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Russia comments on calls not recognize 2021 Syrian presidential elections
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Russia comments on calls not recognize 2021 Syrian presidential elections] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that calls by some countries not to recognize the presidential elections scheduled for this year in Syria undermine the stable performance of official institutions in this country. Vershinin said, in an interview with RIA Novosti: “Despite the negative factors and restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus, work continues in Geneva, the Constitutional Committee for Syria. The fifth round of consultations between the ...
BREAKING: Judge Issues Shocking Decision, Will NOT Extradite Assange to US on Spying Charges
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: assange]A judge has denied the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges — a major win for the Assange team.
All aircraft entering Iraq are under control: Iraqi air defense command
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: All aircraft entering Iraq are under control: Iraqi air defense command] BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – On Monday, the Iraqi Air Defense Command said that all aircraft entering the country’s airspace are “under control.” This came in statements made by the Commander of Air Defense, Major General Maan Al-Saadi, to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA). Al-Saadi explained that the Air Defense Command relies on “detection, response, and processing systems of artillery and missiles … Therefore, all aircraft that enter Iraq are under the sight of the Air Defense Command.” He stres...
Supporters of Muammar Gaddafi should be allowed to take part in Libyan elections: Russia
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
[image: Supporters of Muammar Gaddafi should be allowed to take part in Libyan elections: Russia] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that the various political forces in Libya, including supporters of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi, should participate in the Libyan national dialogue. Vershinin stated, in an interview with Russia’s Sputnik Agency, that the Libyan parties during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunisia, to hold general elections in the country in December 2021. The Deputy Minister stressed that Russia maintains ...
South Korean oil tanker possibly seized after entering Iranian waters
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: South Korean oil tanker possibly seized after entering Iranian waters] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) A South Korean-flagged oil tanker that was bound for the United Arab Emirates on Monday was last tracked entering Iranian territorial waters, the maritime tracking site, Marine Traffic, reported. According to the Associated Press, who cited the U.K. security firm Ambrey, the MT Hankuk Chemi was seen off the coast of Bandar Abbas, but provided no explanation for why it entered the Islamic Republic’s territorial waters. While there has been no comment from Iran, some maritime o...
UK court rejects extradition of Julian Assange, US to appeal
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: UK court rejects extradition of Julian Assange, US to appeal] UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled to reject the US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder and whistleblower Julian Assange. Baraitser indicated that extradition would have a harmful effect on Assange’s mental health and said she ruled against the US request due to fears that the whistleblower has a high risk of committing suicide as a result. “I rule it would be unjust to extradite Mr. Assange”, the judge stated. In the course of extradition hearings, several witnesses indicated that Assange’s prison c...
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 1/4/21"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 1/4/21"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* ○ by David Leonhardt, AM 1/4/21 "This simple chart shows why the new variants of the coronavirus - first detected in Britain and South Africa - are so worrisome: By The New York Times | Sources: Local and national governments and health organizations, World Bank The chart compares the spread of the virus in each of those two countries with the spread in a group of nearby countries. As you can see, cases have surged in Britain and South Africa since the variants first surfaced - while holding fairly steady in the ...
Air Force and Bell Boeing Want the CV-22 Osprey Ready to Fight
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *CV-22 Osprey, * Expert: "Broadly speaking, it is likely a fair characterization to view the nacelle upgrades as not only a sustainment effort, but a “ruggedizing” or hardening for increased combat missions." The U.S. Air Force and Bell Boeing are working to refine and sustain engine technology for the high-performing service variant of the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor, by retrofitting new improvements to the “nacelle” or engine encasement of the aircraft. The Air Force-Boeing $81 million deal, according to a Pentagon announcement, involves “non-recurring engineering s...
People Learn from Mistakes So Why Do They Hide our Failures?
Ben Newell, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ben Newell* *Science, * Only publishing the results of successful trials would lead to bulging cabinets of failures from which we would never learn. A few years ago I had the pleasure of listening to the highly-influential legal scholar Cass Sunstein speak in the flesh. Cass wrote the best-selling book Nudge, along with his long-time collaborator Richard Thaler. Thaler subsequently won the Nobel Prize in Economics and Cass went to the White House to head up a team advising the Obama administration. It was among the first of what came to be hundreds of government teams around th...
