Biden has decided to stick with the Pentagon’s recommendation that all US troops and civilians permanently leave Afghanistan by August 31, an administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. Amid rumors that Biden would postpone the pullout, the US military recommended on Monday that his administration stick to the deadline, citing …
Read More »Ongoing Gaza campaign unlikely to help Netanyahu stay in power, Israel’s former PM Ehud Olmert tells RT
Speaking to RT’s Kevin Owen on Wednesday, Olmert neither agreed with nor rejected the widely-rumored idea that the new Israeli-Palestinian escalation has been deliberately orchestrated by Netanyahu to stay in power. But he said such a plan, even if it existed, was unlikely to work, given Netanyahu’s repeated political failures …
Read More »‘Welcome reassurance’: Mild Covid-19 infection unlikely to cause lasting heart damage, UK study finds
University College London (UCL) researchers analysed MRI scans of 149 healthcare workers; 74 of whom had recovered from previous mild Covid-19 infections and a control group of 75 with no prior infection whose age, sex and ethnicity matched those of the first group. Amid increasing concerns about blood clots following …
Read More »The threat of China is all that unifies US, but Biden’s repackaged MAGA vision is unlikely to heal a divided nation
President Biden’s first address to Congress provided a fascinating insight into his vision for the United States. The president pledged to devote $4 trillion in spending, pitching it as a “once in a generation” investment in transport, elderly care, childcare, education and other infrastructure. The cornerstones of his proposals are …
Read More »Draft report of joint WHO-China study says it’s ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid-19 originated from lab leak – media
Based primarily on data collected during a WHO fact-finding mission to Wuhan, the report states that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario, the Associated Press said, citing a draft copy. The study also dismissed the theory that the virus may …
Read More »Scientists detect water vapor in unlikely location on Mars, hinting at potentially abundant, life-filled past
A slew of orbital and rover research has been dedicated to examining traces of ancient river valleys which have long indicated that water once flowed across the surface of Mars. New research by two scientists at Britain’s Open University, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests the presence of hydrogen …
Read More »Scientists detect water vapor in unlikely location on Mars, hinting at potentially abundant, life-filled past
A slew of orbital and rover research has been dedicated to examining traces of ancient river valleys which have long indicated that water once flowed across the surface of Mars. New research by two scientists at Britain’s Open University, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests the presence of hydrogen …
Read More »Twitter has found an unlikely enemy in an angry political class that doesn’t want to be silenced
Aside from celebrities cautiously expressing varying levels of distaste with Donald Trump being banned from Twitter, another response has come from the international political class. German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her concern. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is taking it further. He stated that he will be making a …
Read More »Biden says he’s ‘unlikely’ to cancel $50,000 in student debt, dispelling notion of leading ‘most progressive’ administration
While speaking to journalists on Wednesday Biden prefaced his response to the student loan forgiveness plan by saying: “I’m going to get in trouble for saying this.” He then went on to call the idea of canceling it via executive powers “pretty questionable,” adding, “I’m unsure of that. I’d be …
Read More »Britain’s Pfizer vaccine announcement gives anti-vaxxers an unlikely boost blamed on Russia without any evidence
Britain became the first nation in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use on Wednesday. The announcement was delivered in pompous style by the government, with business secretary Alok Sharma celebrating how “the UK led humanity’s charge against this disease,” and Health Secretary Matt Hancock volunteering …
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