Above Photo: This year marked significant wins for the right to boycott Israel. (Alain Pitton / ZUMA Press). Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of accelerated boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigning, successful grassroots actions and significant legal victories for Palestinian rights. Pension funds dumped Israeli firms, cultural figures refused to cross the picket line and a major ice cream maker pulled its products from illegal Israeli settlements. Sustained direct actions in Oakland, California successfully exacted a price on Israel after it carried out a lethal 11-day attack on Gaza during May. In early June, as part of an […]
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Above Photo: More than half of all directors sitting on the board of 30 major insurance companies analysed were linked to polluting industries. DeSmog. Analysis found links to Exxon, Koch Industries, and the US Chamber of Commerce, raising concerns about a potential “revolving door,” one campaigner said, between the insurance and fossil fuel industries. Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. The findings raise concerns over a potential […]
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Carlos F. de Cossio, the Director General of the United States for Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, about continuing US attempts to overthrow his country’s government. Transcript Anya Parampil: Director General Carlos de Cossio, thank you so much for speaking with me this afternoon. President Miguel Díaz-Canel just gave an address before the UN General Assembly, in which he denounced what he described as US attempts to reinstate a Monroe Doctrine policy. This was a policy explicitly articulated by Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton, when he famously declared the Monroe Doctrine is back. Yet is […]
Above photo: The Sunrise Movement and hundreds of other community- and state-based climate justice organizations are making headway by targeting politicians and polluters. Will labor step up and meet the challenges posed by climate change? Paul Becker. Today’s existential crisis for humanity is the immediate need to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. All of us have to. Everywhere. For workers and for our communities there is no more pressing matter than this. We need to begin a discussion among co-workers, creating demands and acting on them at the workplace and bargaining table. We need to show up at local […]
The U.S. Navy is closely following the developments of its newest carrier-based unmanned aircraft, the MQ-25 aerial refueler, that will allow for better use of combat strike fighters by extending the range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C aircraft. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday also visited last week to American plane-maker Boeing facility in St. Louis to see the MQ-25 world’s first carrier-based unmanned aircraft and F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter production lines. “To the entire workforce there who are helping us generate warfighting readiness, you have my profound thanks,” Michael […]
Modern high-performance fighters have undoubtedly wild design that stands out against business jets and airliners. What are the 5 nicest fighter aircraft in the world? We asked our readers to vote for their favorite fighter jets and they chose the Top 5 most handsome fighter aircraft. In that spirit, here’s our readers’ list of the top 5 nicest fighter jets in the world. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Our readers put Eurofighter Typhoon in fifth place with 5% of their votes. It is a European twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter developed by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems […]
Bolivia: New Arrest Warrants For Añez Regime’s Top Officials November 25, 2020 Bolivia: New Arrest Warrants For Añez Regime’s Top Officials2020-11-252020-11-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/bolivia-1.jpg200px200px Above photo: Former Oil Minister Victor Zamora (L) and former Immigration Director Marcel Rivas (R). Twitter/ @Opinion_Bolivia. Former Oil Minister and former Immigration Director are accused of political persecution and corruption. The Bolivian Attorney General’s Office issued warrants for the arrest of Victor Zamora and Marcel Rivas for the crimes of corruption and political persecution. They were part of the coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez (2019-2020). Former Oil Minister Zamora is under investigation for the crimes of influence abuse […]
Top 10 Reasons To Reject Blinken By David Swanson, Let’s Try Democracy. November 24, 2020 Top 10 Reasons To Reject Blinken2020-11-242020-11-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/baghdad-bombing.jpg200px200px Above photo: Bombing Baghdad. Antony Blinken is not the Secretary of State the United States or the world needs, and the U.S. Senate should reject his nomination. Here are 10 reasons: 1. A president elect who has been part of every disastrous war for decades should not be nominating for Secretary of State a key advisor who helped him get numerous critical decisions wrong. Biden was the committee chair who guided the Iraq war authorization through the Senate with Blinken’s […]
Top Ten People To Blame If Joe Biden Loses By Lee Camp, Consortium News. October 22, 2020 Top Ten People To Blame If Joe Biden Loses2020-10-222020-10-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/elect-e1603400319218.jpg200px200px Above photo: Donkey Hotey, Flickr. It’s Not The Left. Let’s get ready for a blame game. If he loses to one of the most racist, megalomaniacal presidents in history it won’t be the Left’s fault. So, Joseph Biden, AKA “Kid Senile,” leads in the polls against Donald Trump, AKA “Kid Fascist Lunatic,” by such a large margin that it resembles a horse race in which one of the horses is an aged wiener dog with three legs. Right now, […]
Top Bolivian Coup Plotters Trained By US Military By Jeb Sprague, The Grayzone. October 15, 2020 Top Bolivian Coup Plotters Trained By US Military2020-10-152020-10-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/whinsec-e1602788996549.jpg200px200px Commanders of Bolivia’s military and police helped plot the coup and guaranteed its success. They were previously educated for insurrection in the US government’s notorious School of the Americas and FBI training programs. Lee este artículo en español aquí. Lire cet article en français ici. The United States played a key role in the military coup in Bolivia, and in a direct way that has scarcely been acknowledged in accounts of the events that forced the country’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0c/1080744938_0:20:1281:740_1200x675_80_0_0_8e061efa86d2e4cfacf3fdb0aaca8d32.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Dhairya Maheshwari . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010121080744662-love-jihad–top-indian-jewellery-brand-faces-online-abuse-over-hindu-muslim-marriage-ad/ Tanishq, a leading Insian jewellery brand, owns 328 stores in 200 cities across the country. It was the highest-grossing brand in the sector during the last financial year. India’s leading jewellery brand Tanishq has been subjected to vicious trolling by social media users over a new advertisement featuring a Hindu bride married into a Muslim household. “She is married into a family that loves her like their own child. Only for her, they go out of their way to celebrate an occasion that they usually don’t. A beautiful confluence of two […]
