On Monday, the Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China officially reported that the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation conducted the training exercise in waters around Taiwan. In a statement presented by the Ministry, the Chinese PLA Navy Spokesperson Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng said it was a routine training exercise organized according to the annual work plan to test the troops’ training effectiveness and […]
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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday that Russia is building up armed forces near Ukraine’s borders. The deployment of the additional Russian troops across the country should not concern other states since this does not pose any threat to them, said Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “The Russian Federation deploys the Armed Forces on its soil as it wants to. This should not concern anyone and […]
A Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter has crashed in an area of Changsha in Hunan province just last week. After images in social media of the damaged aircraft began to circulate on the internet, the Chinese Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Z-10K attack helicopter crashed during a “routine training mission” on March 19. According to military sources, the Z-10 attack helicopter assigned to the army aviation brigade […]
France moves close to receive three E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes to replace its existing E-2C aircraft. According to a recent U.S. Naval Air Systems Command news release, France became the second international customer of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, with a signed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to procure three E-2D aircraft from the U.S. Navy, for a maximum value of $2 billion. “The E-2/C-2 program office […]
U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. (GD) on Saturday has confirmed that its business unit General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $4.6 billion contract to produce M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks for the U.S. Army. According to the corporation, work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 17, 2028. The first delivery order is valued […]
The Pentagon has confirmed that industrial conglomerate Honeywell is to receive $1,1 billion for the Automotive Gas Turbine 1500 engine program. The deal, which was a modification to a previous contract, was worth almost $1,105,100,580 and covered production and support of AGT1500 turbine engines used by the U.S. Army, United States Marine Corps and National Guard to power the M1 Abrams fleet. Per the contract modification, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202010181080810586-liverpools-defender-van-dijk-will-have-knee-surgery-club-confirms/ The captain of the Netherlands national team, Virgil van Dijk, has suffered an injury during Saturday match with Everton, prompting speculations about looming operation. Liverpool’s key defender Virgil van Dijk will have to have a surgery on his knee, the club confirmed on Sunday, following reports that the footballer’s injury was “not good”. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106568/98/1065689804_0:0:3325:1870_1200x675_80_0_0_466cef6c68b620d6fc43dd24c8d988cc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010141080769389-israel-confirms-september-attacks-on-syrian-military-targets/ TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israeli armed forces conducted strikes on Syrian military targets back in September, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman for Arab media, Avichay Adraee, confirmed on Wednesday. “A few weeks ago [specifically on the night of September 21], IDF forces destroyed two facilities belonging to the Syrian army in the Golan Heights border area,” Adraee […]
A county elections board in Ohio has confirmed that nearly 50,000 voters received “inaccurate” ballots in the mail, vowing to correct the error while fending off charges from President Donald Trump that the vote has been “rigged.” Election officials in Franklin County – Ohio’s most populous region and home to the state capital of Columbus – said on Friday that tens of thousands of erroneous ballots […]
Recent satellite images of Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan shows t least two Turkish F-16 fighter jets and CN-235 cargo aircraft parked on the airport apron. Christiaan Triebert, a journalist on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times, tweeted an image, dated Oct. 3, 2020, showing the pair of Turkish F-16s and CN-235. “There are at least two F-16s at Ganja International Airport in […]
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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock said the UK government is “working as hard as we can” to get a Covid-19 vaccine ready, and he confirmed the military would be involved in “making the rollout happen.” Speaking at a virtual Conservative Party conference about the pandemic, Hancock said the “armed services” and the contact-tracing app NHS will both be implemented in deciding […]
