple Tinker.

Limited Run insisted they wanted to foster a “positive and safe environment for everyone,” to which Gaming streamer Melanie Mac responded: “If you were committed to an inclusive culture you wouldn't have fired a Christian woman for her beliefs.”

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2023-01-10 05:30:26+00:00

Taliban Signs $540 Million Oil Deal With Chinese Firm

The Taliban has signed a lucrative oil extraction deal with China’s Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company (CAPEIC). The deal will see Chinese investment of $150 million a year, which will increase to $540 million in three years, and provide jobs for some 3,000 Afghans, Bloomberg reported.

This is the first such deal for the Taliban since their return to power in 2021, even though Afghanistan is thought to be sitting on more than $1 trillion worth of natural resources, including natural gas, oil, copper, and rare earth metals.

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2023-01-10 05:00:03+00:00

Brazil’s Petrobras Ramps Up Security After Threats

Petrobras has stepped up security at its refineries, including Brazil’s biggest fuel plant, as a precautionary measure after learning of potential threats.

The Brazilian state-run company’s intelligence unit has picked up threats to its assets after monitoring social media communication between supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro.

According to the company all refineries are working as normal at present as its 1,000-strong private security force collaborates with state police.

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2023-01-10 04:30:50+00:00

Ex-Soviet State Refuses To Return Weapons To Ukraine — Kiev

Georgia is refusing to hand back Kiev-supplied weaponry amid the conflict with Russia, the Ukrainian chargé d’affaires has claimed. Andrey Kasyanov raised the issue in a piece written for the Yevropeyskaya Pravda (European Truth) newspaper, published on Monday.

“The Ukrainian side is consistent in its requests to all its international partners, including Georgia, for the provision of weapons, military equipment and ammunition,” Kasyanov wrote. “Namely, Kiev has asked to hand back the Buk [anti-aircraft] systems, which were transferred by Ukraine to Georgia during the 2008 war.”

According to Kasyanov, aside from the Buk systems, Ukraine also asked Georgia to provide US-made Javelin anti-tank launchers. The potential transfer was not only “approved by the US,” but Tbilisi has also received an offer from Washington to replace its Javelin stock “with newer systems,” the diplomat claimed.

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2023-01-10 04:00:39+00:00

‘Largest Satanic Gathering in History’ Dedicated To ‘Unconstitutional’ Boston Mayor

The Satanic Temple has said it will dedicate SatanCon 2023 to Mayor Michelle Wu “for her unconstitutional efforts to keep TST out of Boston’s public spaces” after they were denied permission to invoke Satan at Boston City Hall.

Organizers say SatanCon - set to include discussion panels, satanic rituals and marketplaces - but insist their objective is "to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense and justice.”

TST claim the event in April will be the largest Satanic gathering in history, but will also require attendees to wear full masks and show proof of vaccination.

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2023-01-10 03:31:02+00:00

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2023-01-10 03:00:04+00:00

Kiev Expects EU To Sanction Russia’s Nuclear Agency

Ukrainian PM Denis Shmygal said Monday that Kiev is expecting the European Union to sanction Rosatom.

"We expect that the 10th package (of EU sanctions) will contain restrictions against Russia's nuclear industry, in particular Rosatom,” Shmygal wrote on Telegram following talks with the European Commission.

"We are actively working with our European partners on providing support in four areas: demilitarization of the Zaporozhye NPP, supply of electrical equipment, opportunities to import electricity from the EU, and sanctions against Russia," he added.

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2023-01-10 02:30:31+00:00

Energy price caps may be lifting other inflation, says Bank of England

Price caps on energy might be sparking inflation in other sectors by boosting consumer spending, Bank of England policy maker Catherine Mann said.

By capping energy prices for consumers, "we have effectively mechanically reduced the inflation rates that are relevant for my monetary policy decision," she said.

"The caps on energy prices allow the reorientation of spending to the rest of the consumption basket and thus potentially higher inflation than otherwise would be the case in all those other products," Mann said.

"What’s going to happen when the caps are removed?" she asked. "Will inflation kind of bounce back? What will the energy prices be at that time? We don’t know."

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2023-01-10 02:01:31+00:00

‘Keys Handed to Extremists,’ House Minority Whip Claims

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark has claimed the “keys have been handed over to extremists” after the chaotic Speaker election process “endangered our country’s national security.”

Clark appeared to be pessimistic about the chances of finding common ground with GOP members, claiming Republicans are trying to “dismantle the equities of our economy… to make sure their billionaire buddies continue to thrive.”

“When they talk about process, that is a smoke screen,” she added.

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2023-01-10 01:30:18+00:00

‘My parish basically had to guard… both the church and the house that I lived in at that time,’ says Archpriest Vladimir Navozenko.

In 2014, he was serving in a small Orthodox church near Kiev. Nationalists attacked the church, and the priest was given an ultimatum to give up the parish and leave the country. Together with his family, the archpriest moved to Belgorod, Russia.

Watch Vladimir Navozenko’s story in our documentary Ukraine: The Road to Schism. It’s the new part of the series ‘Operation Ukraine’.

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2023-01-10 01:00:32+00:00

‘Best Covid Yet’: Jimmy Fallon Blasted For Spoof Song

Jimmy Fallon has been panned for apparently mocking the latest Covid variant in a “comedy” routine by claiming it “might be the best one yet,” which WaPo’s Taylor Lorenz said shows “we are living in a level 10 dystopia.”

"Put on your mask when you're inside a facility. It could be a robot from a Star Wars trilogy," Fallon sang before taking aim at the name of the variant and compared it to a WiFi password and Elon Musk's children's names.

Washington Examiner columnist Ian Haworth slammed the comedy routine for being “as cringe as you’d expect.”

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2023-01-10 00:30:48+00:00

Russian women of the 20th century.

The appearance and attire of women from Tsarist Russia, through the Soviet Union, all the way to the “wild” 1990s.

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2023-01-10 00:01:37+00:00

Biden Accused of ‘Stage-Managed’ Border Tour

Texas Governor Greg Abbott accused President Biden of visiting the Mexican border “$20 billion too little and two years too late” as he swept through a “stage-managed version of El Paso for photo ops.”

“Even the city you visit has been sanitized of the migrant camps which had overrun downtown El Paso because your administration wants to shield you from the chaos that Texans experience on a daily basis,” Abbott said. “This chaos is the direct result of your failure to enforce the immigration laws that Congress enacted.”

Illegal border crossings into the US have surged fivefold since Biden took office in January 2021 and reached a record high of 2.76 million in the government fiscal year that ended on September 30. Biden hadn’t been to the border since 2008, when was campaigning in New Mexico.

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2023-01-09 23:30:58+00:00

Soccer Player Who Refused BLM Kneel Wins Settlement

Kiersten Hening, a former US collegiate football player with Virginia Tech, has been awarded a $100,000 settlement after claiming she was discriminated against for refusing to kneel before a game as part of a social justice demonstration on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Hening will receive the sum for agreeing to drop a federal lawsuit against Virginia Tech coach Charles Adair, which claimed that her First Amendment right to freedom of speech under the US Constitution was being breached, according to a report by the Roanoke Times.

Under the terms of the settlement, neither Adair nor Hening admit to any wrongdoing, which comes after Hening claims she was dropped from the team after Adair became frustrated over her political views, which included an outright refusal to take part in the social justice demonstration which swept through many global sports from 2020 onwards.

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2023-01-09 23:00:24+00:00

Thailand U-Turns On Covid Jab Requisite To Enter Country

On Monday Thai authorities walked back a policy that had been introduced at the weekend requiring all visitors to show proof of vaccination after a panel of experts advised that it was too “cumbersome and inconvenient” to justify.

Around 7 million Chinese visitors are now expected to visit the country this year, which Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul insisted was “a good sign for Thailand's tourism sector.”

“The country's economy will recover rapidly, after we've been devastated by Covid for the last three years," he said.

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2023-01-09 22:30:26+00:00

Shinto devotees take icy dip at Tokyo shrine to purify soul for New Year

40 worshippers of the Teppozu Inari Shintoist Shrine welcomed the new year by plunging into an icy bath in Tokyo.

