August 2021 archive

Russia Slams "Crude Provocation" After US Invited To Station Troops & Anti-Air Systems In Ukraine Russia Slams “Crude Provocation” After US Invited To Station Troops & Anti-Air Systems In Ukraine A top Ukrainian official has indicated that US support to Ukraine may be in the process of ramping up dramatically, suggesting that Kiev has invited a permanent …

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Pope Francis Sent 'Bullets In Envelope' Death Threat As Financial Scandal Trial Underway Pope Francis Sent ‘Bullets In Envelope’ Death Threat As Financial Scandal Trial Underway It’s being widely reported that Italian police are investigating a threat made on Pope Francis’ life after a mysterious envelope addressed to the pontiff was intercepted at a mail …

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What Is The World Worrying About? Jobs, Jabs, & Jail What Is The World Worrying About? Jobs, Jabs, & Jail What do people worry about most in different countries?  According to research from Ipsos, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic caused some of the highest rates of worry, but it was by no means the top concern for …

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Chinese Regime Has Stolen Enough Data To Compile "Dossier" On All Americans: Former Official Chinese Regime Has Stolen Enough Data To Compile “Dossier” On All Americans: Former Official Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, A former U.S. national security official warned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is stealing data to compile a …

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Escobar: Iran Embraces Its Eurasian Future Escobar: Iran Embraces Its Eurasian Future Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Asia Times, New Iranian leader expected to shift emphasis from the West to Global South and neighboring countries including China and Russia… Ebrahim Raisi’s election as Iranian president was marred by a low turnout and the banning …

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Recovered COVID Patients Suffering 'Significant Cognitive Deficits' According To Large-Scale UK Study Recovered COVID Patients Suffering ‘Significant Cognitive Deficits’ According To Large-Scale UK Study Over 190 million people have officially contracted SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19. Of that, the vast majority have recovered – while up to one-third reportedly suffer from lingering symptoms of …

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A Minute On The Internet In 2021 A Minute On The Internet In 2021 The digital world is a universe in its own right and a very fast moving one at that. Myriads of downloads and uploads, posts and searches, messages sent and received, listens and streams happen every minute on the world wide web. …

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Police Open Murder Probe After Belarusian Opposition Activist Found Hanged At Kiev Park Police Open Murder Probe After Belarusian Opposition Activist Found Hanged At Kiev Park Belarus and its strongman President Alexander Lukashenko are once again under scrutiny in the West after the leader of an exiled opposition group was found dead in a public …

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Germany Sends Warship To Contested South China Sea For First Time In 2 Decades Germany Sends Warship To Contested South China Sea For First Time In 2 Decades In an almost unprecedented move, Germany has joined the US and UK in bolstering its military presence in the South China Sea, on Monday sending a warship …

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Burundi Has The Lowest GDP-Per-Capita In The World, US The Highest Burundi Has The Lowest GDP-Per-Capita In The World, US The Highest GDP per capita has steadily risen globally over time, and, as Visual Capitalist’s Avery Koop notes, in tandem, the standard of living worldwide has increased immensely. This map using data from the IMF shows the …

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