The Brutal Assassination of Malcolm X
Matthew Moss, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Matthew Moss* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The police autopsy reported that Malcolm X died from catastrophic damage to the heart and aorta. On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X, leader of Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity, was assassinated during an Organization of Afro-American Unity meeting at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. Malcolm X had been a civil-rights activist and leader of the Black Muslim community in New York City since the early 1950s. He’d become a prominent figure within the Nation of Islam. In March 1964 he left the Nati...
Abundant dark and dense ash emission at Etna volcano, Aviation Color Code raised to Red, Italy
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
Volcanic activity at Etna volcano in Italy gradually intensified at around 08:00 UTC on January 4, 2021, forcing authorities to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red at 08:42 UTC and lowered back to Orange at 11:26 when...... Read more »
Belt and Road: Chinese President Calls for Closer Partnership with Argentina
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (XINHUA) Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China stands ready to work with Argentina to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. China attaches great importance to bilateral ties, Xi said in a recent exchange of letters with […] The post Belt and Road: Chinese President Calls for Closer Partnership with Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
Venezuela’s Oil Exports Sink to 1940’s Level Under Tighter U.S. Sanctions
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pressured by strict U.S. sanctions, Venezuela’s oil exports plunged by 376,500 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and internal documents from state-run oil monopoly PDVSA, financially squeezing socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump also put curbs on PDVSA’s main trading […] The post Venezuela’s Oil Exports Sink to 1940’s Level Under Tighter U.S. Sanctions appeared first on The Rio Times.
No evacuation orders issued for residents living near Soufriere volcano, St. Vincent and The Grenadines
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
On Sunday, January 3, 2021, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) advised all citizens and residents of St. Vincent and The Grenadines that no evacuation order has been issued to any section of the population. False information about evacuation...... Read more »
In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
Citing harsh federal prison conditions in the United States, a British district court judge rejected the United States government's extradition request against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
BREAKING: Assange Discharged on Grounds of Suicide Risk if Rendered to US Custody
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*21WIRE* | A major result today for the Assange defense effort - U.S. government has vowed to appeal the decision.
How To Love Yourself And Break Unhealthy Relationship Patterns
Ashley Walker, Enlightened Consciousness - 17 hours ago
Love that relies on conditions is not very sustainable. You can’t treat love as if it were a switch that you could turn on and off whenever you wanted. So many people seem to repeat the same relationship stories over and over throughout their lives. They look different at first, yet before you know it, […]
U.S. Tariffs Are Not “More Punishing to China”
Pierre Lemieux, Econlib - 17 hours ago
The world would be a different place, more rational and convivial, if all politicians, journalists, and editors had some clear notions of supply and demand as well as of the history of economic thought—if, for example, they had read David Hume, Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill. As an illustration, consider […] The post U.S. Tariffs Are Not “More Punishing to China” appeared first on Econlib.
Lack of standards, dubious business practices threaten to upend cannabis testing industry
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
A lack of standards in cannabis testing results is plaguing the industry. Some business owners are shopping around for labs that will give them the results they want to see, while others are sending in adulterated samples. And testing labs are being shuttered by state regulators for allegedly reporting results that don't match up with audits. Lack of standards, dubious business practices threaten to upend cannabis testing industry is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Syrian Army targets ISIS hideouts after new attack on passenger bus
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Syrian Army targets ISIS hideouts after new attack on passenger bus] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – For the second time in a week, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) has carried out a powerful attack on a passenger bus traveling through a rural area previously occupied by the terrorist group. According to a field source in Hama, the Islamic State conducted an ambush on a passenger bus that was traveling along the Salamiyah-Ithriya Road, which is located in the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate. It was initially reported that six people were killed; however, the ...
Turkish Army launches heavy attack on strategic town in northern Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
[image: Turkish Army launches heavy attack on strategic town in northern Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The Turkish Army and its allied militants launched a heavy attack on the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern region of Syria on Monday. According to a field source in the Aleppo Governorate, the Turkish Army and its allied militants launched several artillery shells and rockets toward the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the Ain Issa area, resulting in a number of explosions in northern Al-Raqqa. Continue reading Turkish Army launche...