The Shinto ritual marks 68 years and is believed to cleanse the soul and bring good health for the year ahead.

To keep the water freezing cold, the organizers used two giant blocks of ice 135 kg each.

2023-01-09 22:02:00+00:00

Ukrainian City Too Skint To Dismantle Brezhnev Bust

Authorities of the Ukrainian city of Kamenskoye, where Leonid Brezhnev was born, refused to demolish his bust due to a lack of money, according to local media.

However, officials will reportedly still return to the issue of dismantling the sculpture of the former USSR Secretary General when additional funding for the work becomes available.

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2023-01-09 21:30:51+00:00

China Will Not Allow ‘Geopolitical Games’ In Asia-Pacific — Diplomat

Beijing will not let the Asia-Pacific region turn into a hotspot for geopolitical conflict, and will defend its own sovereignty and integrity, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the diplomat responded to the news of a 10-member German delegation arriving on the self-governing island of Taiwan. Wang Wenbin stressed that “the Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s interests” and urged Berlin to respect the One China Principle, acknowledging that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the nation.

Beijing considers any treatment of the island as a sovereign nation, including formal visits by foreign officials, as undermining its sovereignty.

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2023-01-09 21:00:43+00:00

German Businesses Fear Economy Shrink In 2023 — Survey

Four out of ten German businesses are concerned the economy will shrink this year due to high energy costs, supply chain issues and knock-on effects from the Ukraine conflict, according to a survey.

The International Monetary Fund forecasts the German economy shrinking by 0.3% - the most of any G7 nation - after cutting itself off from Russian gas.

About a third of the 2,500 companies surveyed by the German Economic Institute expect output to drop, while over half in the construction industry expect a decline.

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2023-01-09 20:30:17+00:00

When Colour Revolutions Bite You in the A**? Snowden Blames CIA for 🇺🇸 & 🇧🇷 Elex Backlashes

“Hard to ignore the feeling that the CIA's Colour Revolutions are coming home,” Edward Snowden tweeted on Monday.

The NSA whistleblower appeared to suggest that America's own efforts to destablise govts abroad have inspired events closer to home, with the storming of Brasilia on Sunday and the Jan 6 Capital Riots in the US back in 2021.

Snowden also called out the dangers of “normalising the practice of disregarding elections, the precedent for ousting presidents”.

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2023-01-09 20:01:41+00:00

Israel Condemns Iran’s ‘Murder’ Of Protesters

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Tehran’s “criminal murder” at the weekend of two protesters accused of killing a member of the security forces by Iranian authorities.

He claimed to have been warning for 20 years about the “ugly face of the oppressive regime in Tehran” that threatens global peace.

The EU’s Foreign Affair chief Josep Borrell added his voice to the chorus of condemnation, labeling the executions as “yet another sign of the Iranian authorities’ violent repression of civilian demonstrations.”

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2023-01-09 19:30:46+00:00

Russia’s Closest Ally Announces Joint Military Drills

The Belarusian Defense Ministry has announced that joint training exercises with Russia will take place over several weeks following the two nations’ establishment of a new military force. All of the country’s air bases will be involved in the drills.

The exercises will reportedly begin on January 16 and continue until February.

Moscow and Minsk announced the creation of a joint regional military force in October, with the move touted as a response to the growing presence of NATO forces near Belarusian borders.

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2023-01-09 19:01:29+00:00

Indonesia And Malaysia To Fight ‘Palm Oil Discrimination’

The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia have signed eight memorandums of understanding in their joint fight against what they call the EU-led “palm oil discrimination.”

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim attended bilateral meetings with Indonesian President Joko Widodo to boost trade in palm oil fuels, which the EU plans to phase out by 2030 due to fears over deforestation.

The two countries also signed agreements over Indonesia’s proposed new capital Nusantara, shipping, green energy and import-export financing.

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2023-01-09 18:30:05+00:00

Nearly Two-Thirds Of Britons Dislike Prince Harry — Poll

64% of Britons have a negative view of Prince Harry, according to a new poll by YouGov. The Duke of Sussex's unpopularity is up from May’s 58%.

The results follow a candid documentary Harry and his wife Meghan appeared in for Netflix, which aired their personal grievances against the Royal Family.

Ahead of the release of his new book, his ratings hit an all-time low following the announcement of his personal kill count from his service in Afghanistan and his “frostbitten penis” around the time of his brother’s wedding.

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2023-01-09 18:01:20+00:00

Israel Bans Palestinian Flags

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has reportedly banned the flying of Palestinian flags in public places, claiming they “encourage terrorism.” 

“It is inconceivable that lawbreakers will wave terror flags, incite and encourage terrorism,” Ben-Gvir said on Sunday night in a statement cited by the Jerusalem Post. “I have issued instructions for the removal of the flags, which support terrorism, from the public space and to stop incitement against the state of Israel.”

The nationalist official, who already stirred controversy shortly after taking office by visiting the Temple Mount compound last week, dismissed concern that his flag order would infringe on civil liberties, arguing that freedom of expression “does not extend to identifying with a terrorist” and those who seek to harm Israeli soldiers.

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2023-01-09 17:30:12+00:00

US Dollar Dips To Seven-Month Low

The US dollar on Monday fell to its lowest point in seven months against other major currencies.

China's yuan neared its five-month high, while the Russian ruble reached January’s peak against the currency.

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2023-01-09 17:14:23+00:00

❗️Brazil’s Bolsonaro Hospitalized In Florida With Abdominal Pain — Media

The politician has reportedly checked into a 220-bed hospital near Orlando, according to Brazilian outlet O Globo.

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2023-01-09 17:01:04+00:00

Meta Oversight Board Allows ‘Death to Khamenei’ Posts

Meta’s oversight board ruled Monday that a Facebook post using the “Death to Khamenei” slogan should not be removed as it did not violate rules blocking violent threats.

The independent board said the phrase was more akin to urging “down with Khamenei” than an actual desire to assassinate the Iranian leader, and urged the company to improve contextual understanding of such posts.

It is not the first conundrum over deciding which threats to ban; Meta introduced an exemption to blocks on calls for Vladimir Putin’s death last year, before reversing that decision when it was exposed by Reuters.

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2023-01-09 16:40:36+00:00

❗️Azur Air Flight From Moscow To Goa Makes Emergency Landing Following Reports An Explosive Device On Board — Indian Ministry Of Civil Aviation

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2023-01-09 16:31:03+00:00

❗️UK For The First Time Considering Supplying Challenger 2 Tanks To Ukraine

As many as 10 of the vehicles could be on the table with hopes that it could prompt some allies to do the same, Sky News reports a source as saying.

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2023-01-09 16:01:58+00:00

Record $143BN Loss For Swiss National Bank

Switzerland’s Central Bank posted an astonishing $143 billion loss for 2022 - equivalent to the GDP of Morocco, and by far its biggest in its 115-year history - in provisional figures published Monday.

Falling stock and fixed-income markets damage the value of its bond portfolio while the strengthening Swiss franc had an impact too. The full detailed annual figures will be released in early March.

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2023-01-09 15:30:27+00:00

Statue To Famous Russian Poet Vandalized In Kiev

Ukraine’s largest statue to Alexander Pushkin was defaced in central Kiev, according to reports on social media.

Images of the memorial show calls for it to be taken down, as well as slander all over it.

It’s the latest act of vandalism against tributes to Russian-language icons in Ukraine in recent weeks.

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2023-01-09 15:21:11+00:00

❗️Kiev Forces on Brink of MAJOR DEFEAT? Ukraine on verge of losing key battleground - Here are FIVE REASONS why Bakhmut is important

A stronghold of Kiev's frontline since the start of the conflict, reports suggest Bakhmut is about to fall. Why is it a game-changer?

