https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107890/38/1078903827_0:24:3071:1752_1200x675_80_0_0_3fe5b850c2f2d8681718407afac0bec6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202010181080805118-soyuz-launches-from-kourou-delayed-again—source/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Launches of Russian Soyuz carrier rockets from the Kourou Space Center, put off amid the coronavirus pandemic, are being delayed again, a space industry source told Sputnik. Last month, a spokesperson of Russian space agency Roscosmos told Sputnik that the next launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kourou was expected to take place at the […]
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The sun rises over the detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, in this May 13, 2009, photo reviewed by the U.S. military. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption toggle caption Brennan Linsley/AP The sun rises over the detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, in this May 13, 2009, photo reviewed by the U.S. military. Brennan Linsley/AP The setbacks […]
Google is the latest tech company to tighten its election-related policies ahead of November’s vote. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images Google is the latest tech company to tighten its election-related policies ahead of November’s vote. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images Google says it will not publish political ads after polls close on Election Day, citing the high […]
The two nominations for President Donald Trump for the Nobel peace prize – for brokering deals in the Middle East and the Balkans – has prompted the Atlantic to call to cancel the award, sparking pushback from conservatives. “End the Nobel Peace Prize,” the Atlantic declared in a headline Friday. The award’s past winners have a “spotty” record of achievement, the leftist media outlet said, as […]
Kings Bay Plowshares Sentencing Delayed By Kings Bay Plowshares. August 29, 2020 Kings Bay Plowshares Sentencing Delayed2020-08-292020-08-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/04/the-kings-bay-plowshares-defendants-patrick-carmen-martha-clare-in-brunswicks-doing-some-trial-preparation..jpg200px200px The six remaining Kings Bay Plowshares defendants have had their sentencing dates moved from September to October 15 and 16. They had requested a continuance because they want to appear in open court in Georgia and the virus situation there is still too out of control to safely allow it. Steve Kelly has now served almost 29 […]
HONG KONG—July has been a month of constant struggle for this city in recent years, but especially since the protests last summer, which raised the stakes in the quest for universal suffrage. This year is even more chaotic: A third wave of COVID-19 infections has revived worries that Hong Kong, one of the densest cities in the world, may soon see an overwhelmed hospital system. Meanwhile, […]
This photo, reviewed by the U.S. military and made during an escorted visit, shows the original military courtroom at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on April 9, 2014. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images This photo, reviewed by the U.S. military and made during an escorted visit, shows the original military courtroom at the U.S. […]
John Bolton’s explosive forthcoming memoir presents a myriad of glimpses, including gossipy ones, of both President Trump’s personal life, the White House inner circle, and his foreign policy take on key developments over the past few years. President Donald Trump postponed taking the United States out of the Iran deal, the landmark JCPOA accord, so Melania could announce her Be Best initiative, former White House national security adviser John Bolton […]
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on Tuesday refused to commit to the pandemic-besieged United States holding the 2020 presidential election on its designated day, November 3. Kushner, whose father-in-law’s approval rating has been trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s amid the COVID-19 pandemic that so far has killed more than 82,000 Americans, raised the possibility of a Trump-orchestrated delay in answer to Time magazine White […]