India’s Supreme Court is generally considered impartial, but it has been subject to public scrutiny recently, especially after the court punished a senior lawyer for contempt. The court in its judgement said, “The foundation of the judiciary is the trust and the confidence of the people in its ability to deliver fearless and impartial justice.” In an unprecedented move, an Indian state chief has complained to the Chief Justice of the country that an Indian Supreme Court judge has been influencing politically sensitive matters in his state. In a letter, the Minister Chief of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, alleged […]
Luntz was hired to do focus groups for the GOP to aid in putting a spin on the debates, to show a GOP win. This is normal politics and Luntz is their top guy. We also are deeply suspicious about Trump’s diagnosis, based on his getting NDA’s from Walter Reed doctors. He cancelled a debate based on political advice. COVID was, we believe, advised as well, Trump and Melania were told to fake the disease. Kurschner has this, watch the video: He is certainly right about Kamala Harris being condescending but not so right, and obviously paid by the GOP to […]
Making consensus Featured panel CoinDesk is preparing for the invest: ethereum economy virtual event on Oct. 14 with a special series of newsletters focused on Ethereum’s past, present and future. Every day until the event the team behind Blockchain Bites will dive into an aspect of Ethereum that excites or confuses us. The Top Shelf news you subscribed to is down below. Now, a few words from CoinDesk tech reporter Colin Harper. Stablecoin use on DeFi applications has exploded in 2020. Approximately $20 billion of crypto dollars are floating around, and a few billion of these have found their way into the ether by way of yield […]
Three of Milstein’s clients – Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Alexander “Sasha” Volkov – won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning on 26 September, concluding a season marred by shutdowns and with the NHL season concluding in a bubble format, in two host cities – Toronto and Edmonton. The Russians in Tampa persevered through the lockdown, staying in game-shape at home, and months away from their families to win hockey’s most coveted prize, although now bringing it home is complicated by international restrictions and league protocols, Milstein said. When the NHL season was suspended on 12 March, players faced […]
Colleges and universities – from small, local schools to elite research heavyweights – perform a number of vital functions in American society. These institutions, because of their size and resources, are often fertile ground for new technologies and research advancements. Blockchain technology benefits massively from university influence, and much of the evolution within the field has roots in institutions of higher education. As the space matures and finds a foothold in public consciousness, it is worthwhile to ask which schools are leading blockchain development. To find out, CoinDesk researched and assembled a ranking of universities impacting the blockchain space in 2020. […]
CoinDesk’s 2020 Blockchain University Rankings are by no means the first attempt to create such a list. However, it is, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive and nuanced consideration of universities’ impact on the blockchain field. As we collected data, sent out surveys and spoke with schools across the country, our primary goal was to produce a ranking using a methodology that was not only rigorous and reflective of the landscape but also externally defensible. We want to make it clear to readers both what the ranking affirmatively measures and what it fails to capture. No ranking can reflect the full […]
India’s Uttar Pradesh state, headed by ascetic chief Yogi Adityanath, has come under widespread criticism for its handling of an alleged gang rape and murderous assault on a young girl. The state’s police have also come under fire for cremating the body of the woman, who died 15 days after the gruesome incident, in the dead of night. The state government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Tuesday filed a plea in India’s apex court, seeking a “fair and impartial investigation” into the alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old woman and the conduct of police in the incident. In a petition, the Uttar […]
ROME—The strange case of a top Vatican cardinal who Pope Francis dismissed in September has just taken a Machiavellian turn that would make Dan Brown proud. Giovanni Angelo Becciu, the Vatican’s former secretary of state and, until recently, head of the Holy See’s saint-making wing, has been accused of funneling some $800,000 of the pope’s charity money to Australia to buy false testimony against his archrival, Cardinal George Pell, while he was on trial for sexually abusing choir boys in Australia more than 30 years ago. Becciu adamantly denies all wrongdoing, issuing a statement Monday in which he said, “I categorically […]
The government will announce additional COVID-19 measures in Paris on Monday, the office said, adding that they will be in force for 15 days. The Paris region has been put on top coronavirus alert amid a spike in the daily number of infections, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. The new restrictive measures will be announced at a press briefing by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and will come into force on Tuesday, the office said. The new measures would probably mean closing restaurants and bars. Health Minister Olivier Veran warned earlier that Paris could be placed on maximum alert if the epidemiological […]
At least 34 million COVID-19 cases and 1 million deaths have been reported around the world as of 2 October, according to the WHO. US President Donald Trump and his wife recently became the latest additions to the list of prominent politicians and public figures all over the world to get infected with COVID-19 amid the ongoing global pandemic. Here’s but a brief overview of some of the more “high-profile” “victims” of the disease that’s been ravaging the world throughout this year. Donald Trump & Melania Early on 2 October, Donald Trump tweeted that he and his wife Melania both “tested […]
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus, just hours after it was learned a senior aide had contracted the illness. “Tonight, [the first lady] and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” the president tweeted in the early hours of Friday morning. Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020 Trump delivered the […]
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/us/202010021080636807-trump-confirms-his-top-adviser-hope-hicks-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ Hicks is the one who travelled alongside the president on Air Force One to the first presidential debate in Cleveland and today’s campaign event in Minnesota. A top adviser to Donald Trump has contracted the novel coronavirus, the president said on Thursday. The White House said in a statement earlier that the president “takes the health and safety of himself and everyone who works in support of him and the American people very seriously”. White House works to limit COVID-19 exposure “to the greatest extent possible” both on complex and when the president is traveling, […]
For Israel, the second Palestinian uprising was a bloody page in the country’s history. It claimed the lives of more than a thousand people and injured many others. But for the Palestinians, assaults on Israeli targets, even if they were civilian, were necessary simply because they were a tool in the hands of people fighting for their independence. It has been 20 years since the eruption of the so-called second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising, that was believed to have been instigated by the visit of then head of the Israeli opposition Ariel Sharon to the Temple Mount, a plateau in Jerusalem […]
Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead hanging in his Mumbai flat on 14 June. The young actor’s death has caused a massive public uproar, triggering many questions. Three federal investigative agencies – Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) – are probing the case. As India’s top probe agency CBI has not yet come to any conclusion about the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, it is still investigating all aspects, agency officials said on Monday. A spokesperson of the probe agency on Monday stated the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is […]
Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone. (Image credit: Andre Coelho/Getty Images) Source link
The UK government is well-known for being coy about revealing information on its cyber warfare powers. Therefore, the military official’s comments were rather unprecedented. The only acknowledged cyber campaign to date to have been carried out by British forces was aimed shutting down Daesh’ internet presence. The UK has developed offensive cyber warfare capabilities that have the power to destroy national power grids and other such critical infrastructure, according to a military chief. General Sir Patrick Sanders, who sits at the apex of Britain’s Strategic Command, revealed that British military personnel are working closely with their counterparts at the civilian intelligence […]
Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley, speaking at a conference last year. A federal judge has ruled that he isn’t eligible to continue to serve in that office. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley, speaking at a conference last year. A federal judge has ruled that he isn’t eligible to continue to serve in that office. Matthew Brown/AP A federal judge in Montana has ousted President Trump’s top public lands official. The ruling blocks William Perry Pendley from continuing to serve as the temporary head of the […]
Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for his bravery in searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. PDSA via AP hide caption toggle caption PDSA via AP Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for his bravery in searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. PDSA via AP For the first time, one of Britain’s highest animal honors has been awarded to a rat. The animal has detected dozens of landmines in Cambodia and is believed to have saved lives. […]
In August, the volume of personally owned stock sold by corporate executives reached its highest level since 2015, followed by a 10% decline in the S&P500 in September. August saw the largest volume of insider selling since 2015, with more than 1000 corporate officers offloading $6.7B in stock. Subsequently, the market has seen a 10% decline since the S&P500 all time high of Sept. 2. What’s more, according to new statistics, insider selling is happening at the fastest pace since 2012. The question is: What do these executives know that the rest of the market doesn’t? Source link
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced on Wednesday that only one officer, former Det. Brett Hankison, would be indicted in connection to the March 13 shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman. One expert tells Sputnik the emerging details on evidence provided to the grand jury proves “the whole system is broken.” Eugene Puryear, host of BreakThrough News and author of the book “Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America,” told Radio Sputnik’s By Any Means Necessary on Thursday that the details surrounding Taylor’s case present the “perfect example of what people are saying in the streets about […]
Whitehall is reportedly getting ready for a fresh round of healthcare restrictions, as British authorities grapple with a new spike in the rate of infections. The UK is at a “critical point” in the coronavirus pandemic, the chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, is expected to warn in an address to the nation on Monday morning as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to lay out a new roadmap to prevent a second wave of the coronavirus, according to a Daily Mail report. The medical officer will tell a televised briefing that the country faces a “very challenging winter”, with […]
As people are living in a time of pandemic, movies about viruses and the living dead have become more popular than ever. There are some Korean works that are worth seeing during a lockdown. “Zombie Detective” KBS 2TV’s drama “Zombie Detective”, starring Choi Jin-hyuk, started airing on the 31st of August. “Zombie Detective” official posters. The series stars “Last Empress” actor Choi Jin Hyuk and “Extracurricular” actress Park Joo Hyun. Premieres on August 31. pic.twitter.com/HngOrMkd1n — All About Korean🍒💞 (@AllAboutKorean7) August 17, 2020 The plot is built around Kim Moo-young (Choi Jin-hyuk), who lives as a living dead for two years […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009171080491791-us-top-diplomat-for-east-asia-calls-china-lawless-bully/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – China’s recent aggressive behaviour illustrates why it poses a threat to the rules-based international order, US Assistant Secretary for East Asia David Stilwell said in congressional testimony on Thursday. “The past several months alone have seen particularly egregious examples of Beijing’s conduct,” Stillwell said in prepared remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “These are not the actions of a responsible global actor but a lawless bully.” Stilwell referred to China’s recent confrontation with India, Hong Kong’s national security law and alleged human rights abuses as examples of such behaviour. The […]
Love him or hate him, one can’t ignore him: every time Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation, from his “bhakts (followers)” to his critics, everyone is glued to the screen and closely listens to everything he says. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is known to make a grand event out of even small developments, turned 70 on Thursday. On this occasion, he is releasing a collection titled ‘Letters To Mother’ referring to his ‘ambitions and anxieties’. While this is all sweet, the “birthday boy’s” special day wouldn’t be complete without a look back at his top gaffes, which […]
Michael Caputo, pictured at a White House event, is taking a 60-day leave of absence from his job as lead spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services after alleging President Trump’s opponents have interfered in the coronavirus response. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Michael Caputo, pictured at a White House event, is taking a 60-day leave of absence from his job as lead spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services after alleging President Trump’s opponents have interfered in the coronavirus response. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Michael Caputo, the top spokesperson for the Department of Health and […]
Protesters in Minsk attempted to make their way to the elite district where top Belarusian government officials reside, but were met by a large police force on the way. At least 400 people were arrested during Sunday’s protests. Thousands of people took part in Sunday’s protest against President Alexander Lukashenko, which the pro-opposition social media dubbed “the march of heroes.” Instead of starting in the center of the capital like most previous rallies, Sunday’s march aimed for the posh Drozdy district, which hosts the houses of the country’s top politicians and business figures, including one of the residences of President Lukashenko. […]
Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy has quietly resigned from her job aiding US Attorney John Durham. The unexplained departure sparked speculation about his probe into how the FBI and the DOJ investigated President Donald Trump. Dannehy sent a short email to her colleagues in the US Attorney’s office in New Haven, Connecticut on Thursday evening, the Hartford Courant reported. Both Durham and the Department of Justice have since confirmed her departure, but offered no details on the reasons for it. In the absence of official information, Democrats eager to accuse Trump and Attorney General William Barr of “corruption” seized on the narrative […]
A top Victoria police officer minced no words when reminding Melbournians that joining this weekend’s anti-quarantine rally is unlawful and “selfish.” It comes as an alleged leader of the upcoming action was arrested again. “As I’ve previously said, as was repeatedly said, it is at the moment unlawful to leave home to engage in protest activity,” Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius told the media earlier on Friday – one day ahead of a demonstration against Melbourne’s strict Covid-19 lockdown rules. Hundreds of defiant residents reportedly declared they will attend the ‘freedom walk’ at the Royal Botanic Gardens’ Tan track this […]
Politics and fashion go hand in hand and it is especially true for major leaders who are expected to maintain their public image and look impeccable. Some of the top political figures are taking fashion especially seriously and have developed their own trademark look. These politicians may not always have a lot in common in terms of their agendas, but what they do share is taste in clothes and sense of style. Sputnik invites you to have a look at some of the most memorable looks in the political arena. The Indian Prime-Minister does not shy away from appearing in luxury […]
The recent stock rout has wiped out over $1 trillion from the value of America’s biggest tech corporations, including the world’s most valuable company Apple and online giant Amazon – but it failed to erase all their 2020 gains. US benchmark indices finished lower for the third session in a row on Tuesday amid a massive sell-off in high-flying technology stocks, which were the main drivers of the market rally amid coronavirus uncertainty. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 600 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed over 400 points – more than four percent – to close in correction […]
In recent months, US-based search engine giant Google has been sharing details of top searches observed around the world. Between June and August, Google searches have shown topics like Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and Coronavirus prevention methods trending in India. On Monday Google revealed that topics like the Russia-based first COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, and the Pakistan versus England T20 cricket match emerged as top trends in India. Google searches for “Sputnik” and “Sputnik vaccine” spiked by over 3,300 percent and over 2,750 percent respectively, suggested media reports citing the Google list. The world’s first vaccine against the COVID-19 oronavirus, jointly […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/06/1080383958_0:132:3072:1860_1200x675_80_0_0_dc40c295678aed8053d3567f45e16b7c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202009061080383859-top-seed-novak-djokovic-disqualified-from-us-open-fourth-round-for-aggressive-behaviour/ Losing the match, Djokovic, apparently frustrated, hit the ball with the tennis racket without even looking, hitting the female judge who was behind his back. Top Seed Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open 4th round for inappropriate behaviour. Footage from the scene shows Djokovic hitting a line judge aggressively with a tennis ball, after which she falls to the ground. Djokovic was trailing 6:5 in the opening set against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Source link
The UK’s leading Brexit negotiator has fired a shot across the bow of the European Union, warning Brussels that it’s not afraid of a no-deal Brexit and won’t “blink” in crunch talks. David Frost put his EU counterpart Michel Barnier on notice that upcoming discussions will be markedly different to earlier rounds of talks and the UK will not accept restrictions on fishing rights and its ability to make its own laws. “We came in after a government and negotiating team that had blinked and had its bluff called at critical moments, and the EU had learned not to take our […]
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A South Korean crypto exchange has been raided by police, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network hit a new high and mining revenues are climbing. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Full stack Sushi/UniThere is a battle for dominance to become the top decentralized exchange in the DeFi space. Uniswap, a venture capital backed project, meant to create a more open and customizable crypto exchange, is being challenged by an upstart unaudited adaption called SushiSwap. Part of a trend of “Weird DeFi” projects – frequently […]
Two House Democrats are urging the nation’s top intelligence official to make public what they argue is crucial information about the extent to which foreign actors are exploiting recent racial and social unrest in the U.S. to advance their own agendas. In a September 1 letter obtained by The Daily Beast, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Val Demings (D-FL), members of the House Intelligence Committee, thank the Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, for his response to their inquiry on “how foreign adversaries are heightening and exploiting tensions and social unrest in American communities to further foreign interests.” But the response […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106549/85/1065498526_0:12:2428:1378_1200x675_80_0_0_0e7f94e070a29d473054f273226ecb98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009011080339948-former-prince-william-aide-simon-case-appointed-as-uks-top-civil-servant/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Simon Case, a former aide to the UK’s Prince William, has been named on Tuesday as the country’s new top civil servant, according to a government press release. Case, a former private secretary to the Duke of Cambridge, will serve as the UK’s cabinet secretary and the head of the civil service, replacing the outgoing Mark Sedwill. “Simon will make a fantastic Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. His years of experience at the heart of government and working for The Royal Household make him ideally suited for this […]
For a long time now, officials in Moscow have spoken of a desire to see Russia become the world’s fifth largest economy, measured by purchasing power parity. The Kremlin believes 2020 will be the year it finally happens. Putin’s chief economic advisor Maxim Oreshkin said on Monday that estimates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and post-pandemic GDP projections suggest Russia is poised to meet the target. His comments came as the Ministry of Economic Development revised its estimate of the decline in Russia’s economy in 2020 from 5% to 3.9%. While that’s a significant fall, it’s not as drastic as […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s apex court last week forbid Muharram processions in the country amid a rising number of coronavirus cases there, saying it could lead to “chaos” and “targeting of a particular community for spreading COVID-19”. Defying the Supreme Court of India, hundreds of Muslims converged on the streets to join the annual Muharram processions in the Indian city of Hyderabad in Telangana state despite the raging coronavirus pandemic. The mourners gathered wearing black clothes in accordance with custom, and conducted the processions while performing ceremonial chest-beating. The participants were seen not maintaining social distancing and without face masks in the […]