📍Transport superiority: Bakhmut contains a highway which links both Donetsk and Lugansk - marking a vital supply chain route for either force holding the territory

📍Ukraine's fiercest, battle-hardened units to fall? Reports suggest many are already on the retreat, but a victory for Russia would deal a heavy blow to Kiev's morale

📍Winter Frontlines Shifting: No easy task in the best of weather, but with temperatures dropping well below freezing - Russia could be provided a chance to take out key supply lines and equipment

📍Strategic shelling point lost? Ukraine would lose ground which puts them in range for shelling behind Russian lines

📍Salt of the Earth: The city sits on a vast salt mine

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2023-01-09 15:01:40+00:00

Russian High-Precision Strikes Take Out Ukrainian Stronghold

The Russian Ministry of Defense has released footage of high-precision weapon strikes wiping out armored vehicles and a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold.

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2023-01-09 14:44:18+00:00

❗️Plane Crash-Lands In Northern Russia, Two Dead

The pilot of the An-2 plane and one of the passengers have died during a hard-landing in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Northern Siberia.

The plane was carrying two pilots and ten passengers, of which two were children.

Emergency services have arrived on the site of the incident.

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2023-01-09 14:30:26+00:00

Majority Of International Companies Continue Work In Russia — Duma

75.6% of foreign corporations chose to remain in the Russian market following the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said.

According to Volodin, Russian manufacturers have filled the gaps left by the companies which chose to leave the country.

For example, clothes manufacturing rose by 42% in Russia after some industry giants, like Inditex, exited the market.

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2023-01-09 14:00:37+00:00

Brazil’s Lula Da Silva Declares ‘State Of Emergency’ Following Riot

A state of emergency until the end of this month has been declared by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva after an estimated 4,000 protesters stormed the presidential palace and other key government buildings.

Brazilian political scientist Paulo Afonso told RT that the chaos could have been anticipated.

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2023-01-09 13:30:40+00:00

Spanish TV Accidentally Snaps Nazi Memorabilia In Ukrainian Home During Orthodox Christmas Fluff Piece

An image of the infamous Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera alongside SS insignia was filmed in a Ukrainian expat family’s home by local broadcaster RTVE.

The short feature was originally meant to highlight the Ukrainian family preparing for Orthodox Christmas during the ongoing conflict.

The family’s proud display of Nazi iconography and Bandera has drawn criticism from online commenters.

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2023-01-09 13:14:49+00:00

❗️Street Fighting in Central Soledar

Video apparently taken by Kiev's armed forces is circulating online, appearing to show a battle underway.

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2023-01-09 13:09:46+00:00

❗️‘No One Has Done Enough’: Ukraine’s FM Thanks Partners For Military Assistance, Before Demanding More

Dmitry Kuleba has taken to Twitter to thank Kiev’s partners… for nothing - before demanding more foreign add for Ukraine.

It’s estimated the US alone has given the Kiev regime $23 billion just in weapons - and close to triple that sum in total by the end of the year.

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2023-01-09 13:00:11+00:00

Ovechkin Sets NHL Record For Russians

Alexander Ovechkin added another record to his name on Sunday night as the Washington Capitals star featured in his 1,317th game in the NHL, setting a new landmark for Russian players.

Although Ovechkin ended the game without a goal in the Capitals’ 1-0 victory, he nonetheless broke new ground by overtaking Alexei Kovalev as Russia’s all-time leading appearance-maker in the elite North American league.

Kovalev played 1,316 games in total during his time in the NHL from the early 1990s until 2013, most of which came at the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Montreal Canadiens. In third place among Russians in the NHL is Sergei Fedorov with 1,248 games, the majority of which came at the Detroit Red Wings, although he also played with Ovechkin at the Capitals before leaving the league in 2009.

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2023-01-09 12:46:19+00:00

❗️Reports Of Massive Explosion Near Bakhmut — Social Media

The explosion apparently occurred near an industrial zone between Bakhmut and Soledar.

Unconfirmed social media reports that Russian aircraft were previously spotted in the sky.

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2023-01-09 12:30:31+00:00

BoJo Hannibalgate: UK Diplomats Slammed For Spending Thousands On Celebrity Lookalikes — The Times

The British Embassy to Sweden has come under fire after it was revealed it spent £7,000 ($8,500) on celebrity impersonators for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The cash went to celebrity lookalikes impersonating singers like David Bowie and Baby Spice.

Perhaps most notably at the party was the faux Boris Johnson - caged and dressed in a straitjacket like Hannibal Lector from Silence of the Lambs.

The Foreign Office said the performers were not meant to parody the former PM.

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2023-01-09 12:15:04+00:00

Serbia Explains Opposition To Russia Sanctions

If Belgrade caves in to EU pressure and imposes sanctions on Russia, it would then be forced to recognize Kosovo as an independent state, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said. He expressed disappointment with the lack of progress regarding EU integration during an interview with Serbian broadcaster TV Pink last week.

Belgrade has cooperated with requests from Brussels, including handing over people suspected of various crimes committed during the Balkan wars, but has not received much in return, the president claimed.

“We handed over [former Yugoslav leader Slobodan] Milosevic, regardless of what we thought about him. Why did we have to give up the president? Did we become an EU member after it?” he asked.

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2023-01-09 12:01:38+00:00

❗️Bolsonaro Supporters Reportedly Torch Tires, Block Highways In Sao Paulo

Eyewitnesses have been sharing footage of what is allegedly happening via social media.

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2023-01-09 11:43:12+00:00

Bolsonaro Condemns 🇧🇷 Capital Riots - Authorities Secure Key Institutions

“Peaceful demonstrations, within the law, are part of democracy. But depredations and invasions of public buildings like we saw today, like the acts done by the left in 2013 and 2017, are not within the rules,” the former president Jair Bolsonaro tweeted.

His reaction came hours after his supporters stormed the country’s top institutions in protest against the Lula govt that replaced Bolsonaro's on Jan 1.

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2023-01-09 11:31:00+00:00

Shimmering Halo Spotted In Russia’s North

The rare atmospheric optical phenomenon was filmed in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Northern Siberia.

The stunning image is produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the air.

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2023-01-09 11:05:52+00:00

❗️NATO Secretary General Does Not Rule Out The Possibility Of Supplying Ukraine With Heavy Tanks — Media

The American Abrams and German Leopard are some examples of battle tanks that could be supplied.

At the same time, Jens Stoltenberg told the newspaper SvD that the alliance gave more weapons to Ukraine than one could imagine.

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2023-01-09 10:57:58+00:00

❗️Russian FM Sergey Lavrov Discusses Ukraine Crisis With Chinese Counterpart — Beijing

China’s new top diplomat Qin Gang expressed his readiness to maintain close contacts with Lavrov during the Monday telephone conversation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

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2023-01-09 10:30:51+00:00

Most Important Video Of The Year, According To Snowden

It turns out that not only is Fake News allowed now, it’s also actively encouraged and always has been. For the CIA at least, not for us plebs. An explosive video released by whistleblower Edward Snowden in November 2022 shows CIA officer Frank Snepp back in 1983, casually discussing the practice of ‘planting’ false information in the media.

Don’t start questioning things though, because that would make you a *gasp* conspiracy theorist. And we’re sure the CIA would never dream of spreading false information these days...

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2023-01-09 10:02:11+00:00

‘Queen of Cuba’ Spy Released From US Jail

Ana Montes, described as “one of the most damaging spies” in US history, has been released from federal prison in Texas. The double agent for Cuba was freed on Friday after more than 20 years in custody.

Montes, now 65, made a solid career with the US government, initially working for the US Department of Justice before joining the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) back in 1985. She ultimately became a senior intelligence analyst for Cuba –even scoring a nickname the ‘Queen of Cuba’– and worked in this role until her arrest in 2001, days after the 9/11 attacks.

As a double agent, Montes is believed to have funneled highly-sensitive information to the CIS for nearly two decades. According to the Bush-era US Counterintelligence head Michelle Van Cleave, Montes has become “one of the most damaging spies the United States has ever found,” who has compromised “virtually everything” Washington knew about Cuba.

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2023-01-09 09:30:49+00:00

❗️China's PLA Conducts Combat Drills in Air Space & Waters Surrounding Taiwan

Taiwan’s DefMin has claimed it detected 57 🇨🇳 PLA aircraft and four naval vessels operating around the island - with 28 planes breaching its air defence zone.

Beijing stated it was conducting drills in light of provocations to its territorial integrity - while demonstrating readiness to external threats.

