Combat units of the Russian army, using old Soviet tanks that kept breaking down, made their way across mountain ranges. Their mission was to rescue a small group of peacekeepers encircled by the enemy and put an end to the shelling of a small town nestled deep in the Caucasus …
Read More »Former Russian president laments low quality of current European leaders
The current generation of European politicians are vastly inferior to those who governed the continent a few decades ago, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. Modern “technocrats” don’t have the backbone needed to take bold decisions and stand up to the US, unlike the statesmen of old, he …
Read More »Fauci says he has ‘no responsibility for the current pandemic’ in testy exchange with Senator Rand Paul
During yet another heated exchange at a Senate committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Paul (R-Kentucky) argued that Fauci’s agency, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), approved funding for risky “gain of function” research at the Wuhan lab, and that the health adviser should acknowledge doing so and …
Read More »Indian crypto exchanges say they’re not concerned about current bear market
“A bear market brings in an opportunity for us to further strengthen security and work on building educational initiatives to bring more awareness around crypto as an asset class,” Ashish Singhal, CEO of India-based digital asset platform CoinSwitch Kuber, told the media. Singhal noted that “volatility is just a part of …
Read More »Russia’s wheat exports surge over 7% during current agricultural season
According to data published by the Federal Customs Service, overall exports of grains totaled 46.8 million tons during the current season, which started in July 2020. The figure marks a year-on-year increase of 10.3%. Foreign sales of barley reportedly grew 38.4% to 6.1 million tons, while exports of corn amounted …
Read More »Russia’s current supply of gold deposits should last for next 40 years, minister says
“Russia is first in the world in terms of gold reserves (13%) while, in terms of production, third, after China and Australia. The country’s supply at the current level of output is about 40 years,” he told Izvestia newspaper. The minister pointed out that the Russian government is constantly replenishing its …
Read More »It’s appalling that one Australian woman a week is killed by their current or ex-partner, but changing consent laws won’t fix it
In the #METOO era, relations between men and women (one can no longer say “the sexes”) in western societies are strained and fraught with seemingly irreconcilable tensions. Marriage is in irreversible decline, relationship breakdowns are endemic and the promise of sexual liberation and freedom held out by the 1960s sexual …
Read More »US registers WORST birth-rate drop in decades, low fertility rate shows current generation below ‘self-replacement’ level
Fewer and fewer children have been born in all of the country’s states for several consecutive years, but in 2020 that number hit a four-decade record low. The number of births was down 4% from 2019, with a total of 3,605,201 births, according to figures published by the Centers for Disease …
Read More »Tension is rising over Taiwan and even if China isn’t ready to invade, the current situation is untenable
A US Admiral sparked some alarmist headlines this week when he warned that China’s threat to invade Taiwan is closer than people think. Adm John Aquilino, who has been nominated to become Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, told a Senate committee that China’s prestige and rejuvenation was at stake …
Read More »Khabib laments current generation in Dagestan but says children can learn for future after killing of former village chief
The UFC lightweight champion recently took to social media to quote a war poem and call for societal change after the killing of Abakar Kaplanov, the former head of the Dagestani village of Novokuli. Kaplanov was killed over a reported land dispute as part of an initial incident that led to …
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