“Certainly, a lot of the challenges that we’ve been experiencing this year will continue into next year,” the former presidential candidate told CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday. Buttigieg tried to put a positive spin on the protracted crisis, arguing that it reflects surging US demand for consumer goods. “Retail …
Read More »‘Everything’s VERY heavy now’: Russian space film crew tells RT how it feels to be back on Earth after 12 days on ISS
The crew returned from their 12-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-18 craft, piloted by seasoned Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, and carrying actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko, touched down safely in Kazakhstan. Shortly after the spacefarers emerged from the capsule, they were …
Read More »Boeing tells all US employees to get their Covid-19 shots by December 8, to comply with Biden’s order for federal contractors
“Boeing is requiring its US-based employees to either show proof of vaccination or have an approved reasonable accommodation (based on a disability or sincerely held religious belief) by Dec. 8,” the company said in a statement to media outlets on Tuesday, adding the decision is to “ensure compliance with President …
Read More »‘It takes two to fix it’: UK’s Frost tells EU stop generalising Britain as ‘Brexit obsessed’ & calls for intense N. Ireland talks
Speaking in Lisbon on Tuesday, Frost said that in upcoming talks the UK would be calling for a light-touch scheme which allowed British traders to freely move goods to Northern Ireland. “We know we are getting the Commission proposals tomorrow,” he stated, adding that he thought the EU’s suggestions were …
Read More »China tells Australia to ‘drop Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice’ after ex-PM Abbott visits Taiwan, pledging support
Speaking at a routine press conference on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called on Canberra to re-evaluate its relationship with Beijing in light of ex-PM Tony Abbott’s visit to Taipei. “We advise individuals in Australia to abandon the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice, respect basic facts, view …
Read More »‘Stop singing that word’: Ex-Man United ace Park tells fans to drop dog meat chant because of its ‘racial insult to Korean people’
United supporters sang the song towards Hee-Chan Hwang, the South Korea international who plays for Premier League side Wolves, when they traveled to Molineux for a match in August, according to the former Old Trafford favorite. The Seoul-born midfielder says that he believes the chant will have made Hwang feel …
Read More »‘US didn’t want to face the truth that it’s no longer the global hegemon,’ Russian spy chief tells RT after Afghanistan debacle
“What happened in Afghanistan with the rushed withdrawal and fleeing of the puppet government is a consequence of America’s destructive policies, as it tried to impose its social development model on Afghanistan,” Naryshkin said in an interview with Oksana Boyko on Worlds Apart. The spy chief said the blame for …
Read More »Defiant Clinton tells Twitter to call her ‘Madam Chancellor,’ as fans fantasize on her being POTUS & critics call her ‘Palpatine’
Clinton became the chancellor of Queen’s University on Friday to the cries of “war criminal” from a small crowd of hecklers outside, but reactions to her visit and social media mockery of the images of her wardrobe have done little to deter her from celebrating the newly-acquired title. “Just call …
Read More »‘They won’t ask questions on point’: Biden tells PM Modi not to answer to US press that ‘behaves’ worse than Indian media
“I think what we’re going to do is bring in the press,” the US president said as he sat with Modi ahead of formal talks in the Oval Office on Friday. “The Indian press is much better behaved than the American press,” he warned his guest before journalists entered the …
Read More »Give ‘moi’ a break: UK PM Johnson tells France to get over their AUKUS deal grievances
Speaking in Washington on Wednesday, Johnson burst into Franglais to make a stab at the French when asked about the ongoing dispute over the new AUKUS alliance: “I just think it’s time for some of our dearest friends around the world to prenez un grip [get a grip] about all …
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