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USA deliberately pushes Russia into China's arms

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The United States refused to negotiate with Russia on the deployment of GLONASS navigation system on its territory, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. According to him, there are no negotiations being conducted on the subject. “We made the statement in spring. I offered to initiate talks with the United States to deploy GLONASS infrastructure on their territory. For the time of the... 

Ukraine threatens to abolish peace plan with pro-Russians

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Kiev will reconsider its commitment to a ceasefire pact with pro-Russia forces after they held their own elections in the country’s east. On Monday, Poroshenko described the recent presidential and parliamentary elections in the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as “a gross violation” of a September truce deal between Ukraine and pro-Russians,... 

71% Back Mandatory Ebola Quarantine In US

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A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that almost three quarters of Americans want to see government enforced mandatory quarantines for health workers returning from West Africa. A whopping 71% of respondents said they felt health workers who have treated Ebola sufferers abroad should be subject to a 21-day isolation, even if they show no symptoms of the virus themselves. Just 24 percent disagree... 

Salmond slams Labour-Tories campaigning against Yes vote

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Scottish First Minister Scotland’s outgoing First Minister Alex Salmond has lashed out at the Labour Party over campaigning with Conservatives against Scottish independence. Salmond said Labour in Scotland “will pay the price for a generation”. The comments came as opinion polls suggested that Labour was already facing a downfall in Scotland following the referendum. The Scottish Nationalist... 

China unveils anti-drone laser weapon able to shoot down 'small aircraft' within 5 seconds

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China has developed and successfully tested a highly accurate laser defense system against light drones. The homemade machine boasts a two-kilometer range and can down “various small aircraft” within five seconds of locating its target. Boasting high speed, great precision and low noise, the system is aimed at destroying unmanned, small-scale drones flying under an altitude of 500 meters... 

Incumbent PM Zakharchenko leads in Donetsk elections

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Incumbent PM Aleksandr Zakharchenko is leading in Sunday’s elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, taking over 70 percent of the votes. In Lugansk, 63 percent are voting for the current leader Igor Plotnitsky. Zakharchenko is ahead of his rivals with over 70 percent of votes after half of the votes have been counted, the head of the Central Election Commission... 

Battle for control of US Senate

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US Senate floor Americans will go to the polls on Tuesday to vote for their congressional representatives, both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, their governors and their state representatives. They will elect 435 members of the House of Representatives, 33 senators, 38 governors and 46 state legislatures. The House of Representatives is already controlled by the Republicans and polls... 

Ben Stein: Obama “Most Racist” President in History

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President Obama is the “most racist president there has ever been in America,” according to American political and economic commentator Ben Stein. The economist and actor appeared on Fox News’ America News Headquarters on Sunday to discuss Obama’s domestic economic policies, which Stein says are racially dividing America. “This president is the most racist president there has ever been in... 

Netanyahu barred from US State Department over remarks

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Former US Secretary of State James Baker says he had barred current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the State Department when he was a senior Israeli official. “I barred him from the State Department,” Baker told CNN on Sunday. “That may not be widely known.” Baker explained that he had made the decision after Netanyahu said that “American policy in the Middle East is based... 

Ukrainian battalion leader-turned-MP ready to 'organize blasts in Russia'

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Ukraine’s volunteer battalion leader, who is now also an MP, said on a Ukrainian television show that the battalions are ready to “intrude” into Russia. He spoke about intended terrorist acts before being cut off by the show’s host. “I will speak on behalf of the volunteer battalions, because I have more information…Today we are ready not just to defend [Ukraine],... 

Europeans don't know how much tax money gets paid to EU

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Most Europeans have no idea how much they pay the EU in taxes and are unable to correctly place Baroness Catherine Ashton within the bureaucratic system, a poll performed by RT in 10 European capitals has revealed. RT correspondents interviewed nearly 200 people on the streets of Barcelona, Lisbon, Rome, Prague, Paris, Bratislava, Warsaw, Athens, London, and Berlin. Those surveyed were asked to answer... 

Argentina warns US of 'vulture funds'

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Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner has warned the United States against the serious consequences of what she called US officials’ slandering Buenos Aires over its debts. In a harsh five-page letter on Friday, the Argentina president criticized US President Barack Obama’s choice of hire for a high-level advisory position in his administration. “Could this be a case of namesakes?”... 

Jewish council demands laws to prohibit criticism in Europe

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The Conference of European Rabbis are starting to panic as anti-Semitic sentiment is allegedly sweeping through Europe. European rabbis are now calling for the entire continent to pass laws against what they call “hate speech” against Jews, the Times of Israel reports. That is, they want to ban criticism of Jews throughout the entire continent by placing any such criticism under this Orwellian... 

New World Order is Endless Wars - Chuck Hagel

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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has called the new world order an era with endless wars saying America should prepare for this epoch. “We are seeing a new world order, post-World War II, post-Soviet Union implosion, being built,” Hagel said in Ekaterina, Blinova on Thursday. He said certain issues are currently posing serious threats to the United States and that the US would have to continue... 

UK gas prices plunge to record low after Russia-Ukraine deal

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UK gas prices plunged to a record low on Friday following a newly signed deal between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission. However, fuel poverty remains rife in Britain, with 2 million households unable to afford adequate heating. The newly brokered gas agreement, signed on Thursday, will cover gas supply and transit conditions between Russia, Ukraine and the EU until March 2015. The signing... 
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