Journal becomes “victim of an organized rogue editor network”
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
We’re not accustomed to seeing journal article titles that end in exclamation points. But that’s what a title did earlier this month: “The Journal of Nanoparticle Research victim of an organized rogue editor network!” The journal, a Springer Nature title, wrote the editors, “has been attacked in a new way by a sophisticated and organized … Continue reading Journal becomes “victim of an organized rogue editor network”
Ignore Fake News, Says Fake News BBC!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Maybe the BBC should start by taking a good look at themselves! The problem posed by disinformation online is increasingly serious, the BBC’s director general has said. Tim Davie told the Radio Times: “Traditional journalism has been playing catchup in the disinformation world.” He added that 2020 has repeatedly … … Continue reading →
US aircraft carrier to remain in Persian Gulf amid ‘recent threats’ from Iran
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago
[image: US aircraft carrier to remain in Persian Gulf amid ‘recent threats’ from Iran] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Acting US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, which was to be withdrawn, would remain in the Gulf waters after “recent threats” from the Iranian side. “Due to recent threats by Iranian leaders against President Trump and other US government officials, the aircraft carrier Nimitz has been ordered to halt the routine redeployment,” Miller said in a statement . “The aircraft carrier Nimitz will now remain in the US Centr...
Ex-Mossad chief claims Iran will avenge Soleimani after Biden’s inauguration
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Ex-Mossad chief claims Iran will avenge Soleimani after Biden’s inauguration] Two former Mossad chiefs and a former national security council chief have claimed that Iran so far has failed to avenge Qasem Soleimani’s death and would be unlikely to take any action until US President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post. Former Mossad director Shabtai Shavit noted that the assassination of Tehran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakrhizadeh, in November was “a double blow against Iran’s military activity in the Middle East” and that the c...
Colombia’s Bogotá Puts Three Neighborhoods in Quarantine Once More
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia’s capital Bogotá will implement strict two-week quarantines in three neighborhoods beginning Tuesday to try and control a second wave of coronavirus, the mayor’s office said on Sunday, January 3rd. Home to a combined 2.7 million people, Bogotá’s neighborhoods of Usaquen, Suba, and Engativa will enter strict quarantines with restrictions […] The post Colombia’s Bogotá Puts Three Neighborhoods in Quarantine Once More appeared first on The Rio Times.
Has Bitcoin Succeeded? The Answer Depends on What You Mean.
Lawrence H. White, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Lawrence H. White* *economy, World* Bitcoin is vulnerable to government surveillance and prohibitions that could quash crypto exchanges and drive trades underground. The answer depends on what you mean. Succeeded at what? With the US dollar price of Bitcoin reaching an all-time high above $23,000 this month, and its market cap reaching an all-time high above $400 billion, there has been much celebration among Bitcoin holders about their success at investing. The run-up has accompanied the announcements by large institutional investors Grayscale, MicroStrategy, and MassMutual tha...
Is It Moral to Feel Equal Empathy for Loved Ones and Strangers?
Brendan Gaesser, Zoë Fowler, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Brendan Gaesser, Zoë Fowler* *Society, The Americas* In a divided nation, a little empathy goes a long way. The year 2020 has been no stranger to suffering. In the midst of a global pandemic, widespread financial hardship and violence arising from systemic racism, empathy for others’ suffering has been pushed to the front and center in U.S. society. As society grapples to find its moral compass in a time of such hardship and strife, a critical question emerges: Whose suffering should one care about? When you ponder who is worth feeling empathy for, friends, family members and ...
Oh Sh1t It’s Monday
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Hope this gives a good start to your Monday, and/or lights up your afternoon…. TIME FOR SOME CALVIN THE DEPLORABLE…. TIME FOR SOME SERENITY…..THIS WEEK I HAVE SOME COOL PIX OF FJORDS AND FLY FISHING… THAT BRINGS A CLOSE TO THIS WEEKS OSIT, HOPE IT GOT YOU OFF TO A GOOD START AND/OR BRIGHTENED YOUR AFTERNOON…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
Coronavirus: BMJ urges NYT to correct vaccine 'mixing' article
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Shots Fired from Across The Pond! Pfizer's COVID vaccine administration website says that the second dose should be given 21 days later. So why is the UK government now saying the second dose will be 3 full months not three...