On Saturday, White House spokesperson Judd Deere confirmed that US President Donald Trump intends to visit Wisconsin’s city of Kenosha on Tuesday to “meet with local law enforcement and survey damage” from an ongoing wave of anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests in the city triggered by the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Sunday expressed concern about US President Donald Trump’s planned Tuesday visit to the city of Kenosha amid an ongoing wave of anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests, calling on the president to “reconsider” his plans. The governor argued that the president’s presence in Kenosha […]
India recorded 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, pushing the global total past 25 million. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images India recorded 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, pushing the global total past 25 million. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images The number of cases of the coronavirus has now passed 25 million worldwide. The milestone happened Sunday, fueled by a surge of more than 78,000 cases in India on Saturday. The spread of the virus in India has grown in recent weeks, with daily cases there now outpacing both the United States […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/14/1079935068_0:137:1920:1217_1200x675_80_0_0_58f74e0bda12e2fee0cf0f2022e63805.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Pratibha Sharma. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202008281080304510-now-shots-wont-hurt-indias-top-tech-institute-develops-painless-vaccination-device/ New Delhi (Sputnik): This type of technology has been used in the United States and several other countries. This method involves micro-needles that are too thin to induce a painful reaction, like ordinary needles which touch the nerves in the skin. The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has developed micro-needles and micro-pumps that enable medications to be administered in a painless way. Do invasive medications make you anxious because of the pain? You may not have to worry anymore – microneedles and micropump developed by IIT Kharagpur will enable your medications to […]
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s family has alleged the role of the actor’s ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakrabory in his death and filed a case in Patna, Bihar, against her. Chakraborty has been accused of driving Rajput to suicide and taking his money by the family. India’s top probe agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Friday summoned Rhea Chakraborty, ex-girlfriend of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput who committed suicide on 14 June, for questioning in the actor’s unnatural death. Chakraborty was earlier questioned by the country’s economic intelligence agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB), an enforcement and […]
So far this year, flu infections are way down in the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists want to know why — and what it means for the Northern Hemisphere as their flu season looms. (Image credit: Andre Coelho/Getty Images) Source link
The lion’s share of cyberattacks around the world originate from the US – a fact the West avoids mentioning too often. That’s according to.a high-ranking Russian official, citing research conducted by cybersecurity companies. Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Oleg Khramov said in an interview that the majority of hacks are conducted utilizing American IT infrastructure. From 2016-19, 40 to 75 percent of all attacks were launched from US territory, while Russia was home to no more than two to seven percent of such cases, Khramov told the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty. This “clearly demonstrates to any sensible person” that […]
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay held a convocation ceremony in a virtual environment by creating unique 3D avatars for more than 2,000 of its students due to gathering restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic. IIT Bombay, one of the top technical universities in India, sent off its virtual graduates on Sunday. The students’ avatars received their diplomas and medals after walking across a 3D environment designed to look like a stage. Princeton University’s Duncan Haldane, joint winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize, was an invited chief guest at the ceremony, and was also represented by a computer model. Judging by […]
US citizens may “unwittingly” become Russian agents and spread “disinformation” about Joe Biden, Senator Mark Warner has warned, urging the intelligence community to be more vocal and tell the public what to do. According to the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, one should be particularly vigilant about the Russian trolls, lurking around the social media feeds, as Kremlin is allegedly once again seeking to prop up President Donald Trump and help him secure re-election in November. Speaking to NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, the Senator warned that if one is not careful enough, he can accidentally become […]
This is not good.The Democrat wall of lies is beginning to crack. First it was Kim Klacik and her honest portrayal of Democrat rule over African Americans. Then on Friday Hollywood actress Rose McGowan dropped a huge bomb on the Democrat Party. McGowan called out Democrats and their support for rapists and sexual deviants. TRENDING: SHOCK VIDEO: “Mom! Call 911!” – Biden Supporters Attack 7-Year-Old Boy Outside DNC Convention For Wearing Red MAGA Hat This was brutal! McGowan even went after the Democrats’ creepy presidential candidate! The tweet has over 65,000 likes after 11 hours. pic.twitter.com/d0TW9XVa2p — Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) August […]
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/military/202008211080240895-us-air-forces-top-f-16-pilot-bested-by-artificial-intelligence-in-dogfight-simulation/ An artificial intelligence “pilot” just swept the floor with its human adversary in a set of simulated dogfights hosted by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The Thursday showdown between man and machine didn’t bode well for the future of flesh-and-blood aircraft pilots, as one of the US Air Force’s top F-16 fighter pilots failed to shoot down an AI-controlled adversary in even one of the five matches. While the pilot’s name wasn’t given, their call sign was “Banger,” and they graduated from the US Air Force Weapons School, a sort of […]
The Global Peace Index is an annual report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace, which ranks countries by evaluating such factors as crime levels, security, militarization, internal and external conflicts, potential terrorist acts and peacefulness. If you ever wondered what the best place is for weathering out World War III (2020 showed us that anything is possible), then wonder no longer – the Global Peace Index revealed the countries that would likely be safest during a global conflict. Topping the list is Iceland, the country that has held the position as the most secure and peaceful nation since 2008. […]
