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2 Dead, 14 Injured As Venezuelan Soldiers Open Fire On Civilians Near Brazil Border: WaPo [VIDEO]
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Venezuelan soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians attempting to keep open a segment of the southern border with Brazil for deliveries of humanitarian aid, leading to multiple injuries and the first fatality.
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Extremely Disturbing Footage Of Deadly Mexico Pipeline Explosion Surfaces [VIDEO]
Extremely disturbing footage of the aftermath of a giant fireball that burst from an illegal gasoline pipeline tap near a small town north of Mexico City has surfaced online. In the video, people are seen throwing themselves on the grass and in water to try and extinguish the flames. The horrific incident took place as locals had gathered around a ruptured Pemex pipeline to collect the fuel that was spilling out. The company blamed the fire on thieves drilling into the pipe.
Read moreMexico Reinforces Southern Border As New Caravan Prepares For Northbound Exodus [VIDEO]
Mexico is reinforcing its southern border after reports of a new migrant caravan forming in Central America which is set to leave within days for a northbound journey to the US-Mexico border, reports Multimedios.
Read moreIsrael’s ‘Sea Wall’ Complete Along Gaza For Total Air, Sea and Land Blockade
Israel is close to bringing its controversial ‘Sea Wall’ which runs along side the Gaza Strip to completion, Israeli media Channel 10 reports.
Read moreChina Lands World’s First Lunar Rover On Dark Side Of The Moon
Five years after successfully landing its first rover on the moon, China’s space program took another giant leap forward on Thursday when it became the first to successfully land a lunar probe on the dark side of the moon (the side of the celestial body that perpetually faces away from the Earth).
Read moreHolland Heats Up, Belgium Burns As French Yellow Vest Protests Spread Across Europe [VIDEO]
France is now facing the possibility of martial law or greater unrest and violence. But, the discontent being seen in France is also being felt elsewhere in Europe – most notably Belgium and the Netherlands. Although receiving much less media attention, the “yellow vests” have taken to the street in Belgium over many of the same concerns as their counterparts in France.
Read moreEU Army? France Riot Control Vehicles Bearing EU Flag Stoke Fear, Confusion
A strange sighting in France has the internet abuzz over whether the Macron administration deployed armored vehicles bearing the EU flag to perform riot control during Saturday’s Yellow Vest protests, stoking concerns over whether it’s the first sign of a much talked about EU Army.
Read moreU.S. Flies Recon Plane Over Ukraine In Provocative “Warning” To Russia
The Pentagon confirmed Thursday it conducted a provocative military reconnaissance flyover of Ukraine following heightened tensions in the wake of the Nov. 25 Kerch Strait incident.
Read moreThere Is Suddenly A Far Bigger European Problem Than Brexit Or Italy [VIDEO]
Forget Brexit and Italian populists for a second. It’s worth paying attention to what’s going on in France and the “Yellow Vests”.
Read moreMiscalculation: China Building More Nuclear Subs Than Pentagon Estimated, Report
Some of America’s most influential think tanks and the Pentagon have likely underestimated the number of Chinese nuclear submarines under construction, a new report suggests.
Read moreBrexit: The Transition Period Explained [VIDEO]
The BREXIT (a portmanteau of “British exit from the European Union”) Vote happened on June 23, 2016 where 52 percent of those who voted in the referendum supported withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union. Yet, here we are, two years later and we’re still hearing about it. So, what’s going on? Is Britain part of the EU or are they completely autonomous again? Why is this transition period happening or even needed after the UK leaves the European Union in March 2019? Reality Check’s Chris Morris tackles the terminology.
Read more3,000 Hondurans Make New Run For US Border; Trump Threatens To Cut Aid If Not Stopped [VIDEO]
An estimated 2,500 – 3,000 Honduran migrants crossed into Guatemala on Monday for a second northbound trek to the US border in six months, following a tense standoff with police in riot gear. The caravan’s attempt to seek asylum in the United States will spotlight President Trump’s hardline immigration stance right ahead of midterms.
Read moreChinese Manufacturing Growth Grinds To A Halt As Exports Tumble
Two gauges of activity in China’s manufacturing sector worsened in September, reflecting the nation’s economic slowdown and fallout from the trade war with the US.
Read moreDigital Dictatorship: China Exerts Control Over Population Through “Social Credit” System
China is developing a digital dictatorship to exert control over its 1.4 billion citizens. For some, “social credit” will bring great opportunities — for others, punishment. The Communist Party’s plan is to monitor its citizens 24/7 and rank them on their behavior, as the dystopian social ranking system will be fully operational by 2020.
Read moreChina Joins Russia In Massive War Games In Sign Of Growing Military Ties
Two powers, China and Russia, are cooperating in military games, said to be the largest such exercise since 1981 under the Soviet Union.
Read moreChina Vows To Retaliate If US Imposes Additional Tariffs
“China will take necessary countermeasures to protect its own economic interests if the US imposes new tariffs on Chinese goods”, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
Read moreGermany Calls For Global Payment System Independent Of The US
In a stunning vote of “no confidence” in the US monopoly over global payment infrastructure, Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas called for the creation of a new payments system independent of the US that would allow Brussels to be independent in its financial operations from Washington and as a means of rescuing the nuclear deal between Iran and the west.
Read moreVenezuela Slashes 5 Zeros From Currency In “One Of Greatest Devaluations Ever”
On Monday Venezuela officially slashed five zeros from prices and its currency as part of what has been dubbed one of the greatest currency devaluations in history which slashed the value of the official bolivar by 95%. Government officials tried to partly mask the shock by raising the minimum wage 3,500% so instead of the new minimum wage being 1.8 million strong bolivars, it will be 1,800 sovereign bolivars: the equivalent of $30 a month. Banks were closed and busy trying to adopt ATM’s and online platforms to the new currency rules but will likely fail.
Read moreRussia Offers 2.5 Million Acres Of Farmland To China, Amid Worsening Trade War
China and Russia recently announced a new age of diplomacy between the two countries when Moscow offered 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of arable land to Chinese farmers to meet its large-scale demand for soybeans — and of course, prevent a massive soybean shortage that would lead to political/social upheavals across the country. China finds itself reeling under trade disputes with the US, as the next round of tariffs on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods is expected to start on August 23.
Read moreBrexit – Will The EU Collapse Anyway?
“…Rising discontent is gathering at an unstoppable pace, much to the alarm of the ruling elite… Brexit is going to be a sideshow to the problems of Europe that are becoming more and more evident.”
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