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Lightning strikes kill 14 in a day in Uttar Pradesh, India
At least 14 people were killed and another 16 injured after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a financial assistance of ₹ 4 lakh each to the families of the people who have died, they said. According to the details provided by the relief commissioner's office, four deaths due to lightning were reported from Banda, two from Fatehpur and one each from Balrampur, Chandauli, Bulandshahr, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Kaushambi, Sultanpur and Chitrakoot districts. Mr Adityanath expressed grief over the deaths and directed the concerned district magistrates to immediately provide ₹ 4 lakh each to the victims' families, the statement said. The chief minister also directed officials to ensure that proper treatment is provided to the injured, it added. Source: Press Trust of India
https://www.sott.net/article/470107-Lightning-strikes-kill-14-in-a-day-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in a day in Uttar Pradesh, India
At least 14 people were killed and another 16 injured after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a financial assistance of ₹ 4 lakh each to the families of the people who have died, they said. According to the details provided by the relief commissioner's office, four deaths due to lightning were reported from Banda, two from Fatehpur and one each from Balrampur, Chandauli, Bulandshahr, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Kaushambi, Sultanpur and Chitrakoot districts. Mr Adityanath expressed grief over the deaths and directed the concerned district magistrates to immediately provide ₹ 4 lakh each to the victims' families, the statement said. The chief minister also directed officials to ensure that proper treatment is provided to the injured, it added. Source: Press Trust of India
https://www.sott.net/article/470107-Lightning-strikes-kill-14-in-a-day-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India
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Crews work to repair giant sinkhole that swallowed van in the Bronx, New York
A sinkhole opened up and swallowed a van in the Bronx after a day of torrential rain and flooding across the area. Crews were still working on Tuesday to repair the 58-foot long, 15-foot wide and 20-foot deep hole on Radcliff Avenue in Morris Park. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection responded to investigate the scene. Crews say repair work will be extensive, and the block will remain closed for a week or so to rebuild subsurface infrastructure and restore the roadway. Officials said everything will be considered as part of the investigation, including if weather played a role.
https://www.sott.net/article/470108-Crews-work-to-repair-giant-sinkhole-that-swallowed-van-in-the-Bronx-New-York
Crews work to repair giant sinkhole that swallowed van in the Bronx, New York
A sinkhole opened up and swallowed a van in the Bronx after a day of torrential rain and flooding across the area. Crews were still working on Tuesday to repair the 58-foot long, 15-foot wide and 20-foot deep hole on Radcliff Avenue in Morris Park. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection responded to investigate the scene. Crews say repair work will be extensive, and the block will remain closed for a week or so to rebuild subsurface infrastructure and restore the roadway. Officials said everything will be considered as part of the investigation, including if weather played a role.
https://www.sott.net/article/470108-Crews-work-to-repair-giant-sinkhole-that-swallowed-van-in-the-Bronx-New-York
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"Systemic failures" in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
The 18-year-old who massacred 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24 had no experience with firearms before his rampage began. He targeted an elementary school with an active shooter policy that had been deemed adequate but also had a long history of doors propped open. No one was able to stop the gunman from carrying out the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, in part because of "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making" by nearly everyone involved who was in a position of power, a new investigation into the shooting has found. On Sunday, a Texas House committee released the most exhaustive account yet of the shooter, his planning, his attack and the fumbling response he provoked.
https://www.sott.net/article/470109-Systemic-failures-in-Uvalde-shooting-went-far-beyond-local-police-Texas-House-report-details
"Systemic failures" in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
The 18-year-old who massacred 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24 had no experience with firearms before his rampage began. He targeted an elementary school with an active shooter policy that had been deemed adequate but also had a long history of doors propped open. No one was able to stop the gunman from carrying out the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, in part because of "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making" by nearly everyone involved who was in a position of power, a new investigation into the shooting has found. On Sunday, a Texas House committee released the most exhaustive account yet of the shooter, his planning, his attack and the fumbling response he provoked.
