Astronomers Detect 9 Billion Year-Old Signal From Galaxy Far, Far Away

A team of astronomers from India and Canada has detected a radio signal from a very distant galaxy, which had been traveling to Earth for almost nine billion years.

The signal came from atomic hydrogen, the substance that is the main element in star formation in the galaxy.

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📹 Russia's MoD has revealed footage showing Grad MLRS crews of the Russian Armed Forces in combat as part of the special military operation

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EU Believes US Unwilling to Supply Abrams Tanks to Ukraine Fearing Escalation, Report Says

European officials believe that the United States is reluctant to hand over even a token contingent of its Abrams tanks to Kiev over concerns about the risk of escalation, British media reported on Thursday.

On Friday, the United Kingdom, Poland and Finland will try to persuade Germany to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks, while the US is not expected to commit to sending Abrams tanks, the report said.

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Japan Reverts to Militarism as US Prepares to Use Tokyo Against China, Scholars Warn

Tokyo approved an updated version of three doctrinal documents at the end of 2022: the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Build-Up Plan.

The Japanese government intends to significantly increase the country's military potential, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov alerted during a press conference on January 18.

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West Doesn’t Want Peace in Ukraine Rather Bleed Russia White, US Author Says

"The West does not want peace, does not want to negotiate a settlement to this conflict. And why is that? It's because they want to bleed Russia. They want to weaken Russia through this conflict," US author and lawyer Dan Kovalik told Sputnik. "People like Lloyd Austin, the secretary of defense of the United States, have openly said that. Many others have said that."

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🇮🇳🏍 The Well of Death is a kind of entertainment for Indian bike riders. They gamble with death, performing stunts on their vehicles.

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⚡️ Yellen notifies congressional leaders that Treasury began using 'extraordinary measures' on Thursday after US hit debt ceiling

☦️ Bathing in freezing weather in unheated open waters on Epiphany is one of the most popular religious rites among Russians, with more than 2.1 million people participating annually.

▪️ On January 19, Russia, along with other Eastern Orthodox Christian nations, celebrates the Epiphany. The Orthodox believe that on Epiphany Eve, the water in the hole, which is usually consecrated by priests in advance, has unique characteristics that purify the soul and temper the body.

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😍 🐼 On January 22, people celebrate Chinese New Year. In the southwestern province of Sichuan, ten baby pandas sent Lunar New Year wishes with their keepers.

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💬 "I do think that we have to look at drugs as this huge commodity that has been intertwined with the US empire and really before that, the British Empire, going all the way back to the Opium Wars. Drugs are one of the three most lucrative commodities traded internationally. I believe it goes oil, weapons and then narcotics. This is a huge amount of money. And this money ends up in the Western financial system", Aaron Good, political scientist, author, and host of the American Exception podcast, says.

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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing how tankmen of the Russian Armed Forces neutralize Ukrainian positions on the right bank of the Dnepr River.

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🇿🇦 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 South Africa to host second round of joint naval military exercises with Russia and China off its coast

🗣 “As means to strengthen the already flourishing relations between South Africa, Russia and China, a multinational maritime exercise between these three countries ... will take place,” the South African National Defense Force said.

Dubbed “Mosi”, which means “smoke” in the local Tswana language, the naval exercises are expected to take place between February 17 and 27 at two locations, off the shores of the coastal city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and off the coastal city of Richards Bay, which is located 110 miles (180 kilometers) from Durban.

The first such exercise involving the three naval forces took place in November 2019 off Cape Town.

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Ukraine Helicopter Crash: Kiev Abandoned Russian Mi-8s in Favor of French Pumas – Expert

The French helicopter Super Puma H225 has been dogged by technical problems since it made its maiden flight in 2000. The helicopter has been involved in an array of deadly crashes, Russian military expert Yevgeny Matveyev has told Sputnik.

His comments come after Ukrainian media reported on Wednesday that a French-made H225 helicopter that crashed near Kiev earlier that day had a spate of technical glitches.

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‼️Pentagon: No Sense to Give Abrams Tanks to Kiev at Moment Due to High Maintenance Cost

The United States believes it makes no sense to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine, considering high costs associated with their maintenance, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Thursday.

"The maintenance and the high cost that it would take to maintain an Abrams, it just doesn't make sense to provide that to the Ukrainians at this moment," Singh said during a press briefing.

Singh also remarked that a new security package for Ukraine would be "coming soon."

$2,500-a-Night Prostitutes Flock to Davos to 'Entertain' World Economic Forum Guests

More than a hundred prostitutes have travelled to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The call-girls are charging up to $2,500 a night to guests at the annual gathering of the rich and powerful at the exclusive Alpine resort.

One prostitute who used the name 'Liana' told a German national newspaper that she often services a US member of the exclusive club of financial and political elites. She said her client would pay $750 per hour with her or $2,500 for the night.

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Biden’s Approval Rating Inches Up to 43% From Record Low in July, Poll Shows

According to the poll, 43% of the voters approve of Biden’s performance, while 54% disapprove, thus maintaining a sense of stability throughout the fourth quarter. In July, only 40% approved and 57% disapproved of his job performance, making it his worst marks since taking office.

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🔺 First, we discuss United States' readiness to help Ukraine target Crimea
🔺 Next, we move on to the joint trilateral naval exercise between South Africa, Russia and China that will take place in February
🔺And, we talk about the documentary “MLK / FBI” and FBI connections to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

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