Russian troops will receive cutting-edge weapons, including PPK-20 submachine guns and SVCh designated marksman rifles, by the end of the year, Kalashnikov Group announced on Sunday. “We believe it is the best machine pistol in the world for the next 20 years,” the head of the famed arms manufacturer, Alan …
Read More »How the ambitions of a small country’s US-backed leader launched the current confrontation between Russia and the West
Combat units of the Russian army, using old Soviet tanks that kept breaking down, made their way across mountain ranges. Their mission was to rescue a small group of peacekeepers encircled by the enemy and put an end to the shelling of a small town nestled deep in the Caucasus …
Read More »Half a million small businesses in Britain could go bust
If a new wave of government assistance is not released immediately, some 500,000 small businesses in the UK will go bankrupt within weeks, the chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Martin McTague has warned. “We don’t have any problem with the way the chancellor dealt with consumer needs,” McTague …
Read More »What is small privatization ProZorro?
Small-scale privatization is the selling of state and municipal real estate, the cost of which does not exceed $9 million. The sale of assets is carried out through the ProZorro system, or rather, through the trading internet resources accredited in the system, which allow everyone to take part in open …
Read More »Zlatan highlights hilarious detail ‘which shows Man Utd have small mentality’
Ibrahimovic, 40, moved to the Premier League giants from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2016, plundering an impressive 28 goals in his debut campaign with the Red Devils before a knee injury brought a premature end to his second season and an inevitable move to sunnier climes in Los …
Read More »Send Haitian migrants to GITMO? Report that small detention facility in Guantanamo Bay will house migrants sparks outrage
According to a NBC News report on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security posted a contract solicitation last week for “at least 50” guards, a tenth of whom should be fluent in “Spanish and Haitian Creole” to be available on a 24-hour notice for work at a detention facility in …
Read More »‘Heroes’: Small group of Afghan women protest in Kabul, demand Taliban regime does not roll back freedoms (VIDEOS)
On Tuesday, a small group of women in Kabul boldly spoke out in public to demand that the new Taliban regime commit to the maintenance of women’s rights in the war-torn nation. Kabul-based journalists have shared videos and photos of the women, who stood chanting slogans and holding heartfelt messages …
Read More »UK to leave small number of elite troops in Afghanistan as ex-MI6 chief warns of likely civil war – media
With Afghan troops retreating, allowing the Taliban to capture swathes of territory, including a key district in Kandahar province, days after the US and its NATO allies pulled out of the coalition’s main base in Afghanistan, the UK now reportedly mulls keeping an “advisory group” of elite special forces soldiers …
Read More »‘Disney Dream’ put off: Cruise line postpones test voyage over ‘small number’ of ‘inconsistent’ Covid-19 tests among 300 staff
While US health officials had approved the two-night cruise set for later this week, Disney rescheduled the trip on Monday, pointing to issues with Covid-19 tests. Part of the company’s efforts to secure a conditional sailing certificate amid ongoing pandemic restrictions, the “simulation” cruise will now take place next month, …
Read More »China scoffs at G7’s ‘international system’, says days when world was controlled by a ‘small group’ are over
Washington has described the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, southwestern England, as an opportunity to reinforce the so-called “rules-based international system” – an assertion that China disputes. “We always believe that countries, big or small, strong or weak, poor or rich, are equals, and that world affairs should be …
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