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/russia/202010171080798409-moscow-sanctions-navalny-eu-measures-envoy/ Earlier this week, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pledged that Moscow will respond in kind to the EU’s sanctions against Moscow over the case of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Russia’s Envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said on Saturday that Moscow sees the bloc’s anti-Russian sanctions over the Navalny case as unilateral and unlawful measures, just like the EU’s […]
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Germany has imposed a series of tough measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, including curfews and harsher restrictions on private gatherings, but Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the new policies may still fall short. The country’s 16 states agreed to the new restrictions after marathon negotiations on Wednesday, setting out uniform guidelines for hotspots across Germany and ramping up existing rules governing face masks, […]
A social-media video showing students dancing back-to-back with their partners spurred an avalanche of stunned responses on Twitter amid public weariness over absurd social-distancing rules in the era of Covid-19. The video showed formally dressed students locking arms with their partners from behind as they danced with their backs facing each other in waltz-like steps. While it is unclear where and when the clip was recorded, some […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0a/1080732135_0:0:3071:1727_1200x675_80_0_0_88ec77a6ded7673da73a08ffc442f797.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010101080732204-people-protest-in-berlin-against-coronavirus-measures—video/ Germany saw a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases earlier this week, which prompted the authorities to announce new restrictions on Tuesday. Watch a live broadcast from Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, where people have been rallying against the COVID-19 measures recently re-introduced by the government. Originally, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a series of measures in March to curb the spread […]
The UK authorities on Tuesday reported an abrupt increase in infection rates – over 14,500 new coronavirus cases, roughly 2,000 up from Monday, with the worrisome statistics making the resolution of the health crisis an even more burning issue. Senior politicians from four major northern councils have directed a letter to the government warning that the current coronavirus restrictions are “not working”, calling some of them […]
Dozens have been detained and fined as anti-government protesters held numerous smaller rallies in Israel in defiance of coronavirus lockdown measures that ban people from gathering more than 1km from home. At least 38 activists were detained in Tel Aviv alone for “violating public order” and allegedly “attacking police officers,” according to the Times of Israel. סיכום לשעה חצות: מאות נצורים באלנבי פינת ברנר בין עשרות שוטרים […]
Residents walk through the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park on September 23 in New York City. Borough Park is one of numerous Brooklyn neighborhoods that are witnessing a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Residents walk through the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park on September 23 in New York City. Borough Park is one of […]
On Sunday, an escalation unfolded along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-majority autonomy that proclaimed independence from what then was the Soviet Azerbaijan Republic in 1991. Baku said that it launched a “counteroffensive”, while the de facto state accused it of attacking civilians in Stepanakert. American reality TV celebrity Kim Kardashian West, spouse of US rapper, Kanye West, on Sunday called on Azerbaijan to stop “all […]
Evidence That Younger Adults Contribute to Transmission of COVID-19 to Older Adults Changing Age Distribution of the COVID-19 Pandemic … https://t.co/Kfm2Q1z5BU via @CDCgov — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) September 25, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Careless behavior and lack of adherence to mask wearing and physical distancing can kill Granny. Initially COVID-19 cases were in older adults, but age distribution has changed to the group aged 20-29 having […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105600/36/1056003633_0:43:3487:2005_1200x675_80_0_0_1804f3ddbd9cca8d11eb1d2e3bec5200.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009071080386246-russias-pacific-fleet-enhances-security-measures-over-typhoon-haishen/ VLADIVOSTOK (Sputnik) – Russia’s Pacific Fleet has boosted security measures in the Primorsky Territory in the wake of approaching Typhoon Haishen, the fleet’s spokesman, Nikolai Voskresensky said on Monday. Viktor Chulkov, a spokesman for the local branch of the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, told Sputnik that Typhoon Haishen, raging across northeast Asia, is approaching Russia’s Primorsky Territory faster than […]
A fifth round of negotiations on a quick separation of forces on the de facto line of control took place nearly two months after Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a deadly standoff in Ladakh. According to some observers, India’s steps are strategically pointless and can be compared with US efforts to contain China. How Long Will the Negotiations Last? The fifth round of talks on […]
