A media report suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin reached out to the US with an offer to freeze the Ukraine conflict is false, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. On Tuesday, Reuters news agency claimed that Putin had contacted Washington through intermediaries to propose “a ceasefire in Ukraine …
Read More »Foreign reserves freeze a ‘violation of sovereignty’ – China
China has called on Western states to refrain from freezing the foreign reserves of other nations, saying that the measure undermines world economic stability. The Chinese ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, made the remarks at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Tuesday. The call comes a month …
Read More »US attempts to freeze Russia’s gold reserves – media
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet this week with a bipartisan group of senators to discuss the opportunity of freezing Russia’s $132 billion in gold reserves, an American news website Axios reports. “Secretary Yellen regularly meets with members of Congress to discuss legislation. Additionally, Treasury staff frequently provide technical …
Read More »Switzerland comments on possible Russian asset freeze
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis did not rule out freezing of Russian assets by financial institutions in the country amid Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine. The politician said such a scenario was likely despite Switzerland’s long-standing neutral status. Cassis told Swiss television station RTS on Sunday that “it is very probable” the …
Read More »Funding priorities? If NASA ran Texas, its residents would not freeze, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tells RT in half-joke
Tyson was challenged by Afshin Rattansi, the host of RT’s “Going Underground” program, to convince them that billions of US taxpayer dollars should be spent on projects like the James Webb Space Telescope or Mars exploration, considering that just recently people in Texas were literally freezing to death due to …
Read More »As Texans struggle to get food & water, record-breaking freeze is so cold it’s confusing weather satellites
At least 25 deaths have been attributed to the recent cold snap which has caused record snowfall in the Lone Star state, leading to frozen or broken water pipes and consequent disruptions to water supplies, as shared by residents on social media. The demand for 75,000 megawatts on Tuesday was …
Read More »Playing politics while Texans freeze? Gov. Abbott grilled after blaming Green New Deal for his state’s power woes
Frigid temperatures have shut down some of Texas’ wind turbines and solar panels, as well as natural gas infrastructure in the Lone Star state. As a result, millions of residents have been left in freezing conditions without power, resulting in numerous deaths. Speaking with Fox News host Sean Hannity on …
Read More »Texas freeze exposes cold, dark heart of America in which EVERYTHING is now political
At least two people have died and more than four million have been left without power amid rolling blackouts in the state not used to anywhere near this much snow – with more snow and ice on the way, according to forecasts. “Snow doesn’t fall to cover the hills, but …
Read More »US judge derails Biden’s vaunted 100-day deportation freeze after Texas sues
US District Judge Drew Tipton blocked the deportation freeze for 14 days after the state of Texas sued to stop it from taking effect. The two parties have until January 28 to set a re-hearing date. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared victory upon hearing the news, posting on Twitter …
Read More »Customer review site Yelp debuts ‘racism alert’ to freeze reviews of pages engulfed in discrimination scandals
Trumpeting its “zero tolerance policy to racism,” the site announced the new feature in a blog post on Thursday, explaining that while it’s great that many users have been using Yelp to air their grievances about businesses behaving in a racist manner, this is sometimes done without “actual first-hand consumer …
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