President Trump threw a wrench into the passage of the stimulus measures by threatening to veto the omnibus spending bill, unless Congress amends it and raises “the ridiculously low $600” in direct payments to a $2,000 level. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was all for it. However, some lawmakers rallied …
Read More »Mass vaccination delayed in US and UK, as drug firms struggle to meet demand
A 90-year-old grandmother was given a Covid-19 vaccine early on Tuesday morning, becoming the first Briton to receive a jab against the deadly coronavirus. Some 800,000 doses are expected to be delivered by the end of the week, and the first shot was celebrated by the government, with Health Secretary …
Read More »China tells the US it has no right to demand re-imposition of UN sanctions on Iran after Washington left nuclear deal
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian’s said on Thursday that, given the US had already declared its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it “has no due competence for demanding sanctions.” This position is shared by most members of the Security Council and a wide international consensus, …
Read More »Yefremov — demand justice for Sergey Zakharov
I deliberately postponed writing about Ephraim on the day. So, first, to write with a cooler head. When calmly, consistently and convincingly is stronger than on emotions. And secondly, to those who wanted to protect the drunken murderers (whom party is more important than justice and morality), has managed to …
Read More »We must demand an end a new round of repression
House arrest Nicholas Platoshkin is a new round of political repression. And then it does not matter that his views are not far, and just nasty, I don’t like leftists. He opposed amendments to the Constitution and nullification. Wanted to apply for the rally, wanted to hold pickets, but the …
Read More »The priests complain that when you quarantine them continue to demand the transfer of the Patriarchate
In provincial parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church growing protests because of the need to continue the transfer of payments to the Patriarchate, said archdeacon Andrei Kuraev. As he told the correspondent of “Rosbalt”, the income of parishes dropped, but the “center” continues to require the transfer of money. Andrey …
Read More »Russians demand from “Aeroflot” the money for the cancelled tickets
Affected by the pandemic coronavirus Russian tourists are outraged by the attitude of the airline “Aeroflot”, which is not in a hurry to reimburse the people their losses. On the portal Change.org there was a petition demanding the return to passengers money for the cancelled tickets, as many people now …
Read More »Worldwide tankers can’t drain the oil – there is no demand
Near a number of major oil and transshipment ports around the world have anchored hundreds carrying oil tankers. Experts believe that this is due to the crisis in the oil market – it is not profitable to sell, and may – no time to merge. In connection with the pandemic …
Read More »Worldwide tankers can’t drain the oil – there is no demand
Near a number of major oil and transshipment ports around the world have anchored hundreds carrying oil tankers. Experts believe that this is due to the crisis in the oil market – it is not profitable to sell, and may – no time to merge. In connection with the pandemic …
Read More »From Putin’s demand to send doctors not in Italy and in the regions of Russia
From the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Russian government demand to send doctors not in Italy, and in the Russian regions. The petition, which gathered nearly 900 signatures posted on the website change.org. The author of the petition notes that in Russia there is no real …
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