Taipei has responded Monday saying China is making groundless accusations. (Deletes Nancy Pelosi from speed dial)

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2023-01-09 09:00:42+00:00

Boost of BRICS: ‘G7 No Longer Single Largest Economy, Growing Countries Can’t Be Ignored’

South Africa has said the BRICS group of countries, which also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China, should admit more members as it takes a prominent position on the world stage.

South Africa has assumed the rotating chairmanship of the bloc this year.

RT’s Karano Letlhatlha explores what this could mean for the group’s future.

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2023-01-09 08:00:56+00:00

Authorities Point to Cause of Donbass Pipeline Explosion

The explosion that rocked a gas pipeline in Lugansk Region on Saturday and left more than 13,300 people without gas was most likely an act of sabotage, the local emergency services have said.

According to preliminary data, the incident near the town of Lugutino was a result of a “deliberate detonation,” rescuers told the media on Sunday.

Local authorities said that repairs on the pipeline have been completed, with the supply of gas to customers currently being restored.

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2023-01-09 07:01:00+00:00

Belarus Legalizes Digital Piracy and Unlicensed Imports

Belarus has temporarily legalized the use of digital content from ‘unfriendly countries’ without the consent of copyright holders, according to a decree signed by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and published on the country’s official portal of legal information.

The provision specifies that royalties must still be paid for the use of the content to copyright holders, but the funds are to be credited to the account of the Belarusian patent authority, where they can be claimed by copyright owners within three years.

The document also legalizes parallel imports, sometimes called “gray” imports, a practice in which non-counterfeit products are imported without the permission of the intellectual property owners via alternative supply channels.

“This temporary measure is aimed at preventing a shortage of imported goods and saturating the consumer market,” the Belarusian government explained on its official Telegram channel.

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2023-01-09 06:01:43+00:00

TikTok Is At Least As Much a US Influence Operation As It Is China’s - Op-Ed

The exposure has been framed as evidence of shady Chinese activity – but TikTok’s secret status as a wing of US propaganda power points to a very different story than the mainstream media is telling.

Read more about why Felix Livshitz believes Revelations of a Beijing-based spying campaign on the video sharing service have served to obfuscate Washington’s own insidious efforts.

Full Op-Ed HERE: https://bit.ly/3vOrez6

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2023-01-09 05:00:26+00:00

46 Ivorian Soldiers Home After 6 Months’ Captivity in Mali

After around half a year in captivity, 46 Ivorian soldiers returned home to their county’s capital Abidjan Saturday after being pardoned and freed by their Malian captors.

President Alassane Ouattara greeted the freed soldiers at the airport before promising “normal relations with the brother country of Mali”.

The soldiers had been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being arrested in July in the Malian capital Bamako, accused of being mercenaries despite their insistence they were part of a UN peacekeeping mission.

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2023-01-09 04:00:13+00:00

NATO Declines Serbia Request For Kosovo Troops

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that NATO had turned down his request for Belgrade to station 1,000 of its troops to Kosovo after clashes between authorities.

Vucic claimed the UN mission to Kosovo responded that there was “no need” to return Serbian troops there citing the global body’s resolution approving a mandate to Kosovo.

Tensions have ratcheted up after Kosovan police arrested an off-duty soldier suspected of shooting and wounding two young Serbs, and a group of Albanians allegedly beat up a another Serbian man on Saturday.

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2023-01-09 03:01:56+00:00

7 historically proven bastards of Russian Emperors

Some of the Russian emperors fathered children aside from their official marriages or even before them. Alexander II had actually become a father of four even before his wife died. What fate befell these boys and girls?

Although they all were officially recognized and financially supported, this support sometimes ended, because of the treatment from the rest of the family. The stories of these royal bastards differ greatly – some led a lavish life of traveling and learning sciences, some were outcasts who barely made ends meet. One of them, the first son of Emperor Paul, perished somewhere in the West indies. But, they were all eventually recognized as official children of the Russian Emperors born out of wedlock.

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2023-01-09 02:01:01+00:00

The Poison Cartel Exposed: Going Underground Speaks to Dr Vandana Shiva

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to award-winning environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva to discuss the Bhopal Disaster caused by a pesticide plant leakage, as well as uncover:

▪️India’s fight to break free of the grip of pesticide and GMO companies

▪️how the Green Revolution’s global use of agrochemicals are destroying the soil and world’s ecosystems have their origins in Hitler’s Germany

▪️the damage Bill Gates has done by promoting the use of fertilizers and allying with mega corporations to spread industrial agriculture into the developing world

▪️the destruction of the human microbiome and human health by the use of agrochemicals

▪️the consumption of GMO foods and much more.

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2023-01-09 01:00:17+00:00

Latin America’s Pivot to Independence

2022 has seen a rise of independence movements in Latin America, in a pivot away from Washington’s traditional influence.

RT's Fiorella Isabel dived deeper into the issue.

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2023-01-14 23:00:40+00:00

Russian MoD Praises ‘Selfless’ Wagner Fighters

Fighters from the private military company Wagner Group have played a major role in liberating the strategic Donbass town of Soledar, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram post on Friday. The statement follows the announcement by the ministry that the town is now under the full control of Russian forces.

“As for the … assault on the urban quarters of Soledar, occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this combat mission was fulfilled through the courageous and selfless actions of the volunteers from the Wagner Group strike teams,” the ministry said.

The private military company was the first to claim control over the city earlier this week. The news was confirmed by the Defense Ministry.

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2023-01-14 22:00:22+00:00

Black Professor Declared Racist Over ‘Hoodie Ban’

A slangy “dress code” included in a computer science course syllabus at historically black college North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University has reportedly been removed after social media users complained it was “anti-black,” despite its author being a black man himself, Forbes reported.

The instructor, named by several Twitter users as NC A&T professor Derrick LeFlore, warned his undergraduate students that “Bonnets, Durag [sic], Hoodies, Booty Shorts, Coochie Cutter Shorts, Twerk Shorts” were forbidden in the classroom.

“If you wear it to bed or the club, don’t wear it to [class],” the syllabus, posted to Twitter last week, warned. LeFlore appeared to request a “business casual” dress code from his students, though the full text of the dress code was cut off in the posted screenshot.

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2023-01-14 21:00:52+00:00

❗️Authorities flag up Pfizer Vax Link to Strokes in Older Adults

On Friday the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) & the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated the CDC vax database revealed a possible safety issue in which people 65years+ were more likely to have a stroke 21 days after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent shot compared to days 22-44. (Reuters)

The CDC & FDA clarified that while the joint 🇺🇸-🇩🇪 💉 might not pose a "clinical risk", they believed "it is important to share this information with the public."

In response, the companies claimed "there is no evidence to conclude that ischemic stroke is associated with the use of the companies' COVID-19 vaccines."

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2023-01-14 20:01:33+00:00

Inflation In Sweden Hits Three-Decade High

Inflation in Sweden has soared to double digits for the first time in more than thirty years, fueled by soaring electricity and food prices, Statistics Sweden said.

Sweden’s inflation adjusted for fixed interest rates (CPIF), the measure used by the country’s central bank, jumped to 10.2% on an annual basis in December, up from 9.5% in November. The figures are higher than the rate of 9.1% projected by Riksbank, and of 9.8% expected by economists.

While inflation is cooling in some countries in the euro area, Sweden is still seeing price increases picking up pace, now reaching the highest level since 1991.

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2023-01-14 19:00:37+00:00

Israel Halts Subsidies To Immigrants Fleeing Ukraine Conflict — Media

Thousands of immigrants who came to Israel citing the conflict in Ukraine will stop receiving special monthly payments in the coming months, the daily Haaretz reported. The Israeli government is currently sourcing money for the December payments, which were missed due to a budget shortage.

The “special adjustment grant” program was enacted in February 2022 via temporary order, which the Aliyah and Integration Ministry has reportedly decided not to extend, according to Haaretz. Data seen by the newspaper suggests almost 24,000 immigrants had received at least one payment.

Under the program’s provisions, a single immigrant was entitled to 2,300 shekels ($672) a month. A family with two children was eligible for 2,900 shekels ($847), while a family with three children would receive 3,400 ($994).