Democrats Offer Half-Hearted Measures To Impending Eviction Crisis By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. July 30, 2020 Democrats Offer Half-Hearted Measures To Impending Eviction Crisis2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/cancel-the-rent-banner-out-of-window-e1596133595267.jpg200px200px Above photo: A view of a poster saying Cancel Rent Cancel Mortgage during the coronavirus pandemic on May 18, 2020 in Brooklyn Borough of New York City. By John Nacion from STAR MAX/IPx . The federal moratorium on evictions expired this week, leaving 12 million […]
Australia has registered 10 new coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, marking the deadliest single-day toll for the country since the pandemic began. The latest victims were aged between their 40s and 80s, with seven of the deaths occurring in care homes. The fatalities bring the cumulative death count to 155. All 10 deaths occurred in the state of Victoria, which also recorded 459 new […]
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Beijing said on Friday it will impose reciprocal measures in response to US sanctions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing that the US action represented serious interference in China’s affairs and was deeply detrimental to bilateral relations. On Thursday, Washington blacklisted Xinjiang region’s Communist Party Secretary Chen Quanguo, a member […]
The U.S. Supreme Court in an emergency ruling Thursday evening temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision that, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, would have made it easier for residents of three Alabama counties to vote by absentee ballot in July 14 primary runoff elections. The high court split 5-4 in the decision, with Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor — the four justices […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106242/37/1062423724_0:214:4100:2520_1200x675_80_0_0_2dc970b8b3f13577092af79ad35df32c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006271079736987-us-house-of-representatives-committee-proposes-38-billion-to-fund-anti-russia-measures-in-2021/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has proposed allocating $3.8 billion to fund anti-Russia measures in the 2021 fiscal year, according to the committee’s National Defence Authorization Act proposal. “The proposal provides an additional $3.789 billion for strategic sealift, satellite communications, refueling, submarine, and antisubmarine warfare capabilities that enhance deterrence against Russia”, the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107963/95/1079639513_0:238:3215:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_4734b7d05655bff68ee31fc974d00721.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006251079709926-india-china-swear-upon-past-agreements-new-confidence-building-measures-to-break-stand-off/ New Delhi (Sputnik): India and China have been in a border stand-off along the 4,057km long Line of Actual Control since the last week of April. The tensions between the neighbours escalated last week when 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off between the Indian Army and PLA. After several rounds of diplomatic and military level talks, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105100/58/1051005878_0:133:3166:1914_1200x675_80_0_0_b94cdec332459669ee9515e2a23c72ec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006181079655374-russia-to-respond-if-germany-takes-measures-on-khangoshvili-case—diplomat/ BERLIN (Sputnik) – Berlin’s claims of complicity of Russian state agencies in the killing of a Georgian citizen in Germany are groundless, Russia will respond if Germany takes measures on this, Ambassador Sergey Nechayev said Thursday. “The charges include a statement that the murder was carried out on orders of Russian state structures. This is still not supported by […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107964/00/1079640019_0:-1:1366:768_1200x675_80_0_0_4372a88fc6a438461c82cab9403561cd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/russia/202006171079640976-kremlin-spokesman-sheds-light-on-extra-safety-measures-used-to-protect-putin-from-covid-19–video/ The spokesman explained that such an abundance of precautions is well justified even as some of the country-wide restrictions related to the pandemic are being lifted. Several “disinfection tunnels”, a version of a decontamination chamber, have been installed in the Kremlin and in the presidential residence of Novo-Ogaryovo to prevent President Vladimir Putin from catching the COVID-19 […]
The International Criminal Court Responds To Recent Measures Announced By The US By The International Criminal Court. June 15, 2020 The International Criminal Court Responds To Recent Measures Announced By The US2020-06-152020-06-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/international-criminal-court-building-in-hague-netherlands-e1592227998825.jpg200px200px Above photo: International Criminal Court building in Hague, Netherlands. The International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) expresses profound regret at the announcement of further threats and coercive actions, including financial measures, against the Court […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107960/46/1079604668_0:0:3078:1732_1200x675_80_0_0_16afa8d054737e04b5893fc6c3680540.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202006131079604611-french-authorities-allow-gatherings-of-over-10-people-if-protective-measures-taken/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The French Council of State said on Saturday lifted the ban on gatherings of more than 10 people, which was imposed on 31 May as part of measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic, if protective measures are taken. The decision was made after some 15,000 people took part in an uncoordinated protest against racism and police […]
