Watch: Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Volcano Erupts for First Time in Nearly 40 Years
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began to erupt on Sunday for the first time since 1984, scientists monitoring the volcano said.
According to scientists at the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hilo, the eruption began just before midnight on Sunday.
Webcams mounted on the summit caldera of Mokuaweoweo showed a vast fissure had opened in the crater, from which fountains of lava were pouring forth.
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began to erupt on Sunday for the first time since 1984, scientists monitoring the volcano said.
According to scientists at the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hilo, the eruption began just before midnight on Sunday.
Webcams mounted on the summit caldera of Mokuaweoweo showed a vast fissure had opened in the crater, from which fountains of lava were pouring forth.
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NASA Shares Stunning 'Earth Eclipse' Photo as Orion Sets Distance Record
The US space agency NASA said on Monday that Orion had reached a distance of 268,554 miles from Earth, or roughly 40,000 miles beyond the moon’s orbit.
As it neared the acme, Orion’s camera snapped a never-before-seen image of the moon eclipsing the Earth - typically, we see the opposite here on Earth, as the moon eclipses the sun in a solar eclipse or the Earth eclipses the moon in a lunar eclipse.
The US space agency NASA said on Monday that Orion had reached a distance of 268,554 miles from Earth, or roughly 40,000 miles beyond the moon’s orbit.
As it neared the acme, Orion’s camera snapped a never-before-seen image of the moon eclipsing the Earth - typically, we see the opposite here on Earth, as the moon eclipses the sun in a solar eclipse or the Earth eclipses the moon in a lunar eclipse.
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Names 'Gaslighting' Word of the Year
The term "gaslighting," invented in 1944 to describe the process of manipulating people into questioning their own sanity is the "term of the Year," the Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced on Monday.
"'Gaslighting' is our 2022 Word of the Year," Merriam-Webster said in a Twitter message.
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The term "gaslighting," invented in 1944 to describe the process of manipulating people into questioning their own sanity is the "term of the Year," the Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced on Monday.
"'Gaslighting' is our 2022 Word of the Year," Merriam-Webster said in a Twitter message.
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Washington Claims US Does Not Foresee Much Oil From Venezuela After Chevron Gets Extraction Permit
The United States does not foresee big shipments of oil from Venezuela after the US Treasury Department granted Chevron an extraction permit, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said during a press briefing.
“'l will let Chevron speak for this particular issue of sanctions relief, but our expectation is there won't be a lot of oil coming out of there. It will have to be shipped to the United States,” Kirby said on Monday. “It remains to be seen how much we'll get drilled down there. It'll be up to Chevron to decide that.”
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The United States does not foresee big shipments of oil from Venezuela after the US Treasury Department granted Chevron an extraction permit, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said during a press briefing.
“'l will let Chevron speak for this particular issue of sanctions relief, but our expectation is there won't be a lot of oil coming out of there. It will have to be shipped to the United States,” Kirby said on Monday. “It remains to be seen how much we'll get drilled down there. It'll be up to Chevron to decide that.”
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Western Reaction to Russia's Anti-LGBT Bill ‘Interference in Internal Affairs’ - Envoy
Russia considers the reaction by the collective West to its Decree on Traditional Values to be interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov said.
Stepanov was summoned to the Canadian Foreign Ministry earlier on Monday in connection with the embassy's lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT)-related tweets, which were posted in response to the statement released by a coalition of Western states on Russia's law banning the promotion of LGBT propaganda.
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Russia considers the reaction by the collective West to its Decree on Traditional Values to be interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov said.
Stepanov was summoned to the Canadian Foreign Ministry earlier on Monday in connection with the embassy's lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT)-related tweets, which were posted in response to the statement released by a coalition of Western states on Russia's law banning the promotion of LGBT propaganda.
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Danish Churches Cancel Services Amid Energy Crunch
Churches around Denmark have been forced to cancel services because of the ongoing energy crisis.
In the Diocese of Lolland-Falster, all 108 churches have been given permission to move or cancel services to conserve energy, and many have already made use of this arrangement, especially in the sparsely populated countryside. However, specialists have warned of the risks associated with unheated churches. Denmark has about 1,700 churches which are 500 years old or older, and this raises specific problems.
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Churches around Denmark have been forced to cancel services because of the ongoing energy crisis.
In the Diocese of Lolland-Falster, all 108 churches have been given permission to move or cancel services to conserve energy, and many have already made use of this arrangement, especially in the sparsely populated countryside. However, specialists have warned of the risks associated with unheated churches. Denmark has about 1,700 churches which are 500 years old or older, and this raises specific problems.
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⚡️ The Russian Aerospace Forces have launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket loaded with a satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome for the Ministry of Defense, Russia's MoD says
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📹 Russia successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a military satellite from the Plesetsk spaceport, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
▪️ The previous launch of a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from Plesetsk took place on November 2, when another Russian military spacecraft was put into orbit.
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▪️ The previous launch of a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from Plesetsk took place on November 2, when another Russian military spacecraft was put into orbit.
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📸 The US space agency NASA said on Monday that Orion had reached a distance of 268,554 miles from Earth, or roughly 40,000 miles beyond the moon’s orbit. As it neared the acme, Orion’s camera snapped a never-before-seen image of the moon eclipsing the Earth - typically, we see the opposite here on Earth, as the moon eclipses the sun in a solar eclipse or the Earth eclipses the moon in a lunar eclipse.
