White House Covid adviser Anthony Fauci is expected to break a record by collecting tens of thousands of dollars in retirement checks once he quits his job President Biden’s chief medical aide, Anthony Fauci, the senior US Covid-19 adviser and national institute director, is slated to receive over $350,000 in annual retirement benefits – the […]
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Figurines deriding Biden deemed off-limits on US military base
Officials say such imagery is ‘outside the established parameters’ of what’s permitted on sale A US military base in Alaska has updated its guidelines regarding goods allowed to be sold on its grounds, after a vendor plied anti-Biden figurines to personnel. A vendor temporarily working on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska had been selling […]
China demands US reins in SpaceX after satellite incident
Beijing urges Washington to take “prompt measures” to avert potential collisions between China’s space station and SpaceX satellites The Chinese government has demanded that US officials act to prevent mishaps in orbit after Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites nearly crashed into Beijing’s new space station. It accuses Washington of recklessness and hypocrisy. Asked about the near-collisions […]
Judge rules on US military vax mandate lawsuit
A US federal judge sides with the Pentagon in one of the first legal tests for the military Covid-19 vaccine mandate A US federal judge has ruled against the Oklahoma government and a group of soldiers in a lawsuit challenging the military’s vaccination requirements, denying a requested pause on the policy for National Guard troops […]
‘Cleaning rules’ force US airline to turn back flight midair
Major US carrier Delta blames new Covid-19 cleaning rules for turning around plane that was halfway to Shanghai Delta Air Lines halted service to Shanghai so suddenly that it turned back a flight from Seattle that was already halfway to China, reportedly leaving some passengers stranded with expiring Covid-19 tests and visas. The recent midair […]
US runs short on blood due to pandemic
America’s blood banks are reportedly running short of supplies as the Covid-19 pandemic reduces donations and disrupts their staffing. “This is the biggest challenge that I’ve seen in my 30 years in the business,” American Red Cross executive Chris Hrouda told the New York Times. He added that the Red Cross, which accounts for about […]
Treatment of Julian mirrors US & allies’ ‘corruption, criminality’ – Assange’s father to RT
John Shipton, the father of Julian Assange, told RT his son’s prolonged incarceration fits the patterns of “corruption, criminality of enormous depth” by the US and its allies that Assange exposed. On the latest episode of RT’s On Contact, host Chris Hedges asked the 78-year-old father of the renowned publisher to share his thoughts on […]
Kurz has new job and will move to US soon – reports
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has accepted a new job offer and will leave soon for the US with his girlfriend Susanne and their baby son Konstantin, Austrian media reported on Saturday. “In early February he will start his new job in a global company in Silicon Valley. The contract has been signed and the […]
US warship paralyzed by Covid outbreak
A Covid-19 outbreak has forced the USS Milwaukee littoral combat ship to halt its deployment and employ an “aggressive mitigation strategy” to contain the virus. The US Navy refused to disclose how many personnel tested positive for Covid-19 but emphasized that the crew was fully vaccinated. Those sailors infected with the virus have been segregated […]
US warned about impending ‘enormous surge’ of Covid cases
The US is facing as many as 140 million new Covid cases in the first two months of 2022, according to a new scientific model that warns the nation should be “expecting an enormous surge in infections” due to Omicron. New data released by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University […]
More US Marines kicked out for refusing vaccine
The US Marine Corps has discharged an additional 66 marines in the past week for refusing to comply with the military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, taking the total number to 169. In a statement seen by the Associated Press, the US Marine Corps reiterated the need for troops to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “The speed with […]
Ship carrying weapons for Yemeni rebels seized – US Navy
The US Navy said it has intercepted a “stateless” vessel carrying a major illegal shipment of weapons to civil war-torn Yemen. The ship came from Iran, the Navy claimed. The cache of around 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 266,000 rounds of ammunition was discovered after US Navy patrol coastal ships USS Tempest and USS Typhoon […]
Assange appeals his extradition to US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested permission to appeal his extradition to the US with the same British court that ordered it in the first place. He argues that Washington’s assurances are invalid and unreliable. Assange filed his “application for leave to appeal” on Thursday morning, his fiancee Stella Moris announced on social media. The […]
Japan & US agree emergency military plan for Taiwan – media
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and the US military have drafted a plan to establish an attack base on the Nansei Islands in the event of a Taiwan emergency, according to Tokyo officials cited by the country’s Kyodo news agency. The draft proposal is reported to be part of efforts by Japan and the US to […]
Japan angry at US troops in Okinawa
Japan has urged the US military to get a grip on a cluster of Covid infections inside a Marine Corps base in Okinawa. Tokyo previously complained that American testing rules were inconsistent with the rules in Japan. “We have asked the US side to thoroughly implement the maximum measures to prevent the spread of infections,” […]











