“This is huge. The NY Times was using misinformation to smear us as being a source of it,” Bee CEO Seth Dillon tweeted on Monday, calling it “malicious” behavior. “We pushed back hard and won. Thanks to everyone who voiced and offered their support. We don’t have to take this …
Read More »George Galloway: After Biden’s addled appearance at the G7, we can only hope he’s never left alone with the nuclear codes
As a befuddled Joe Biden was led around court at the so-called G7 by his good wife, the young Queen Elizabeth – sans the Duke of Edinburgh for the first time – held centre stage. Age affects us all in different ways and one must extend charity towards the afflicted. …
Read More »Huge blaze breaks out at Illinois chemical site after enormous explosion, locals evacuated (VIDEO)
The fire was reported at around 7am local time (8am ET) on Monday at Chemtool Incorporated in Rockton, according to local media. There have been no reports of fatalities. Rockton Fire Department ordered the mandatory evacuation, and drivers have also been told to avoid the area. Dramatic eyewitness footage from …
Read More »Surprising US hasn’t blamed Russia for starting BLM movement that shook nation, Putin jokes, while backing African-American rights
Discussing the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in an interview with NBC, broadcast on Monday, the Russian leader said there were “some grounds” for the outcry over racism in America and a number of other Western nations over the course of 2020. However, he added that the outrage had been …
Read More »Fewer nukes stockpiled in 2021, but more of them primed for launch, as US and Russia upgrade arsenals, arms watchdog reports
At the start of the year, there were around 13,080 nuclear weapons stockpiled by nine nations – the US, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea – which is down from 13,400 a year prior, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported on Monday. Yet, …
Read More »The G7’s Build Back Better spending plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a glorified PR stunt that’s destined to fail
As might have been expected, the weekend’s G7 summit saw a particularly strong focus on China. Among the pledges was an apparent bid to counter Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a massive transcontinental infrastructure and investment portfolio – with an ‘alternative’ proposed by the West. Titled ‘Build Back …
Read More »Buildup of inert gases at Chinese nuclear facility, French partner firm says after reports of US investigating possible leak
In a statement on Monday, EDF said it had been told of “the increase in the concentration of certain noble gases” at a power station it owns in partnership with Chinese firm China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). The incident has impacted the primary circuit of reactor no. 1 of …
Read More »Probe into infamous 1987 murder of British sleuth may reveal links to Murdoch media, ‘institutional police corruption’ – reports
On March 10, 1987, Daniel Morgan, 37, was discovered with an axe lodged in his head in a south-east London pub car park. Over three decades later, it remains the most investigated case in British history after five corruption-mired inquiries and an inquest failed to bring the killers to justice. …
Read More »Iran says it’s reached agreement with US on lifting of Trump-era economic sanctions
A breakthrough in Vienna will bring much-anticipated relief to the Iranian oil sector, which has been officially cut from the global energy market. “Some minute technical, political, legal, and practical issues remain,” Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the ministry said, adding “No task was impossible for the negotiators, and there’s no …
Read More »6 injured after gas station fire triggers powerful explosions with mushroom clouds in Siberia’s largest city (VIDEOS)
Bystanders and residents of multi-story apartment buildings filmed powerful mushroom-shaped explosions near a busy road. The TASS news agency cited emergency services saying that four employees and two firefighters had been hurt. The officials said that fuel tanks had detonated. Emergency officials separately told RIA Novosti that four people were …
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