Ecuador Court Rules State of Emergency Unconstitutional
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
From John Stone On January 2, 2021, Ecuador's highest court ruled the new state of emergency decree of December 21 2020 unconstitutional. HERE The Constitutional Court held that the reasons for the invocation of emergency powers - the allegation of...
Tractors Can Change Farming in Good Ways and Bad
Thomas Daum, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Thomas Daum* *Agriculture, Africa* With the right policies, countries can harness the potential of mechanisation and manage challenges. This can ensure that mechanisation contributes to an African agricultural transformation that is sustainable from a social, economic, and environmental perspective. Agricultural mechanisation is on the rise in Africa, replacing hand hoes and animal traction across the continent. While around 80-90% of all farmers still rely on manual labour or draught animals, this is changing, driven by falling machinery prices and rising rural wages. During th...
Analysis: Evangelicals’ Influence Grows Over Brazilian Social Customs and Court Seat
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Association of Evangelical Jurists (ANAJURE) began to be conceived in 2007, during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (PT) second term, and finally got off the ground in 2012, founded by three Northeastern attorneys in ex-President Dilma Rousseff's (PT) second year. But it is in the Jair Bolsonaro government […] The post Analysis: Evangelicals’ Influence Grows Over Brazilian Social Customs and Court Seat appeared first on The Rio Times.
In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof - 17 hours ago
Citing harsh federal prison conditions in the United States, a British district court judge rejected the United States government’s extradition request against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Judge Vanessa Baraitser found Assange suffers from a “recurrent depressive disorder.” Although he functions at a high level, he suffers from autism as well. The post In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request appeared first on Shadowproof.
Families Rescued in England after “Sudden Snow” Hits
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 17 hours ago
It would be laughable if it weren't so criminal and dangerous: barely three weeks after the UK Met Office prophesied Britain would no longer see snowfall by 2040-2060, families are being rescued from deep drifts as the country braces for its biggest snowstorms in a decade+. The post Families Rescued in England after “Sudden Snow” Hits appeared first on Electroverse.
Bitcoin Skeptics
Steve Brown, The Duran - 18 hours ago
Submitted by Steve Brown… A Persian gold daric is 2,400 years old. Consisting of 8 grams of gold, the daric sells for about $3000 give or take. 2,400 years from now, how much will one 2021 Bitcoin sell for? Nothing, because just like the Federal Reserve, bitcoin is an appearance of the fourth kind. Meaning […]
Stella Moris: If British Court Sends Julian Assange To The United States
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 18 hours ago
London - A month ago, I would wake up in the middle of the night seized by a recurring nightmare: my little boys, Max, 22 months, and Gabriel, who is three, had been orphaned. I was still here but their father was not. Their father is Julian Assange, the publisher of WikiLeaks. Today, that terrible nightmare is all too close to becoming a reality. Julian has been on remand in Belmarsh prison in South-East London for almost two years. He is fighting a political extradition to the United States, where he risks being buried in the deepest, darkest corner of the US prison system for ...
Democrat DISASTER Hits New Levels Of Insanity… How Can Anyone Tolerate This Level Of Incompetence?
The Duran, The Duran - 18 hours ago
Democrat DISASTER Hits New Levels Of Insanity… How Can Anyone Tolerate This Level Of Incompetence?
U.S. solar industry itching to import Chinese panels
Bonner Cohen, Ph. D., CFACT - 19 hours ago
With the switch to renewable energy, the U.S. runs the risk of abandoning its hard-fought energy independence. The post U.S. solar industry itching to import Chinese panels appeared first on CFACT.
Global Temp Plunges 0.26C in a Month: “the next Ice Age has just started”
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago
Temperatures have plummeted in line with the great conjunction, the ongoing magnetic reversal/excursion, and the ever-intensifying Grand Solar Minimum -- the time to prepare is now. The post Global Temp Plunges 0.26C in a Month: “the next Ice Age has just started” appeared first on Electroverse.
