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Why American society can no longer breathe

19:57 11.06.2020 Polina Bobko

Why American society can no longer breathe

It has long been known that the American society is deeply polarized – not only at the level of political views, but also within the system of interracial and interethnic relations.The apparent tolerance and the “melting pot” principle actually hides nothing but blatant discrimination against members of the African American …

Enlarged G7 summit: strange invitation

12:16 11.06.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

Enlarged G7 summit: strange invitation

Donald Trump’s decision to postpone the G7 summit till autumn and invite to it Russia, South Korea, Australia and India has become a top issue for discussion, particularly in the context of the White House’s intention to devote the summit to considering “the future of China”. This raises a few …

China – USA conflict: «second Cold War»?

1:18 11.06.2020 Andrey Torin

China – USA conflict: «second Cold War»?

Photo: youtube.com. The Russian News Agency “Interfax” has hosted the second online session of the Primakov Readings which focused on relations between China and the United States and was titled “China - the USA: is there a threat of the emerging bipolarity being transformed into Cold War 2.0?”. In the …

TRUSTWORTHY AI /TRANSPARENCY /ROBUSTNESS /SUSTAINABILITY

13:12 09.06.2020

TRUSTWORTHY AI /TRANSPARENCY /ROBUSTNESS /SUSTAINABILITY

We bring together scientists from various fields to address the problems of AI's trustworthiness in numerous AI application, ranging from engineering disciplines to medical diagnostics and legal issues. Progress requires a major step-change, along with the holistic approach.The conference will be focused on AI trustworthiness in mathematical modelling (surrogate modelling …

US on fire – what next?

12:20 09.06.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

US on fire – what next?

The angry wave of riots that has swept the United States undoubtedly came as the most serious challenge to President Donald Trump since his election in 2016. The significance of this unrest transcends the usual pre-election scenario though, laying bare its deep-seated causes and the impact it may have on …

From COVID-19 to «political virus»?

10:55 08.06.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

From COVID-19 to «political virus»?

One of the recent trends in the United States of late is the spread, along with the coronavirus infection, of the “political virus”, which manifested itself in groundless and mendacious attacks on China. A statement to this effect was made by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi as he addressed a …

Syria, Turkey and Israeli gas – cui prodest?

14:22 05.06.2020 Andrey Isayev

Syria, Turkey and Israeli gas – cui prodest?

Turkey was among the first world nations to recognize the State of Israel, and for a long time Ankara and Tel Aviv maintained a close economic and military partnership. However, since Recep Tayyip Erdogan became prime minister in 2003 and cast himself as the sole guardian of Palestinian statehood, relations …

“Networks” of influence

12:31 04.06.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

“Networks” of influence

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, social media, above all Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, have de facto assumed the role of “arbiters of truth,” at least when it comes to medicine. Small wonder, since this role offers considerable potential, both commercial, which is already being played out now, often covertly, and …

Pasquale Terracciano: it’s neglect of basics of medicine that led to pandemic

18:01 02.06.2020 Andrey Torin

Pasquale Terracciano: it’s neglect of basics of medicine that led to pandemic

The International Television Network “Russia Today” has hosted a briefing of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to the Russian Federation Pasquale Terracciano. The briefing took place on the eve of Italy’s national holiday – Republic Day, which is marked annually on June 2nd.In the course of the …

Vladimir Chizhov: pandemic effect not yet beginning of end for EU

12:11 01.06.2020 Anna Yershova

Vladimir Chizhov: pandemic effect not yet beginning of end for EU

Foto: RIA NovostiThe Russian International Television Network «Russia Today» has hosted an online briefing with Russia’s permanent representative in the European Union, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vladimir Chizhov. During the briefing the diplomat spoke about Russia-EU relations and focused on the situation in the European Union in the context of …

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