https://www.sott.net/article/470109-Systemic-failures-in-Uvalde-shooting-went-far-beyond-local-police-Texas-House-report-details
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John Cleese: Wokeness has a 'disastrous' impact on comedy
Entertainment icon John Cleese slammed wokeness for having a "disastrous" impact on comedy during an interview with Fox News Digital. Cleese was a keynote speaker at last week's FreedomFest conference in Las Vegas where he spoke about how to cultivate creativity, a skill he believes is essential and not just in showbiz, but sounded the alarm that political correctness has become a major obstacle, particularly for young comedians. When asked if comedians have the freedom to be funny in the year 2022, Cleese firmly responded, "No." "There's always been limitations on what they're allowed to say," Cleese said. "Why you go to Molière and Louis XIV. I mean Molière had to be a bit careful. And there will always be limitations. I mean in England, until some ridiculous late date like 1965, all plays had to be submitted to what used to be a part of the palace called the Lord Chamberlain, and he would read it and there were hilarious letters used to go back was saying 'you may only say f---...
https://www.sott.net/article/470110-John-Cleese-Wokeness-has-a-disastrous-impact-on-comedy
John Cleese: Wokeness has a 'disastrous' impact on comedy
Entertainment icon John Cleese slammed wokeness for having a "disastrous" impact on comedy during an interview with Fox News Digital. Cleese was a keynote speaker at last week's FreedomFest conference in Las Vegas where he spoke about how to cultivate creativity, a skill he believes is essential and not just in showbiz, but sounded the alarm that political correctness has become a major obstacle, particularly for young comedians. When asked if comedians have the freedom to be funny in the year 2022, Cleese firmly responded, "No." "There's always been limitations on what they're allowed to say," Cleese said. "Why you go to Molière and Louis XIV. I mean Molière had to be a bit careful. And there will always be limitations. I mean in England, until some ridiculous late date like 1965, all plays had to be submitted to what used to be a part of the palace called the Lord Chamberlain, and he would read it and there were hilarious letters used to go back was saying 'you may only say f---...
https://www.sott.net/article/470110-John-Cleese-Wokeness-has-a-disastrous-impact-on-comedy
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Casket manufacturer reports unprecedented orders of child-size coffins
A Toronto-based casket manufacturer has taken to Twitter to report historically high child casket sales by the company he works for. The casket salesman, who asked to be referred to by his first name only, told the Western Standard his company has never seen such a significant rise in bulk sales of caskets typically used to bury children. Mick said all producers are seeing this huge uptick in youth-sized coffin sales. Children's caskets typically accommodate the bodies of children aged between 18 months to around 10 years of age. "There's no denying it, I would say the sales versus the pre-pandemic period were probably up 30%, maybe 40%. And in this industry, for a 30% or 40% increase in sales, something dramatic has to have happened. And it's not just local to specific towns," Mick said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470111-Casket-manufacturer-reports-unprecedented-orders-of-child-size-coffins
Casket manufacturer reports unprecedented orders of child-size coffins
A Toronto-based casket manufacturer has taken to Twitter to report historically high child casket sales by the company he works for. The casket salesman, who asked to be referred to by his first name only, told the Western Standard his company has never seen such a significant rise in bulk sales of caskets typically used to bury children. Mick said all producers are seeing this huge uptick in youth-sized coffin sales. Children's caskets typically accommodate the bodies of children aged between 18 months to around 10 years of age. "There's no denying it, I would say the sales versus the pre-pandemic period were probably up 30%, maybe 40%. And in this industry, for a 30% or 40% increase in sales, something dramatic has to have happened. And it's not just local to specific towns," Mick said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470111-Casket-manufacturer-reports-unprecedented-orders-of-child-size-coffins
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No inflation? AT&T stock crashes as Americans can't afford to pay their phone bills
Shares of AT&T fell on Thursday after CEO John Stankey said that customers are starting to put off paying their phone bills - which resulted in the wireless carrier cutting this year's forecast for free cash flow by $2 billion, Bloomberg reports. Shares fell as much as 11% in early trading, the company's largest slide since 2022 which erased the stock's YTD gains. A weakened consumer adds to pressure facing AT&T, which has already taken hits from deeply discounting new phones and capital outlay on network equipment. The company now expects 2022 free cash flow of $14 billion - with around $1 billion of the reduced amount tied to the "timing of customer collections."
