In its fight to win the COVID War, Pakistan announced that from 5 May to 20 May, it will cut international flights into and out of its airports by 80 percent. The restrictions will come into effect as Istanbul considers implementing a nationwide lockdown due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The BBC reported that Pakistan was...
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UKRAINE VS. RUSSIA: WAR OR PEACE?
Ukrainian troops that have been sent to the Donetsk region of the country have been squaring off with Russian separatists for nearly seven years. Although Moscow recently withdrew some of its forces from the border, many see no end in the standoff that has killed 14,000, according to a report. “The conflict with Russia will...
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CHAD: PROTESTS ESCALATING
Several protesters were killed in Chad on 27 April as thousands took to the streets to voice their contempt over the appointment of Gen. Mahamat Idriss Déby as leader of the Transitional Military Council shortly after his father’s killing – a move many in the nation condemn as a coup. His father, Idriss Déby –...
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ISRAEL ACCUSED OF APARTHEID BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
A growing number of Israelis and international groups have accused the country of operating apartheid-like conditions in its treatment of Palestinians both with the country and in occupied areas, The New York Times reported. Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth told The Times that the “oppression of Palestinians there has reached a threshold and...
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HOME INVASION, PART ONE: HARDENING THE TARGET
By Bradley J. Steiner, American Combato Home invasion is truly a nightmarish problem. No one who hasn’t experienced it or who hasn’t studied the phenomenon to the extent of realizing its emotional and physical impact on its victims can fully appreciate what destruction this horrendous crime of violence leaves in its wake. And I am...
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VACCINE FAST FACTS
Serious adverse reactions and deaths in the U.S. from experimental COVID vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna continue to mount. In four months of use, the numbers surpass all reported deaths from all vaccines dispensed in the U.S. over the last 20 years. According to the VAERS medical reporting system authorized by the FDA and CDC,...
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LUMBER PRICES ADD $36,000 TO COST OF NEW HOME
Lumber prices have risen 67 percent this year and 340 percent in the past 12 months, according to Random Lengths, a lumber industry research firm. The price spikes have added $35,872 to the average cost of a newly built single-family home and $12,966 to the market value of a multifamily dwelling, the National Association of...
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
CHINA SOCIAL CREDIT TO-GO? The Vancouver, Canada location of a famed Chinese restaurant chain has just dubiously raised the bar in offering an authentic Chinese dining experience. The Haidilao Hotpot restaurant has effectively installed a pilot social credit surveillance system, complete with cameras that watch every table. Manager Ryan Pan said the Chinese-made system was...
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INFLATION TSUNAMI APPROACHING
By Gregory Mannarino, TradersChoice.net Turn on the mainstream news and all the talk now is about the rising state of inflation. It’s an interesting situation, as, for years, the talk used to be “there is no inflation” – but that narrative has certainly changed in a big way. This mainstream spin on this is: “The...
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U.S. MARKETS OVERVIEW
U.S. share prices slipped on April’s last trading day but registered gains for the month as companies reported strong first-quarter earnings. Investors’ buoyant mood was tempered by the mainstream media blasting fear and hysteria of rising coronavirus cases in India. Indeed, last Thursday, CNN, the Cartoon News Network, hyped the India COVID crisis as “a...
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