Some see these latest revelations as fitting within a broader global pattern of increasing economic protectionism at a time when the ideals and assumptions of globalisation are under increasing scrutiny. The European Commission is to take unprecedented action against non-EU governments that provide subsidies of more than €200,000 to companies working within Europe’s single market, with a particularly strong eye on China and the United States, […]
Several US states have seen an increase in COVID-19 hospitalization rates since lockdown measures have been relaxed, health care officials recently revealed. “We’re now starting to see, for example, in our Texas Medical Center, an increase in hospitalizations, particularly in ICU [intensive care unit] admissions,” Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County Public Health in Texas, told the Washington Examiner for a Tuesday article. According […]
World 23:40 GMT 29.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107928/71/1079287199_0:0:3111:1749_1200x675_80_0_0_64a4cc59f97fec659e5f08b755cbaa54.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202005291079459964-imf-approves-732-million-to-help-bangladesh-address-effects-of-coronavirus-measures-on-economy/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement that it has approved a $732 million funding to help Bangladesh overcome the impact of the measures implemented to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic on the country’s garment exports-oriented economy. “The COVID-19 pandemic is severely impacting the Bangladeshi economy. Two major […]
Nuggets, a digital identity and payments platform, has developed a way to accept deliveries without needing a physical signature to combat a spike in fraud and chargebacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using biometrically verified contactless delivery technology secured with blockchain technology, the London-based firm wants to equip consumers with the means to provide verified proof of identification while still maintaining the social distancing required under coronavirus […]
Ecuador Protests New Neoliberal Measures Amid Lockdown May 27, 2020 Ecuador Protests New Neoliberal Measures Amid Lockdown2020-05-272020-05-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/ecuador-protests-against-neoliberal-measures-during-pandemic-e1590597886186.jpg200px200px Above photo: Ecuador protests against neoliberal measures during pandemic from Twitter. Protesters state that Lenin Moreno’s government has made decisions that only benefit big companies and private banks. Unions, students, teachers, workers, and social organizations took to the streets in Quito as others followed from home in several cities Monday with a pot-banging protest. In […]
Europe 13:52 GMT 26.05.2020Get short URL The comments came as Britain’s Priti Patel announced obligatory 14-day quarantines for arriving citizens and tourists for fear of the resurgence of the contagious novel virus, sparking a backlash from European neighbours. Global airlines have urged governments not to resort to politics when it comes to coronavirus border controls, after Britain and France exchanged reciprocal quarantine rules. Alexandre de Juniac, […]
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has said the unemployment rate in the country was 24 percent for the week ending May 17, remaining unchanged from the previous week’s figure. According to its report, however, the labor participation rate rose to 38.8 percent as industries started opening up gradually after the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. “Halfway into the month of May, it appears that the unemployment […]
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 […]
A US police officer has urged fellow cops to stop enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures, slamming them as “unconstitutional.” While his call to action landed him in trouble, other officers have started to speak out as well. Port of Seattle Officer Greg Anderson was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after he appeared in a viral video last weekend arguing the lockdown measures are violating the […]
Since the coronavirus emerged, the most visible clashes over the stay-at-home orders meant to combat the virus’ spread have played out at state capitols, with armed men trying to rush the Michigan state house or protesters clashing with California Highway Patrol officers in Sacramento. But last Saturday, the front lines of coronavirus culture wars began moving away from the epicenters of government and closer towards actual […]
President Trump might have been welcomed to Arizona on Tuesday by the fellow truther once known as his political soul mate. But Joe Arpaio had trouble explaining misspent millions and hundreds of uninvestigated sex crime cases, and numerous civil rights violations during his long tenure as Maricopa County sheirff. Arpaio was voted out the same day Trump was voted in. The new Maricopa sheriff is Paul […]