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Morrison said on Wednesday that it would “come as no surprise that Australia will not be sending any official representatives to the forthcoming Winter Games in China,” citing alleged “human rights abuses in Xinjiang and many other issues that Australia has consistently raised.” “We have been very pleased and very …

Addressing an event held by the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, Musk said the brain implant, which has been successfully used in animals such as pigs and monkeys, would be ready for real human testing sometime next year. “Neuralink’s working well in monkeys, and we’re actually doing just a …

The two-hour conference call on Tuesday also addressed cybersecurity and ransomware in particular, as well as the ongoing crisis in diplomatic relations between the US and Russia, arms control negotiations, and attempts to restart the Iran nuclear deal that Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, repudiated in 2018. ©  The White House/Handout …

Putin and Biden spoke for just over two hours on Tuesday, discussing Ukraine, sanctions, nuclear weapons and other subjects. After the televised introduction, however, reporters were ushered out and the two leaders were expected to continue the video call one-on-one. According to a Russia 1 channel correspondent reporting from the …

“Vladimir Putin looks at our pathetic surrender in Afghanistan, leaving behind dead Soldiers, American citizens, and $85 billion worth of Military equipment. He then looks at Biden. He is not worried!” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday, hours after Biden and Putin met virtually to discuss a range of …

“We are asking everyone to do a lateral flow test before mixing with people from other households and on every occasion that you intend on doing so,” Sturgeon said during a Tuesday address to Parliament.  This testing should be done before a visit to another household or to a pub, …

“The world is undoubtedly more prosperous today and yet our security outlook is far more complex and dangerous than at any time over the past 30 years,” the admiral said in a speech Tuesday, his first as the head of the armed forces.   Radakin named Russia, China, Iran, and North …

The Axios-Ipsos poll, published on Tuesday, found a majority are only willing to mask up in indoor spaces open to the public, with 62% saying they are “most likely” to do this as the new variant spreads. Americans are much less willing to accept broader changes to their lifestyles that …

Small-scale privatization is the selling of state and municipal real estate, the cost of which does not exceed $9 million. The sale of assets is carried out through the ProZorro system, or rather, through the trading internet resources accredited in the system, which allow everyone to take part in open …

Previous drafts of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2022 included the measures, but they are missing from the latest compromise introduced on Tuesday.  The 670-page explanatory notice for the reconciliation bill lists all the changes made from the House and Senate versions. The two anti-Russian measures, originally proposed …