BERLIN (Sputnik) – Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain have expressed concern about Israel’s plans to built nearly 5,000 housing units in the occupied West Bank and called on Tel Aviv to stop all settlement-related activities in the region, according to the joint communique by the foreign ministries of these states. “We are deeply concerned by the decision taken by the Israeli authorities to […]
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US President Donald Trump said he would sign a bill approving another round of Covid-19 relief checks if one crossed his desk, apparently backtracking after saying he’d ended stimulus talks with Democrats until after the election. “[If I sent] a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now. Are you listening […]
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 […]
University Of Michigan Asks Court To Halt Graduate Student Strike By Leah Graham, Barbara Collins, Emma Stein and Liat Weinsten, Michigan Daily. September 15, 2020 University Of Michigan Asks Court To Halt Graduate Student Strike2020-09-152020-09-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/umich-e1600168731413.jpg200px200px Above photo: Abigail Finlay, left, a University of Michigan mathematics graduate student instructor, marches with fellow protestors in front of the University of Michigan’s Angell Hall on State Street in Ann Arbor, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107978/68/1079786852_66:0:3706:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_f3c3ee221d86e2c23a131d4bc269d192.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007131079865670-us-court-overturns-decision-to-halt-first-federal-execution-in-17-years/ Convicted criminal Daniel Lewis Lee will be put to death by lethal injection at the US Justice Department’s execution chamber in the city of Terre Haute, Vigo County, the state of Indiana. The Department can carry on the first federal execution in 17 years on Monday as scheduled after the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned […]
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) on Monday ordered cryptocurrency exchange Binance to immediately cease offering derivatives trading services in the country. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain […]
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100 Jewish Lawyers And Judges Call On Israel To Halt Annexation Plans July 3, 2020 100 Jewish Lawyers And Judges Call On Israel To Halt Annexation Plans2020-07-032020-07-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/annexation-is-not-jewish-from-days-of-palestine-e1593785605489.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Annexation is not my Judaism from Days of Palestine. More than 100 of the world’s most senior Jewish lawyers and judges have called on Israel to “follow the path of the law” and end plans to annex […]
Detroit Fiat Chrysler Workers Halt Production For Second Day By Jessica Goldstein, WSWS. June 28, 2020 Detroit Fiat Chrysler Workers Halt Production For Second Day2020-06-282020-06-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/uaw-workers-on-strike-over-covid-19-from-trending-news-e1593280680158.jpg200px200px Above photo: UAW Workers on strike over Covid-19, from Trending Buzz News. Demand COVID-19 Protection. Workers continued their courageous production stoppage at the Fiat Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly Plant (JNAP) in Detroit on Friday. Workers on “B crew” entered the plant at 4:30 p.m. […]
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A leading global diamond producer, Russia’s ALROSA, is reporting that its sales were down tenfold in one month alone, as the impact of Covid-19 ripples through the global economy and supply chains. In April, ALROSA sold a total of just $15.6 million-worth of rough and polished diamonds. This is down from over $152 million a month earlier and from $400 million in sales in the beginning […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a Seattle-based Covid-19 testing project funded by Bill Gates to stop screening for the virus, putting the program on ice as it provided hundreds of at-home test kits each day. The billionaire Microsoft icon announced the initiative in a blog post this week – dubbed the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, or SCAN – which he said was […]
US 02:54 GMT 14.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107929/78/1079297844_0:15:1999:1140_1200x675_80_0_0_ea4eeaaa9623a19773addc4594e5513f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005141079297874-us-energy-agency-rejects-request-to-halt-new-infrastructure-projects-amid-pandemic/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Neil Chatterjee in a letter to Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring rejected the state’s request to halt new energy infrastructure projects amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “I view requests for a moratorium on energy projects to be short-sighted and impractical. Any step […]
The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index plummeted at a historic rate during April, posting a shocking 5.4 points in comparison with the previous month’s 49.3. A reading below 50 on the scale represents contraction. According to the IHS Markit report, last month’s reading was an “extreme decline” and “the most severe contraction in services output since records began in December 2005.” Commenting on the […]