Above Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP. On Monday, 1,600 warehouse workers in Staten Island will vote on whether or not to form the second-ever Amazon union in the United States. In response, the company is using every dirty trick in the book to intimidate workers and undermine the vote. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) victory on Staten Island has transformed the terrain of the U.S. labor movement and has inspired millions of workers. On Monday, a second unionization vote will begin at another Amazon warehouse of 1,600 workers just across the street, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. If successful, this second […]
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Above Photo: Kill the Bill protest. Tim Dennell / Flickr. The Defeats Suffered By The Tories In The House Of Lords Is A Victory For The Movement But The Bill Isn’t Dead Yet. On Monday night the House of Lords inflicted a series of bruising defeats on the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, irreversibly sinking some of its worst aspects. In defiance of the anti-protest nature of the bill, demonstrators outside made so much noise it resonated inside the chamber while the Lords voted against the government on 14 separate counts. But this is not the end of the […]
Above Photo: Afghans protest the former U.S. embassy building demanding the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets and resumption of international funding amid worsening economic conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2021. theintercept.com. Over the past few months, U.S. lawmakers, the Afghan government, and the international community have called on Washington to stop strangling the Afghan economy as its people continue to suffer from a U.S.-created humanitarian crisis. On December 22nd, the Biden administration effectively rejected those calls, opting instead for half-measures that will do little to counter the effects of stringent economic sanctions imposed on the Taliban or to improve the material well-being of the Afghan […]
Police in DeKalb County and Atlanta respond with helicopters, drones as local residents gather to protect land in South River Forest. Atlanta, GA — On Tues., Jan. 18, around 2 p.m., The Mainline received community reports of heavy machinery and tree cutting taking place in the Old Atlanta Prison Farm land located in the South River Forest. The land was originally inhabited by Muscogee (Creek) indigenous peoples before their forced removal in the 1800s. Tribal leaders and members, now based in Eastern Oklahoma, joined with Atlanta organizers in the #StopCopCity coalition in a historic migration and stomp dance ceremony in the forest […]
Above Photo: (Herculesami / Twitter) Despite increasing violence by the security forces, the US and its regional and Western allies as well as the UN have been calling for a dialogue. However, “No Negotiation, No Compromise, No Power-sharing” remains the slogan on the streets. The crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Sudan continued on Saturday, January 15, as security forces detained more anti-coup protesters. The protesters had been injured during the January 13 demonstrations and were leaving the Royal Care Hospital in Burri in eastern Khartoum when they were arrested. The injured protesters, along with their companions, were reportedly seized outside the hospital […]
Australia has joined the US and UK in an “enhanced trilateral security partnership” called AUKUS with the unspoken-yet-obvious goal of coordinating escalations against China. Antiwar reports: President Biden and the leaders of Australia and the UK announced a new military agreement on Wednesday aimed at countering China. The pact, known as AUKUS, will focus on the sharing of sensitive military technologies, and the first initiative will focus on getting Australia nuclear-powered submarines. US officials speaking to CNN described the effort to share nuclear propulsion with another country as an “exceedingly rare step” due to the sensitivity of the technology. “This technology is extremely sensitive. This is, frankly, an […]
The deaths of dozen of people and сontinues incidents at the Armata’s state-owned manufacturer and Russia’s largest producer of tanks have thrown the spotlight on working conditions in Uralvagonzavod. Russian E1.RU media agency on Marc 12, reported that in 2020, there were 26 cases of injuries to workers at the Uralvagonzavod and at least five cases of death of workers in the last three years. E1.RU also quoted the source saying that in mid-December 2020, a worker of the Uralvagonzavod was crushed to death by a press machine. In August of the same year, a former employee of the Uralvagonzavod entered […]
Unemployment Crisis Continues Unabated By Patricia Gorky, Liberation News. November 13, 2020 Unemployment Crisis Continues Unabated2020-11-132020-11-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/unemployment.jpg200px200px More than 1 million people filed for unemployment assistance last week according to new figures released today. 709,000 workers requested filled out applications for traditional benefits, and slightly under 300,000 applied for the specially-created Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. The Department of Labor’s reporting deceptively separates those who apply for standard unemployment benefits from those who apply for PUA. Similarly, official unemployment statistics only count people who have actively looked for work in the last four weeks. The real unemployment rate, counting those who have given […]