https://www.sott.net/article/470112-No-inflation-AT-T-stock-crashes-as-Americans-cant-afford-to-pay-their-phone-bills
No inflation? AT&T stock crashes as Americans can't afford to pay their phone bills
Shares of AT&T fell on Thursday after CEO John Stankey said that customers are starting to put off paying their phone bills - which resulted in the wireless carrier cutting this year's forecast for free cash flow by $2 billion, Bloomberg reports. Shares fell as much as 11% in early trading, the company's largest slide since 2022 which erased the stock's YTD gains. A weakened consumer adds to pressure facing AT&T, which has already taken hits from deeply discounting new phones and capital outlay on network equipment. The company now expects 2022 free cash flow of $14 billion - with around $1 billion of the reduced amount tied to the "timing of customer collections."
https://www.sott.net/article/470112-No-inflation-AT-T-stock-crashes-as-Americans-cant-afford-to-pay-their-phone-bills
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Coca-Cola is 'all chemicals' - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has derided Coca-Cola and suggested that 'Ivan Tea' - a medicinal brew made from Siberian fireweed - is a more "useful" refreshment. Coca-Cola pulled out of the Russian market in June over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. Participating in the 'Strong Ideas for New Times' forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin was approached by Alexander Khlynov from the Union of Ivan Tea Producers, who proposed the government help boost production of the traditional Russian drink. Putin agreed to bring Khlynov's proposal to Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, and gave the tea his personal approval. "Indeed, it is certainly more useful than Coca-Cola," he remarked, "which is all chemicals."
https://www.sott.net/article/470113-Coca-Cola-is-all-chemicals-Putin
Coca-Cola is 'all chemicals' - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has derided Coca-Cola and suggested that 'Ivan Tea' - a medicinal brew made from Siberian fireweed - is a more "useful" refreshment. Coca-Cola pulled out of the Russian market in June over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. Participating in the 'Strong Ideas for New Times' forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin was approached by Alexander Khlynov from the Union of Ivan Tea Producers, who proposed the government help boost production of the traditional Russian drink. Putin agreed to bring Khlynov's proposal to Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, and gave the tea his personal approval. "Indeed, it is certainly more useful than Coca-Cola," he remarked, "which is all chemicals."
https://www.sott.net/article/470113-Coca-Cola-is-all-chemicals-Putin
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Robot dog equipped with submachine gun is 'dystopian' nightmare fodder
Man's virtual best friend — or mankind's greatest nightmare? Video of a robotic dog equipped with a submachine gun is circulating social media — months after a man living in Russia posted frightening footage of the dystopian killing machine on YouTube. "All the people who laughed off the 'worrywarts' years ago for freaking out about the Funny Dancing Robot Dogs ™ should be forced to watch this video once a day for the remainder of the year," a Twitter user posted Wednesday. The 84-second viral clip, which has been viewed more than 4.3 million times, shows the robotic dog firing a machine gun and running rapidly across bricks in front of a snowy field. At one point, the killing machine opens fire — with intense recoil knocking it back onto its hind legs. The footage also shows the dog — which sports a Russian flag on one side — advancing near a military vehicle.
https://www.sott.net/article/470114-Robot-dog-equipped-with-submachine-gun-is-dystopian-nightmare-fodder
Robot dog equipped with submachine gun is 'dystopian' nightmare fodder
Man's virtual best friend — or mankind's greatest nightmare? Video of a robotic dog equipped with a submachine gun is circulating social media — months after a man living in Russia posted frightening footage of the dystopian killing machine on YouTube. "All the people who laughed off the 'worrywarts' years ago for freaking out about the Funny Dancing Robot Dogs ™ should be forced to watch this video once a day for the remainder of the year," a Twitter user posted Wednesday. The 84-second viral clip, which has been viewed more than 4.3 million times, shows the robotic dog firing a machine gun and running rapidly across bricks in front of a snowy field. At one point, the killing machine opens fire — with intense recoil knocking it back onto its hind legs. The footage also shows the dog — which sports a Russian flag on one side — advancing near a military vehicle.
https://www.sott.net/article/470114-Robot-dog-equipped-with-submachine-gun-is-dystopian-nightmare-fodder
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Money pit: Ukraine goverment signals it intends to default on tens of billions in foreign debts
Despite countless billions flooding into Ukraine, Kiev can't pay its debts. Western governments have allocated well over $100 billion to prop up Ukraine in its war against Russia, with countless billions more flooding into the country at an increasing pace. Yet as each day passes, it's becoming more and more clear that all of the money awarded and assigned to Ukraine continues to dissolve into a black hole of secrecy, corruption, deceit, and now, default. On Wednesday, Ukraine finance ministry asked foreign creditors to accept a delay in its debt repayments, requesting a two year freeze on billions of dollars in Eurobonds. Per the Financial Times, "a rescheduling would amount to a Ukrainian default" on Kiev's tens of billions in foreign debt.
