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May 17, 2019 02:06

2 US destroyers enter Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran

Two US Navy warships armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles have entered the Persian Gulf with a carrier strike group on stand-by off the coast of Oman, as Washington keeps accusing Tehran of planning to attack “American interests.”

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US tech industry regulations are ‘no longer subject to democratic checks & balances’ – Macron
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has taken a jab at Washington by saying that its policies relating to the tech industry are at the hands of corporations. A quite surprising statement for one of America’s closest allies.
May 16, 2019 20:58
Facebook busts Israeli influence campaign that targeted elections on 3 continents
Facebook has uncovered an extensive Israeli-run political influence campaign that has been ‘changing reality according to clients' wishes’ targeting elections in African, Latin America and Asian nations for years.
May 17, 2019 00:56
Louvre pyramid, JFK library & other iconic designs by late Chinese-US architect I.M. Pei (PHOTOS)
World-renowned Chinese-born architect I.M. Pei has died at the age of 102, his son Li Chung Pei confirmed, leaving behind dozens of distinctive buildings as well as three children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
May 17, 2019 01:17
Police with battering ram raid Venezuelan Embassy in DC & arrest anti-coup activists (VIDEOS)
In clear violation of international law, police broke into Venezuela’s embassy in Washington DC, arresting activists invited by staff. They prevented the building from being seized by US-backed coup leader Juan Guaido’s people.
May 16, 2019 15:44

Are dark matter ‘clumps’ tearing holes in the Milky Way?
A ‘dense bullet’ of dark matter a million times larger than the sun may have plowed through the Milky Way, dragging stars out of line behind it, in an astrophysical model that explains a mysterious ’glitch’ in the galaxy.
May 17, 2019 04:03
2 US destroyers enter Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran
Two US Navy warships armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles have entered the Persian Gulf with a carrier strike group on stand-by off the coast of Oman, as Washington keeps accusing Tehran of planning to attack “American interests.”
May 17, 2019 02:06
Louvre pyramid, JFK library & other iconic designs by late Chinese-US architect I.M. Pei (PHOTOS)
World-renowned Chinese-born architect I.M. Pei has died at the age of 102, his son Li Chung Pei confirmed, leaving behind dozens of distinctive buildings as well as three children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
May 17, 2019 01:17
Facebook busts Israeli influence campaign that targeted elections on 3 continents
Facebook has uncovered an extensive Israeli-run political influence campaign that has been ‘changing reality according to clients' wishes’ targeting elections in African, Latin America and Asian nations for years.
May 17, 2019 00:56
US tech industry regulations are ‘no longer subject to democratic checks & balances’ – Macron
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has taken a jab at Washington by saying that its policies relating to the tech industry are at the hands of corporations. A quite surprising statement for one of America’s closest allies.
May 16, 2019 20:58
Massive explosion of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano caught on VIDEO
The active volcano Popocatepetl, located in Central Mexico, has emitted a large column of ash and smoke after a volcanic explosion rocked the fiery mountain.
May 16, 2019 19:07
‘Violation of Vienna Convention’: Code Pink co-founder denounces police raid on Venezuela embassy
The decision by US authorities to break into Venezuela’s Washington, DC embassy and arrest anti-coup activists on Wednesday is a clear violation of international law, Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin told RT.
May 16, 2019 17:57
US sanction Chechen special police force in latest Magnitsky Act blacklist for ‘human rights abuses’
The US has blacklisted a Russian police unit in the southern republic of Chechnya as well as five individuals, under the Global Magnitsky Act that allows Washington to sanction ‘human rights abusers’ anywhere.
May 16, 2019 17:53
Symbol of oppression? Austria bans headscarves in primary schools sparking criticism on social media
The Austrian parliament has passed a law banning Muslim headscarves in primary schools. The legislation was met with skepticism on social media but drew support from European right-wing populists.
May 16, 2019 17:49
Drone spots odd geometric shapes swarming in South Pacific (VIDEO)
Mesmeric square-like shapes were spotted moving in formation in the waters off Australia’s Bondi Beach early Friday by an overhead drone.
May 16, 2019 16:55
Mystery surrounding strange yellow glass adornment of King Tut finally cracked
Planetary scientists have finally unraveled the 100-year-old mystery surrounding a piece of yellow glass used as a scarab centerpiece in iconic jewelry created for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
May 16, 2019 15:48
Police with battering ram raid Venezuelan Embassy in DC & arrest anti-coup activists (VIDEOS)
In clear violation of international law, police broke into Venezuela’s embassy in Washington DC, arresting activists invited by staff. They prevented the building from being seized by US-backed coup leader Juan Guaido’s people.
May 16, 2019 15:44

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