The aircraft successfully completed certification tests under natural icing conditions in northern Russia, its manufacturer Irkut Corporation, part of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), revealed earlier this week. It made some 14 flights lasting from three to five hours over the coast of the White Sea, part of the Barents Sea …
Read More »‘Solemn tone’ & ‘high public interest’: Amid mountain of complaints, BBC EXPLAINS its non-stop Prince Philip coverage to the world
When the Duke of Edinburgh passed away at the age of 99 on Friday, the BBC went into overdrive. All frivolous programming was cancelled, newsreaders donned black, and the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II became the subject of every minute of coverage for the remainder of the day. While …
Read More »Existing climate model simulations overestimate future sea-level rise by up to 25%, new study shows
Their new, higher-resolution climate model simulation reveals a slower ocean temperature increase than predicted by current models. The reason for this comes courtesy of ocean eddy processes, which were left out of many, lower-resolution models which inform public policy today. The climate models involve vast amounts of data from numerous …
Read More »Professor argues that MARIO KART could inspire fairer economic system
Using what he sees as an example of an equitable game, in his paper “From Mario Kart to pro-poor environmental governance,” Bell argues in favor of the so-called rubber-band effect, in which the gameplay is regulated through the distribution of power-ups of varying potency. Making the case for more effective …
Read More »The Public Health industry’s mission creep has finally led it to medicalise racism – it was only ever a matter of time
“What we know is this: racism is a serious public health threat that directly affects the well-being of millions of Americans,” declared Walensky. To show its determination to treat racism as a public health problem, the CDC has launched a new web portal, Racism and Health. Once upon a time …
Read More »‘Pandemic against our people’: Australians rally against deaths of indigenous people in police custody (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Protests and marches took place in cities, including Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on Saturday, with more rallies expected in Adelaide and Perth on Thursday. People held ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs and placards with ‘Stop Black Deaths in Custody.’ The demonstrations mark the 30th anniversary of a seminal government report on …
Read More »200,000+ US military personnel & veterans claim defective 3M earplugs led to hearing problems as first lawsuit goes to court
The case involves the Minnesota-based company’s Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, which were widely used by troops deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2015. The plaintiffs blame 3M for hearing loss and related issues, alleging that the firm was aware that the gear had problems, coming loose …
Read More »‘Unacceptable’: Biden experiences heavy pressure from within his own party after requesting HUGE $715bn Pentagon budget
Biden’s request for a $753-billion 2022 defense budget – with a whopping $715 billion going straight to the Pentagon – was made public on Friday and immediately drew criticism for being an even higher number than Trump’s $740-billion defense budget (with $704 billion for the Pentagon). Much of the opposition …
Read More »Donbass crisis: Domestic political battles in Kiev, Moscow & Washington could see Ukraine & Russia stumbling into war nobody wants
All countries have a lot to lose from a war, and unpredictability is an important factor as a series of unknown variables will make it nearly impossible to exercise escalation control and calculate the consequences. However, the assumption that states always act rationally is deeply flawed. The rational unitary actor …
Read More »Russians’ lack of sympathy for Navalny may be partly down to constant lies about the country from West’s media & political classes
Imprisoned Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny has been making news again this week, claiming that he has been denied proper medical treatment. On Wednesday, Amnesty International said that the Russian authorities “may be placing him into a situation of a slow death and seeking to hide what is happening to …
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