https://www.sott.net/article/470115-Money-pit-Ukraine-goverment-signals-it-intends-to-default-on-tens-of-billions-in-foreign-debts
Money pit: Ukraine goverment signals it intends to default on tens of billions in foreign debts
Despite countless billions flooding into Ukraine, Kiev can't pay its debts. Western governments have allocated well over $100 billion to prop up Ukraine in its war against Russia, with countless billions more flooding into the country at an increasing pace. Yet as each day passes, it's becoming more and more clear that all of the money awarded and assigned to Ukraine continues to dissolve into a black hole of secrecy, corruption, deceit, and now, default. On Wednesday, Ukraine finance ministry asked foreign creditors to accept a delay in its debt repayments, requesting a two year freeze on billions of dollars in Eurobonds. Per the Financial Times, "a rescheduling would amount to a Ukrainian default" on Kiev's tens of billions in foreign debt.
https://www.sott.net/article/470115-Money-pit-Ukraine-goverment-signals-it-intends-to-default-on-tens-of-billions-in-foreign-debts
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Those destroying public schools don't want you thinking about alternatives
What comes after the end of public schools? Anyone who cares about the education of children should be asking that question. So of course it's one that the teachers unions don't want us to discuss. New York City schools are in trouble. As The Post reported Friday, "the city Department of Education expects to enroll roughly 28,100 fewer students this fall." Enrollment at the city's regular public schools already fell during the pandemic, and this new projection suggests it's not improving any time soon. And New York leads a large pack: California, Illinois, Oregon, Mississippi and Michigan have all seen serious losses of students departing their public-school systems. Why? A Gallup poll last week showed only 28% of Americans have "a great deal or a lot" of "confidence in U.S. public schools."
https://www.sott.net/article/470116-Those-destroying-public-schools-dont-want-you-thinking-about-alternatives
Those destroying public schools don't want you thinking about alternatives
What comes after the end of public schools? Anyone who cares about the education of children should be asking that question. So of course it's one that the teachers unions don't want us to discuss. New York City schools are in trouble. As The Post reported Friday, "the city Department of Education expects to enroll roughly 28,100 fewer students this fall." Enrollment at the city's regular public schools already fell during the pandemic, and this new projection suggests it's not improving any time soon. And New York leads a large pack: California, Illinois, Oregon, Mississippi and Michigan have all seen serious losses of students departing their public-school systems. Why? A Gallup poll last week showed only 28% of Americans have "a great deal or a lot" of "confidence in U.S. public schools."
https://www.sott.net/article/470116-Those-destroying-public-schools-dont-want-you-thinking-about-alternatives
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Earth's crust is 'dripping' under the Andes, scientists say
Beneath the Andes mountains in South America, Earth's crust is dripping into the planet's interior. Moreover, this has been occurring for millions of years - a long geological process that has produced telltale wrinkling and other features on the surface that scientists have discerned through modeling and experimentation. This might help us identify interior geological activity on other planets that don't have plate tectonics, such as Mars and Venus. It's called lithospheric dripping, and it's only been identified fairly recently here on Earth. As the rocky crust is warmed up to a certain temperature, it starts to thicken and drip down into the mantle. It's a bit like an extreme pitch drop... but the formation and release of crustal drops has effects on the surrounding surface of the planet. First, the pull of the drop forming below creates a basin on the surface above. Then, when the drop breaks off, the surface reacts by springing upward, the effects of which spread widely. "We...
https://www.sott.net/article/470117-Earths-crust-is-dripping-under-the-Andes-scientists-say
Earth's crust is 'dripping' under the Andes, scientists say
Beneath the Andes mountains in South America, Earth's crust is dripping into the planet's interior. Moreover, this has been occurring for millions of years - a long geological process that has produced telltale wrinkling and other features on the surface that scientists have discerned through modeling and experimentation. This might help us identify interior geological activity on other planets that don't have plate tectonics, such as Mars and Venus. It's called lithospheric dripping, and it's only been identified fairly recently here on Earth. As the rocky crust is warmed up to a certain temperature, it starts to thicken and drip down into the mantle. It's a bit like an extreme pitch drop... but the formation and release of crustal drops has effects on the surrounding surface of the planet. First, the pull of the drop forming below creates a basin on the surface above. Then, when the drop breaks off, the surface reacts by springing upward, the effects of which spread widely. "We...
