EXTREME WEATHER! Blizzard in New York, USA (Dec 17, 2020)
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A Chinese fighter jet flew within a critically close distance of a U.S. bomber aircraft, prompting anger from military officials. The Chinese Shenyang J-11 rapidly approached the US B-52 bomber on Tuesday over the South China Sea and came within 10 feet of contact, the U.S. military said Thursday. The plane harassed the B-52 briefly,…
Gold prices reversed course to rise on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, though uncertainty over next year’s policy outlook persisted, while silver hit an all-time peak. Spot gold rose 0.7% at $4,236.57 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for February delivery settled 0.3% lower at $4,224.70. The Fed cut interest rates in another divided…
The United States Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo is reportedly among several missions targeted by protesters amid growing anger at a rebel assault in the east of the former French colony. Protesters burned tires and threw stones in front of the U.S. Embassy’s main compound in the capital, Kinshasa, The New York Times…
Spamouflage, a social media campaign linked to the Chinese state, has called for the overthrow of a foreign government, alleging improper flood relief efforts in Spain. The campaign impersonated the human rights group Safeguard Defenders, criticizing Spain’s leadership amidst its flood crisis and targeting multiple nations since 2017. Graphika, a New York-based online analysis firm,…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian media on Tuesday his government is planning to remove the Afghan Taliban from its list of designated foreign terrorist organizations to facilitate diplomacy with Afghanistan. “The Taliban are the ones holding real power [in Afghanistan]. Just as the People’s Republic of China, we have never closed down our…
Germany’s industrial output fell for a second consecutive month in June, figures published this week show, with a drop of 1.5% far wider than the previous month’s slip of 0.1%. The German Economy Ministry warned that high energy prices and interest rates had taken their toll, despite rising demand. The slump in output was greater…