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2023-01-14 18:01:53+00:00

China Accuses UK Of Colonial Mindset And Interference In Hong Kong Policies

“The UK should get rid of its colonial mindset” – that's the message from China's Foreign Ministry, which lashed out at London's recent report criticizing Beijing's policy on Hong Kong.

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2023-01-14 17:00:51+00:00

‘Even I Handled Classified Documents Better,’ Snowden On Biden Scandal

After a second batch of classified documents linked to US President Joe Biden was discovered – this time in his Delaware garage – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden weighed in on the controversy again, noting that he used to handle such materials more securely. 

“Wow, even I handled classified documents more securely. At least I kept them encrypted!” Snowden tweeted, referencing a New York Times article about the new Biden revelations.

The former CIA and National Security Agency contractor was referring to his 2013 decision to blow the whistle on the NSA’s warrantless surveillance of Americans. The US government responded by charging him with theft of government property and giving classified information to unauthorized persons, among other things. Washington also revoked Snowden’s passport, stranding him in Russia, where he eventually received political asylum. 

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2023-01-14 16:17:19+00:00

❗️UK To Send Challenger 2 Tanks To Ukraine, Prime Minister Sunak Confirms

The UK PM spoke with Ukraine’s President Zelensky in a call Saturday, in which he confirmed London would send the tanks as well as additional artillery systems, Downing Street said.

The BBC reports the initial commitment is for approximately a dozen tanks.

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2023-01-14 16:00:25+00:00

EU Looks For Targets In Tenth Round Of Anti-Russia Sanctions

Poland and Lithuania are calling on the EU to impose restrictions on Russia’s nuclear industry as part of the tenth package of sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Friday, citing senior diplomats from the two EU countries.

Kiev has repeatedly urged the 27-nation bloc to impose sanctions on Russian state nuclear energy major Rosatom, but the move has been blocked by Hungary and other EU members.

The Russian nuclear industry, which has so far gone unsanctioned, is essential for the operation of many power plants in Europe. According to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report, of the 53 reactors under construction globally as of mid-2022, 20 were being built by Rosatom, 17 of which are outside Russia.

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2023-01-14 15:37:39+00:00

❗️Rocket Fragments Land In Moldova

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has published photos from the scene.

No further details are yet available.

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2023-01-14 15:01:05+00:00

Tank Duel Captured On Film

In this tank battle, two Ukrainian tanks are in a standoff with two Russian tanks. They stare at each other across the battlefield. And that’s when the attack comes. Not from the front, but from the side, from the other tank they didn’t even know was there.

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2023-01-14 14:00:09+00:00

Ex-Brazilian President To Be Investigated Over Riots

Brazil’s Supreme Court approved a request from the prosecutor general’s office on Friday to investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro on suspicion of inciting riots in the capital.

On Sunday, Bolsonaro supporters stormed and looted the buildings in Brasilia that house the presidential office, parliament, and the Supreme Court – in protest over the outcome of the highly contentious presidential election in October, which leftist politician Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won by a razor-thin margin of less than 2% of the vote.

Bolsonaro posted a video on Facebook on January 10, in which a regional official claimed that “Lula has not been elected by the Brazilian people.” 

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2023-01-14 13:01:12+00:00

What Will Syria-Türkiye Normalization Actually Mean?

As the governments of Syria and Turkey seem to be coming close to re-establishing ties, much speculation has come about the possible implications.

What are some of the possible outcomes of normalization and will this allow for Syria to finally end the conflict?

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2023-01-14 12:30:22+00:00

⚡️🇧🇷 Former Bolsonaro Minister Torres Arrested Over Jan 8 'Riot' (AFP citing local media)

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2023-01-14 12:01:19+00:00

US Demands Action After Valieva Cleared In Doping Case

US anti-doping chief Travis Tygart has claimed that the world “cannot accept” the decision by a Russian disciplinary tribunal to clear Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva of wrongdoing following an investigation into her doping case.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday that it had been informed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) that Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” for the positive sample she returned for banned heart medication trimetazidine in December of 2021.

WADA said it will review the decision before potentially disputing it at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland. WADA is already seeking a possible four-year ban for Valieva after filing a complaint with CAS in November.

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2023-01-14 11:30:12+00:00

❗️Russian Sappers Work To De-Mine Factory In Mariupol — RT Exclusive

RT’s Roman Kosarev reports that three military personnel have lost their lives clearing the facility of mines left by Ukrainian militants after their withdrawal.

A further 15 civilians have also been killed by ordnance planted by Kiev’s forces before they fled last spring.

“They deliberately mined everything… knowing that civilians will eventually work here,” a Russian soldier told Kosarev.

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2023-01-14 11:00:48+00:00

Ukraine Conflict: Start of the End?

Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, never the smartest people in the room, warn that ‘time is not on Ukraine’s side.’

They are actually right, but for the wrong reasons. They are perfectly happy to see the Ukraine conflict continue.

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter claims Ukraine receiving massive cash injections "is like a heroine addict getting fresh heroine", and that the West has "nothing left to feed the Ukrainian junkie".

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2023-01-14 10:31:00+00:00

❗️German Defense Minister To Resign — Media

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has decided to resign and will do so next week, SZ and Bild newspapers reported on Friday. The minister has already discussed the move with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the two media outlets claim, citing sources close to the politician.

According to Bild, Lambrecht made the decision of her own volition. Neither the government nor the defense minister has officially commented on the reported move so far.

The reports follow a major scandal that saw opposition politicians and journalists calling for Lambrecht’s immediate dismissal. The uproar was sparked by her ill-fated New Year’s Eve address, in which she said that the conflict between Moscow and Kiev had given her many “special impressions” and allowed her to meet many “interesting and great people.” Her speech was immediately lambasted as “embarrassing” and “inappropriate.”

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2023-01-14 09:59:59+00:00

5 Suspected Drug Smugglers Killed in Thai Military Raid

The Thai Army has killed 5 suspected drug traffickers and discovered almost 500,000 methamphetamine pills in the north of the country.

After refusing a search the group of five began a firefight with the military, which was ended in five minutes, according to the official statement.

The shootout is the latest in a series of the drug-related altercations, involving 21 deaths through last months.

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2023-01-14 09:35:46+00:00

❗️Critical Infrastructure Hit in Kiev - social media footage shows explosions in the Ukrainian capital

Reports of power outages in both Kiev and Kharkov.

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2023-01-14 09:00:00+00:00

UFO Sightings On The Rise – Pentagon

US government agencies saw a significant increase in incidents involving unidentified flying objects (UFOs) between 2021 and 2022, partly due to a better understanding of the threats they may pose, according to an unclassified version of a new Pentagon report released on Thursday.

In total, the document covers 510 sightings, documented up to late August 2022. This number includes 144 UAP reports, which were examined in the 17 years before March 2021 and 366 reports after this date.

In October the New York Times reported, citing unnamed US officials, that most recent UFO incidents are believed to stem from foreign surveillance operations, weather balloons or just airborne trash, while the US Department of Defense said in December it has not found any evidence of alien activity.

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2023-01-14 08:00:00+00:00

Japan To Dump Radioactive Water from Fukushima into the Pacific

The controversial plan to dump radioactive material which is likely to devastate the fishing industry is slated to start in the spring or summer, and will continue for several decades, rocking the country’s reputation as a hub of seafood and fish due to the tainted waters.

Toxic water at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture will soon reach capacity, so it will be pumped into the ocean through an underground tunnel.

To quell their vociferous opposition, the government seeks to bribe fishing communities with a 50-billion-yen fund, and vowed to consider opposing views from the spectrum of society including residents, business operators and the broader public.

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2023-01-14 07:00:00+00:00

Russian Dad Travels 1000 km to Visit Son on Front Lines

A father-son reunion with a difference has gone viral after video footage of it was shared online. 24-year-old Moscow resident Artyom has been taking part in the special military operation for three months, while his father Viktor works with the humanitarian battalion, supplying the troops with food, clothing, and even drones.

When he learned the battalion was going to Zaporozhye, he jumped at the chance to make an impromptu road trip. Seven days and 1000 km later, Viktor was able to find his son by using his call sign, ‘Zina,’ and their tearful reunion has melted the hearts of Russian speakers all over the internet.