Juventus look set to be handed a 3-0 win on Sunday after Serie A confirmed their clash with Napoli is to go ahead as planned, despite the visitors reportedly being unable to travel after two players tested positive for Covid-19. Piotr Zielinski, Eljif Elmas and a member of staff tested positive after Napoli played Genoa last weekend, after which the latter announced they had 14 positive […]
The U.S. Senate race in North Carolina has been thrown into turmoil: The incumbent, Thom Tillis, has COVID-19 and his opponent, Cal Cunningham, has been caught sending extramarital texts. The Democrat’s romantic messages to public relations strategist Arlene Guzman Todd were initially exposed by the National File, a right-wing website. But in a statement to the Raleigh News & Observer, Cunningham confirmed their accuracy. “I have […]
A top aide to US President Donald Trump, Hope Hicks, has tested positive for the coronavirus after traveling on Air Force One this week, the president said, noting that he and the first lady would soon be screened for the virus. The positive test came on Thursday after Hicks accompanied President Trump to a rally the day prior, first reported by the Associated Press, CBS and […]
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Three years after its $257 million ICO, decentralized data storage provider Filecoin has said mainnet will go live in mid-October. Source link
How fast the Supreme Court nominee talk began, with the monumental life that precipitated it surreally relegated in its shadow. It’s there in Donald Trump’s creepy, elated stump speeches, and Mitch McConnell’s pathetic justifications for his own hypocrisy; in the liberal scramble to avert their idea of disaster; and in the glassy eyes of pundits who rack up their appearance fees chatting ever so amiably about […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/42/1079664283_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_c7e33a2b50f637d885e44bb03ee0617a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009111080429365-kremlin-confirms-lukashenkos-visit-to-russia-on-september-14/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Friday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko would pay a visit to Russia on September 14, and added that no documents are expected to be signed following his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Yes, Lukashenko’s visit will really be held on Monday, September 14. This will be a working visit, […]
The founder of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group has confirmed the Portland shooting victim was part of the organization and a Donald Trump supporter, while new footage appears to show the immediate aftermath of the incident. “I can’t say much right now. All I can do is verify that he was a good friend and a supporter of Patriot Prayer,” Prayer founder Joey Gibson confirmed to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1e/1080319024_0:0:1281:721_1200x675_80_0_0_81bdf6ad37818760e51ccbdda384e123.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008301080319064-syrias-assad-confirms-new-cabinet-lineup/ DUBAI (Sputnik) – Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree on Sunday that will see Hussein Arnous head a new national government, the presidency said. The cabinet is made up of 29 ministers, including two women who are in charge of culture and social affairs and labour. The ministers of oil and electricity have been replaced after a blast […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1e/1080316990_0:136:2999:1822_1200x675_80_0_0_a59ecc2a8f9d61dd06131ecb2ed14ba4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202008301080316978-chadwick-bosemans-last-tweet-becomes-most-liked-in-apps-history-twitter-confirms/ On Friday evening, the world was left heartbroken by the death of renowned Black Panther movie star, American actor Chadwick Boseman, passing away at the age of 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. The sad news was confirmed by an official statement released in the actor’s Twitter account. The message tweeted on Friday evening from […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107693/45/1076934586_2:0:3642:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_4e8ec3b02a99e1ba6b6e280c51013b53.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sergei Gridnev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202008281080300704-elon-musk-confirms-tesla-nevada-facility-was-targeted-by-cyberattack/ Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice stated that it had arrested a Russian national in connection with a planned cyberattack on an unidentified company. Elon Musk on Thursday confirmed speculations that Tesla Inc’s factory in Nevada was the target of a potential cyberattack. The news website Teslarati earlier this week reported that Tesla was the unnamed company […]
An official from the US National Security Council acknowledged on Wednesday that a day prior there had been a vehicle collision between Russian and American forces in eastern Syria. On Tuesday, four US servicemembers were reported injured with concussion-like symptoms in an incident involving Russian forces. However, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said on Wednesday that the injuries were the fault of the […]