Protesters Gather In DC In Solidarity With Assange
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 19 hours ago
Press freedom activists and independent journalists endured the cold and rain outside the British Embassy in Washington D.C. on Sunday Jan. 3. With less than 24 hours until a potential blow to the future of press freedom, the crowd of free speech advocates was there to make as much noise as possible. On Monday, Jan. 4, U.K. judge Vanessa Baraitser will announce if the U.K. government will extradite Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison for charges under the Espionage Act. Leading press freedom and h...
Father Takes Assange’s Fight To New York
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 19 hours ago
The father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has turned his focus from the UK to the US where he hopes a change of president could advantage his son. Assange is being held at London's Belmarsh Prison, pending a court decision on a warrant for his extradition to the US to face charges. A judgment is due to be handed down at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, but Assange's father John Shipton won't be there. Mr Shipton says there's too much uncertainty about his ability to travel amid a series of border closures in the UK due to a mutant strand of coronavirus. "It's all up in the a...
This Book Turns Everything You Thought You Knew About North Korea Upside Down
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 20 hours ago
In the United States today, North Korea is the standard reference point for modern-day totalitarianism: a land of darkness that is considered a dangerous security threat because of the development of nuclear missiles capable of striking the U.S. A.B. Abrams’ new book, Immovable Object: North Korea’s 70 Years at War with American Power (Clarity Press, 2020), shows that the common perceptions in the U.S. of North Korea are mostly wrong. Though the Kim dynasty has ruled through autocratic methods, it has also adopted rational and at times intelligent policies, which have enabled No...
German-US legal team about to launch COVID-19 lawsuits to expose Gates-Rockefeller plandemic
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
By TONY MOBILIFONITISREINER Fuellmich, the German lawyer who successfully led lawsuits against the corporate giants VW and Deutsche Bank, is about to launch lawsuits in Germany and the US over alleged false claims around the COVID-19 “pandemic” panic and the PCR test upon which it is based. The lawsuit should be closely watched across the […]
The Death of a Resistance Fighter. Lt General Qassem Soleimani
Fra Hughes, The Duran - 1 day ago
Submitted by Fra Hughes… January 3rd 2021 marks the first anniversary of the martyrdom of one of Iran’s foremost Generals, military leaders and regional strategists. He was murdered in Bagdad the capital of Iraq, alongside Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy Commander of the Hashd al-Shaabi known locally as the PMU, Popular Mobilisation Units, a part of […]
John Simpson & Julian Assange
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Charlie mentioned John Simpson's report on BBC One's *News at Ten* last night, saying that JS is "obviously a fan of Julian Assange". "His long ‘love letter’ report on tonight’s main news was a one sided affair carefully crafted in its use of words and images to leave the viewer in no doubt that he is more a hero than a villain". This is where it gets especially interesting, because the BBC's World Affairs Editor has form here. This is what he tweeted on May 26, 2019: Alan Rusbridger, writing in defence of Julian Assange: 'Whenever you read about journalists harming national secu...
Mayberry v. KKR Is Back as Attorney General Intervention Approved, Beneficiaries’ Counsel Files Third Amended Complaint
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
The latest on the seemingly never-ending Kentucky Retirement Systems case, Mayberry v. KKR.
Venezuela Undergoing ‘Chavista Liberalization’: Incentives for Dollars, Foreign Investment
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela's daily life is dollar-dominated, however strongly the Caracas government clashes with Washington. Its penetration into all layers of society means that there is no turning back and its use, which is not new, has now been endorsed even by Nicolás Maduro. It is not the only paradox of a […] The post Venezuela Undergoing ‘Chavista Liberalization’: Incentives for Dollars, Foreign Investment appeared first on The Rio Times.
China and EU leaders strike investment deal, but political hurdles await
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
04-Jan-2021 The agreement, which would roll back restrictions on investment, faces some opposition in Europe and objections from the Biden camp.
UK signs free trade agreement with Turkey
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
04-Jan-2021 The continuity agreement takes effect on 1 January and ensures that the existing flow of goods will not be affected when the UK formally leaves the EU.