Fracked Gas Pipeline In Brooklyn Continues By Jessy Edwards, BK Reader. October 14, 2020 Fracked Gas Pipeline In Brooklyn Continues2020-10-142020-10-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/bk.png200px200px Above photo: Climate activist Gabriel Jamison says Brownsville wants renewable energy, not more fracked gas. Claire Haughey. Despite Calls to Stop Construction Immediately. The pipeline would carry fracked gas through Brownsville, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, Williamsburg and Greenpoint. New York City – Fracked gas could soon be running through a new pipeline near you, despite rising calls for construction on the North Brooklyn Pipeline to be halted immediately. National Grid started construction on the Metropolitan Natural Gas Reliability Project — also known as […]
by Viktor Mikhin, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow, and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa. [ Editor’s Note: Viktor gives an analysis of Erdogan’s expansionist policies and the destabilization that it is causing. He goes further than others have to weave into the drama the economic rollercoaster effect of this policy on an already depressed Turkish economy and its exchange rate. Failed foreign aggressions have taken a lot of historical leaders down, and maybe with a bit of luck, Erdogan’s name will […]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, seen leaving St. Ann’s Church in Wilmington, Del., on Sunday, has declined in recent days to say whether he would attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court, if he’s elected president. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, seen leaving St. Ann’s Church in Wilmington, Del., on Sunday, has declined in recent days to say whether he would attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court, if he’s elected president. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden argues that taking […]
New data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show that the process of the shift away from the dollar standard resumed in the second quarter of the year, with the share of the US currency in global reserves falling sharply. According to the IMF, while the greenback’s share increased in the first quarter of 2020 due to safe-haven buying during the early stages of coronavirus, it resumed a more than two-year trend downward in Q2. The share of euros making up global reserves rose slightly and the share of the Japanese yen dropped. Data also showed that the second quarter saw the […]
Tennis star Laura Siegemund caused a stir at the French Open again on Monday after she was seen eating a meal during a timeout in her win over Paula Badosa. The German beat the Spaniard 7-5, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, but the match will be best remembered for her eating habits on the sidelines. While it’s a common sight to see tennis players chow down on a banana or a chocolate bar to give them a much-needed energy boost during a match, Siegemund took advantage of a medical timeout for Badosa to retrieve what appeared to be […]
More than 4 million acres have burned in California during this year’s wildfire season. Nearly 17,000 firefighters are still working to contain at least 23 major fires in the state. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images More than 4 million acres have burned in California during this year’s wildfire season. Nearly 17,000 firefighters are still working to contain at least 23 major fires in the state. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images California hit a grim milestone on Sunday as the total number of acres burned this wildfire season crossed 4 million, according to […]
Inexplicable sightings of a man flying 3,000 feet above LA in a jetpack have only become more puzzling with the release of FAA records on the incident, showing pilots reporting other unidentified craft to confused air controllers. Government records obtained by the Drive – including an FAA report and more than 15 minutes of audio between aviation officials discussing the bizarre sighting last month – reveal that air traffic controllers received reports of an unfamiliar helicopter near the area the jetpacker was spotted above Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), as well as a cluster of “party balloons.” Also on rt.com ‘We […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107707/46/1077074668_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_864e3b09e0b4de123871e2738af94b91.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202009241080556053-security-forces-kill-unidentified-terrorist-in-kashmirs-pulwama-gun-battle-continues/ India’s junior Home Minister G Kishen Reddy earlier this month highlighted in the Parliament that terror incidents in the disputed territory had reduced almost by half between August and October 2019, compared to the same time period the previous year. At least one terrorist has been shot and killed by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning; the gunfight is still underway. The gunfight between the terrorists and security forces in the district’s Tral region is still underway, Kashmir Zone Police were quoted as saying by ANI news […]
Flint Water Crisis Continues Despite Settlement By Kim Brown, The Real News. September 20, 2020 Flint Water Crisis Continues Despite Settlement2020-09-202020-09-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/flint-e1600622266389.jpg200px200px Above photo: NurPhoto/Getty Images. In 2014, the water source of the city of Flint, Michigan, was switched from Lake Huron to the untreated and polluted Flint River, tainting the city’s water supply and setting off a chain of events that led to at least 12 deaths from Legionnaires disease, as well as miscarriages, brain and developmental damage to children, and lead poisoning for the 100,000 residents of Flint. In late August, the state of Michigan offered a $600 million settlement […]
