Speaking live on Rossiya 1 broadcaster on Sunday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated Moscow’s stance on the eastwards expansion of NATO. The potential ascension of former Soviet republics into the alliance remains completely unacceptable for Russia, he said. “The expansion of NATO into countries such as Ukraine, probably other countries …
Read More »Time to ‘move on’ from Navalny issue – Putin
If the West can’t offer any concrete evidence that Navalny was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok, it’s time to turn the page, Putin said on Thursday. Speaking to gathered journalists at his annual end-of-year press conference, the president stated that the Russian prosecutor’s office had not received a single …
Read More »Poland to issue new coin marking ‘defense’ of eastern border from refugees
A message unveiling the move published on the bank’s website on Monday explained that its chairman Professor Adam Glapinski had “decided to issue a collectible coin and banknote dedicated to the protection of the Polish eastern border in an accelerated and emergency basis.” According to the notice, Warsaw’s bank has …
Read More »‘Nuclear propulsion’ issue sends US supercarrier back to docks
Naval Air Force Pacific Commander Zachary Harrell announced on Wednesday that the vessel had to be returned to port after its crew discovered an undisclosed problem with the nuclear propulsion system. “The ship’s crew took action to address the deficiency and the ship returned to port,” said Commander Harrell, claiming however …
Read More »Deontay Wilder AGAIN takes issue with Tyson Fury gloves, forces commission to step in just hours before third title fight
Wilder has repeatedly claimed that he suspects Fury wasn’t playing by the rules when they met in the ring for a second time last year. On that February night in Las Vegas, Fury took both Wilder’s heavyweight crown and his undefeated record, and with those stings still painfully felt, ‘The …
Read More »Nearly 90% of bitcoin have been mined, and new coin issue unlikely after 2140 – analysts
Unlike other forms of money, including fiat currencies, which can be printed on the whim of central banks, bitcoin has a limited supply capped at 21 million coins by elusive inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. This means there will only ever be 21 million bitcoin in existence. By August 2021, approximately 18.7 …
Read More »Almost 200,000 Covid-19 testing kits recalled, due to ‘manufacturing issue’ that delivered FALSE positives
The Food and Drug Administration issued a notice on Tuesday alerting the public of “the potential for false positive results” with certain lots of Ellume’s Covid-19 Home Test, a rapid antigen kit used to detect the coronavirus using nasal swabs and a smartphone app. “Negative results do not appear to …
Read More »Rape and murder rates can wait! Met police are now on the case of the most important issue of all… gender-neutral uniforms
Well, this is something the nine million-or-so folk of London can all look forward to. In just a few short years, when the police arrest you for the vicious, aggravated assault of using gender-specific pronouns – which will be, probably, a hanging offence – you can enjoy having the cuffs …
Read More »FAA issues warning over ‘potential’ fire suppression issue in troubled Boeing 737 Max
Boeing 737 Max airplanes and some other 737 models are affected by the safety directive, which requires operators to verify that all objects in the cargo hold are nonflammable and noncombustible. Affected planes are suspected to have a “failed electronic flow control of the air conditioning packs that vent air …
Read More »Police issue ‘shelter-in-place’ order for Massachusetts town as several armed men flee into woods
A police trooper in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a town near Boston, came across the potentially dangerous group early on Saturday, after spotting two vehicles pulled over on the side of a highway. According to media reports, the men, who were wearing tactical gear and armed with rifles and pistols, were attempting …
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