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As a freelance journalist, Berezovskaya has for years collaborated with Baltnews – a local private news portal founded by her colleague, veteran Latvian journalist Andrey Yakovlev. And she continued to do so after he transferred control of the outlet to Russian media group Rossiya Segodnya.   In late December, Latvia opened …

“They are good people, but they didn’t think about those who were staying at home, of the economic problems of many people who have been hit hard by the lockdown, of the sick people,” the Pope said Sunday in his weekly address at the Vatican. He added that travelers thought …

As the US passed 20 million recorded cases of Covid-19 and 350,000 deaths linked to the virus, President Donald Trump took aim at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday, accusing it of exaggerating the US’ caseload by using a “ridiculous method of determination compared to other …

Though light on specifics, Joe Biden’s campaign message centered on unifying an increasingly polarized America, and on blaming Donald Trump for this polarization. After claiming victory on Saturday, Biden extended an olive branch, telling his opponents “We are not enemies. We are Americans.” Shortly before, he declared that the US …

“Compared with patients with influenza, those with COVID-19 had a more than five times higher risk for in-hospital death and approximately double the ICU admission risk and hospital length of stay, and were at higher risk for 17 acute respiratory, cardiovascular, hematologic, neurologic, renal and other complications,” the CDC said …

Facebook announced the new measures on Tuesday, explaining that the decision updates a policy imposed in August targeting QAnon accounts “containing discussions of potential violence,” broadening the ban to any profiles affiliated with the movement. The policy will also apply to Instagram. “Starting today, we will remove any Facebook Pages, …

The main part of the extradition trial of Julian Assange came to a conclusion this week, and a decision is now expected to be announced in early January. Pilger, a long-time supporter of the WikiLeaks founder, closely monitored the proceedings, which were barely covered in the Western media despite the …

The new mandate will go into effect on Sept. 28 in England, and government officials are in talks to expand it to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, British media outlets reported. Fines will start at 1,000 pounds and rise to 10,000 pounds for repeat violators. Self-isolation orders will apply to …

After six months of devastating economic shutdowns, imposed without scientific backing and in spite of expert warnings they’d do more harm than good, even the mainstream media is quietly acknowledging that lockdowns “may have been a huge mistake,” as the New York Post sheepishly put it. The Wall Street Journal …

Journalist Ilya Azar has launched a project in support of pickets Journalist Ilya Azar has announced its new project — “Pikemen”, which he launched “in support of freedom of Assembly in General, and the pickets in particular.” About this he wrote on his page in Facebook. “On the site Picketman.ru …