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2023-01-14 06:00:00+00:00

Scholz Wants to Keep Russia & Putin Relations - NY Times

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to maintain relations with Russia and President Vladimir Putin, despite pressure from Washington, said the former chairman of the Bundestag committee on foreign policy Norbert Rettgen.

According to the opposition politician, Scholz is likely to give in to the United States, other allies and agree to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, as he did earlier with German-made howitzers and tracked infantry fighting vehicles.

“Mr. Scholz and his party want to maintain relations with Russia and Putin for the future… The German authorities think that if they send Ukraine the best they have, Russia will perceive this as a break in special relations,” he said.

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2023-01-14 05:00:00+00:00

Argentina Suffers Highest Inflation in Decades

Prices in the last 12 months have doubled as the country’s annual inflation broke past 30 years of records, leaving consumers out of pocket, official data shows.

Inflation in the 12 months through December reached 94.8%, national statistics agency INDEC data shows, caused in part by a scarcity of US dollars which “may translate into a further escalation of parallel (market) dollars, leading to higher inflation,” an economist at consultancy Econviews said.

The situation is rocking ordinary people, with a self-employed worker telling Reuters, “The money isn't enough, the salaries aren't enough, inflation keeps rising and we already started the year with increases in bus fares, clothing, food,” and a teacher Aurelio Narvaja stating, “It's a psychological factor that wears you out because... wages do not increase like inflation increases.”

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2023-01-14 04:00:00+00:00

▶️Black Lives: Agents of Change

‘You must realise, you’re fighting a war – a war against 400 years of racism, of oppression! You’re on the front lines!’ Newsome tells the black teens.

Newsome is the leader of BLM of Greater New York. He has long been fighting for racial justice in the US. The man decided to dedicate his whole life to bettering conditions of the black community and is a model for the young generation and the BLM youth coalition. ‘Racism, police brutality, taking pride in who they are, that all the power is in the people. This is what we taught kids,’ says Newsome.

Find out the story of the Coalition and Newsome in ‘Agents of Change’ of the ‘Black Lives’ series. Interested in the topic? Then watch another episode, ‘Deadlock,’ to learn why racial tensions spark such anger in the USA.

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2023-01-14 03:00:00+00:00

Winklevoss Twins’ Crypto Venture Charged With Selling Unregistered Securities

The US securities regulator on Thursday charged Genesis Global Capital and crypto exchange Gemini with offering and selling unregistered securities to retail investors through a program that promised high interest rates on deposits while “bypassing disclosure requirements designed to protect investors.”

“Today’s charges build on previous actions to make clear to the marketplace and the investing public that crypto lending platforms and other intermediaries need to comply with our time-tested securities laws,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler said in a statement.

In November, citing a liquidity crunch following volatility in the crypto market after the collapse of major crypto exchange FTX, Genesis froze withdrawals, leaving about 340,000 Earn customers unable to take out about $900 million in crypto assets.

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2023-01-14 02:00:00+00:00

The first natural reserve in Russia was created to protect the SABLE!

Siberia’s Barguzin Nature Reserve founded on January 11, 1917, is the home to the most beautiful sable species in the country. They were almost extinct by the early 20th century and were restored, thanks to this protected area.

And the nature there is simply breathtaking!

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2023-01-14 01:02:07+00:00

Hungary's PM shocked by German policy

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on air of Radio Kossuth that the policies of Germany and EC head Ursula von der Leyen gave him a culture shock and debunked the myth of German practicality.

"We Hungarians have another culture shock associated with the Germans. I grew up with the feeling, in Hungary it was always said that the Germans were precise, engineers, calculating, taking their time and knowing what they were doing," Orbán said.

"We can see what they are doing now, since there is a German president in the European Commission. They failed with the sanctions and miscalculated."

Orbán added that in a difficult crisis period many EU leaders "curled up and bristled like hedgehogs," but Hungary, on the contrary, did not "put the burden of increased energy prices on citizens," rather continuing its policy of lowering utility bills. As a result, Hungarian families have saved about $500 a month, according to the prime minister.

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2023-01-13 23:59:59+00:00

Indian Banks to Use Facial Recognition for Transactions – Report

The government of India is allowing banks to use facial recognition and iris scans in order to verify individual transactions that exceed a certain annual limit in an effort to combat fraud and tax evasion, Reuters reports.

While some banks apparently have already begun using the system, the government decision has not yet been made public, according to the outlet.

The report also cites privacy experts, saying they are concerned about the move, claiming India currently does not have sufficient legal controls for privacy protection.

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2023-01-15 23:01:25+00:00

Malye Korely: A window to the heritage of the Russian North

Architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield takes another look at the wooden wonders of the Russian north, focusing on a village in Primorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

The main sight of the village is an open-air museum, featuring the traditional wooden architecture of the region.

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2023-01-15 22:01:54+00:00

Low Sex Drive Could Cause Early Death — Study

A new study from Japan has found that men who lack a sex drive may be at risk of an early death. Researchers at Yamagata University asked over 20,000 people about their sexual drives, as well as other health conditions, and checked back a few years later to find that a significant portion of men with a low sex drive had died. The link held strong even taking into account factors such as smoking and drinking.

Now before you start running for the Viagra, the researchers were keen to point out that it’s likely that the low sex drive itself is probably just an indicator of general poor health rather than a deadly case of blue balls. Women, however, have nothing to worry about, as their low sex drive didn’t seem to affect their health outcomes at all, even if they do claim to their husbands that they have a headache.

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2023-01-15 21:02:01+00:00

‘Tax The Rich’: Protesters March In Davos Ahead Of World Economic Forum

More than 100 activists affiliated with the ‘Strike WEF’ group marched from the village of Kublis to Davos in Switzerland in protest against the World Economic Forum, which will be held next week.

According to the demonstrators, they are protesting “against the climate crisis and against the increasing injustice in the world.”

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2023-01-15 20:00:33+00:00

China Reports Record Number Of Covid Deaths

China has confirmed far more Covid-19 deaths than ever before, reporting that nearly 60,000 people have died from the virus in the past five weeks and acknowledging that its toll likely isn’t complete.

There were 59,938 Covid-linked deaths in China from December 8 through January 12, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced on Saturday. Of that total, 5,503 people died from respiratory failure, caused directly by the virus, while 54,435 succumbed while suffering from both Covid-19 and underlying ailments.

All of the reported deaths occurred in hospitals, meaning the figures didn’t include possibly significant numbers of people who died at home or elsewhere.

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2023-01-15 19:00:14+00:00

‘For us, it’s more than just a field trip, more than just a job. Our country’s at war. And when you’re at war, you can’t just watch.’

He's not a soldier, but he's been almost all the time on the frontline since the special military operation started. Evgeny Poddubny is a well-known war correspondent. Watch an excerpt of the film War Correspondents about the work of Poddubny's team, which usually remains behind the scenes.

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2023-01-15 18:01:44+00:00

Afghanistan Almost Makes A Supercar

The Taliban isn’t known for its fast cars – more for the slow ones with the machine guns on the back – but they’re hoping to change that perception by unveiling the Islamic nation’s first ever supercar.

The Mada 9 prototype racer has taken the engineering boffins at ENTOP five years to produce, and is powered by a Toyota Corolla engine. You know, the kind your dad drove you to school with in the 1990s. The kind that got good mileage and wasn’t very good at being a supercar no matter what your dad told you.

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2023-01-15 17:30:59+00:00

US Senator Aims To Block $20 Billion Deal With NATO Member

Plans by President Joe Biden’s administration to approve a $20 billion sale of US-made F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye have hit a potential roadblock, as a key member of the Senate has vowed to block the deal because he considers Ankara to be an untrustworthy NATO ally.

“I strongly oppose the Biden administration’s proposed sale of new F-16 aircraft to Türkiye,” Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, said on Friday in a statement. He accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of disregarding human rights, undermining international law and engaging in “alarming and destabilizing behavior in Turkey and against neighboring NATO allies.”

Menendez spoke out, reiterating his opposition to the arms deal, after the US State Department reportedly notified relevant congressional committees of its intention to go forward with the F-16 sale.