https://www.sott.net/article/470117-Earths-crust-is-dripping-under-the-Andes-scientists-say
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Amidst 10-year drought, the Andes get much needed snowfall and are completed blanketed when viewed from space
As extreme summer heatwaves deepened droughts and fueled wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere, winter storms brewed south of the equator. In July 2022, back-to-back weather systems eased rainfall deficits in central Chile and added to the snowpack atop the Andes—a critical reserve of water for the coming summer. The blanket of fresh snow along the mountain range between Chile and Argentina is visible in the image above, acquired on July 16 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite. Heavy rain and snow fell in the area despite La Niña conditions offshore in the Pacific that typically bring dry winters. The precipitation brought at least some temporary relief to an area suffering a decade-long drought.
https://www.sott.net/article/470118-Amidst-10-year-drought-the-Andes-get-much-needed-snowfall-and-are-completed-blanketed-when-viewed-from-space
Amidst 10-year drought, the Andes get much needed snowfall and are completed blanketed when viewed from space
As extreme summer heatwaves deepened droughts and fueled wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere, winter storms brewed south of the equator. In July 2022, back-to-back weather systems eased rainfall deficits in central Chile and added to the snowpack atop the Andes—a critical reserve of water for the coming summer. The blanket of fresh snow along the mountain range between Chile and Argentina is visible in the image above, acquired on July 16 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite. Heavy rain and snow fell in the area despite La Niña conditions offshore in the Pacific that typically bring dry winters. The precipitation brought at least some temporary relief to an area suffering a decade-long drought.
https://www.sott.net/article/470118-Amidst-10-year-drought-the-Andes-get-much-needed-snowfall-and-are-completed-blanketed-when-viewed-from-space
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Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev lists 'Western sins'
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has compiled what he called a list of "their sins," a reference to what he sees as the shortcomings of the US and Europe. The list was published on Medvedev's Telegram channel on Thursday and comes a day after the former president outlined Russia's 'sins', a mocking exhortation to the West to blame Moscow for all manner of ills, from US President Joe Biden's gaffes to even the extinction of the dinosaurs. "THEIR SINS (what Russia is not guilty of): European fools being cynically conned by the Americans, who forced them to endure the most painful consequences of the sanctions that have hit the populations of EU countries; ordinary Europeans freezing cold in their homes this winter; the highest food inflation in decades in Europe and the United States; EU and US companies losing their multibillion-dollar investments in the Russian economy," he wrote. Medvedev added that Moscow has nothing to do with "Americans electing a strange old man with...
https://www.sott.net/article/470119-Former-Russian-president-Dmitry-Medvedev-lists-Western-sins
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev lists 'Western sins'
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has compiled what he called a list of "their sins," a reference to what he sees as the shortcomings of the US and Europe. The list was published on Medvedev's Telegram channel on Thursday and comes a day after the former president outlined Russia's 'sins', a mocking exhortation to the West to blame Moscow for all manner of ills, from US President Joe Biden's gaffes to even the extinction of the dinosaurs. "THEIR SINS (what Russia is not guilty of): European fools being cynically conned by the Americans, who forced them to endure the most painful consequences of the sanctions that have hit the populations of EU countries; ordinary Europeans freezing cold in their homes this winter; the highest food inflation in decades in Europe and the United States; EU and US companies losing their multibillion-dollar investments in the Russian economy," he wrote. Medvedev added that Moscow has nothing to do with "Americans electing a strange old man with...
