French Stand With Pension Strikers as Prices Soar and Energy Bills Bite
French unions vowed to bring the country to a standstill on March 7 as strikes over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform gain momentum across the country. Even though the Elyse Palace earlier insisted that raising the retirement age to 64 by 2030 is "non-negotiable," protesters appear to be willing to prove to the contrary.
"The current and probably future strikes are particularly significant because of the support they enjoy in public opinion, but also because of the unity between the different trade union organizations," Jacques Sapir, director of studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and head of the Centre d'Étude des Modes d'Industrialisation (CEMI), told Sputnik.
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French unions vowed to bring the country to a standstill on March 7 as strikes over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform gain momentum across the country. Even though the Elyse Palace earlier insisted that raising the retirement age to 64 by 2030 is "non-negotiable," protesters appear to be willing to prove to the contrary.
"The current and probably future strikes are particularly significant because of the support they enjoy in public opinion, but also because of the unity between the different trade union organizations," Jacques Sapir, director of studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and head of the Centre d'Étude des Modes d'Industrialisation (CEMI), told Sputnik.
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🔺”If the US doesn’t hit the brake but continue to speed down the wrong path, there will surely be conflict and confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang says
🔺The costs of love: Ukraine conflict is “caused by European love of war, hegemony and dominance,” says Malaysia’s ex-leader
🔺The concept of pan-Africanism: “African solutions to African problems”
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🔺The costs of love: Ukraine conflict is “caused by European love of war, hegemony and dominance,” says Malaysia’s ex-leader
🔺The concept of pan-Africanism: “African solutions to African problems”
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'Enough is Enough': Braverman Launches Illegal Migration Bill With Blast at Labour
Britain's home secretary has unveiled new legislation to deport illegal immigrants trafficked across the English channel with no right of appeal.
Suella Braverman told Parliament the illegal migration bill would honor Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge of "no half measures" in dealing with illegal immigration and people-trafficking.
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Britain's home secretary has unveiled new legislation to deport illegal immigrants trafficked across the English channel with no right of appeal.
Suella Braverman told Parliament the illegal migration bill would honor Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge of "no half measures" in dealing with illegal immigration and people-trafficking.
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Kremlin: G7's Oil Price Cap Does Not Exist in Practice
The G7 countries have set a price cap for Russian oil which does not practically exist if you look at the level of market prices, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
"On the one hand, they [the G7 countries] have set a price cap, and on the other hand, there seems to be no price cap, based on the existing price level in the existing practice," Peskov said.
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The G7 countries have set a price cap for Russian oil which does not practically exist if you look at the level of market prices, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
"On the one hand, they [the G7 countries] have set a price cap, and on the other hand, there seems to be no price cap, based on the existing price level in the existing practice," Peskov said.
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Kamala Harris Trolled Over Claim She Asked 'Mommy' Why Conservatives Are Bad
Harris, already famous for constructing meaningless sentences and laughing uncontrollably at inappropriate moments, made her latest comments in a debate on climate policy at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in Colorado.
"I grew up learning about – we called it ecology at the time and so some of us who were born around that time know what I’m saying – and we talked about it in the context of conservation," Harris giggled.
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Harris, already famous for constructing meaningless sentences and laughing uncontrollably at inappropriate moments, made her latest comments in a debate on climate policy at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in Colorado.
"I grew up learning about – we called it ecology at the time and so some of us who were born around that time know what I’m saying – and we talked about it in the context of conservation," Harris giggled.
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Two Out of Four Kidnapped Americans Found Dead, One Wounded, Mexican Authorities Say
Mexican authorities revealed on Tuesday that two of the four US citizens who had been kidnapped by armed men in the border city of Matamoros on Friday had been found dead.
"Two of them are dead, one person is injured and the other is alive," Américo Villarreal Anaya, the governor of Mexico’s Tamaulipas state, told reporters. He did not say which were alive or dead, or give any other details about them.
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Mexican authorities revealed on Tuesday that two of the four US citizens who had been kidnapped by armed men in the border city of Matamoros on Friday had been found dead.
"Two of them are dead, one person is injured and the other is alive," Américo Villarreal Anaya, the governor of Mexico’s Tamaulipas state, told reporters. He did not say which were alive or dead, or give any other details about them.