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2023-01-15 17:01:58+00:00

❗️Greta Thunberg & Climate Buddies Shoved Out by Cops in Germany

The activist had joined an environmental protest at a German village, which is currently being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion.

Reports citing authorities say 150 criminal cases have been opened, as the demonstration in Luetzerath turned violent and saw clashes with riot police. Around 70 officers have been injured.

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2023-01-15 16:31:13+00:00

❗️WARNING: Final Moments Before Fatal Plane Crash in Nepal Filmed from Inside Cabin - Upsetting 📹

Video circulating online appears to show one passenger filming the final seconds before the aircraft plummets to the ground in Nepal.

At least 68 people were killed.

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2023-01-15 16:01:08+00:00

Bodyguards Of German Governor Suspended Over ‘Extremism’ — Media

Two German police officers who had guarded Saxony-Anhalt’s governor, Reiner Haseloff, for 12 years were recently suspended due to alleged links with far-right groups, local news outlet MDR reported.

The pair were accused of sharing anti-constitutional and right-wing extremist messages, including content trivializing National Socialism, in the offending chat, which the Ministry of the Interior revealed was discovered “by evaluating another person’s mobile phone” in the course of a police investigation into suspected extremist officials in the security forces of neighboring Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Since their suspension last month, the two men have been placed under criminal investigation for extremism and forbidden from conducting official business within the State Criminal Police Office.

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2023-01-15 15:01:17+00:00

🇨🇳 Shares Covid Data After Intl Accusations of Zero Transparency

From accusing Beijing of stripping its citizens of rights over its zero-Covid policy, to blaming China for not sharing data when it dropped the restrictions - the World Health Organisation has now welcomed 'comprehensive data' being shared publicly.

Reportedly there have been around 60k Covid-19 deaths since China reopened - with more than 90% of those people over 65, and an even larger percentage of those with underlying health conditions. (Global Times citing National Health Commission)

The WHO said, “[The data] allows for a better understanding of the epidemiological situation and the impact of this wave in China”.

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2023-01-15 14:00:53+00:00

Global Imports Of LNG Hit All-Time High — Data

Imports of liquified natural gas (LNG) by global consumers in 2022 totaled 409 million tons, compared to 379.6 million tons in the previous year, according to data from Refinitiv, as cited by Reuters.

The record volumes were reportedly due to soaring demand, especially from the EU, which emerged as the premium market for the super-chilled fuel as it rushes to reduce supplies of Russian pipeline gas.

The region is estimated to have purchased around 25% of all LNG traded in 2022, winning the competition with Asian consumers, as European benchmark prices skyrocketed following the reduction of Russian pipeline supplies to most of the EU customers amid sanctions.

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2023-01-15 13:41:05+00:00

❗️RT Speaks to Eyewitness of Nepal Plane Tragedy - Footage from Crash Site

A Russian national and member of the Nepal Aviation Club saw the plane drop out the sky before exploding, he explained in an interview to RT HQ in Moscow.

WATCH new footage from the crash site itself, showing the aircraft left in pieces.

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2023-01-15 13:01:28+00:00

Robot Lawyer To Hear First Case

If you’ve ever wanted to experience the thrill of crime without the boredom and rampant alcoholism of lawyers, we present to you the world’s first robot lawyer.

Created by DoNotPay, the AI can give legal advice via smartphone as it listens along to opposing lawyers’ arguments. It can also file legal documentation with the court on a defendant’s behalf. The AI will argue its first case in February.

‘It’s all about language, and that’s what lawyers charge hundreds or thousands of dollars an hour to do,’ its creator said. ‘A lot of lawyers are just charging way too much money to copy and paste documents and I think they will definitely be replaced, and they should be replaced.’ Perhaps we should keep a few human lawyers around, though, just in case the robots turn to crime.

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2023-01-15 12:00:42+00:00

More Classified Documents Found At Biden Residence

A White House lawyer said on Saturday that he discovered five pages of classified information at the Delaware home of US President Joe Biden, days after stating that three separate stashes of secret documents were found at addresses linked to the president.

In a statement to reporters, Richard Sauber said that he traveled to Biden’s home on Thursday to collect a single page of classified information from inside the house when he found “five additional pages with classified markings” alongside it.

Justice Department officials accompanying Sauber instantly took possession of the documents, he added.

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2023-01-15 11:13:45+00:00

❗️Dynamics Of Special Military Operation Positive — Putin

The Russian president told the Russia-1 channel Sunday that the military operation in Ukraine is developing according to the plans of the Ministry of Defense and General Staff.

“I hope that our fighters will please us more than once with their results of combat work,” Putin said.

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2023-01-15 11:01:12+00:00

Unprecedented cold and thick fog are causing massive train delays in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. More than 100 people have died due to severe weather conditions in the last six days.

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2023-01-15 10:00:22+00:00

❗️Kiev Plans To Blow Up Grain Storage And Blame Russia For Attack — MoD

Moscow says Kiev is planning a large-scale provocation to blow up grain stocks in Kharkov Region and blame Russia “to discredit its actions within the grain deal.”

The goal is to leverage Western public opinion, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

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2023-01-15 09:20:33+00:00

❗️Putin Expresses Condolences To President Of Nepal In Connection With Fatal Plane Crash

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2023-01-15 09:00:15+00:00

Zelensky Aide Explains How Missile Fell On Apartment Block In Dnepr

A Russian missile that fell on an apartment block in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnepr on Saturday was shot down mid-air by Kiev’s forces, Aleksey Arestovich, a senior adviser to President Vladimir Zelensky, has said.

Zelensky and Ukrainian officials initially reported that the nine-story building was hit by a Russian missile. According to regional Governor Valentin Reznichenko, the death toll had grown to 18 dead and 73 wounded on Sunday morning.

Arestovich, however, said in a YouTube interview with Russian activist Mark Feygin that the missile was brought down by Ukrainian troops.

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2023-01-15 08:01:13+00:00

Ukrainian Armored Vehicles And Weapons Destroyed By Russian Precision-Guided Munitions

Footage courtesy of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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2023-01-15 07:41:59+00:00

❗️No Survivors From Nepal Plane Crash — News 18 TV

Passenger list: 53 citizens of Nepal, 5 Indian, 4 Russian, 2 Koreans, 1 Argentinian, 1 Irish and a French national - according to airport authorities.

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2023-01-15 06:56:35+00:00

❗️Plane Crash in Nepal with 72 On Board - Video of Seconds Before Tragedy

Rescuers are at the crash site after the aircraft appeared to lose control on approach to the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal.

Reports say at least 16 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage so far. The plane had 68 passengers and 4 crew members on board.

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2023-01-15 06:01:27+00:00

Powerful Storm Flips A Semi-Truck In Georgia

Security camera footage captured the strength of the storm that hit LaGrange, Georgia near the Alabama state line, flipping a semi-truck on its side and whipping through power lines with ease.

The tornado-spawning storm barreled across parts of Georgia and Alabama, killing at least nine people.

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2023-01-15 05:00:53+00:00

Russia Speaks On Endgame For Ukraine Conflict

The Ukraine conflict may be concluded either through diplomatic, or military means, but only after Moscow has achieved its goals, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, said.

Speaking at a briefing at the UN Security Council, the envoy commented on a possible path for ending the hostilities between the two sides. The opportunity to settle the conflict “will only present itself once Ukraine stops posing a threat to Russia and discriminating against Russian-speaking Ukrainians,” he said.

Nebenzia noted that “if this result can be achieved through negotiations, we stand ready for this scenario. If not – then our tasks will be achieved by military means.”

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2023-01-15 04:00:35+00:00

Satellite captures destruction in Soledar and surrounding settlements

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2023-01-15 03:00:46+00:00

World Bank Slashes Global Growth Forecast

Growth of the global economy will reach just 1.7% in 2023, the World Bank has projected, slashing its outlook from last year by nearly half, citing broadly worsening economic conditions.

The Washington-based institution has cut nearly all of its projections for the most advanced economies. In June, its analysts predicted 3% growth for this year.

The massive downgrade was a result of drastic changes to the World Bank's expectations for the growth of the US economy. Now, US GDP is projected to increase by 0.5%, down from the earlier forecast of 2.4%.

