Year: 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jingping today, as the two countries and their leaders look to project themselves internationally as a counterweight to Western allies and the U.S. Putin’s visit […]

The US Claims Russia Planning Graphic Fake Propaganda Video

U.S. officials claimed yesterday that Russia is plotting to make a “very graphic” fake video of a Ukrainian attack in order to justify a military invasion into Ukraine. Officials painted a gruesome scene to stage […]

Scientists Confirm Super-Mutant HIV Strain Discovered in the Netherlands

The University of Oxford’s researchers has discovered a new dangerous and highly transmissible HIV strain that has confirmed scientists’ worst expectations that the new HIV mutations could make the virus even more infectious and more […]

UNICEF Confirmed Children’s Deaths in the US Raid in Syria

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed that at least six children were killed and one girl was badly injured during the overnight heavy violence caused by the US raid in the border town of […]

US Lawmakers Push to Rename Taiwan’s De Facto Embassy in the US

In a move that will certainly anger China, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced Thursday matching bills in both House of Representatives and the Senate that would require the United States to negotiate to […]

Biden Administration Approves Free Covid-19 Home Tests via Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Thursday that Americans enrolled in the US government’s Medicare program can get up to eight over-the-counter Covid-19 tests a month for free starting in early […]

New York’s Newly Drawn Congressional Map Signed into Law by Hochul

The newly drawn maps for the State of New York’s congressional districts that have been criticized by some non-partisan groups for giving Democrats a heavy political advantage over Republicans were signed into law on Thursday […]

Facebook Loses Daily Users for First Time as Stock Drops

Today is not a good day for Facebook. For the first time in Facebook’s 18-year-history, the social media giant saw its daily active users drop. That’s not all. The announcement of Facebook’s first-ever drop in user […]

Islamic State Leader Killed During US Raid in Syria

The top leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in a raid conducted by U.S. special forces. ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi has been one of the most wanted men in the […]

New Zealand Finally Unveils Phases for Border Reopening Plan

New Zealand has finally announced that it will reopen its border in a series of stages, beginning at the end of February. Previous plans were derailed by the Omicron variant, and it pushed back the […]

Some Havana Syndrome Cases Possibly Caused by Directed Energy

Some of the Havana Syndrome symptoms experienced by government officials and spies, in a few instances, could “plausibly” have been caused by pulsed electromagnetic energy emitted by an external source, an intelligence panel says. The […]

US Threatens Houthis with New Sanctions, Sends Warship, Jets to UAE

After a series of drone and missile attacks on the United Arab Emirates they’ve conducted, Yemen’s Houthi rebels were threatened with new sanctions by the US on Wednesday. Stressing the US has already taken several […]

Doctors Say Gene Therapy ‘Cured’ Leukemia Patients

Special cell therapy was successful in eradicating cancer in an early trial in a pair of patients now confirmed to be in remission after more than 10 years since they were treated, new research shows. […]

Soldiers Refusing Vaccine Face Immediate Discharging from the Army

More than 3,300 service members have been put at risk of being thrown out soon after the Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have opposed to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine. The […]

Fresh Out of the Office, De Blasio Plans to Run for Congress

Just one month after his term in the Big Apple expired and now that his Park Slope, Brooklyn address has been redistricted, former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is reportedly considering a congressional […]

Ukraine Crisis: US Troops to Deploy to Eastern Europe

President Joe Biden has formally approved the United States deploying troops to Eastern Europe amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The Pentagon announced Wednesday that 3,000 U.S. soldiers would be sent to Poland, Germany, and Romania […]

EU Unveils Controversial Plan to Label Nuclear and Gas as Sustainable

The European Union unveiled an extremely controversial plan to label some gas and nuclear energy plants as sustainable and as “green energy,” in a move that has greatly divided its member states. The European Commission […]

February 2, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Surprise in Florida Dem Prez Primary – Court Pick – Florida, Arizona, Kentucky Senate – Nevada, Texas, Florida Governor

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, February 2, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 41%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 38% (Monmouth) to 45% (Reuters). Biden’s disapproval rating […]

Native American Tribes Reach Major Opioid Settlement

Native American tribes reached major settlements over the massive toll that opioids took totaling more than half a billion dollars with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the three largest drug distribution companies in the U.S. […]

Putin Says West Has Ignored Russia’s Key Concerns Over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the United States and NATO have largely ignored the Kremlin’s security demands related to Ukraine. Putin has said very little publicly about the Ukraine crisis for weeks. The ongoing […]

Disaster-Hit Tonga Goes into Lockdown After First Local Covid Cases

Tsunami-hit Tonga is now going into lockdown after workers helping to deliver aid caught Covid, marking the first-ever Covid cases recorded in the Pacific nation. Tonga is still dealing with the aftermath of a huge […]

Damning Rio Tinto Report Finds Company Rife with Sexism, Racism

A damning internal report into mining giant Rio Tinto’s workplace culture has found disturbing patterns of sexism, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and racism in its company. The 85-page report was publicly published Tuesday by Rio […]

Due to an increase in coronavirus instances caused by the highly transmissible omicron strain, a United Nations nuclear treaty conference has been postponed until August of next year

US Asks for UN Security Council Meeting on North Korea

The United States has issued an urgent request to the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency meeting Thursday on North Korea’s missile testing amid growing concerns that the nuclear-armed country could soon resume […]

Tech Giant Dell to Invest Over $20bn in the Next Five Years

As data is increasingly becoming the world’s new oil, the US tech giant Dell Technologies has announced its plans to invest over $20 billion in six major technologies in the next five years, including 5G […]

Most of the American LNG Shipped to Europe for Second Month in a Row

The number of shipments of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been outpacing exports to Asia for the second month in a row holding on to Europe as its top destination, according to Refinitiv data. […]

Olympic Athletes Urged by the FBI to Use Burner Phones in China

Warning them of unspecified malicious cyber activities that could take place in China, the FBI has urged American athletes taking part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to leave their personal phones in the […]

The US Open for New Contacts Between Biden and Putin

Although it all depends on how the situation will develop further, Washington is open for new contacts between Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden respectively, US Department of State Spokesman Ned Price […]

Amnesty Report on Israel Prompts Angry Responses, Fierce Criticism

Amnesty International’s report accusing Israel of practicing the international crime of “apartheid” in its treatment of Palestinians drew fierce criticism and angry response from Jewish organizations and the authorities in Israel, which has denounced it […]

February 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

California Moves to Dismantle Nation’s Largest Death Row

The state of California is moving to dismantle the largest death row in the United States. California Governor Gavin Newsom placed a moratorium on executions three years ago. California will now begin moving the 700 […]

February 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Boris Johnson Sharply Criticized over Covid Lockdown Parties

The party is over in London. An investigation published Monday found that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office broke their own Covid lockdown rules. In the very height of the 2020 pandemic, the government banned Brits […]