Obama: Trump ‘undermines our democracy’ by sowing ‘seeds of doubt’ with his claims about a ‘rigged’ election
President Obama denounced Donald Trump’s latest efforts to cast doubt on the integrity of the presidential election as undermining the nation’s democracy. Campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Miami a day after Donald Trump refused to say he would accept the results of the presidential election, Obama urged a crowd of supporters to pay attention to the importance of what Trump said. ‘This is just more than the usual...
Humanitarian pause begins in Aleppo
Humanitarian pause has come into effect in the Syrian city of Aleppo (360 kilometers from Damascus), the Syrian Army Command announced. According to the Command, the pause will last from 8:00 to 19:00 local time (5 am to 4 pm GMT). The Syrian government earlier announced the withdrawal of the troops from the positions in several areas of Aleppo “in order to allow the militants to leave Eastern Aleppo through special...
Russia’s State Duma suspends plutonium agreement with US
Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, passed a law on Wednesday on suspending the Russian-US deal on the disposal of plutonium and the respected protocols. The measure was approved almost unanimously: a total of 445 MPs voted in favor of suspending the agreement, and one abstained. Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted the draft law on suspending the agreement between Russia and the United States on plutonium...
US presidential campaign… dirtiest ever in country’s history?
The current presidential campaign in the United States is the dirtiest ever in the history of that country. It has gone beyond a mere smear war between the contenders to stoop as low as throwing mud at each other, according to Russian experts polled by TASS. All this speaks about a profound crisis in the election system which is thought to be democratic. Experts are not inclined to believe public opinion polls as, they think,...
Massive US health tab for hormone-disrupting chemicals
Exposure to tiny doses of hormone-disrupting chemicals is responsible for at least $340 billion (310 billion euros) in health-related costs each year in the United States, according to a report published today. So-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are found in thousands of everyday products, ranging from plastic and metal food containers, to detergents, flame retardants, toys and cosmetics. Neurological damage and...
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