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2023-01-15 02:01:09+00:00

UPDATE: Explosion Hits Baltic Gas Pipeline

A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia exploded, causing a fireball visible for 17 kilometers. Lithuania’s gas grid operator is investigating the blast, and foul play is not suspected.

The explosion took place along a section of pipeline in Lithuania’s Pasvalys region, grid operator Amber Grid said in a statement. The blast severed one of two parallel lines. The company said it immediately shut off the flow of gas after the incident, adding that supply to residents of Pasvalys would resume through the undamaged line.

Fire crews were dispatched to put out the blaze, but their efforts were hampered as the remaining gas in the line continued to burn off. Flames shot to a height of around 50 meters (160 feet), and were visible from 17 kilometers (11 miles) away, Lithuania’s Delfi news site reported.

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2023-01-15 01:01:07+00:00

Check out the main moments of ‘Munha’ - an ancient Yakutian way of catching fish, in which the whole village takes part!

Video courtesy: www.kiunb.com

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2023-01-15 00:01:42+00:00

US And South Korea Hold Joint Military Exercises

South Korea and the US held a combined military exercise in Paju, South Korea. The drills included tactical maneuvering of armored vehicles, tactical training of squads, and attack and defense of platoons.

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2023-01-17 00:00:45+00:00

Zelensky Adviser Condemns Kiev’s Moves Against Orthodox Church

Ukrainian authorities are exacerbating societal rifts by confiscating property from and prosecuting members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), said Alexey Arestovich, an adviser to President Vladimir Zelensky.

According to the official, the moves against the UOC also undermine Ukraine’s standing in the international community.

Arestovich provided an example of FOX News reacting to Kiev seizing churches and jailing priests by calling it a “war against Christianity.”

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2023-01-17 23:31:08+00:00

Nepal Pilot Tragically Followed In Husband’s Footsteps

The pilot from Sunday’s plane crash in Nepal began her career after her husband suffered the same fate, it has emerged. 44-year-old Anju Khatiwada lost her spouse in a plane crash 16 years ago as he flew for Yeti Airlines, the same company she herself would join four years later. Khatiwada trained as a pilot using the money left by her husband, and eventually amassed over 6,400 hours of flying time.

She has not been formally identified but is feared dead, an airline spokesman told media, with no survivors having been found so far among the 72 people on board.

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2023-01-18 23:00:00+00:00

UK to hand Ukraine more 'battle tanks, heavy artillery and other military systems' to 'accelerate support' to AFU - FM Cleverly

2023-01-19 23:01:19+00:00

China’s Economy Outpacing US, Causing Dollar to Weaken – Financial Analysts

As China's rising economy has outpaced that of the US according to some financial analysts, causing the dollar to weaken, RT contributor Chris Emms and our anchor Rory Suchet discuss why some states have started shifting away from the US dollar for international trade.

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2023-01-20 23:01:57+00:00

35,000 PayPal Accounts Hacked, User Data Stolen

PayPal has confirmed that between December 6 and December 8 2022, nearly 35,000 accounts were accessed via a credential stuffing attack, which led to a leak of personal information like users’ names, addresses, social security numbers and tax identification numbers.

The company stressed it has no evidence that personal information was misused as a result of the attack.

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2023-01-22 00:01:04+00:00

Drones Become Essential Means Of Warfare As Ukraine Conflict Evolves

Aerial drones have become major means of warfare in the fight for Donbass with the aircraft being used for conducting reconnaissance operations as well as destroying enemy positions.

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2023-01-22 23:01:46+00:00

Twitter Files Reveal Growing Government Control — Matt Taibbi

During his examination of the Twitter Files, investigative reporter Matt Taibbi discovered a pattern of increasing government control over the social media platform, he told RT’s John Kiriakou on Saturday’s episode of “The Whistleblowers.”

Since purchasing Twitter for $44 billion in October, Elon Musk has released batches of documents shedding light on the platform’s previously opaque censorship policies, enlisting independent journalists to break each document dump. Independent journalist Matt Taibbi was the first chosen, publishing communications that revealed a company-wide effort to suppress reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop – the contents of which implicated the Biden family in numerous foreign corruption schemes.

Watch the full interview with Taibbi on RT:

https://www.rt.com/shows/whistleblowers/570173-elon-musk-twitter-purchase/

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2023-01-24 00:01:08+00:00

Janet Yellen Visits Zambia Amidst Rising Chinese Influence

The US Treasury Secretary has arrived in Zambia insisting that her visit is not to counter China’s powerful influence but to discuss helping alleviate the African country’s debt problem.

Yellen claimed the US wants to “make sure that we don’t create the same problems that Chinese investment has sometimes created here” by investing in companies that have transparency.

Zambia became Africa’s first pandemic-era sovereign state to default in November 2020 when it failed to make a $42.5 million bond payment.

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2023-01-24 23:01:49+00:00

Johnson & Johnson’s Strong Profits Fueled By Cancer Medication

J&J has forecast annual profits well above Wall Street estimates based on strong demand for its drugs such as cancer treatment Darzalex.

The Big Pharma’s sales came in at $13.16 billion for the fourth quarter - well above estimates of $13.14 billion, according to Reuters.

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2023-01-26 23:00:00+00:00

Glorification of 'Anti-India Terrorists' in Australia Condemned After Attacks

Three Hindu temples were vandalised with anti-India graffiti in an attempt to “sow hatred and division” amongst the peaceful multicultural Indian-Australian community, the Indian High Commission in Canberra stated, noting the “alarming frequency and impunity” with which the attacks take place.

“Pro-Khalistan elements are stepping up their activities in Australia, actively aided and abetted by members of proscribed terrorist organisations such as the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ),” the commission said.

It also declared its concern about a so-called referendum proscribed by the organisation due to take place in Melbourne and Sydney - and called on the Australian government to take “suitable” action and ensure the safety of the Indian community.

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2023-01-27 23:00:44+00:00

Lebanese Protesters Beat Up Officers Amid Protest Over Beirut Blast Probe

Beirut has witnessed violence as protesters, angry with the state of the investigation into the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020 that resulted in the deaths of around 200 people, clashed fiercely with police.

Two riot officers were reportedly attacked in the melee.

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2023-01-30 00:01:31+00:00

Rolls Royce’s Performance “Unsustainable” - New Chief Exec Warns

Investors are losing patience with Rolls Royce, Tufan Erginbilgic said in a global address broadcast to staff, calling the motoring giant a “burning platform” that "underperforms every key competitor out there". (FT)

"Every investment we make, we destroy value”, Erginbilgic noted, adding that the company's performance was "unsustainable”, and it must change to survive.

The Turkish-British national took over the reins at Roils Royce in January and his blistering message comes after a dismal year for the UK car industry. British factories built only 775k cars during 2022, the lowest annual figure since 1956. (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)

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2023-01-30 23:01:54+00:00

Famous Black Activist Lawyer Representing Tyre Nichols’ Family Demands Police Reform

The lawyer representing Tyre Nichols’ family has urged President Joe Biden to use his client’s death at the hands of five police officers in January to garner support for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

"She believes in her heart Tyre was sent here for an assignment and that there is going to be greater good that comes from this tragedy,” Ben Crump said of Nichols’ mother, while NAACP civil rights group president Derrick Johnson insisted that "by failing to write a piece of legislation, you're writing another obituary.”

The Democrat-introduced bill would enforce a federal ban on cops using chokeholds and facilitate making charges against offending officers, but has been held up in the Republican-controlled Senate.

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2023-01-31 23:01:06+00:00

UK University Mocked For Jane Austen ‘Sexism’ Trigger Warning

England’s Greenwich University has been slammed for “infantilizing” students by adding a “gender-stereotyping” trigger warning in a satirical Jane Austen novel that mocked male-written gender roles in literature.

Academics for Academic Freedom director professor Dennis Hayes insisted, “Universities should put up one simple statement: ‘Trigger warning – this is a university, you must expect to be offended.’”

One passage from Northanger Abbey advises, “a woman, especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can,” which contributed to students being warned about “toxic relationships and friendships.”

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