▪️The photo recalls the famous “pale blue dot” photo snapped by Voyager 1 as it passed Neptune’s distant orbit in February 1990, in which the Earth appears as little more than a bright star, indistinguishable from other cosmic specks of light.
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▪️The photo recalls the famous “pale blue dot” photo snapped by Voyager 1 as it passed Neptune’s distant orbit in February 1990, in which the Earth appears as little more than a bright star, indistinguishable from other cosmic specks of light.
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🇮🇳🇷🇺🛢 India bought about 40% of all Russian Urals oil shipped by sea in November, ahead of other states which purchase the oil, reports cited Refinitiv and traders' data as saying.
📍 At the same time, shipments of Urals to Europe, which was previously its largest consumer, in November amounted to slightly less than a quarter.
⛽️ On December 5, the G-7 countries are planning to introduce a price cap for Russian oil; however, according to official statements, India does not plan to join this initiative. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said that Moscow will not export oil to countries that adopt the price cap.
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📍 At the same time, shipments of Urals to Europe, which was previously its largest consumer, in November amounted to slightly less than a quarter.
⛽️ On December 5, the G-7 countries are planning to introduce a price cap for Russian oil; however, according to official statements, India does not plan to join this initiative. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said that Moscow will not export oil to countries that adopt the price cap.
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Musk: Apple Threatening to Remove Twitter From App Store or Request Changes
When asked by a subscriber, Elon Musk confirmed that Apple is threatening Twitter's presence or demanding changes to the social media platform. "Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why."
Replying to the tweet, users supported Musk. "Boycott Apple! We need another phone", and "Apple doesn’t support free speech." they said.
Musk also announced that “the Twitter Files on free speech suppression” will be published soon on Twitter itself. "This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead." the billionaire stated.
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When asked by a subscriber, Elon Musk confirmed that Apple is threatening Twitter's presence or demanding changes to the social media platform. "Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why."
Replying to the tweet, users supported Musk. "Boycott Apple! We need another phone", and "Apple doesn’t support free speech." they said.
Musk also announced that “the Twitter Files on free speech suppression” will be published soon on Twitter itself. "This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead." the billionaire stated.
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🥴 A Biden administration official, one of the US federal government’s first gender non-binary workers, has been accused of stealing luggage from the Minneapolis airport back in September.
▪️ Sam Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy, was charged with theft after allegedly snatching a Vera Bradley suitcase reportedly worth $2,325 from the baggage claim at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16, according to the court.
▪️ Brinton, who uses they/them pronouns, was caught on a surveillance video grabbing the luggage and removing the ID tag identifying the owner, the filings state.
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▪️ Sam Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy, was charged with theft after allegedly snatching a Vera Bradley suitcase reportedly worth $2,325 from the baggage claim at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16, according to the court.
▪️ Brinton, who uses they/them pronouns, was caught on a surveillance video grabbing the luggage and removing the ID tag identifying the owner, the filings state.
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Sputnik received the footage of Russian sappers demining the liberated territories of the DPR as Russian forces continue offensive
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:
▪️The idea of creating a "gas union" between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has yet to be formilized
▪️Russia is interested in a dialogue on energy with China
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▪️The idea of creating a "gas union" between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has yet to be formilized
▪️Russia is interested in a dialogue on energy with China
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🇩🇪 ✊ On Monday evening, in Leipzig, Saxony's largest city, hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate against the federal government's energy policy and anti-Russian sanctions.
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China Lambasts Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy as Further Evidence That Ottawa is US 'Vassal'
China has lodged a solemn representation to Canada after its newly released "Indo-Pacific strategy" chided China on issues such as the Taiwan question and diplomacy, and urged Ottawa to show sincerity if it wants to improve ties.
Observers also believed the bluntly hostile strategy serves as further proof that Canada is becoming bogged down deeper as the US' vassal in countering China in the region.
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China has lodged a solemn representation to Canada after its newly released "Indo-Pacific strategy" chided China on issues such as the Taiwan question and diplomacy, and urged Ottawa to show sincerity if it wants to improve ties.
Observers also believed the bluntly hostile strategy serves as further proof that Canada is becoming bogged down deeper as the US' vassal in countering China in the region.
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🔺 First, we’ll talk about protests in Europe against US war profiteering in Ukraine
🔺 Next, we touch upon media hypocrisy in the coverage of protests in China
🔺 And, major media institutions urging the release of Julian Assange
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🔺 First, we’ll talk about protests in Europe against US war profiteering in Ukraine
🔺 Next, we touch upon media hypocrisy in the coverage of protests in China
🔺 And, major media institutions urging the release of Julian Assange
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🎥 Kevin Spacey has reportedly landed his first big role since 2018
Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar winner has signed his first filming contract since the end of a series of lawsuits over allegations of sexual harassment, according to US media. The 63-year-old actor played his last role in 2018 in the film "Billionaire Boys Club". After a long break, he is expected to play the antagonist in Gene Fallaize's "Control".
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Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar winner has signed his first filming contract since the end of a series of lawsuits over allegations of sexual harassment, according to US media. The 63-year-old actor played his last role in 2018 in the film "Billionaire Boys Club". After a long break, he is expected to play the antagonist in Gene Fallaize's "Control".
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🇷🇺🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic hosts opening ceremony of joint Russian-Laotian Laros-2022 exercises
"These joint exercises are becoming a tradition. This is the third time our units will practise joint counter-terrorism operation." said Major General Vladimir Kulikov, senior task force leader.
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"These joint exercises are becoming a tradition. This is the third time our units will practise joint counter-terrorism operation." said Major General Vladimir Kulikov, senior task force leader.
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