Post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal becomes law on eve of deadline
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
04-Jan-2021 British lawmakers voted to back the United Kingdom's post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on the eve of the December 31 deadline. The agreement already received provisional approval from the European Union.
Prosecutor’s Office Also Investigates Flávio Bolsonaro for Money Laundering
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The investigation into the alleged kickback scheme of Rio's Legislative Assembly (ALERJ) employees' wages, the so-called 'rachadinha' (splitting), is expected to progress this year over suspected money laundering through a chocolate store located in a shopping mall and owned by the president´s son Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. According to sources close […] The post Prosecutor’s Office Also Investigates Flávio Bolsonaro for Money Laundering appeared first on The Rio Times.
Private Clinics in Brazil Negotiate Purchase of Five Million Indian Covid Vaccine Doses
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The immunizer is in Phase 3 trials in India and is dependent on ANVISA approval to be administered in Brazil. The agency finds no obstacle in the private network application. The most optimistic scenario estimates that the vaccine will be available in the Brazilian private network in March. The Brazilian […] The post Private Clinics in Brazil Negotiate Purchase of Five Million Indian Covid Vaccine Doses appeared first on The Rio Times.
Santa Catarina Passes Bahia and Becomes Third Brazilian State With Most Covid-19 Pandemic Cases
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With approximately half a million people infected with the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, Santa Catarina has passed Bahia and has become the third state with the most confirmed cases. It is behind only São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The data were compiled by the Ministry of […] The post Santa Catarina Passes Bahia and Becomes Third Brazilian State With Most Covid-19 Pandemic Cases appeared first on The Rio Times.
"Military Recruiters Worry America's Youth Are Too Fat Or Dumb To Enter Service"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 19 hours ago
*"Military Recruiters Worry America's Youth* * Are Too Fat Or Dumb To Enter Service"* by Tyler Durden "A recent report in military news site Task & Purpose highlights that military recruitment could soon slump nationwide in large part because America's youth are too fat or in other cases too dumb to fight. Going back a number of years this has been an increasing concern expressed by a growing chorus of both active and retired military leaders. It was also weeks ago expressed in a Dec.17 letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller signed by almost 800 retired admirals an...
Court Orders Closing of Non-essential Activities for 15 Days in Brazil´s Amazonas State
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Amazonas Court of Justice has ordered the state government to suspend non-essential activities for 15 days. The decision came on Saturday, January 2nd, by request of the MP-AM (Amazonas Prosecutor's Office). Authorities will also be forced to implement measures to contain crowds in essential establishments to halt the spread […] The post Court Orders Closing of Non-essential Activities for 15 Days in Brazil´s Amazonas State appeared first on The Rio Times.
73% of Brazilians Want Elections to Continue Using Electronic Voting Machines, Says Datafolha
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
[image: Brazil,This year's municipal elections, originally scheduled for October, have been postponed until November.] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The survey interviewed 2,016 adult Brazilians in all regions and states of the country, by phone calls to cell phones, between December 8th and 10th, 2020. The error margin is two percentage points. A Datafolha survey released by the newspaper "Folha de S.Paulo" on Saturday, January 2nd, shows that 73% […] The post 73% of Brazilians Want Elections to Continue Using Electronic Voting Machines, Says Datafolha appeared first on The Rio Times.
Memes that made me laugh 39
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
Aaaaand here's the first collection of memes for 2021, gathered around the Internet over the past week. More next week. Peter
The Role of Human Stupidity
Louis Hissink, Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 20 hours ago
Martin Armstrong has been posting some provocative comments on his blog, one of which is based on the idea that reducing our food supply, and hence reduce the emission of CO2 from cows, will forestall a thermal Armageddon, (reference), that … Continue reading →
Secrets of Math From the Bee Whisperer
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I do expect bees to be able to share knowledge mind to mind. This experimental system is complex enough to plausibly prove all that out. Certainly the ability to handle arithmatic makes for a quality test.. Neat work though. it is high time we understood all this much better. *Secrets of Math From the Bee Whisperer* *As Scarlett Howard taught honeybees to do arithmetic, they showed her how fundamental numbers might be to all brains.Scarlett Howard has taught honeybees how to add, subtract and unders...
