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Putin pledges help to unrecognized Donbass republics, warns Ukraine against attack

Vladimir Putin has said that any aggravation of the military conflict in Ukraine would “inflict a tremendous damage” to the country’s statehood and added that Russian support for the Donbass republics will continue. During the Thursday televised Q&A session Putin faced a question from Russian journalist and writer Zakhar Prilepin, who is currently a voluntary […]

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Andrew Scheer Says He 'Would Have Signed A Better' Trade Deal Than USMCA

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is opening a new front in his party’s fight against the revamped NAFTA deal, saying he would have done better than Justin Trudeau. The United States is measuring its success in the newly revised North American Free Trade Agreement by what it gained, Scheer tweeted Sunday. The Liberal government, […]

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World nations understand futility of one-sided anti-Russian sanctions, Duma speaker says

The Russian lower house speaker has praised public diplomacy for de-escalating confrontation in international relations, and noted that more nations were understanding the uselessness of one-sided anti-Russian sanctions. “In a world where unilateral sanctions policy becomes a dominating tool and in which the relations between nations start to fall apart, parliamentarians can help save some […]

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Star Trek: Picard Series Enlists Two New Recruits to Cast

The upcoming Star Trek series centered on Captain Jean-Luc Picard has just recruited two new cast members: Santiago Cabrera and Michelle Hurd. Confirmed on the official CBS All-Access Twitter account, Cabrera and Hurd have officially joined this currently untitled show alongside Sir Patrick Stewart. Cabrera is known for his roles as Darius Tanz in Salvation, Joseph Bachman in […]

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Trudeau Apologizes For Canada Turning Away Jewish Refugees On MS St. Louis In 1939

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed Wednesday that his government would do more to protect synagogues and other places of worship from violence as part of an apology for anti-Semitic policies that denied refuge in Canada to Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Trudeau said Holocaust deniers still exist and anti-Semitism remains a problem in Canada, […]

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US dollar and rouble equally attractive to Russians as means of savings poll shows

About a quarter of Russians said they prefer to keep savings in US dollars but almost an equal share of population said that they consider Russia’s rouble stable enough for this purpose, according to a recent online poll. The research, conducted by the Russian job search portal Rabota.ru earlier this month, also showed that 82 […]

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PAX East 2019: Check Out This Tiny N64 Console Dock for Nintendo Switch

Hyperkin, makers of retro and modern gaming peripherals, had its latest old-school homage on display at PAX East 2019 in Boston: the RetroN S64 Console Dock for Nintendo Switch. The tiny Jungle Green N64 has 3 USB ports, as well as USB-C for power and HDMI for TV play. Unlike most docks, Hyperkin’s RetroN S64 Console […]

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Lutgen, Marcano garner 2017 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II weekly national awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Rookies,Missouri Southern’s Erika Lutgen and Flagler’s Ally Marcano, took home this week’s Louisville Slugger / NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week awards, respectively. Lutgen and Marcano earned the honor for their outstanding play for games played Feb. 13-19, announced the Association on Wednesday afternoon. Highlighted by conference and […]

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Toei Shuts Down Another Dragon Ball Super Rumor

Toei Animation has shot down another Dragon Ball Super rumor. Toei Animation’s Media Representative David Syatt told IGN no new episodes of Dragon Ball Super are being produced at this time. This comes roughly a month after Toei Animation shot down similar reports. A publication posted, then later changed, a short, vague article about Dragon […]

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Navalny sentenced to 30 days in custody for violations in January ‘voters’ strike’ protest

Russian anti-corruption activist-turned opposition politician Aleksey Navalny was sentenced to 30 days of civil arrest for breaching the Russian law on public protests in the course of his January ‘voters’ strike’ event. The sentence was handed to Navalny on Monday by the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow. Earlier, he told reporters that when he asked […]

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