NEW YORK, September 19 (Sputnik) – The rout on Wall Street continued for a third straight week with the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite index leading losses again amid concerns about overvaluation for big tech companies and worries about economic recovery from the COVID-19. Nasdaq, which lists tech giants such as Facebook, Apple, Apple, Netflix and Google, closed Friday’s trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) down 117 points, or 1.1 percent. It ended a touch lower for the week, adding to the losses of 4.1 percent and 3.3 percent in two previous weeks. The S&P 500, a barometer for the top […]
Under development by the LNP/BP Standards Association, the RGB protocol entered beta in June. The second layer network promises to bring smart contracts and tokenized assets to Bitcoin with a Lightning Network-esque technical design. RGB could be used to issue tokenize securities and nonfungible tokens (NFT), and to offer a more private means of stablecoin issuance and transfer. Smart contracts and Bitcoin. These technical phenomena are rarely associated with each other, often because people believe Bitcoin’s paired-down scripting language can’t support the smart contract applications that have become the darlings of the Ethereum ecosystem. But as the new smart contract-enabling protocol […]
The greatest economic recovery in US and world history continues. The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high today after the President showcased his list of great accomplishments this past week. The stock markets have increased faster since March than any time in history. The previous record was between President Trump’s election win and February of this year. Today the S&P 500 hit another all-time high – TRENDING: BREAKING: Violent Black Lives Matter Mob Attacks Sen. Rand Paul as He Leaves RNC in DC Americans who kept their money in the markets since March are very happy today with their 401k […]
Chelsea have confirmed the arrival of Thiago Silva as the latest part of their summer spending spree, bringing in the Brazilian center-back as a free agent after he left French Champions League finalists Paris Saint-Germain. Silva, 35, called time on his PSG after the Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich after playing more than 300 games for the French club. The Brazilian is expected to add some much-needed guile to a Chelsea backline which shipped an alarming 54 goals in the Premier League last season. Silva has signed on an initial one-year contract with the possibility of another season on […]
One year after Starhopper’s final flight, SpaceX’s Starship launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, continues to evolve in order to facilitate prototype development and testing. Starhopper was the first SpaceX vehicle to use its new launch facility in Boca Chica — located east of Boca Chica Village and near the beach on the Gulf of Mexico — and served as the first in-flight test article for SpaceX’s next-generation Raptor engine, a full-flow, staged combustion cycle engine that runs on liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid methane (CH4). SpaceX currently tests Raptor engines at their test facility in McGregor, Texas, where the company […]
The greatest economic recovery in US and world history continues. The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high today after great news on housing and manufacturing data. The stock markets have increased faster since March than any time in history. The previous record was between President Trump’s election win and February of this year. Forbes reports: Stocks finished higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 hitting another new record high after manufacturing and housing data both came in stronger than expected…. TRENDING: SHOCK VIDEO: “Mom! Call 911!” – Biden Supporters Attack 7-Year-Old Boy Outside DNC Convention For Wearing Red MAGA Hat […]
Apart from worsening an already dire economic situation in Gaza, the outbreak of the pandemic has also led to a spike in domestic violence cases. And while authorities in Gaza turn a blind eye to the suffering of those who need protection, some say they need to take matters into their own hands. And that very often means fleeing. Samira Al Ghoula, a mother of three from the Gaza Strip, says that life in the blockaded Palestinian enclave has always been hard on her but the outbreak of COVID-19 has turned it into hell. “My husband used to beat me up […]
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy. Source link
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Sunday invited 2020 presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden to sit down for an interview. Biden’s camp said the former VP was not available. Chris Wallace said he will keep asking Biden every week to sit down for an interview. President Trump last week sat in the hot seat and sparred with Chris Wallace who peppered him with gotcha questions. TRENDING: BLM Protester Fatally Shot in Austin: ‘People Who Hate Us’ Are ‘Too Big of P-ssies to Actually Do Anything About It’ Trump never hides from the press. Biden, however has been hiding in his Delaware […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079984042_0:288:3130:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_c1f059fafc18be459683fd11d0ecb28d.jpg.webp Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007261079984024-protest-continues-in-portland-following-tense-events-of-previous-night—video/ Portland has been home to one of the most intense anti-racism demonstrations following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, with the downtown federal courthouse being the focus of continuing unrest over several weeks. Citizens gather for another night of protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, after federal agents used tear gas to prevent a violent minority of protesters from attacking the federal courthouse. On Friday, several dozen protesters shook the metal fence around the courthouse and hurled petards and various incendiaries over it. Earlier, they set fires in the area. US President Donald Trump […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967946_0:70:1280:790_1200x675_80_0_0_a9e5751e0b31d2d5de9633b91bda0670.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967602-unrest-continues-in-portland-despite-deployment-of-federal-forces—video-photos/ Protests, which erupted in the US city following the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, have got out of control, with rioters launching fireworks, setting fire to police precincts and vandalising city property. Nightly protests have continued in the US city of Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement agents to help maintain law and order and to protect the federal courthouse, the focus of ongoing protests over the last several weeks. Dozens of reporters have been injured by law enforcement officers while reporting on the unrest in the […]