8-Foot-Tall 'Reptilian-Like' Creatures Reported in Perryopolis, PA Woods
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This looks close by an access point. They may well be trying to drive him away. For thr record, I have reviewed hundreds if not thousands of Bigfoot reports. I have also now seen well over a hundred Dogman reports. Other serious cryptids have coughed up dozens of reports as well. Those are pretty significant and largely confirm phenom existence. The reptilian MEME has had several extreme detail reports that could well have been professionally written along with a small handful of plausible eye witness reports. We have something but not quite enough. The working hypothesis i...
Trophy Hunting
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I am no particular fan of trophy hunting, yet it is one of our few animal population tools available and do understand that it is managed. So far fairly well. These numbers are actually small and remain a fraction of the potential. What we need is a massive investment in restoration. Scotland used to have a vast Caledonian forest. Yellowstone informs us that the mere introduction of a moderate number of wolf packs will turn that completely around. The Deer will mostly go to ground and allow vast tracts to recover. Other introductions will also assist but that will stop the ...
The Manufacturing of Bone Diseases: The Story of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Turns out that it was an exercise in labeling that allowed medical marketing of more drug protocols. We have seen this happen elsewhere as well. There is no stopping these folks. I do recall it all emerging into the public sphere. turns out now, once again that the substance was missing. Did it ever have real merit? I doubt it because bone failure was age related and rare enough. For most we see joint failure and that also leads to bone weakening. . *The Manufacturing of Bone Diseases: The Story of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia* *Views 285321Posted on: Friday, August...
Technology is a two-edged sword.
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 22 hours ago
1) Care must be exercised in this however so that the byways of technology and scientific theory do not serve to divert the mighty flow of alchemy as the greatest science into byways of materialism where the ends are said to justify the means. -Saint Germain: *Pearls of Wisdom* 5:32 ………………………………………….............................. 2) There is only one reason why they do not do it: that is fear of loss of all that they gain, not only in money and wealth but in technology and in power. Beloved ones, this day does not continue forever. There will...
Australia offers 5G mmWave spectrum licenses to operators
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 1 day ago
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced the first major allocation of 5G millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum. 14 applicant companies have all been offered a licence in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands, in a move that is expected to 'unlock' the potential of 5G. [...Continued]
Wanted: Affirmative Legislation in the Job Market in Nepal
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan 04 (IPS) - Krishna Gahatraj is a disability and social inclusion expert and activist; Simone Galimberti is Co-Founder of ENGAGE, a not-for-profit NGO working on youth’s social inclusion with a focus on disability rights in Kathmandu.In Nepal, a dominating culture traditionally representing the elites, the so-called higher castes of the society according to the Hindu culture, still endures and prevails. Read the full story, “Wanted: Affirmative Legislation in the Job Market in Nepal”, on globalissues.org →
Efforts to End HIV in Africa Must Focus on Women and Girls
Kaymarlin Govender, Janet Seeley, Mitzy Gafos, Roselyn Kanyemba, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kaymarlin Govender, Janet Seeley, Mitzy Gafos, Roselyn Kanyemba* *Health, Africa* Lowering rates of HIV infection among girls and young women in the region is a critical priority. But the impact will be limited if the structural drivers that shape risk behaviours are not addressed and prevention responses are undermined. The World AIDS Day commemoration of 2020 took place in the midst of a global pandemic. It served as another reminder that people are not only susceptible to pathogens, but to the political, social and economic inequities that determine vulnerability to infection...
The African Union's Partners Impede its Push for Financial Autonomy
Frank Mattheis, Ueli Staeger, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Frank Mattheis, Ueli Staeger* *Politics, Africa* Unsustainable funding has hindered the AU from developing its full potential. The African Union (AU) has developed ambitious plans for the continent, ranging from security to trade. But when it comes to financing these ambitions the organisation is caught between a rock and a hard place. Since the AU does not have an independent source of income, it either has to affront members for their irregular payments or remain dependent on external partners. Financing the AU goes to the heart of its pan-African agenda, which is driven by ...
