Who are they? The terribly misnamed Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) is a far-right populist faction founded in 1989 as the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union, which lasted until the USSR dissolved. It was founded by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a firebrand politician who still leads the group to …
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Who are they? Founded in 1993, today’s Communists believe themselves to be the successors of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, created by Vladimir Lenin in the 1910s. Since its formation, the faction has consistently been in the top three most-represented parties in the country’s parliament. It has been …
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The Selective Service system currently requires men aged 18-25 to register for the draft. An amendment that would extend this to women as well was adopted in a 35-24 vote by the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, as part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the bill …
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The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant had originally committed to deliver 300 million doses of its jab to the EU by the end of June, but the company said production issues meant it would only be to deliver 100 million. In May the European Commission, the EU’s executive, launched its second bout …
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The Spanish government lifted its coronavirus-related state of emergency at midnight on Sunday. The state of emergency allowed the government to ban non-essential travel between regions, and required citizens to stay at home between 11pm and 6am. Spain was recording around 20,000 daily cases of Covid-19 when the curfew was …
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Emmanuel Macron had resisted curtailing freedoms of French citizens any more than already was the case under the months-long nightly curfew, travel restrictions, and various closures of “non-essential” businesses that have forced many to switch to sales via pick-up or delivery. Contrary to various exaggerated media reports, France has only …
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Having previously poured cold water on Americans’ holiday plans, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser did so again on Wednesday, saying any watch parties should be limited to immediate household members. “Enjoy the game, watch it on television, but do it with the immediate members of your family, the people …
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The 40-year-old former AC Milan and PSG star is now looking to carve out a music career following his retirement from football, and it appears his plan is to replace “The Beautiful Game” with beautiful women instead. Ronaldinho says he’s planning to release up to eight tracks through 2021 and …
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The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that Armenian forces had “violated the new humanitarian ceasefire” on Monday by shelling its positions in several locations. The statement came just minutes after a new ceasefire – a third one agreed for now – was supposed to take effect at 8am local time. It …
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No country, political parties have We in Russia national symbol, it is a strange two-headed eagle, which disgraced many people eliminated the 3 empires – the Assyrian, Byzantine, Russian and using someone else’s symbols, you can’t expect her luck, and even more proud of it, and to violate the Constitution. …
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