A widely-anticipated report on Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 Brexit vote was finally published this week, raising even more questions than answers, as usually happens with Russiagate stories. The heavily redacted doc blames Downing Street for turning a blind eye to Russia’s alleged efforts to interfere with the UK’s internal politics. The report by the UK’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) published on 21 July concluded that Downing Street “had not seen or sought evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes or any activity that has had a material impact on an election, for example influencing results”. Even so, […]
Fired up, ready to go!…Not really. The DNC Milwaukee Convention continues to shrink. The latest prediction suggests possibly only 350 participants will attend their presidential convention in Milwaukee this year. Advertisement – story continues below The Biz Journals reported: In planning an anti-Donald Trump, public-health-centric convention anchored in Milwaukee, the Democratic National Party’s plans for the city seemingly sink a bit more every day. One Wisconsin Democratic Party insider familiar with convention planning told the Milwaukee Business Journal he estimates about 350 official attendees will be in town. TRENDING: Michelle Malkin Attacked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter Thugs at Denver […]
In 2017 Sepura, which produces digital mobile radio products, was bought by Chinese company Hytera, in which Beijing government has 2 percent stake. Hytera has been banned by the United States over concerns that its equipment may be used for surveillance. The United Kingdom continues to use equipment produced by the Sepura company, including radios used by police officers, in particular, during protection of members of the royal family, the British media have reported. Systems and applications are used by British ambulance and fire services in airports, despite the fact that Sepura’s owner, Hytera, was blacklisted by the White House, which […]
Officials in Portugal have confirmed to The Daily Beast that they have searched three deep wells near a campground where the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann stayed. Authorities are currently examining forensic evidence taken from the wells, though the wells contained lime which can lead to a faster disintegration of human remains. Additional searches in the area are expected this week. Prime suspect Christian Brueckner is a convicted child rapist who is currently in a German prison on drug charges. He is also fighting charges that he raped a 72-year-old woman at the same resort […]
The country’s total foreign holdings are now above the $500 billion target set by the Central Bank of Russia a few years ago. Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings climbed to almost $569 billion as of 1 July, according to the latest estimates provided by the country’s central bank. They also suggest that the international funds increased by $2.7 billion, around 0.5 percent, compared to the previous month, having risen by more than $50 billion since July 2019. Highly liquid foreign assets like stocks of monetary gold, foreign currencies, and Special Drawing Right (SDR) assets, which are at the Central Bank […]
Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are ‘totally harmless’ as infections surge By David Smith in Washington/theguardian Donald Trump has celebrated independence day with a string of false and misleading claims attempting to play down the coronavirus pandemic and warning that China will be “held accountable”. The US president staged a “Salute to America” jamboree on the south lawn of the White House with flyovers by military jets, parachute jumps and patriotic songs, but little effort among guests to physical distance or wear face masks. The country has undergone staggering changes unthinkable when Trump hosted the first such event a year […]
…from SouthFront Since the start of the week, the Syrian Army has repelled several ISIS attacks on its positions in the desert in central Syria. The most recent attack took place in eastern Homs early on July 2 and became the largest one so far. Clashes lasted for several hours and Syrian troops even called for support from the Russian Aerospace Forces. Pro-opposition media claim that up to 10 soldiers were killed on injured in the encounter, but this is yet to be confirmed. In response to this attack, the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a […]
This is your future under Democrat control — No cops. Democrat Party leader Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted the New York City Council after they failed to abolish the police.AOC is the thought leader in the party. Democrats have gone from being elitist idiots to dangerous lunatics. The Indy Star reported: TRENDING: Woke Harvard Senior Claims TikTok Video of Her Saying She’ll Stab and Watch Bleed Out the Next Person with ‘Caucasity’ to Say All Lives Matter is a Joke As calls to defund the police grow louder around the country, New York City officials agreed on a budget that shifts roughly $1 […]