Lebanon: The Top Ten Myths About The Country And Its Conflicts By Danny Sjursen, Antiwar.com. August 19, 2020 Lebanon: The Top Ten Myths About The Country And Its Conflicts2020-08-192020-08-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/lebanon-protest-e1575811916920.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protest in Lebanon, 2020. This is the second segment in the author’s backstory series – “Lebanon: Bellwether, Battleground, and Bastard Child” – in the wake of the August 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion. Read part one here. Stay tuned for upcoming segments in Antiwar.com “Lebanon is less a country than a heartbreak. Its conflicts seem not only beyond cure but even beyond understanding.” Such was the diagnosis by the editorial board on page A18 of […]
New research by the US’ Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) showed that, since the beginning of the pandemic, the 12 top US billionaires have seen their combined wealth soar by 40 percent, or $283 billion, to more than $1 trillion. It’s the first time in US history that the collective net worth of the top 12 American billionaires has topped the trillion-dollar mark. What the IPS terms the “Oligarchic Dozen” includes Jeff Bezos ($189.4 billion), Bill Gates ($114 billion), Mark Zuckerberg ($95.5 billion), Warren Buffett ($80 billion), Elon Musk ($73 billion), Steve Ballmer ($71 billion), Larry Ellison ($70.9 billion), Larry Page […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0e/1080169040_0:114:2916:1754_1200x675_80_0_0_b4b252f791d6d07c1f714800d4f5a8cb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Nair N.B.. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202008191080212649-twitterians-hail-indian-top-courts-verdict-for-federal-probe-into-sushant-singh-rajputs-death/ New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s apex court has ordered a probe by a national agency into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Upholding the sanction of Bihar for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on a petition filed by Rajput’s father, the court directed Maharashtra police to hand over the case files to the CBI. Fans of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday, handing over an investigation into his death to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Nita […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Last month, Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father KK Singh lodged a complaint with Bihar police and named his son’s ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and several others as being responsible for his son’s death. He also pointed to several mysterious transactions worth $2 million made from his son’s account. The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday ordered a top probe agency investigation into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. While pronouncing the order, Justice Roy stated that the “first information report registered in Bihar was correct. The Maharashtra government must comply and assist in the case while […]
(Note: Thank you for your support for American businesses like Bonner Wines and for Gateway Pundit. We appreciate you! The following message is from Will Bonner.) Dear Reader, do you have a minute? America’s ‘Top Wine Explorer’ here… The contents of this message are rather time-sensitive… so I’ll get straight to the point… TRENDING: Dem Convention Dumpster Fire: Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer on ‘Hot Mic’: It’s Shark Week Motherf****** (VIDEO) As I write this, a few cases of a rare type of red wine – called ‘black wine’ – are making their way to a secure, climate-controlled warehouse in California… Up […]
India, which obtained its freedom from British rule on 15 August 1947, is celebrating its Independence Day today. Even though the celebrations remained muted this year due to social distancing norms amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Indians took to social media to mark the occasion. India’s Independence Day celebrations ruled social media with hashtags like Independence Day, Jai Hind (Hail India), and 15 August featuring as the top trends on Twitter. In fact, the top seven trends on Twitter, with several hashtags in Hindi, were dedicated to Independence Day celebrations. The prominent hashtags relating to the 74 the Independence Day celebrations […]
CBS News: A federal government watchdog said Friday that Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli, the highest-ranking officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), were invalidly appointed to their current positions at the department charged with implementing President Trump’s immigration agenda. Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and acting DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli were named to their current roles in violation of the Vacancies Reform Act, government watchdog finds. https://t.co/HBxHI0kQyM — ABC News (@ABC) August 14, 2020 In a decision published Friday, the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative arm, found that former acting DHS secretary, Kevin McAleenan, did not have the […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The technology used to develop the Gamaleya Microbiology Research Centre’s vaccine against COVID-19 was earlier practiced while creating vaccines against other diseases, therefore there is no need to postpone registration, Nikolay Briko, the Russian Health Ministry’s chief epidemiologist, told Sputnik on Tuesday. “I do not understand at all why this issue has emerged. If we are talking about the Gamaleya Centre’s vaccine, it has not appeared out of nowhere. The centre has been conducting research in this area for over 10 years, it has created vaccines against Ebola and the Middle East respiratory syndrome. The same adenovirus-based technology […]
The secretary-general of Lebanon’s Christian Kataeb Party, or Phalange, Nizar Najarian has been killed in a powerful explosion in Beirut. Nearly a dozen more people are reported dead and hundreds injured. Two explosions rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday evening, killing at least 10 people and injuring hundreds more, according to local officials and the Red Cross. The blast wave damaged buildings all across the city and left the streets a rubble-strewn disaster scene. Also on rt.com ‘At least’ 10 killed, hundreds injured in Beirut explosions (VIDEOS) Najarian was caught in the blast and wounded, succumbing to his injuries a short […]
Employees disinfect the inside of a plane amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, Russia.© Sputnik / The press service of Domodedovo airport RT/Moscow: The Covid-19 pandemic has functioned as a “rehearsal for biological warfare,” says a leading Russian pediatrician, who believes that the rapidly-spreading virus was a test for the world’s healthcare systems. In an interview with Forbes, Professor Leonid Roshal, President of the Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology, explained that not all nations were ready for a mass influx of patients, and their lack of preparation has been exposed by the pandemic. Today Leonid […]
Rep. Jim Clyburn was a key figure behind securing Joe Biden’s nomination, and will be instrumental in picking his running mate. However, his views of late are show denial of reality and falling back on #Resistance tropes. Jim Clyburn’s name carries gravitas in both Washington and his home state of South Carolina. Clyburn’s endorsement is considered to have pushed Joe Biden ahead of Bernie Sanders in the state’s primary election, securing him the black vote. The veteran lawmaker and House Majority Whip is expected to vet Biden’s eventual choice of running mate, given Biden has promised to consider a black woman […]
