15,000 White South Africans to Be Given Asylum in Russia
Following Australia’s offer of fast tracking visas for White South African farmers in April, Russia has now agreed to take 15,000 Boers. The decision by the Russian government to allow the immigration follows the well documented troubles in South… more »
Venezuela In Chaos After Maduro Announces Massive 95% Devaluation, New FX Rate Tied To Cryptocurrency
Chaos and confusion erupted across Venezuela, and most stores were shuttered on Saturday, after president Nicolas Maduro announced that the government would enact a massive currency devaluation, implement a new minimum wage, hike taxes, and also raise… more »
Student Loans Are Starting To Bite The Economy
Student loans are now the second-largest category of household debt in America, topping $1.4 trillion and trailing only mortgages at $9 trillion. The average student loan payment is $351. Tack that on to average rents and you’re pushing $1,800. more »
‘Panicking’ white farmers putting land up for sale in South Africa – report
South Africa’s white farmers have been desperately trying to sell their lands at record pace ahead of planned government land seizures, according to a local farmer’s union. However, there are no buyers. Investors in South Africa are worried that the… more »
Zimbabwe 2.0? Land confiscation will damage South Africa's food production, says rights group
The South African economy and the nation's food production could collapse if the government seizes land from white farmers and redistributes it to black citizens, a local race relations organization has told RT. The move, approved by the ruling African… more »
Liberal project of new world order has failed, top Russian senator claims
Russian Upper House chair Valentina Matviyenko says the liberal project of a ‘new world order’ has failed because liberals have abandoned many of their original ideas and have become repulsive for the general public. “Liberalism in the form that it… more »
Venezuela crisis: Brazil deploys troops after migrant attacks
Brazil is sending troops and extra police to the border town of Pacaraima where Venezuelan migrant camps were attacked and set ablaze. President Michel Temer held an emergency meeting on Sunday as regional tensions rose over the numbers fleeing… more »
Russia builds new robotic tank invulnerable to mines
The working title of the project is "Storm". The main goal of the new machine is to reduce human losses under the conditions of urban warfare. It was said that the new machine would be able to withstand rocket-propelled grenades and mine explosions.… more »
Chile has become the first South American country to legally ban the widespread commercial use of plastic bags.
The new legislation, approved by Congress and enacted by President Sebastián Piñera, gives small shops two years to adapt to a total ban. . Scientists say plastic pollution has a devastating impact on marine wildlife and affects the health of humans. Mr… more »
American ship carrying $20mn in soybeans in sea limbo, a victim of US-China trade war
. A US cargo ship carrying $20 million worth of soybeans has been circling in the ocean for a month because it was unlucky to arrive a few hours after tariffs kicked in. The Peak Pegasus cargo ship, owned by JPMorgan Asset Management, left Seattle for… more »
More Than 100 Large Wildfires in US as New Blazes Erupt
Six large new wildfires erupted in the United States, pushing the number of major active blazes nationwide to over 100, with more expected to break out sparked by lightning strikes on bone-dry terrain, authorities said on Aug. 11. More than 30,000… more »
In Furious Rant Erdogan Lashes Out At Trump: "We See The Game You're Playing, We Dare You"
In the wake of the U.S. doubling tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum on Friday which sent the Turkish lira and capital markets into free fall, Erdogan wrote a Friday New York Times op-ed cataloging his grievances and threatening to walk away from the… more »
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency in 3 Regions Over Venezuelan Refugee Influx
The government of Ecuador on Wednesday introduced a state of emergency in three provinces of the country due to the influx of refugees from Venezuela, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said. According to the European Parliament, over 2 million people have… more »
FBI Warns of ‘Unlimited’ ATM Cashout Blitz
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning banks that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a highly choreographed, global fraud scheme known as an “ATM cash-out,” in which crooks hack a bank or payment card processor and use cloned cards… more »
Russia to sell off more US Treasuries in retaliation against sanctions
Moscow will continue selling off its holdings of US Treasury securities in response to the new penalties Washington is ready to introduce against Russia in the near future, according to Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. The minister added that… more »
‘Product of chemical synthesis’: Russian lawmaker targets artificial food additives in new bill
A Russian lawmaker has proposed banning the naming of foodstuffs made with excessive artificial components after traditional products such as “sausage” or “lemonade.” MP Vitaly Milonov of the majority United Russia party addressed the Minister of… more »
Bank of America Freezes Kansas Family's Bank Account After Demanding Citizenship
An American-born Kansas family had their bank account frozen after Bank of America demanded to know their citizenship status, reports the Kansas City Star. BofA said that it's standard practice to ask about citizenship status when opening a new account… more »
News Feed Trump lambasts prosecution team as ‘gang of 13 angry Democrats’
Trump:"Arrived back in Washington last night from a very emotional reopening of a major U.S. Steel plant in Granite City, Illinois, only to be greeted with the ridiculous news that the highly conflicted Robert Mueller and his gang of 13 Angry Democrats… more »
Unknown Man Blows Himself up at Football Field in Belgium - Reports
A man, wearing a belt of explosives, blew himself up at 8:40 a.m. local time at Stembert, on the heights of Verviers, on the Linaigrettes football pitch. As specified by the broadcaster RTB, it could be a man approximately 50-60 years old, who at the… more »
Call to break up Russia by Latvian MP proof of NATO’s hostile plans – senior lawmaker
MP Leonid Kalashnikov (Communist Party) told RIA Novosti on Monday that the statement by the Latvian MP Aleksandrs Kirsteins clearly demonstrated that Russian concern over NATO bases in Baltic countries was justified. The comments came shortly after… more »
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