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Public trust in the US news media is tragically low

10:57 24.06.2024

Public trust in the US news media is tragically low

Studies show that distrust of the media has only deepened in these recent years of political polarization. No longer are news organizations widely considered credible sources of objective and accurate information. Instead, they’re looked at with suspicion, with consumers wondering if what they’re hearing or reading is true or made …

Switzerland could lose wealth crown to Hong Kong

10:56 24.06.2024

Switzerland could lose wealth crown to Hong Kong

UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti (photo) has warned that Switzerland risks being overtaken as the world’s wealth management hub if policymakers overreact to the fall of Credit Suisse. Sergio Ermotti says banks must compete internationally as debate rages over direction of country’s financial reforms. Ermotti, who was drafted back in …

UN: Earth’s electronic waste is rising 5 times faster than reported

10:30 23.06.2024

UN: Earth’s electronic waste is rising 5 times faster than reported

Earth faces a massive rise in e-waste, with a significant increase of 2.6 million tonnes yearly. This could reach 82 million tonnes by 2030, a further 33 percent increase from the 2022 figure, as per the statement. Dump full of old computers and gadgets. The United Nations undertook a study …

The US government has decided to destroy the system of international diplomatic agreements

10:29 23.06.2024

The US government has decided to destroy the system of international diplomatic agreements

The United States has notified Russian diplomats that the visa center with branches in Washington and New York is closing, but consular support will continue despite the increased workload, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told reporters. “Every day attacks are made against us. And today, literally an …

Biden business: $42.5 billion funding for nothing instead of “Internet for all”

10:29 23.06.2024

Biden business: $42.5 billion funding for nothing instead of “Internet for all”

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr slammed the Biden administration on Friday writes that President Joe Biden has yet to connect a single American with high-speed internet. "In 2021, the Biden Administration got $42.45 billion from Congress to deploy high-speed Internet to millions of Americans. Years later, it has not connected even …

Nigel Farage blames the West for Ukraine war on BBC TV

10:28 23.06.2024

Nigel Farage blames the West for Ukraine war on BBC TV

The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faced fury as he suggested the West was to blame for Russia invading Ukraine, writes ‘The Daily Mail’. The Reform UK leader made the extraordinary claim that NATO and the EU 'provoked' Vladimir Putin in an interview for the BBC's Panorama election specials. Grilled …

Western public wants the war in Ukraine to end, but USA wants to aggravate the situation

11:54 22.06.2024

Western public wants the war in Ukraine to end, but USA wants to aggravate the situation

A new survey by the Institute for Global Affairs, part of the American political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, found the overwhelming majority of Western public opinion is in favour of ending the war in Ukraine through negotiations. The Institute for Global Affairs found a dramatic 94% of Americans and 88% …

The FSB declassified documents on the murder of children and wounded Soviet soldiers by the Nazis in Crimea

11:53 22.06.2024

The FSB declassified documents on the murder of children and wounded Soviet soldiers by the Nazis in Crimea

New archival documents on the crimes of the Nazis in Crimea were declassified on the eve of the 83rd anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the FSB of Russia for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol reported. This is reported by TASS. "Testimony of …

View from Oklahoma, USA: ‘D-day’ and WWII examples of the fake reality

11:51 22.06.2024

View from Oklahoma, USA: ‘D-day’ and WWII examples of the fake reality

On March 1st, 2024, Elon Musk tweeted on his social media platform ‘X’ referring to an ABC TV news report, “People, who get their news from legacy TV, live in a fake alternate reality.” For much of the Western TV News has featured a Second World War anniversary ‘Glorious D-day’ …

Visiting North Korea and Vietnam Putin seeks new 'security architecture' for Asia, international press notes

11:48 22.06.2024

Visiting North Korea and Vietnam Putin seeks new 'security architecture' for Asia, international press notes

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wanted to build a "reliable security architecture" in the Asia-Pacific region during a state visit to Vietnam on Thursday, part of a trip to Asia seen as show of defiance to the West, notes Reuters. Putin had contributed to "peace, stability and development" in …

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