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'Ain't Your Grandma's Rocket': 'UFO Footage' Filmed by US Drone Over Iraq Emerges Online
As public interest in UFOs dies down after it became apparent that there was nothing extraterrestrial about the flying objects the US military downed in American and Canadian airspace last month, a batch of images supposedly depicting a UFO in Iraq has emerged.
The images appear to be stills from a video recorded by a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in the vicinity of Baghdad in May 2022.
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As public interest in UFOs dies down after it became apparent that there was nothing extraterrestrial about the flying objects the US military downed in American and Canadian airspace last month, a batch of images supposedly depicting a UFO in Iraq has emerged.
The images appear to be stills from a video recorded by a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in the vicinity of Baghdad in May 2022.
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Kremlin: New Reports on Nord Stream Attacks Are Part of a Coordinated Disinformation Campaign
Media reports about the attacks on Russia's Nord Stream pipelines are a coordinated spread of disinformation and an attempt to divert attention from the real perpetrators, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Wednesday.
“Obviously, the authors of the terrorist attack want to divert attention. This is obviously a coordinated spread of disinformation in the media,” Peskov said, commenting on the Western media reports.
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Media reports about the attacks on Russia's Nord Stream pipelines are a coordinated spread of disinformation and an attempt to divert attention from the real perpetrators, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Wednesday.
“Obviously, the authors of the terrorist attack want to divert attention. This is obviously a coordinated spread of disinformation in the media,” Peskov said, commenting on the Western media reports.
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Lockheed Martin is developing a robust escalating program in developing hypersonic glide strike technology in cooperation with the US Air Force and its industry partners, the company's Vice President for Air Dominance and Strike Operations, Jay Pitman, announced.
🗣 "We have strong partnerships and we are getting ready for production," Pitman told a podcast press conference on Tuesday. "We're ready to go."
▪️ Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force carried out the first operational test flight of the AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon on December 9, Pitman said.
▪️The test had been successful and at least two more tests were planned for the coming months, Pitman added.
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🗣 "We have strong partnerships and we are getting ready for production," Pitman told a podcast press conference on Tuesday. "We're ready to go."
▪️ Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force carried out the first operational test flight of the AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon on December 9, Pitman said.
▪️The test had been successful and at least two more tests were planned for the coming months, Pitman added.
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❗️ Russian diplomats see Western media reports about the involvement of a pro-Ukrainian group in the terrorist attack on Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines as an attempt to mislead the probe into the incident, Andrey Ledenev, Minister Counselor of the Russian Embassy in the United States, said.
🗣 "We have no faith in the "impartiality" of the conclusions of the U.S. intelligence. We perceive anonymous "leaks" as nothing more than an attempt to confuse those who are sincerely trying to get to the bottom of things in this egregious crime. Shift the blame from the statesmen who ordered and coordinated the attacks in the Baltic Sea to some abstract individuals," Ledenev said in a statement posted in the embassy's Telegram channel.
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🗣 "We have no faith in the "impartiality" of the conclusions of the U.S. intelligence. We perceive anonymous "leaks" as nothing more than an attempt to confuse those who are sincerely trying to get to the bottom of things in this egregious crime. Shift the blame from the statesmen who ordered and coordinated the attacks in the Baltic Sea to some abstract individuals," Ledenev said in a statement posted in the embassy's Telegram channel.
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Make Love, Not War: US Should Focus on Peace & Stability Instead of Egging on Conflict With China
Michael Gordon, former national security correspondent for the New York Times and now with the Wall Street Journal, penned a piece published on Monday that said the United States is not ready for a conflict with China, with a focus on that country attempting to take Taiwan or control the South China Sea.
According to Gordon, who cites classified Pentagon wargame simulations and quotes from former military personnel and officials, the United States has been too preoccupied with the war on terror to prepare for a potential battle with a more well-armed foe, like China.
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Michael Gordon, former national security correspondent for the New York Times and now with the Wall Street Journal, penned a piece published on Monday that said the United States is not ready for a conflict with China, with a focus on that country attempting to take Taiwan or control the South China Sea.
According to Gordon, who cites classified Pentagon wargame simulations and quotes from former military personnel and officials, the United States has been too preoccupied with the war on terror to prepare for a potential battle with a more well-armed foe, like China.
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Europe's Energy Crisis Not Over, May Get Worse, Says Energy Investment Banker
"Europe may have got through this winter surprisingly well but I don't think we're out of the woods yet. It's actually going to get worse before they get better," Guggenheim Securities Senior Managing Director Michael LaMotte said.
