Editors’ Picks – Page 55

12. 2. 2020 No Responses

Spy Agencies Secretly Owned World’s Top Maker of Encryption Devices

The US and West German intelligence agencies clandestinely owned the world’s leading manufacturer of encryption devices, Swiss-based Crypto AG, enjoying throughout the Cold War direct access to closely guarded secrets of more than 120 countries, the Washington Post reported on...

11. 2. 2020 No Responses

T-Mobile Wins Court Approval for $26.5 Billion Sprint Deal

T-Mobile US Inc. won court approval for its $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint Corp., defeating a state-led lawsuit that sought to block the industry-altering wireless deal. Shares of Sprint soared 66% to $7.95. The decision by a district judge in Manhattan...

10. 2. 2020 No Responses

Less than 20% of employees expected to return to work in mainland China

Less than 20% of Chinese factory employees would return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break due to the coronavirus outbreak, and many components plants in China have decided not to restart production until February 25 despite being...

9. 2. 2020 No Responses

15,000 years old carvings of scores of animals unearthed in Spanish cave

In a discovery that local media have dubbed the ‘Catalan Altamira’, an extraordinary trove of 15,000-year-old carvings, depicting dozens of animals, has been found in a cave in northeast Spain’s Tarragona region. Around 100 carvings of animals including ...

8. 2. 2020 No Responses

Phillipines’ Duterte to Order Termination of Defence Agreement With United States

Since his election in 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has reshaped the relationship between the Philippines and the United States: in late January 2019 he reportedly threatened to end a 1999 military agreement with Washington after it cancelled a tourist visa....

7. 2. 2020 No Responses

Israeli Attack On Damascus Put At Risk Civilian Flight With 172 Passengers On Board

On February 6th, the passenger plane, which landed at the time of the Israeli attack near Damascus, almost came under fire from Syria, the spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov said. According to the general, after 2...

6. 2. 2020 No Responses

Gasmaggedon sweeps over global gas market

China’s state-owned gas importers are considering declaring force majeure on LNG imports, which would amplify the turmoil in global gas markets. Shipments of oil and gas are backing up at Chinese ports, which is creating ripple effects across the world....

4. 2. 2020 No Responses

New video of fake chemical attack in Syria already complete

Militants affiliated with al-Qaeda and ‘White Helmets’ are preparing to stage a chemical attack in Idlib province as Syrian army continues to advance, the Russian Reconciliation Center said citing a tip from local residents. New video of fake chemical att...

3. 2. 2020 No Responses

India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection

India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection As Economy Plunges. India’s economy is rapidly decelerating and could be headed for a financial crisis. As an emergency response to plunging growth rates and falling energy consumption, along with ...

2. 2. 2020 No Responses

Russia: Trump’s Plan Contravenes UN Resolutions

A Middle East peace plan presented by US President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions, Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Sunday, questioning the plan’s feasibility. “WE SEE THE REACTIONS...

31. 1. 2020 No Responses

Chevron loses $6.6B after huge writedown of North American shale

Chevron posted a massive fourth-quarter loss after taking $10.4 billion worth of writedowns related to North American shale projects. The San Ramon, California-based oil giant lost $6.6 billion, or $3.51 a share, in the three months through December as reve...

31. 1. 2020 No Responses

Billionaire Lawrence Stroll Rescues Iconic Aston Martin With $657M Bailout

Confirmed by a London Stock Exchange filing on Friday morning, a group of investors led by Canadian billionaire, fashion tycoon, and Racing Point Formula 1 team owner Lawrence Stroll just took a 16.7% stake in Aston Martin for the British equivalent of...

30. 1. 2020 No Responses

General Electric Is Considering Sale of Steam Turbine Unit to Raise Cash

General Electric (ticker: GE) shares fell as a report said the industrial giant plans to explore a sale of its steam-turbine power business. Desperate GE is weighing whether to sell its hopeless steam-turbine unit as CEO Larry Culp mulls ways to raise...

29. 1. 2020 No Responses

Reactions to Trump’s “Deal of The Century”

After months of running a vast propaganda machine to drum up support for his self-proclaimed ‘Deal of the Century,’ US President Donald Trump has finally unveiled what he believes can serve as a final antidote to the bitter and brutal...

27. 1. 2020 No Responses

US Spy Plane Bombardier E-11 BACN Crashed In Taliban Controlled Area Of Afghanistan

Airliner crash originally reported by Afghan media now appears to be a USAF spy aircraft. Wreck of plane crashed today in Afghanistan looks like to be a USAF Bombardier Global Express 6000 / E-11A “BACN” (Battlefield Airborne Communications Node). ...

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