South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help local firms finance trade that’s been made difficult by international sanctions against the country over its military operation in Ukraine, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. The measure – to …
Read More »Canada says ‘Freedom Convoy’ seeks regime change
A senior Canadian security official has said the anti-vaccine-mandate ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest is driven by a desire to overthrow the government, disputing demonstrators who insist they are fed up with the country’s pandemic restrictions. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino questioned the protesters’ motives, suggesting that …
Read More »Pfizer seeks FDA approval to vaccinate 6-month-old infants
Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Tuesday that they were seeking approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to vaccinate children as young as 6 months old against Covid-19. If given approval, children aged six months to five years old would be able to get vaccinated against Covid-19 with …
Read More »Congress seeks to spend $500 million of taxpayers’ money on Ukraine
The US House of Representatives is rushing a bill that would impose a series of sanctions on Russia and give Ukraine $500 million in military aid, skipping the committee mark-up process entirely, The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing sources in Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) reportedly told members on a …
Read More »UK govt seeks to spike ‘highly sensitive’ BBC spy story – reports
The UK government is reportedly seeking a gagging order to prevent the BBC airing a news segment that apparently identifies a spy working overseas. A secret High Court hearing is expected to be convened next week to listen to arguments on the “highly sensitive case,” according to The Telegraph. While …
Read More »Prince Andrew accuser seeks evidence of ‘no sweating’ claim
Attorneys for Virginia Giuffre are seeking proof of Prince Andrew’s claims that he suffers from a condition that prevents sweating, which he says disproves Giuffre’s sexual assault allegations against him. Giuffre alleges the prince sexually assaulted her in 2001 at the homes of Jeffrey Epstein and his business partner, Ghislaine …
Read More »Boris Johnson seeks to booster-jab all England adults by New Year
“Do not make the mistake of thinking Omicron can’t hurt you, can’t make you and your loved ones seriously ill,” Johnson warned, declaring that the variant was “doubling” in the UK. “No one should be in any doubt – there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming,” the PM said, …
Read More »NATO members infuriated as Biden seeks detente with Russia – report
That’s according to the American news agency Bloomberg, which cited an anonymous diplomat claiming that his unnamed country is furious and seeks immediate clarification on just precisely what Biden plans to discuss with Moscow. Another source, also a diplomat, expressed concern that the US may approve concessions that might lead …
Read More »Professor who seeks to ‘destigmatize’ pedophilia resigns
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, Virginia’s Old Dominion University said that sociology professor Allyn Walker would step down when their contract expires next May, and that they would remain on leave until that time. The professor, who identifies as transgender, also defended their research in the joint missive, …
Read More »China boxes clever and seeks to outwit America’s growing military belligerence through its economic clout
Since Wednesday’s provocative announcement of a new military and technological partnership between the US, UK, and Australia that sent shockwaves through the world, all eyes have been on how Beijing was going to react. China’s Foreign Ministry quickly denounced the new deal as “extremely irresponsible” and told Australia to “prepare …
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