Way back in late March Laura Ingraham reported on the latest study by the French research team led by the renowned epidemiologist Dr. Didier Raoult that was able to repeat his findings from a previous study. This time Dr. Raoult administered hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to 80 patients and observed improvement in EVERY CASE except for a very sick 86-year-old with an advanced form of coronavirus infection. This was very promising news once again from Dr. Didier Raoult. TRENDING: Ghislaine Maxwell Documents Unsealed: Allegations Against Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Others — FBI Knew Had Evidence of the Crimes for Years Unfortunately, this […]
The central bank’s most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks. Source link
Bitcoin was little changed at around $11,000 with lower spot volumes as traders eye growth in the market for ether futures. Bitcoin was little changed at around $11,000 Thursday as traders digested reports the U.S. economy shrank during the second quarter at the fastest pace on record, and that President Donald Trump is wondering if the Constitutionally mandated November presidential election could be delayed. Trading was light, with volume of about $113 million on the Coinbase exchange, after a price rally earlier this week led to a surge in volumes. “Bitcoin’s push has been fueled by the drive towards safe-haven assets,” […]
The investigation by the Public Accountability Initiative, a nonprofit corporate and government accountability research institute, and its research database project LittleSis, details how police foundations in cities such as Seattle, Chicago, Washington, New Orleans and Salt Lake City are partially funded by household names such as Chevron, Shell and Wells Fargo. Source link
Projects like MakerDAO, Compound, dYdX and Dharma realized in 2018 they were a distinct group with shared interests within the cryptocurrency industry. Finance has been part of Ethereum from the beginning, but the first attempt to do finance on the “world computer” ended in disaster in 2016: The DAO. A unit of account was key to make decentralized finance (DeFi) startups usable, so when dai launched during the bitcoin runup of late-2017 and didn’t crash when ether fell, it was a positive signal for the space. Within a year of dai’s launch, a full stablecoin boom was underway. The third big […]
Antifa — Democrat sanctioned violence Conservative filmmaker ‘Fleccas‘ traveled to Washington DC this weekend where he ran into Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Advertisement – story continues below Fleccas asked Nadler to denounce the Antifa terrorists ripping about Portland and several US cities. TRENDING: BLM Protester Fatally Shot in Austin: ‘People Who Hate Us’ Are ‘Too Big of P-ssies to Actually Do Anything About It’ Nadler’s response, “That’s a myth.” I ran into Jerry Nadler in DC and asked him to disavow the Antifa violence/rioting in Portland. His response? “THATS A MYTH” pic.twitter.com/veImyE2rju — […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) spent much of the Democratic primary belting back (and even happily promoting) attacks from monied interests on everything from the details of her wealth tax to her grander vision for financial restrictions in the country. Now, some cash-flush alarm-sounders have gone mute on the Massachusetts Democrat. “Not a peep,” one prominent Democratic donor adviser said when asked if Warren’s name is mentioned with any regularity on finance calls about the general election. “I’m on calls 12 hours a day and it just doesn’t ever come up.” As former Vice President Joe Biden attempts to give something to […]
A $60 million kickback on a $2 billion payoff to a corrupt Ohio utility that runs the most dangerous nuclear plant in the world has led a trail of corruption to a series of rigged elections including one that put Shitstain in the White House. Daily Beast: Ohio’s top state lawmaker conspired to funnel tens of millions of dollars from the state’s electric utility to his political allies in order to consolidate power over the state legislature and shepherd through a $1.5 billion bailout for the utility’s nuclear power plants, federal prosecutors alleged on Tuesday. The FBI arrested Ohio speaker Larry […]
House Representative Liz Cheney is the third highest Republican in the US House of Representatives. She is House GOP Conference Chair and she is being asked to step down from her position by top Republicans. Most conservatives were shocked when the House GOP elected Liz Cheney to one of the top three positions in the House. VP Cheney was ridiculed, slandered and abused by the MSM for years but especially during his time as VP. He was brilliant and a strong supporter of the Republican Party, but he and President George W. Bush never had an answer for the slander and […]
Refaeli and her mother previously confessed to evading paying taxes on income nearing $10 million. According to their plea bargain, the family will repay millions in taxes as well as a $1.5 million fine; the model was sentenced to nine months of community service, while her mother will spend 16 months in prison. Israeli top model and TV hostess Bar Refaeli and her mother Tzipi were convicted by a Tel Aviv court on Monday on four counts of tax offences. According to the prosecutors, Refaeli provided incorrect tax information, as she had to declare her worldwide income in 2009-2012; Refaeli claimed that […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $266 billion stimulus package on 12 May to help the economy and businesses get over the crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. India’s banking regulator too has infused about $80 billion into financial markets in its efforts to deal with the fallout from the pandemic. With global financial agencies revising growth projections of the Indian economy further downwards, the Modi government is holding top-level internal consultations on further macro-economic measures required in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The central Cabinet, a group of key ministers, has held series of […]
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/middleeast/202007191079931312-top-iranian-diplomat-discusses-us-troop-pullout-with-iraqs-pmf-chief/ TEHRAN (Sputnik) – The Iranian foreign minister and the leader of Iraq’s Shiite-dominated Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) discussed the US troop pullout on Sunday. Mohammad Javad Zarif is currently on a visit to Iraq, where has already held talks with the top leadership. “Zarif and [Falih] Al-Fayyad, the head of Hashd al-Shaabi [PMF], discussed the legitimate decision of the government, people and parliament of Iraq on the need for American troops to withdraw from this country as well as other issues of mutual interest”, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. The sides also touched upon […]
Doctor Robert Hariri was on with Judge Janine last night and he confirmed what we have been saying for months regarding the severity of the coronavirus and its impact on children. Dr. Robert Hariri, Celularity Founder and CEO, joined Judge Jeanine Pirro on Saturday night on Justice with Judge Jeanine. When asked about the mortality of the China coronavirus, Dr. Hariri said this: The first information we got from China was terrifying. If you remember early on we thought this might be a virus that could have a mortality of 5 or 10 percent. That means somebody you know is going […]
…from Press TV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: The hammer just came down on the holocaust hoaxers in Israel and all over the world, via none other than Israel’s top holocaust expert. There will be some squirming around in Zioland over his recent story And of course no one will be calling him a holocaust denier, but others might be called “holocaust hustlers” which is what I have always viewed them as. Thank you Professor Yehuda Bauer for putting them in play. By punching a huge hole in the holocaust narrative, albeit on this specific item of Polish participation, he has opened […]