Niger hit by two village massacres by suspected Takfiri Islamists
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 19 hours ago
Niger hit by two village massacres by suspected Takfiri Islamists Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Two villages in Niger were attacked by suspected Takfiri Islamists in the west of the country. The death toll is reported to be approximately 100 people. Therefore, the massacres that took place in these two villages […]
The Week Begins
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
A Note As with others, I’m traveling a bit this week. Things in the micro sense of our lives tend to dig out after the holidays, and I’m no exception. The week begins, a new month and year is upon us, and finding some direction amid chaos in the sense of the work […] The post The Week Begins appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
What Are You Made Of? Motivational Speech
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
*Narrated by Chris Lines * *Music: * Lioness - Kevin Graham Revelation - Tristin Barton Humans - Marco Martini *Poems: * The Proof of Worth - Edgar Albert Guest The Victor - C.W. Longenecker The Man in The Glass - Dale Wimbrow
Must Watch! “2021 Major Uncertainty Ahead- Prepare For The Worst; Never Forget Family; Luck Will Not Save You”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 21 hours ago
Jeremiah Babe, *“2021 Major Uncertainty Ahead- Prepare For The Worst; * *Never Forget Family; Luck Will Not Save You”*
A Perfect Storm Gathers In Persian Gulf
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
On the first anniversary of the killing of the leader of Iran’s elite Quds Force, Gen. Qasem Soleimani in a targeted drone strike on Jan. 3, 2020 that was approved by President Donald Trump, something had to happen. Tehran regularly insisted that the killing has not yet been avenged. And US […]
Situation Update, Jan 2nd – The Big Reveal … How Trump Will Change History on January 6th
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Situation Update, Jan 2nd – The Big Reveal … How Trump Will Change History on January 6th by Mike Adams, https://www.naturalnews.com/Index.html (Natural News) Today’s Situation Update for January 2nd covers the “big reveal” that President Trump has announced for January 6th. On this day, Trump’s team will present information to Congress before they vote …
2 Minnesota Lawmakers Say State’s COVID-19 Deaths Inaccurate, Demand Nationwide Audit
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
2 Minnesota Lawmakers Say State’s COVID-19 Deaths Inaccurate, Demand Nationwide Audit Authored by GQ Pan via The Epoch Times, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ Two Minnesota legislators who believe their state’s COVID-19 death count is inaccurate are calling for a nationwide audit to find out how many people died from something other than the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus but were added …
Will The Fed Destroy The Dollar?
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Will The Fed Destroy The Dollar? by Adam Taggart, https://www.peakprosperity.com/ The two smartest Fed-watchers we know share their forecasts. The Federal Reserve’s official target rate of inflation is 2% per year. Put another way, that means that if the Fed hits its target, the value of today’s dollar will only be worth around a third …
The Fed Is About To Go Weimar: Gold And Silver Will Soar
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
The Fed Is About To Go Weimar: Gold And Silver Will Soar by Dave Kranzler, https://investmentresearchdynamics.com/ Note: I learned of the Fed’s redefinition of M1 from the invaluable research of John Williams at Shadowstats.com – This information was not reported by any mainstream financial news sources. – The Federal Reserve quietly announced on December 17, 2020 …
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 3rd January 2021 – Plus Weekly Update
TonyfromOz, PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Gross NY Times Hails Argentina Abortion, Compares To ‘Mothers Of The Disappeared’
PA Pundits - International, PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By Clay Waters ~ The New York Times hailed victory in its fight for abortion in Argentina, with reporter Daniel Politi and the paper’s Brazil bureau chief Ernesto Londono teaming to cheer on “a landmark vote” legalizing abortion in the Latin American country on Saturday: “Argentine Women’s Voices Helped Shift a Movement.” The paper dishonestly […]
Why Conservatives Of All Stripes Must Unite In 2021
PA Pundits - International, PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Kay C. James (President of The Heritage Foundation) ~ After 2020—a year with a deadly pandemic, a crushing economic shutdown, brutal riots, and a contested presidential election—it often feels as though things can’t get any worse. Yet, the political left sees these very moments when the American people are overwhelmed and exhausted as opportunities […]
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