The Struggle For Justice Continues In Post-Coup Bolivia By Ben Dangl, ROAR Magazine. June 21, 2020 The Struggle For Justice Continues In Post-Coup Bolivia2020-06-212020-06-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/dsc5126-crop.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protesters in defense of the wiphala in La Paz. November 15, 2019. Radoslaw Czajkowski. A brutal wave of repression followed the right’s seizure of power last November, but organizing for social and political change in Bolivia continues. History is in the veins of La Paz, Bolivia, in the archives of the streets, the stains left by burning barricades, the bullet holes that scar government buildings. It marks the city itself. Indigenous rebel Túpac Katari launched his 1781 […]
“Not a More Important Issue than This… Very Difficult for Republicans to Win if This Censorship Continues” – Devin Nunes Speaks Out on Tech Censorship of Conservatives (VIDEO) Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
What started off as calls for racial equality and justice in the UK descended on Saturday, June 13, into violent standoff between Black Lives Matter and those who oppose its tactic of desecrating public statues. Over 100 people have been arrested in London following another day of social unrest that saw anti-racism demonstrators clash with rival protestors. About 15 people, reportedly including six police officers, were injured during clashes in central London on Saturday between Black Lives Matter (BLM) supporters and counter-demonstrators who, according to widespread British media reports, included members of the “far-right.” In the days running up to Saturday, […]
By Sajjad Shaukat for Veterans Today Although since Narendar Modi, the leader of the ruling party BJP became Indian prime minister in 2014, he started implementing ideology of Hindutva (Hindu Nationalism), especially by persecuting the Indian Muslims, yet during his second tenure; Modi government accelerated the completion of the agenda, particularly targeting the Muslims. Indian extremist rulers’ various moves such as abrogation of the special status of the Jummu and Kashmir to turn Muslim majority into minority in the Occupied Kashmir (IOK), continued lockdown in the IOK, martyrdom of thousands of the Kashmiris there, issuance of a notorious map to bifurcate […]
[Editor’s note: Until this point, I have refrained from writing about the truly tragic and deeply disturbing case of the death of Madeleine McCann. However, when notorious disinfo agents with penchants for constructing the most outrageous conspiracy theories, no matter how utterly unfounded and to be frank, completely un-grounded in any form of reality; feel the need to add their own, completely fallacious, could only come from a sick, twisted mind nonsense to the ever-growing pile of disgusting lies about poor little Maddie, I feel compelled to pour a little common sense and rational, logical thought onto the raging flames of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/09/1079580949_0:116:3072:1844_1200x675_80_0_0_c6cbd595f71afb23a80d9284a705f99d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006111079580915-police-releases-photos-of-suspect-in-california-shooting-search-continues/ The gunman ambushed the police station in Paso Robles earlier in the day, injuring a sheriff’s deputy who responded to the shooting and is now in serious condition, according to investigators. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has released pictures of the suspected gunman in the attack on the police station. The police have been searching for him for hours already, but still cannot trace the criminal. The shooter opened fire at around 3.45 am local time on a police station in downtown Paso Robles. The deputy who responded to the shooting was […]
After a several week stand-down due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its 12th Electron mission to date—a rideshare mission with payloads from NASA, the NRO, and the University of New South Wales. The mission will launch from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The launch is currently scheduled for 11 June UTC, and the exact launch window is 16:43—18:32 local time, or 04:43—06:32 UTC. The launch window extends until 24 June UTC, with daily launch opportunities within the same several hour-long windows. This mission is named “Don’t Stop Me Now,” […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The tensions along the India-China border are far from over despite several rounds of talks at the diplomatic and military level. While both countries have agreed to peacefully settle disputes along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the two armies continue heavy posturing at the border. Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s prime opposition party Congress, on Tuesday again questioned the defence minister if the Indian territory in Ladakh has been occupied by troops from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Once RM is done commenting on the hand symbol, can he answer: Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh? […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a curfew for New York City and will double the number of police officers on the ground from 4,000 to 8,000 after Sunday night’s protests over George Floyd’s death devolved into looting. The city will impose a curfew from 11pm to 5am, Cuomo declared on Monday following a conversation with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot O’Shea. The decision came in the wake of several days of protests against the police killing of George Floyd, culminating in extensive looting in Manhattan’s upscale Soho retail district on Sunday night. Also on rt.com Trump […]
