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Facebook to Change Its Name to Reflex the Focus on Building ‘Metaverse’

October 20, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, Facebook plans to rebrand the company with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the ‘metaverse’, The Verge reported on Tuesday. […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Biden’s Intensity Problem – 2024 Nominations – Size of Government – Boston – New York – Virginia – Tuesday Trivia

October 19, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Down 1 since Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 42% (Economist, Rasmussen) to 46% (Reuters, Politico). […]

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EPA to Ban and Limit Toxic “Forever Chemicals”

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an ambitious roadmap to restrict a class of toxic chemicals that are being labeled as “forever chemicals.” The strategy will limit pollution from a group of chemicals […]

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Facebook Looks to Hire 10,000 People in EU to Build the ‘Metaverse’

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Facebook plans to hire up to 10,000 people in Europe to build a “metaverse,” a whole new online realm combining virtual and augmented reality technologies. Facebook made the announcement this week, claiming that the investment […]

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UK Forms Green Investment Plan with Bill Gates

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The UK government has launched a green investment partnership with Bill Gates to mobilize millions of private sector funding over the next decade. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Bill Gates announced the £400 million […]

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Trump Sues to Keep White House Records about Jan. 6 Insurrection a Secret

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former president Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in order to keep the White House records about the Jan. 6 insurrection a secret. The lawsuit, filed to the DC District Court against the House select committing that […]

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Saudi Arabia Rolls Out ‘Saudization’ Plan in Al-Baha Region’s Key Areas

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Under the recent plans announced by the Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi, sales outlets in the Al-Baha region will be required to only employ Saudi citizens as a part of […]

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Hacker Defaced Trump’s Site, Posted Video of Erdogan, Surah from Quran

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest in a series of digital hacker attacks targeting US businesses and political entities, a purported pro-Turkey “hacktivist” has hacked and defaced former President Donald Trump’s website on Monday, Forbes reports. The hacktivist […]

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No Iran Nuclear Deal Talks in Brussels on Thursday, EU’s Borrell Says

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Contradicting Iran’s FM statement that Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri, would go to Brussels for discussions Thursday, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that the bloc will not hold talks […]

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Migrant Children Transported to Suburban NY under Cloak of Darkness

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Planes with unaccompanied migrant minors are secretly flown to suburban New York by the Biden administration that tries to quietly resettle migrants across the region, the New York Post reports citing unnamed sources. They claim […]

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US to Skip Moscow Format Talks on Afghanistan, Cites Logistical Reasons

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Citing logistical reasons he didn’t elaborate on, the US Department of State spokesman Ned Price informed on Monday that United States will not participate in the Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan, scheduled for October 20, […]

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US Envoy to Afghanistan Resigns after Washington’s Chaotic Pullout

October 19, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Less than two months after the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and amid the reports that US State Department will probe the hasty and chaotic evacuation from Kabul, the top US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay […]

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Toyota to Invest $1.3 Billion in US Battery Plant That Will Employ 1,750

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp.is ramping up development and production of the key components needed for hybrid and electric vehicles, announcing on Monday its plans to invest $3.4 billion in the US through 2030, […]

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Russia Suspends NATO’s Information Office in Moscow, Its Permanent Rep to NATO

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two weeks after NATO expelled eight Russian diplomats for alleged ‘undisclosed espionage’ at its Brussels headquarters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Moscow is completely suspending the operations of its mission to the Alliance […]

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Washington Urges the UK to Repair Relations with France after AUKUS Row

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Angry over British PM Boris Johnson’s reluctance to try harder to improve relations with French President Emmanuel Macron after the row over France’s submarine deal with Australia, the US diplomats are urging UK to follow […]

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Sen. Taddeo Launches Bid to Become Florida’s First Latina Governor

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Miami state Sen. Annette Taddeo is the latest high-profile Democrat to mount a challenge to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after she officially announced she’s entering the race for governor during a news conference in Tallahassee […]

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The First Black State Secretary Colin Powell Dies of COVID Complications

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

General Colin L. Powell, who served as the United States’ top soldier, diplomat and national security adviser in his four decades of public life, and whose speech at the UN in 2003 paved the way […]

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Syria’s Constitution Reform Drafting to Begin Today in Geneva

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Following a meeting with the government and opposition co-chairs of the Syrian Constitutional Committee who have agreed to start the process for constitutional reform, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen informed […]

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Evac Flight Takes Over 350 People, Including Americans, Out of Kabul

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A senior Qatari government official informed on Monday that in one of the largest evacuation flights from Afghanistan since the Taliban’s hostile takeover, 353 people including an unknown number of Americans set out from Kabul […]

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Facebook to Pay $336,000 for Failing to Delete Banned Content in Russia

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Facebook did not take advantage of the postponement granted by the Russian courts and did not pay the fine for refusing to delete the content considered illegal in Russia, the Russian Federal Bailiffs Service […]

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Turkey Considers Buying Russian Su-35, Su-57s if US Does Not Sell F-16

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Turkey’s president Erdogan pointed on Sunday that the US has allegedly offered Turkey to buy F-16 fighter jets in return for its investment in the F-35 programme it was kicked off from, the chief […]

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Escobar: It’s Dangerous for NATO to Share Info with Government in Podgorica

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Speaking at the last NATO summit, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, has allegedly expressed fears that it is dangerous to share information with the new Montenegrin government, […]

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US Allegedly Offered F-16 Sales in Return for Turkey’s F-35 Investment

October 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Ankara was kicked off the F-35 programme for purchasing Russian missile defence systems, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the US has allegedly offered Turkey to buy F-16 fighter jets in return […]

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US, EU Attempts to Lure Iran Back to Nuclear Talks Not Promising

October 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A senior EU official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on Sunday that Tehran’s new hardline administration is not yet ready to engage in Vienna after the delicate EU mission to Iran failed to […]

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American Christian Missionaries Kidnapped by an Armed Gang in Haiti

October 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Up to 17 American Christian missionaries and their family members have reportedly been kidnapped on Saturday by a gang in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Fox News reports quoting a voice message an organization with […]

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Muslim Foreign Ministers to Make Women’s Rights Plea to Taliban

October 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Foreign ministers from several countries are planning to travel to Kabul to make a plea with the Taliban to allow women and girls access to education. The Taliban recently barred girls from attending secondary school. […]

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Prince William On Billionaire Space Race: Saving Earth Should Come First

October 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Prince William said our focus should be on saving and repairing the Earth, not engaging in space tourism. In an interview with BBC’s Newscast, the Duke of Cambridge said that great brains and minds should […]

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German Businesses to Ban Unvaccinated Customers Even for Essentials

October 16, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As Germany’s neighbors wrestle with protests against vaccination mandates, the central German state of Hesse have upped the pressure on the unvaxed by allowing all businesses to block them access even to basic necessities, setting […]

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Faced with Raging Migrant Crisis, DHS to Reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

October 16, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Biden administration was ordered by a federal judge to enforce and implement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) after the court responded to the lawsuit filed by Texas and Missouri claiming that the termination of the […]

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US Military Attache Summoned after Russian Navy ‘Intercepts’ US Warship

October 16, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the Russian Pacific Fleet’s large anti-submarine warfare ship has thwarted on Friday an US guided missile destroyer’s attempt by to violate Russia’s state border and territorial waters in the Sea of Japan, the Russian […]

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