Speaking at a coronavirus event at well-known university RANEPA, on Tuesday, Rospotrebnadzor boss Anna Popova explained that Russia has quite a low rate of Covid-19 per capita, and therefore there is no sense in taking drastic measures. Currently, there are few restrictions in the world’s largest country with bars, restaurants, and …
Read More »Armenia puts national army units on full combat alert as shelling hits self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh republic’s capital
The shelling of Stepanakert, a city of 55,000 residents located in the middle of the disputed border region, has left many people injured and civilian infrastructure damaged, the Armenian authorities reported on Friday. An order to put the national military on the highest level of combat readiness followed shortly afterwards. …
Read More »UK govt seeking to avoid national lockdown to ‘stop unemployment in millions’ – minister
“I’ve not seen any projections of four million [unemployed materializing] but certainly we know that there are some 700,000 extra people that are already unemployed,” Eustice told Sky on Thursday. “It’s for precisely that reason that we are trying to avoid full lockdown.” The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast in …
Read More »Trump announces creation of national ‘1776 Commission’ to promote ‘patriotic education’
Speaking on Thursday on the occasion of Constitution Day – the anniversary of the US founding document being signed in 1787 – Trump denounced the radicals who seek to “demolish this treasured and precious inheritance,” specifically naming critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and Howard Zinn’s ‘People’s History of the …
Read More »Trump sends National Guard to Wisconsin at Kenosha County Board’s request, after clashes there result in deaths
The president announced he was deploying “federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, [Wisconsin] to restore LAW and ORDER!” via Twitter on Wednesday, explaining he had just gotten off the phone with State Governor Tony Evers. Trump’s statement came just hours after the Kenosha County Board begged Evers …
Read More »125 National Guard troops deploying to Kenosha following rioting & looting over police shooting
“This is a limited mobilization of the National Guard focused on supporting the needs of local first responders to protect critical infrastructure, such as utilities and fire stations, and to ensure Kenoshians are able to assemble safely,” Evers said. Following the shooting of Blake, which was caught on a cellphone …
Read More »National triumph?
What is 77% of the votes for the amendments to the Constitution? This is a real national triumph, the victory of the majority, the support of the national leader and the unity that was only after the Crimea, but not for long really. However, you will not see a single …
Read More »The championship of the national Football League decided not to renew
Clubs of the national Football League, the second division of Russian football, voted for the termination of the championship the FNL in season 2019/20. “In a joint communication, which was attended by all first division clubs, we confirmed the previously voiced opinion within a specified time from 21 June to …
Read More »The head of Bashkortostan compared COVID-19 with fascism and called Putin a “national leader”
The head of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov believes that Russia has been “pretty good to organize work on the non-proliferation of the pandemic [coronavirus]” due to the fact that in Russia the “great controllability” and “we are all United under the beginning of a very strong leader, our national leader President …
Read More »The Russian national currency continues to weaken, the Euro has passed for 84 rubles
The weakening of Russian national currency in the course of trading on the Moscow stock exchange by Tuesday night were strengthened and the Euro for the first time from April 3 to overcome the barrier 84 rubles. So, as of 18:54 GMT the dollar calculations “tomorrow” increased by 1.85 ruble …
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