LaMotte mentioned that currently there is no functionality in the gas market because of infrastructure constraints, which may take years to solve.
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"Europe may have got through this winter surprisingly well but I don't think we're out of the woods yet. It's actually going to get worse before they get better," Guggenheim Securities Senior Managing Director Michael LaMotte said.
LaMotte mentioned that currently there is no functionality in the gas market because of infrastructure constraints, which may take years to solve.
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🇷🇺🇸🇾 Servicemen from the Russian troops deployed in Syria delivered humanitarian aid to children from an orphanage in the city of Latakia (video by Russian MoD)
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📸 The US Air Force (USAF) has released new photos of its newest strategic stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, including a snap showing the state-of-the-art warplane from a higher angle. The other image is a close up photo of the B-21’s nose that shows the "hawk’s-beak" profile of the new bomber.
The B-21, which was unveiled during a ceremony at a Northrop Grumman plant in December 2022, aims to replace the ageing US B-2 bomber and has a hefty price tag: a whopping $692 million per plane.
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The B-21, which was unveiled during a ceremony at a Northrop Grumman plant in December 2022, aims to replace the ageing US B-2 bomber and has a hefty price tag: a whopping $692 million per plane.
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▪️ The Taiwanese armed forces have detected an approach of seven aircraft and three vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) over the last 24 hours, responding with air and maritime patrol to monitor the situation and deploying ground-based missile systems, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
🗣 "7 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities," the ministry tweeted.
▪️ The ministry added that there has been "no trace of PLA aircraft crossing the middle line of the Taiwan Strait" or entering the island's southwestern air defense identification zone during the time frame.
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🗣 "7 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities," the ministry tweeted.
▪️ The ministry added that there has been "no trace of PLA aircraft crossing the middle line of the Taiwan Strait" or entering the island's southwestern air defense identification zone during the time frame.
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China Concerned Over Germany's Plans to Ban Use of Chinese 5G Components
«If reports are correct, the Chinese side is very concerned and extremely dissatisfied with a hasty decision made by the German governmental agency in charge with no factual support," the Chinese Embassy in Germany said.
Earlier in the week, German newspaper reported, citing sources, that Berlin intends to ban components manufactured by Huawei and ZTE used for the expansion of wireless coverage in the 5G mobile standard over security concerns.
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«If reports are correct, the Chinese side is very concerned and extremely dissatisfied with a hasty decision made by the German governmental agency in charge with no factual support," the Chinese Embassy in Germany said.
Earlier in the week, German newspaper reported, citing sources, that Berlin intends to ban components manufactured by Huawei and ZTE used for the expansion of wireless coverage in the 5G mobile standard over security concerns.
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Moscow Blasts West for Hypocrisy Over Criticism of Georgian Bill on Foreign Agents
The United States has had a law since 1938 mandating registration of entities lobbying foreign interests, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, commenting on the European Union's criticism of a similar draft law in Georgia.
Earlier in the week, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Georgia's controversial draft law on foreign agents was incompatible with EU values and contradicted the country's goal to join the European Union.
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The United States has had a law since 1938 mandating registration of entities lobbying foreign interests, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, commenting on the European Union's criticism of a similar draft law in Georgia.
Earlier in the week, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Georgia's controversial draft law on foreign agents was incompatible with EU values and contradicted the country's goal to join the European Union.
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🇷🇺 A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, with two subsequent aftershocks hitting the area within three hours after the initial quake, according to the map of the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
▪️ The initial earthquake was registered at 6:03 p.m. local time (06:03 GMT) near the southern part of the peninsula, with seismic shocks felt in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
▪️ Two aftershocks followed the earthquake later in the day, with the latest 4.1 tremor registered at 8:44 p.m. local time. Its epicenter was located at a depth of 41 kilometers (25 miles), 205 kilometers away from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
📍 Kamchatka is located in the northeastern part of a seismically active zone in the Pacific Ocean known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes.
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▪️ The initial earthquake was registered at 6:03 p.m. local time (06:03 GMT) near the southern part of the peninsula, with seismic shocks felt in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
▪️ Two aftershocks followed the earthquake later in the day, with the latest 4.1 tremor registered at 8:44 p.m. local time. Its epicenter was located at a depth of 41 kilometers (25 miles), 205 kilometers away from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
📍 Kamchatka is located in the northeastern part of a seismically active zone in the Pacific Ocean known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes.
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