Just 36% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, compared with 53% who disapprove, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday. While Republicans and Democrats were predictably polarized, independents were decisively negative on the president’s performance, with 56% disapproving. The results are compared to a 38% overall approval …
Read More »Biden’s approval plummets further as over 70% say country headed in wrong direction – NBC poll
The NBC News poll, released Sunday and conducted among 1,000 adults in the US, represents only the latest disappointing poll numbers for Biden. His approval has been steadily slipping in most surveys, including those conducted by NBC, with the latest job approval rating standing at 42%, a dip from 49% …
Read More »The world’s poor are paying with their unvaccinated lives to further the interests of Western governments and Big Pharma
Since the time of Hippocrates, the essential characteristic of a ‘pandemic’ has been universality, that it can infect all populations (from the Greek pan – ‘all’, and demos – ‘the people’). Corollary, preventive, protective, and immunological measures should be distributed across all the populations of the world – which indicates that all …
Read More »European gas prices to increase further in event of harsh weather, Wintershall CEO says
“Prices might go up if the winter is very tough,” Mehren said during a televised conference with investors. He stressed, however, that he was not unduly concerned about the current shortage of gas on the market. On Tuesday, prices in Europe hit $1,090 per 1,000 cubic meters on London’s Intercontinental …
Read More »Russia’s dramatic decision to cut direct diplomatic ties with NATO further proof that Moscow no longer cares what the West thinks
The rapprochement with the West, it seems, is now truly dead and buried. Russia will withdraw its delegation from Brussels, and will send home NATO’s mission in Moscow from next month. The row ostensibly comes after the US-led bloc announced it would expel nearly half of Russia’s envoys, reportedly over …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 pipeline won’t face further sanctions now construction is complete, as US backtracks on policy, Politico reports
Politico reported on Thursday that Washington is likely to impose new sanctions on Russia, but the Nord Stream 2 infrastructure project, developed by state energy firm Gazprom, will escape being targeted this time around. The new underwater link, which was completed in September, can transport 55 billion cubic meters of …
Read More »London police to take ‘no further action’ on sex abuse allegations against Prince Andrew after review
London’s Metropolitan police announced that it concluded its third review of the sexual abuse case involving Prince Andrew, and would be taking “no further action.” “As a matter of procedure MPS officers reviewed a document released in August 2021 as part of a US civil action. This review has concluded …
Read More »Declassified CIA files raise further questions about US complicity in Colombian massacres
On September 28, a US federal court in Miami, Florida found former Colombian paramilitary chief Carlos Mario Jiménez guilty of the 2001 murder of Bogotá community leader Eduardo Estrada. The judgment marks the culmination of a legal battle lasting over a decade. Then-Colombian President Álvaro Uribe extradited Jiménez – nicknamed‘Macaco’ …
Read More »‘No further powers to Brussels’: Hungary’s foreign minister calls for more sovereignty within the EU
“The EU is strong when its member states are sovereign and strong themselves, and that means – no further powers to Brussels,” Szijjarto said in an interview with Swiss daily Blick. Competitiveness among member states must also be increased, the minister said, suggesting European countries should not be restrained by …
Read More »Slowdown in China’s exports may signal further decline for industrial sector
Last month, Chinese exports recorded year-over-year growth of 19.3% following a 32.2% gain in June. The increase was expected to total 20.8%, according to analysts polled by Reuters. Meanwhile, imports rose by a more modest 28.1% from a year ago, falling short of a 33% increase forecast in the poll, …
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