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Saudi Arabia Among the Countries Set to Join BRICS

July 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Three more countries – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey – are expected to join BRICS International Forum soon with the possibility to discuss and decide on their membership bids at BRICS Summit next year in […]

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Gazprom Cannot Guarantee Nord Stream’s Safe Operation

July 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Due to the doubts over the return of the repaired turbine from Canada, the Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday it could not guarantee the safe operation of a critical part of the Nord […]

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FDA Granted Emergency Use Authorization to Novavax Covid Vaccine

July 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The two-dose Covid-19 vaccine of Novavax was finally granted emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday as a protein option for adults ages 18 and older who have not […]

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Biden Arrives in the Middle East on First Trip as President

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden landed in Israel today on his first trip to the Middle East as President. Biden is set to visit Israel, the occupied West Bank, and Saudi Arabia during the four-day trip. On the […]

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DOJ Launches Task Force to Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Department of Justice launched today a new task force that aims to protect women’s reproductive healthcare freedom in the aftermath of the shocking Supreme Court decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion. […]

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Trump’s Jan 6 Rhetoric “Killed Someone”, Ally Said

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former president Donald Trump’s rhetoric “killed someone” on January 6, 2021, during the violent Capitol insurrection, a former campaign manager told another close Trump ally. Brad Parscale ran the successful Trump campaign in 2016. He […]

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Huge U.S. Inflation Sends Shockwaves To Stocks, Euro

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The economy is gulping as U.S. inflation tops 9 percent, making it the highest inflation in the country since 1981. The sky-high inflation has taken the euro to parity with the dollar for the first time […]

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Twitter Sues Elon Musk For Pulling Out of Deal

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The hostile saga between Twitter and Elon Musk is not remotely over yet. Twitter announced it is suing the world’s richest man Elon Musk over his decision to pull out of an agreed $44 billion takeover […]

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Former National Security Advisor Admits to Planning Foreign Coups

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Overthrowing governments takes a lot of work, the former US National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Tuesday, claiming he played a role in regime change efforts abroad and taking credit for attempting to oust […]

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Novavax’s Covid-19 Vaccine to Get FDA’s Authorization

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would probably grant emergency use authorization (EUA) to Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine as early as Wednesday, Politico reports quoting two people familiar with the matter. In a time when White […]

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Cheney Says Trump Attempted to Contact Jan 6th Panel Witness

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former President Donald Trump has allegedly attempted to contact a witness not yet seen in the hearings of the House January 6 committee and the panel has notified the Department of Justice of the revelation. […]

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US Drone Strike Kills Top Islamic State leader in Syria

July 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria, Maher al-Agal, was killed in a successful counterterrorism operation conducted by the US military and intelligence community that has seriously injured another senior official […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Biden Re-Nomination – Gun Law – NATO, Ukraine – New Hampshire, Arizona, Michigan – Tuesday Trivia

July 12, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, July 12, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 37%Down 3 from June 23 RON’S COMMENT: Biden’s rating is sinking. Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 33% (NYT/Siena) […]

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Conservatives Line Up To Launch Bids To Replace Boris Johnson

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Who will be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? That’s the big question across the pond in Britain. Conservative leaders have launched their bids to replace Boris Johnson as the country’s next prime minister. […]

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Sen. Graham Ordered To Testify in Trump Election Probe

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has been ordered by a judge to testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential […]

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Health Department Says Doctors Must Provide Abortion If Mother’s Life At Risk

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. government said healthcare providers must offer abolition services if the life of the mother is at risk, and procedures under such circumstances will be protected under federal law no matter what the state […]

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NASA Releases First James Webb Telescope Images

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

13 billion years ago. That’s how far into the ancient history of the galaxies NASA’s new James Webb telescope can reach back to. NASA has released an image of far-flung galaxies as they were an astounding […]

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Time for Trump to ‘Sail into Sunset’ Musk Says

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The world’s richest man Elon Musk said it is time for Donald Trump to “hang up his hat and sail into the sunset.” The remark comes days after the former president mocked Musk at a […]

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Russia Halting Kazakh Pipeline to Cause Deep Losses to Oil Majors

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

If Russia, as is feared, suspends the CPC pipeline that is almost the only export route for oil from land-locked Kazakhstan to the Black Sea Russian export terminal in the port of Novorossiisk, Western energy […]

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CDC Study Found Herbicide Linked to Cancer in Most Urine Samples

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A common herbicide chemical linked to cancer was detected in the majority of urine samples reviewed by the public health agency, revealed the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study designed to assess […]

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Jill Biden Slammed After Calling Texas Hispanics ‘Breakfast Tacos’

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

First Lady Jill Biden was slammed by the Hispanic community and the critics on Monday after she compared Latinos with breakfast tacos, with conservatives mocking the comparison while a major Hispanic activist organization branded her […]

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Arizona Law Granting ‘Personhood’ to Fetuses Was Blocked by Court

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Arizona state law granting “personhood” to unborn fetuses was temporarily blocked from taking effect on Monday by the US District Court Judge Douglas Rayes who called the law vague and depriving plaintiffs of their due […]

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US Considers Lifting Ban on Selling Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia

July 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Amid a push for more oil, the Biden administration is reportedly considering lifting its ban on offensive weapons sales to Riyadh ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia later this week. Four sources […]

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President Joe Biden will visit every 9/11 location where hijacked planes crashed in 2001 to pay tribute to those who were killed in the attack, commemorating the 20th anniversary of tragic event.

Most Democrats Want Another Candidate For 2024

July 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A strong majority of Democratic voters want the party to nominate someone other than President Joe Biden for the 2024 election. Bidet’s approval rating has been struggling. The popularity among Americans is pretty low for […]

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Sri Lankan President to Resign Amid Mass Protests

July 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is resigning amid mass protests. The Sri Lankan parliament will elect a new president on July 20. Both the president and prime minister have offered to quit amid massive economic meltdowns. Tens […]

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Macron Secretly Aided Uber Lobbying in France

July 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

French President Emmanuel Macron went to extraordinary lengths to support Uber in its lobbying efforts to disrupt the closed-shop taxi industry in France when he was the Economy Minister. New leaked files show that Macron […]

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Europe On Edge as Nord Stream Enters Shutdown

July 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The largest single pipeline carrying Russian gas into Germany and Europe began annual maintenance this week, with flows of gas expected to stop for 10 days. But there are fears that the shutdown could last longer […]

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US Defense Firm Ends Talks to Buy NSO Group’s Surveillance Tech

July 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. Defense contractor L3 Harris has abandoned talks about acquiring Israeli tech company NSO Group’s surveillance technology after the White House said that any deal that came out of the talks raised serious concerns. […]

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EHCR Accuses Turkey of Not Complying with Release Ruling for Kavala

July 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Europe’s top rights court accused Turkey of not complying with a ruling that called for the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to life in prison for the failed 2016 attempt to overthrow […]

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Biden Says Saudi Trip to Promote Regional Integration

July 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US President Joe Biden offered a geopolitical, economic, and security rationale behind his announced trip to Saudi Arabia this week, arguing that it aims to advance important US interests while promoting regional integration. Defending his […]

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