Along with seemingly validating a particular Biblical account, the inscription found in the tunnel also appears to be “the only inscription from ancient Israel that commemorates a public works program”. An archaeological discovery made inside a legendary tunnel located beneath Jerusalem may serve as a testament of the Bible’s “historicity”, the Daily Express reports citing Tom Meyer, a professor in Bible and theology at Shasta Bible […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202008161080190100-fc-barcelona-president-confirms-resignation-of-head-coach-enrique-setien/ Enrique “Quique” Setien is a Spanish former professional footballer, signed as head coach of Barcelona on January 2020. His resignation comes after FC Barcelona got annihilated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League with the score of 8-2. President of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, confirmed to Tiempo de Juego Sunday that Enrique Setien resigned as Barca’s head couch. According […]
Twitter has said that alleged bitcoin scammers targeted some of its employees to get access to “internal systems and tools,” which they then apparently used to hack into a high-profile accounts, such as Joe Biden’s. Noting that it is still investigating the circumstances behind the hack, Twitter said that it has taken “significant steps to limit access to internal systems and tools” which were compromised by […]
_________FARSResearch Confirms: Cold Temperatures in Winter Will Increase Spread of COVID-19 TEHRAN (FNA)- The colder temperatures coming in winter will lead to an increase in the spread of COVID-19, scientists have confirmed. Researchers from India explored the relationship between a country’s average temperature and the number of COVID-19 cases. They found a significant association between countries that have been experiencing colder environmental temperatures and larger-scale outbreaks. […]
9 Jul, 2020 22:33 Follow RT on Jeanine Anez, who has been Bolivia’s acting president since the 2019 coup that ousted Evo Morales, confirmed that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. The revelation comes two days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he had been infected with Covid-2019. Anez said in a tweet that she was fine and would continue working in isolation. DETAILS TO […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202007091079840856-us-africom-confirms-airstrike-against-al-shabaab-killed-militant-civilian-casualties-unclear/ US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced on Thursday it had carried out an airstrike in coordination with the Somali government against a checkpoint used by the militant group al-Shabaab. AFRICOM said on Thursday the airstrike hit a checkpoint “in vicinity of Hantiwadaag.” The Germany-based command said its initial assessment was that one terrorist had been killed and there were no […]
The CENTRE Consortium blacklisted a USDC address in response to a law enforcement request, freezing $100,000 worth of the stablecoin, a spokesperson said Wednesday. CENTRE, which issues the dollar-pegged USDC on top of the Ethereum blockchain, confirmed the move, though Circle spokesperson Josh Hawkins, speaking on behalf of the joint Circle-Coinbase operation, said he could not provide any specifics about the blacklisting, which appears to have […]
The China coronavirus is real but the facts about it have been hidden or contaminated. For example, a doctor at Stanford reported a couple days ago that the China coronavirus mortality rate for those under the age of 45 is almost 0%. The Washington Examiner reported: Stanford University’s disease prevention chairman slammed using statewide lockdown measures as a response to the coronavirus, saying they were implemented […]
Some damage was inflicted on a building currently under construction at a nuclear facility in Natanz, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has reported. However, it said there’s “no need to worry” about possible radiation release. The unspecified incident involved one of the “sheds under construction” at Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesperson for the organization, told state news agency IRNA this Thursday. There were no […]
Daily Beast: U.S. intelligence officials have reportedly been investigating an April 2019 attack on an American convoy that killed three U.S. Marines to determine whether it was connected to bounties secretly offered to Taliban militants by the Russian government. The Nasty Truth Behind the Russian Ordered ‘Hit’ on American Troops and the Trump Coverup and still, @realDonaldTrump in his full blown ignorance and support of Putin, continues […]
Black lives matter, right? As previously reported, there was another shooting in the CHAZ/CHOP “autonomous zone” of Seattle around 3 a.m. on Monday morning — this is the fifth one since rioters took over the area. Early this morning it was reported that two people were shot, one to the head. At least one of the victims was transported to the hospital in a private vehicle […]
The UK city of Leicester may need to reintroduce previously lifted coronavirus restrictions, becoming the first city to do so, Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed following media reports on the possible move. “That is correct,” Patel told The Andrew Marr show on Sunday morning when asked whether the government was considering a local lockdown. “We have seen flare-ups across the country already, just in the last […]