https://www.sott.net/article/470119-Former-Russian-president-Dmitry-Medvedev-lists-Western-sins
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Russian forces repel neo-Nazi attack in Donbass
As Ukrainian forces recently attempted to assault the town of Belogorovka in the Lugansk People's Republic, RT had a crew nearby. TV Correspondent Murad Gazdiev reported, from the scene, that the attack, led by the infamous 'Kraken' neo-Nazi battalion, was met with a "hail of artillery fire." The offensive was successfully defeated following close-quarter combat on the outskirts of the settlement. Russian troops captured four Kraken fighters. One of them, identified only as Dmitry, told RT that morale in the nationalist unit was extremely low and the commanders treated soldiers like "earthworms" by simply "crushing them underfoot" and forcing them to launch assaults. The battalion has been stationed in the north-eastern Ukrainian city for months, Dmitry said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470120-Russian-forces-repel-neo-Nazi-attack-in-Donbass
Russian forces repel neo-Nazi attack in Donbass
As Ukrainian forces recently attempted to assault the town of Belogorovka in the Lugansk People's Republic, RT had a crew nearby. TV Correspondent Murad Gazdiev reported, from the scene, that the attack, led by the infamous 'Kraken' neo-Nazi battalion, was met with a "hail of artillery fire." The offensive was successfully defeated following close-quarter combat on the outskirts of the settlement. Russian troops captured four Kraken fighters. One of them, identified only as Dmitry, told RT that morale in the nationalist unit was extremely low and the commanders treated soldiers like "earthworms" by simply "crushing them underfoot" and forcing them to launch assaults. The battalion has been stationed in the north-eastern Ukrainian city for months, Dmitry said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470120-Russian-forces-repel-neo-Nazi-attack-in-Donbass
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Snow up to roof level depth at Batea Mahuida ski resort in Argentina
"There's much snow. It is a spectacular day, with a lot of people, the truth is that we started the season in a very nice way", says the head of operation of the Batea Mahuida, Manuel Calfuqueo and invites the Snow Park. This season they improved the service at the refuge, with more menus and better facilities. "It's a lot of snow, it's been a couple of years since it snowed so much. I think that until October, we will surely have snow", says Manuel from the hill. He accompanies his words with photos from there, in which he sees the shelter with snow up to the roof and clarifies that the hill is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the hours and services are subject to weather conditions. It's just that it hasn't stopped snowing for a few weeks. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/470121-Snow-up-to-roof-level-depth-at-Batea-Mahuida-ski-resort-in-Argentina
Snow up to roof level depth at Batea Mahuida ski resort in Argentina
"There's much snow. It is a spectacular day, with a lot of people, the truth is that we started the season in a very nice way", says the head of operation of the Batea Mahuida, Manuel Calfuqueo and invites the Snow Park. This season they improved the service at the refuge, with more menus and better facilities. "It's a lot of snow, it's been a couple of years since it snowed so much. I think that until October, we will surely have snow", says Manuel from the hill. He accompanies his words with photos from there, in which he sees the shelter with snow up to the roof and clarifies that the hill is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the hours and services are subject to weather conditions. It's just that it hasn't stopped snowing for a few weeks. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/470121-Snow-up-to-roof-level-depth-at-Batea-Mahuida-ski-resort-in-Argentina
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EU prepares for 'winter without Russian gas'
The European Union on Wednesday revealed a scheme to lower its gas use by 15% until next spring, with the European Commission ordering member states to comply with the plan. According to Commissioner Thierry Breton, the bloc is counting on some of its citizens not to be able to afford gas. The measure is part of the 'Save Gas for a Safe Winter' plan presented in Brussels and aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supply to households and essential users such as hospitals and key industries. The reductions in gas use are to remain in force until March 31, 2023. Member states will be asked to switch to renewable energy, or even coal, oil or nuclear power to achieve the target. Germany, which depends on Russia for more than half of its total gas supply, has already announced plans to restart its dormant coal plants, but industry groups say the switch will only cover 2-3% of its industrial gas demand.
https://www.sott.net/article/470122-EU-prepares-for-winter-without-Russian-gas
EU prepares for 'winter without Russian gas'
The European Union on Wednesday revealed a scheme to lower its gas use by 15% until next spring, with the European Commission ordering member states to comply with the plan. According to Commissioner Thierry Breton, the bloc is counting on some of its citizens not to be able to afford gas. The measure is part of the 'Save Gas for a Safe Winter' plan presented in Brussels and aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supply to households and essential users such as hospitals and key industries. The reductions in gas use are to remain in force until March 31, 2023. Member states will be asked to switch to renewable energy, or even coal, oil or nuclear power to achieve the target. Germany, which depends on Russia for more than half of its total gas supply, has already announced plans to restart its dormant coal plants, but industry groups say the switch will only cover 2-3% of its industrial gas demand.
