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Stealth fighters and long-range missiles: Japan’s cabinet greenlights record-breaking military budget

Japan's cabinet approved on Monday the record-high $1.03 trillion budget proposal for the next fiscal year starting in April 2021.…

3 years ago

Combo of AstraZeneca & Sputnik V may be better way to immunize people from Covid-19, developer of Russian vaccine tells RT

The British-Swedish vaccine and its Russian alternative took somewhat different approaches to triggering an immune response to the SARS-Cov-2 virus,…

3 years ago

Oscar-worthy Chadwick Boseman saves his best for last in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, but it’s a muddled misfire of a movie

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, and is based upon the August Wilson stage play…

3 years ago

Dream of alliance from Lisbon to Vladivostok dies: German efforts to create a Europe without Russia forged a Europe against Russia

Many observers believe the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) needs an overhaul. With countries such as Brazil, Germany, India and…

3 years ago

Bitcoin resumes rally as investors new to the crypto game pile in – data analysis

Big investors reportedly bought $11.5 billion in bitcoins over the past three months. The buying spree nearly doubled the price…

3 years ago

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine effective against new mutation of Covid-19 first observed in UK, says RDIF CEO Dmitriev

Dmitriev revealed that the Russia-produced vaccine is as effective against the new mutation as it is against other existing strains.“Sputnik…

3 years ago

Beijing urges Washington to halt crackdown as Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off US exchanges

Speaking at a regular news conference on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called Washington out for its discriminatory…

3 years ago

UK insists Covid-19 vaccination programme won’t be impacted by French ban on hauliers

Speaking on Monday, Grant Shapps said that the majority of the UK’s imports from the continent arrive on containers and…

3 years ago

‘Quite possible’ it’s already in France: Health minister warns about new strain of Covid-19 that caused UK travel ban

France announced a ban on travel to the UK on Sunday, along with other major European nations. But it is…

3 years ago

Creators of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine sign Putin-backed deal with UK pharma giant AstraZeneca in bid to boost efficacy

The partnership, originally proposed by the Russian team over Twitter and announced at the start of December, will see the…

3 years ago