The severe lack of accounting of the military toys provided to Kabul was exposed in a new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) tasked with providing so-called end-use monitoring (EUM) needed to ensure the provided equipment was utilized exactly as …
Read More »Trump says Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘overwhelmingly approved’ despite no FDA announcement
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, which was shown to be 94 percent effective against the virus in human trials, has been approved for use in the US, according to a tweet by Trump on Friday. “Moderna vaccine overwhelmingly approved. Distribution to start immediately,” the president wrote. However, the US Food and Drug …
Read More »Iran rejects IAEA’s call for new nuclear deal after Biden takes office
“Presenting any assessment on how the commitments are implemented (e.g referring to breach) is absolutely beyond the mandate of the agency and should be avoided,” Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna, tweeted on Friday. The envoy said that the commitments of the parties “have been delicately drafted” …
Read More »Covid vaccine certificates could lead to ‘global identity document’ used for all aspects of life, human rights NGO warns
In its analysis, the UK-based human rights group said that vaccination cards and “immunity” passports being issued by some governments could pave the way for “digital identity schemes” and other forms of ID. While countries like the UK insist that such documents are simply used to keep a record of …
Read More »West’s cultivation of Navalny as ‘Russian opposition leader’ plays into Kremlin hands by making him politically irrelevant at home
This especially given how, in Russia itself, the tale is difficult to digest, even for Putin-critics, many of whom see more holes in the story than you’d find in Swiss cheese. Especially given how frequently the facts, as presented by the US/UK (and, in this case, also by German) media, …
Read More »Minister says ‘nothing is ruled out’ for England as Northern Ireland faces six-week post-Christmas Covid lockdown
Speaking on Friday, Minister for School Standards Nick Gibb told BBC Breakfast that the government would be considering all options in the fight against Covid-19 in England. Asked if there would be another national lockdown after a period of relaxed measures for Christmas, he said: “We think the tier system …
Read More »Back to a sci-fi classic: Russian space scientists float idea of using RAILGUNS to launch satellites into orbit
The idea was floated by scientists at the leading research institute of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency in a new article published this week. The article explores the use of other space launchers besides chemical rocketry, which has long been the primary method of lifting off our planet. “In our opinion, …
Read More »China & Russia listed as main rivals in new US maritime strategy aimed at shaping ‘balance of power for the rest of the century’
Titled ‘Advantage at Sea’, the document, authored by the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, calls for greater integration of US naval forces in order to counter “determined rivals” Beijing and Moscow. Describing the nations as “the two most significant threats to this era of global peace and prosperity,” the …
Read More »Shift away from ‘fashionable’ race & gender issues, UK equalities minister suggests – gets HAMMERED by liberal press
Speaking at the Centre for Policy Studies think tank on Thursday, Truss declared that the debate in the UK over discrimination should not focus on “fashionable” issues of race, gender and sexual orientation. Instead, she said the government would focus on the “real concerns” of poverty, class division and income …
Read More »RT takes Gold, Silver & Bronze at Epica Awards 2020 – world’s only prize for creativity that’s judged by journalists
The 2020 Epica Awards evaluated 1,980 entries from 59 countries, with the highest number of entries coming from Russia (123) followed by Germany (121). From 450 finalists only 49 got the top prize. RT, with its project #VictoryPages, is among these, along with Der Spiegel, WWF, Greenpeace, Adobe, IKEA, Doctors …
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