Caracas has lashed out at Spain after it was revealed that Juan Guaido’s mentor, Leopoldo Lopez, residing in the Spanish embassy in Venezuela was behind the botched incursion and coup attempt involving the US mercenaries. “Does the Spanish ambassador know that Leopoldo López has held and continues to hold video conferences with the sole purpose of going on with his plans to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro?” […]
The great James O’Keefe and Project Veritas released undercover video today that proves Facebook is targeting conservatives and putting MAGA supporters in the same grouping as terrorists. The video goes on to explain how Facebook is working to promote the left and leftist causes on a global scale. This is more proof of how Big Tech is eliminating Freedom of Speech in the United States. BREAKING: […]
Almost a month after announcing its proposal to migrate to the Solana Blockchain, the Kin cryptocurrency project announced Friday that the move had been approved by its board and community, and a transition plan would be released in the coming weeks. The Kin Foundation said in a press release that the move to Solana’s blockchain was in response to a growing user base, which was hitting […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UEFA has confirmed transfer of the Champions League final in St. Petersburg from 2021 to 2022 after the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon. The finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals of the current season’s Champions League will be held in the ‘Final 8’ format in Lisbon from August 12-23, UEFA said. “The #UCL quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played as a straight knockout […]
Russian Olympic gold medalist figure skater Yulia Lipnistkaya has confirmed her pregnancy, regretting that she hadn’t broke the news herself and in a “calm manner” after widespread press reports. The former skater, who shot to fame at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi with her stunning routine to Schindler’s List music, said that she and partner Vladimir Tarasenko are expecting their first kid. READ MORE: ‘Russian skating coaches […]
The ruling Conservative Government planned to the free school meal voucher system which had been provided for low-income children while school ended over the summer holidays. A campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford put pressure on the government to maintain the scheme in order to combat increasing financial vulnerability. Westminster announced on Tuesday that it will be extending the free school meal voucher system in England over […]
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Beijing on Thursday confirmed a new COVID-19 case in the country’s capital for the first time in nearly two months, according to Chinese officials. The patient is a 52-year-old man who first checked into a clinic on Wednesday with a fever, Reuters reported, citing the state-owned newspaper People’s Daily. The patient, identified only as Mr. Tang, confirmed that he had neither left Beijing nor been in […]
Taiwan’s officials have confirmed that the Ministry of National Defense is close to a deal to purchase the new mobile coastal defense system with Boeing Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles. According to a recent report by the Udn.com, Taiwan’s deputy defense minister Chang Zhe-Ping has confirmed that Taipei has decided to acquire a U.S.-made Harpoon coastal defense system in a mobile configuration. Chang Zhe-Pin also added […]
Society 18:03 GMT 19.05.2020Get short URL Hollywood darling Megan Fox and her actor husband of ten years Brian Austin Green have been in and on and off relationship since 2004, despite sharing three children together. But following speculations about Fox’s new romance with American rapper Machine Gun Kelly, this time their marriage might indeed have come to a bitter end. Beverly Hills, 90210 star Brian Austin […]
According to the WaPo (using CrowdStrike, DOJ, and their other usual hush-hush government sources in the know), the attack was perpetrated by a Russian unit lead by Lieutenant Captain Nikolay Kozachek who allegedly crafted a malware called X-Agent and used it to get into the network and install keystroke loggers on several PCs. This allowed them to see what the employees were typing and take screenshots […]
The Bank of Mauritius is inching closer to issuing a retail-focused central bank digital currency (CBDC), its governor confirmed Tuesday. Speaking at CoinDesk’s Consensus: Distributed virtual conference, Governor Harvesh Seegolam said the Republic of Mauritius would be embarking on a pilot in the near future, though he declined to share many details. “At the level of the Bank of Mauritius, we’re currently working on a project […]
US 22:01 GMT 08.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107924/96/1079249631_0:0:3071:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_8fec4f15feb311cd94d51d81698f25ad.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005081079249678-trump-confirms-pences-spokesperson-contracted-covid-19/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. “Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time and then all of a sudden today she tested positive,” Trump said. “She hasn’t […]