Fri 09 December 2022: The United States believes Iran is looking at selling hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said on Friday. “We even believe that Iran is considering the sale of hundreds of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia,” Kirby told a briefing. “We expect […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new video went […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: Independent journalist Bari Weiss says platform restricted visibility of ‘disfavored tweets’. Twitter created “secret” blacklists to limit the visibility of “disfavored tweets” and certain right-leaning accounts, independent journalist Bari Weiss has claimed, citing an investigation based on internal company documents. Weiss, a former New York Times opinion editor who now runs […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: The British statistics body ONS said on Thursday that there were more deaths in the United Kingdom in 2021 as a result of excessive alcohol use than ever before. The Covid-19 pandemic, which saw heavy drinkers consume more more alcohol than in previous years, is likely to blame for this, according […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: The Biden administration’s exchange of Russian businessman Viktor Bout for imprisoned US basketball player Brittney Griner is an unpatriotic embarrassment for the United States, former President Donald Trump said on Thursday. “What kind of a deal is it to swap Brittney Griner, a basketball player who openly hates our country, for […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: Russian military company Wagner announced on Thursday that it had opened a cultural center in Serbia’s capital Belgrade. In a statement, the mercenary group said the “friendship and cooperation center” would focus on public diplomacy as its mission “to strengthen and develop friendly relations between Russia and Serbia with the help of ‘soft power’.” The […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: Thousands of airport employees from all around the country have gathered to strike in an effort to better their wages, benefits, and working conditions, NBC news reported on Thursday. Workers at 15 US airports, including those in Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and Phoenix, plan to participate in the […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: Brittney Griner, a famous basketball player for the United States, was freed by Russia in a prisoner swap, according to authorities, spurring messages of relief from US officials, fans, and Griner’s loved ones who had lobbied for her return to the US for months. According to the Russian foreign ministry, she […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: The availability of condoms for those between the ages of 18 and 25 will soon be made free, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, who made the announcement on Thursday (December 8). The step is being taken to stop the spread of sexually transmitted illnesses and prevent unintended pregnancies (STDs). Macron […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: Denmark’s defence ministry was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday that had cut off access to its websites, although it had no impact on its operations, the ministry said on Twitter. The websites were hit by so-called distributed denials of service (DDoS), which direct a firehose of traffic towards targeted servers […]
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