Both bitcoin and oil were relatively calm Monday, but that when it comes to volatility over the past couple of months, it’s crude, the backbone of global industrialization, that’s seeing wilder swings as of late. Bitcoin (BTC) was changing hands around $9,575 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. EDT), gaining less than a percent over the previous 24 hours. Despite a small rally of around $250 on Sunday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization still spent much of the weekend in the mid-$9,000s. “We are still waiting on a breakout above $10,055 as a positive catalyst,” said Katie Stockton, an […]
US 03:46 GMT 30.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107946/09/1079460961_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_3c8d1d3a5f6666262378774b794c17ae.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005301079460921-we-have-long-night-ahead-de-blasio-says-as-uproar-over-george-floyds-death-continues-in-nyc/ New York is among the cities that has seen angry citizens take to the streets over the death of a black resident of Minneapolis, where the protests have taken the most violent turn, including clashes with police, vandalism, and even arson. New York has emerged as one of the cities experiencing anti-police unrest after George Floyd, a black resident of Minneapolis, died after being held in police custody. Hundreds of protesters gathered at Fort Greene Park, where a New York Police Department (NYPD) van was set on fire late […]
US Continues Its War On The Rest Of The World By Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. May 19, 2020 US Continues Its War On The Rest Of The World2020-05-192020-05-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/fr_845x400-1.jpg200px200px The duopoly corporate parties enforce silence and ignorance on foreign policy to ensure that Americans have neither the knowledge nor the tools to resist their country’s policy of endless war. “The average voter seldom thinks about foreign policy for the simple reason that they aren’t asked to do so.” It isn’t clear who the next president of the United States will be but the terrible handiwork of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George […]
World 21:12 GMT 15.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107899/64/1078996428_0:154:3367:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_f85640b472462e925ac3ddbb5a37b2e8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202005151079320096-china-to-take-measures-against-apple-cisco-if-us-continues-hitting-huawei-with-sanctions—report/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – China will carry out countermeasures against such US companies as Apple and Cisco if the United States continues applying sanctions on Huawei, Chinese media reported on Friday. According to the Global Times daily, quoting a source close to the Chinese government, “China will take forceful countermeasures to protect its own legitimate rights”, if the US moves forward with its threat to bar essential suppliers, including Taiwan-based TSMC, from selling chips to Huawei. The countermeasures would include adding select US companies to China’s “unreliable entity list”, […]
World 17:04 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 17:09 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107908/69/1079086987_0:177:3011:1870_1200x675_80_0_0_6cf0e5cfc61739bb8393c46b33772155.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202005131079294344-daesh-continues-low-level-insurgency-unable-to-gain-ground-in-iraq-syria—pentagon/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Daesh* terrorist group wages a low-level insurgency in Iraq and Syria but is unable to gain and hold territory despite decreased counteractions amid the coronavirus pandemic, Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve said in a quarterly report on Wednesday. “CJTF-OIR [Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve] reported that ISIS [IS] continued to wage a “low-level insurgency” in both Iraq and Syria this quarter, but remains unable to hold territory and continues to rely on small-arms attacks,” the report […]
Hut 8 Mining, one of Canada’s largest mining operations, reported less-than-stellar first-quarter 2020 earnings Monday, the same day as the bitcoin halving. Earnings lowlights included falling revenue, decreased adjusted EBITDA margin and increased collateral requirements on debt. For the third consecutive quarter, revenues declined; this time by 14% sequentially to C$12.7 million (US$9.1 million). This was caused by a 32% decrease in the number of bitcoin mined during the quarter as the network hashrate continued to rise. This was partially offset by a 27% increase in the average price per bitcoin mined. Site operating costs came in slightly elevated compared to […]
As the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating, grim April statistics from Russia’s capital show an 18% rise in deaths from the same month last year, and a 10% increase compared to the corresponding period in 2018. The preliminary figures from Moscow’s Civil Registry Office show that 11,846 people died in April 2020, compared to 10,005 twelve months previously, and 10,825 the year before that. The increase in deaths comes as Russia’s infection numbers continue to grow, and the country has become the third-most affected nation on Earth overall. However, per capita, its total of Covid-19 cases is far lower […]
Thousands of lives could be saved with the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat the China coronavirus. One of the most recognized experts in the study of communicable diseases worldwide is Dr. Didier Raoult: Dr. Raoult is very hopeful regarding the treatment of the China coronavirus by using hydroxychloroquine. TRENDING: Armed Texas SWAT Team Raids Daddy Zane’s Bar in West Odessa After Breaking State Orders and Reopening — 8 Arrested! Dr. Raoult continues to speak out on his tremendous results using HCQ on coronavirus patients. Two major preprints have been published.Zhong Nanshan, hero of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China and his […]