https://www.sott.net/article/470122-EU-prepares-for-winter-without-Russian-gas
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Hunt for wild monkey in Japan after 10 attacks in a fortnight
Police in Japan are searching for a wild monkey that has attacked 10 people in the space of a fortnight. The attacks began on 8 July in the Ogori district of Yamaguchi prefecture in the country's south-west. In the most serious incident, it badly scratched an infant after invading a family home. "I was vacuuming when I heard my child crying, so I turned around and saw the monkey had grabbed her by the legs while she was playing on the floor. It looked like it was trying to drag her outside," the baby's mother told local media. Last weekend, the monkey opened the screen door of a first-floor apartment and scratched the leg of a four-year-old girl, leaving her with minor injuries, before attacking other people nearby, according to the Kyodo news agency.
https://www.sott.net/article/470123-Hunt-for-wild-monkey-in-Japan-after-10-attacks-in-a-fortnight
Hunt for wild monkey in Japan after 10 attacks in a fortnight
Police in Japan are searching for a wild monkey that has attacked 10 people in the space of a fortnight. The attacks began on 8 July in the Ogori district of Yamaguchi prefecture in the country's south-west. In the most serious incident, it badly scratched an infant after invading a family home. "I was vacuuming when I heard my child crying, so I turned around and saw the monkey had grabbed her by the legs while she was playing on the floor. It looked like it was trying to drag her outside," the baby's mother told local media. Last weekend, the monkey opened the screen door of a first-floor apartment and scratched the leg of a four-year-old girl, leaving her with minor injuries, before attacking other people nearby, according to the Kyodo news agency.
https://www.sott.net/article/470123-Hunt-for-wild-monkey-in-Japan-after-10-attacks-in-a-fortnight
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How a smart Middle East strategy can help Russia play a significant role in shaping the new world order
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Tehran for a summit of the guarantors of the so-called Astana process, which aims to find a political settlement in Syria. Apart from a joint session with the other two participants, Iran's Ibrahim Raisi and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin will hold talks with each separately. The visit comes soon after the Russian leader's trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - the latter for the Caspian summit that brought together Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and the host state. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, for his part, has recently traveled to Algeria, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, where he also met with counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. With relations between Russia and the West beyond repair for the foreseeable future, Russian diplomacy is focusing on non-Western countries, and the Middle East and North Africa feature prominently in Moscow's new foreign-policy geography. Since Russia's...
https://www.sott.net/article/470124-How-a-smart-Middle-East-strategy-can-help-Russia-play-a-significant-role-in-shaping-the-new-world-order
How a smart Middle East strategy can help Russia play a significant role in shaping the new world order
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Tehran for a summit of the guarantors of the so-called Astana process, which aims to find a political settlement in Syria. Apart from a joint session with the other two participants, Iran's Ibrahim Raisi and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin will hold talks with each separately. The visit comes soon after the Russian leader's trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - the latter for the Caspian summit that brought together Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and the host state. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, for his part, has recently traveled to Algeria, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, where he also met with counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. With relations between Russia and the West beyond repair for the foreseeable future, Russian diplomacy is focusing on non-Western countries, and the Middle East and North Africa feature prominently in Moscow's new foreign-policy geography. Since Russia's...
https://www.sott.net/article/470124-How-a-smart-Middle-East-strategy-can-help-Russia-play-a-significant-role-in-shaping-the-new-world-order
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A 20-minute storm with 12 months of consequences: Farmers devastated by crop loss in southern Alberta
Summer crops were looking hearty just two days ago, according to local farmers. But a devastating storm that swept through southern Alberta Monday afternoon has left crops looking bleak. Lethbridge County grain and sugar beet plants were left with broken and bent stalks, the once promising yield now completely flattened. Marble-sized hail, and dark, fast-moving clouds rolled across the sky early Monday. "I knew we were in for something seeing that one coming," said farmer Arnie Bergen-Henengowen.