Earlier in July, Iran reportedly said that it had determined the “main cause” of a blast at the Natanz nuclear site, which will be announced “at a proper time”. Commander of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie has suggested that Iran will retaliate for recent explosions at nuclear and military facilities in Natanz and Parchin. “My experience with Iran tells me they will respond”, McKenzie said during an interview with The Washington Post earlier this week. The remarks come amid Iranian media reports indirectly accusing Israel and the US of being behind an explosion at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site, according […]
As criticism and conspiracy theories swirled around the World Health Organization at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the global public health body turned to a white-shoe lobbying and PR shop to help navigate a media landscape rife with misinformation. In May, the WHO inked a contract with public relations giant Hill+Knowlton Strategies, an industry leader with offices in more than 40 countries, to develop a blueprint for effective communications in the midst of a modern public health crisis. “It has never been a more critical time to ensure that public health messages are understood and resonate across the world,” declared […]
Members of the Montreal Impact, wearing masks, take the field for their match against Toronto FC as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament Thursday in Reunion, Fla. Michael Reaves/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Reaves/Getty Images Members of the Montreal Impact, wearing masks, take the field for their match against Toronto FC as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament Thursday in Reunion, Fla. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Florida continues to see record coronavirus cases and, at the same time, delays in getting test results. But that’s not the case for NBA and Major League Soccer athletes playing in the […]
One of the most anticipated decisions on data protection ended with European judges ruling that US protections for the personal data of EU citizens do not conform to European privacy rules. The Court of Justice of the European Union has struck down the current mechanism for EU-US data flows on the grounds that the United States does not provide adequate data protections. The Privacy Shield agreement was swiftly negotiated in 2016 to replace the previous transatlantic pact, Safe Harbor, which the court also declared invalid. Privacy Shield is used by many US-based tech companies, like Facebook, to transfer personal data from […]
Armed security guards position themselves on the balcony at the McCloskey home during the second wave of protests on their home. This was several days after the BLM protesters originally broke into their gated community. St. Louis Attorney Mark McCloskey joined Sean Hannity on Tuesday night to discuss the latest developments from St. Louis. McCloskey and his wife pointed guns at protesters who broke into their gated community and threatened to kill them, their dog and destroy their property. Tuesday on Hannity Mark McCloskey told Sean Hannity that President Trump sent armed security to his neighborhood on Portland Place in the […]
Top rated Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson announced a “long planned” trout fishing vacation Monday night after a senior writer on his show Blake Neff resigned in disgrace after racist and sexist comments he posted anonymously online were exposed by CNN late last week. Carlson said Brian Kilmeade would be filling in the next four nights and that taped segments would be shown. Carlson held out the possibility of returning sooner “if something dramatic happens”. Carlson addressed the resignation of Neff and his own vacation plans in separate segments on Monday’s show. Here’s how @TuckerCarlson addressed his former top writer […]
Pegasus software, a spyware platform sold by Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group and said to be capable of gaining access to a smartphone’s camera and microphone, turning the device into a ‘pocket spy’, is said to have been repeatedly used to target activists, journalists, diplomats, politicians and lawmakers across the globe. Roger Torrent, speaker of the Catalan parliament and a regional MP for the Catalan Republican Left party, has claimed that his cellphone was targeted in 2019 using the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group’s Pegasus platform, according to two joint reports, by the Guardian and El Pais, published on Monday. Torrent has […]
As Donald Trump and his press secretary sought to downplay the White House’s own effort to scapegoat Dr. Anthony Fauci, top allies to the president spent Monday working on ways to discredit the nation’s leading infectious-diseases expert even more. Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who informally advises Trump on economic matters, said on Monday evening that he is working on a new policy memo that would “go after Fauci,” not just for the doctor’s proclamations on the still-raging coronavirus pandemic, but for his decades of work for the U.S. government prior to the current crisis. “We are working on a memo […]
A top writer for Fox News’ Tucker Carlson resigned after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson’s commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A top writer for Fox News’ Tucker Carlson resigned after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson’s commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The revelation that Fox News prime-time star Tucker Carlson’s top writer had posted racist, sexist and homophobic sentiments online for years under a pseudonym has led […]
ATHENS (Sputnik) – Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview with the Skai TV channel that it would be dangerous to look at the issue of Hagia Sophia’s conversion from a museum into a mosque from the perspective of the Greek-Turkish relationship alone, and called for addressing it as a global issue instead. “There, [at the EU meeting] Greece will ask the European Union to draw up a list of the stringiest possible measures against Turkey in case it violates the sovereign rights of Greece”, Dendias said in the interview. The top diplomat went on to say that Greece’s […]
Federal prosecutors allege that a top immunologist at Ohio State University illegally concealed Chinese funding for his research and attempted to flee the country before his arrest in Alaska in May. In a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday, the Justice Department accuses Song Guo Zheng, the Ronald L. Whisler MD Chair in Rheumatology and Immunology at Ohio State’s medical school, of fraudulently obtaining federal grant funds from the National Institutes of Health and making false statements to investigators. Zheng, prosecutors say, obtained nearly $5 million in federal research grants without disclosing ties to Chinese entities and additional grant funds provided by […]
If pregnancy is God’s will, so is erectile dysfunction, argued critics of the new US Supreme Court ruling that allowed employers to exclude birth control from health insurance plans on religious or moral grounds. On Wednesday, the court upheld a Trump administration rule which allows employers to opt out of an Obamacare mandate to cover birth control in their insurance plans. Amid an impassioned social media outpouring from both supporters and detractors, came a flood of comments pointing out that erectile dysfunction drug Viagra will still be covered. Many critics seized on that to argue that SCOTUS favored religious objections to women’s […]