Moscow is not asking for the lifting of sanctions, but urges Western states to fix the problems they have created on the global food market, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday. “We are not asking for the removal of sanctions – those are problems that deserve to be dealt …
Read More »Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine finally set for WHO approval following removal of barriers, health minister says
All outstanding issues that had plagued the registration approval process have been resolved between Moscow and the World Health Organization (WHO), Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told TASS on Saturday. “Russia’s position on the promotion and registration of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine has been heard. We have completely resolved all …
Read More »US Homeland Security vows to increase ‘removal flights’ as 14,000+ migrants gather under Texas bridge
In a statement on Saturday, the DHS outlined six new strategies to deal with the huge increase of illegal immigrants in Texas under President Joe Biden’s administration. “DHS will secure additional transportation to accelerate the pace and increase the capacity of removal flights to Haiti and other destinations in the …
Read More »World of WOKEcraft: Players notice removal of ‘greenskin’ insult from online role-playing game
In the universe of World of Warcraft, the Battle for Stromgarde pitted Danath Trollbane’s human warriors against a band of orcs led by Eitrigg. Before both sides knocked lumps out of each other, Trollbane taunted his opponent with the racially-charged (at least in this fantasy world) insult “greenskin.” However, the …
Read More »Removal of Confederate statue in Charlottesville causes division, with protesters calling it an erasure of history
In 2017, the proposed removal of the statue led to the infamous Charlottesville Unite the Right rally, during which a protester against the event was killed during a car attack. Now, nearly four years after the rally, Charlottesville, Virginia has taken down the statue, with Mayor Nikuyah Walker calling it …
Read More »Chinese tech giant Xiaomi sues Pentagon & US Treasury, demanding removal from blacklist linking it to Beijing’s military
Xiaomi demanded that it be removed from the list on Friday, telling a Washington, DC district court that the decision to put it there was “unlawful and unconstitutional,” Reuters reported. It insisted it had no connection to the People’s Liberation Army, pointing to a “substantial number” of American citizens that …
Read More »Our democracy is under threat… by too much democracy, say lawmakers calling for removal of ‘conspiracy theorist’ rep
While Democrats and the media establishment have been disparaging Greene since before she won her primary, mocking her as the “QAnon candidate” and insisting she’s dangerous for spreading “misinformation,” California Democratic rep Jimmy Gomez has gone one step further, demanding she be removed from office altogether – a rare measure …
Read More »US’ planned removal of Sudan from terrorism list is really an attempt to reduce Chinese influence and further isolate Iran
On Monday, it was announced that the United States was removing the North African nation of Sudan from its list of “state sponsors of terrorism,” following the conclusion of what had been apparently years of negotiations between the two sides. Khartoum has long held a troubled relationship with Washington, but …
Read More »US judge blocks Trump’s WeChat ban, halting removal of app from stores
The Trump administration says that WeChat is a national security threat, as it allegedly sends massive amounts of data to the Chinese government. The Commerce Department had ordered for the messenger to be removed from Apple and Google’s app stores in the US. However, hours before the ban was set …
Read More »In Belarus the protests began after the removal of candidates from elections
In Belarus the protests began after the removal of candidates from elections In the capital of Belarus and other cities of the country began to protest against the decision of the Central election Commission about non-admission to the presidential elections candidates for the post of the head of state …
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