Giorno: 21 Ottobre 2021

Iran, Sputnik V on the agenda as Bennett meets Putin Friday

Read More Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in the seaside resort city of Sochi, in the first meeting between the two leaders since Bennett was appointed prime minister. The two leaders are expected to discuss a number of security issues, including Israel’s fears over Iran’s strengthening in Syria, […]

US Decries ‘Politically Motivated Prosecutions’ in Hong Kong

Read More The State Department expressed serious concerns about the continued deterioration of freedoms in Hong Kong, telling Beijing to cease its “politically-motivated arrests” and release the “unjustly detained” in the regime’s ever-expanding clampdown. “We note in particular the increase in politically-motivated prosecutions, including through the National Security Law, targeting Hong Kong’s teachers, labor unions, […]

Analysts Cut Asia’s Corporate Earnings Estimates on Growth Concerns

Read More Asian companies’ earnings have been downgraded for the first time in 16 months, data shows, on concerns over slowing growth in China and on worries that higher inflation and supply chain disruptions would weigh on profits. According to Refinitiv IBES estimates data, MSCI Asia-Pacific companies’ earnings estimates for the next 12 months have […]

House votes to hold Bannon in contempt for defying Capitol attack subpoena – live

Read More Key events Show 4.13pm EDT 16:13 House votes to hold Bannon in contempt for defying Capitol attack subpoena 4.05pm EDT 16:05 House secures votes to hold Bannon in contempt for defying Capitol attack subpoena 3.46pm EDT 15:46 House votes on measure to hold Bannon in criminal contempt 3.08pm EDT 15:08 Cheney endorses Bannon […]

Biden to campaign with Terry McAuliffe in toss-up Virginia election

Post Content As polls show the Virginia gubernatorial election neck-and-neck between former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, President Biden is scheduled to appear with the Democrat on the campaign trail. The McAuliffe campaign put out a media advisory alerting the press that Biden would campaign with McAuliffe on Tuesday, exactly one […]

NIH acknowledges US funded gain-of-function at Wuhan lab, despite Fauci’s denials

Post Content The National Institutes of Health is now admitting to funding gain-of-function research on bats infected with coronaviruses at a lab in Wuhan, China despite repeated denials from Dr. Anthony Fauci that U.S. tax dollars were used on the funding. In a letter to Rep. James Comer, ranking member of the House Committee on […]

Biden at MLK Commemoration: 1/6 Was Motivated by White Supremacy

In remarks on Thursday marking the 10th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in D.C., President Joe Biden insisted that white supremacy was the foundation of the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol. He also alleged that such prejudice motivated supporters of…