https://www.sott.net/article/470125-A-20-minute-storm-with-12-months-of-consequences-Farmers-devastated-by-crop-loss-in-southern-Alberta
A 20-minute storm with 12 months of consequences: Farmers devastated by crop loss in southern Alberta
Summer crops were looking hearty just two days ago, according to local farmers. But a devastating storm that swept through southern Alberta Monday afternoon has left crops looking bleak. Lethbridge County grain and sugar beet plants were left with broken and bent stalks, the once promising yield now completely flattened. Marble-sized hail, and dark, fast-moving clouds rolled across the sky early Monday. "I knew we were in for something seeing that one coming," said farmer Arnie Bergen-Henengowen.
https://www.sott.net/article/470125-A-20-minute-storm-with-12-months-of-consequences-Farmers-devastated-by-crop-loss-in-southern-Alberta
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Michael Hudson: From junk economics to a false view of history - Where western civilization took a wrong turn
It may seem strange to invite an economist to give a keynote speech to a conference of the social sciences. Economists have been characterized as autistic and anti-social in the popular press for good reason. They are trained to think abstractly and use a priori deduction - based on how they think societies should develop. Today's mainstream economists look at neoliberal privatization and free-market ideals as leading society's income and wealth to settle at an optimum equilibrium without any need for government regulation - especially not of credit and debt. The only role acknowledged for government is to enforce the "sanctity of contracts" and "security of property." By this they mean the enforcement of debt contracts, even when their enforcement expropriates large numbers of indebted homeowners and other property owners. That is the history of Rome. We are seeing the same debt dynamic at work today. Yet this basic approach has led mainstream economists to insist that...
https://www.sott.net/article/470126-Michael-Hudson-From-junk-economics-to-a-false-view-of-history-Where-western-civilization-took-a-wrong-turn
Michael Hudson: From junk economics to a false view of history - Where western civilization took a wrong turn
It may seem strange to invite an economist to give a keynote speech to a conference of the social sciences. Economists have been characterized as autistic and anti-social in the popular press for good reason. They are trained to think abstractly and use a priori deduction - based on how they think societies should develop. Today's mainstream economists look at neoliberal privatization and free-market ideals as leading society's income and wealth to settle at an optimum equilibrium without any need for government regulation - especially not of credit and debt. The only role acknowledged for government is to enforce the "sanctity of contracts" and "security of property." By this they mean the enforcement of debt contracts, even when their enforcement expropriates large numbers of indebted homeowners and other property owners. That is the history of Rome. We are seeing the same debt dynamic at work today. Yet this basic approach has led mainstream economists to insist that...
https://www.sott.net/article/470126-Michael-Hudson-From-junk-economics-to-a-false-view-of-history-Where-western-civilization-took-a-wrong-turn
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NATO would have started a war if not stopped by Russia - Iran
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Tuesday that had Russian President Vladimir Putin "not taken the initiative" in Ukraine, the NATO alliance would have launched a war with Russia over Crimea, which Kiev claims as its own land. Speaking alongside Putin in Tehran, Khamenei stated that "as regards Ukraine, if you did not take the initiative, the other side would have initiated the war." He described the West as "completely opposed to a strong and independent Russia" and NATO as "a dangerous entity that sees no boundaries in its expansionist policy". Considered Russian land since imperial times, Crimea was an autonomous republic within the Soviet Union until it was ceded to the Ukrainian SSR by Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev in 1954. The region fell under Ukrainian control after the breakup of the USSR, and voted to join Russia in 2014.
https://www.sott.net/article/470127-NATO-would-have-started-a-war-if-not-stopped-by-Russia-Iran
NATO would have started a war if not stopped by Russia - Iran
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Tuesday that had Russian President Vladimir Putin "not taken the initiative" in Ukraine, the NATO alliance would have launched a war with Russia over Crimea, which Kiev claims as its own land. Speaking alongside Putin in Tehran, Khamenei stated that "as regards Ukraine, if you did not take the initiative, the other side would have initiated the war." He described the West as "completely opposed to a strong and independent Russia" and NATO as "a dangerous entity that sees no boundaries in its expansionist policy". Considered Russian land since imperial times, Crimea was an autonomous republic within the Soviet Union until it was ceded to the Ukrainian SSR by Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev in 1954. The region fell under Ukrainian control after the breakup of the USSR, and voted to join Russia in 2014.
https://www.sott.net/article/470127-NATO-would-have-started-a-war-if-not-stopped-by-Russia-Iran
