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World order looks different from Moscow, Beijing
The Chinese Defence Ministry announced today its participation in the Vostok 2022 strategic command and staff exercise in Russia, which is slated for August 30-September 5. The low-key statement in Beijing said China will send some troops and the participation is within the framework of the two countries' annual cooperation plan. The statement mentioned that "India, Belarus, Tajikistan, Mongolia and other countries will also participate." It said the Chinese participation "aims to deepen pragmatic and friendly cooperation with the militaries of the participating countries, enhance the level of strategic coordination among all participating parties, and enhance the ability to deal with various security threats." In what can be construed as an oblique reference to the conflict in Ukraine and the big power tensions in general, Beijing stated that the exercise is "unrelated to the current international and regional situation." Vostok is one of the capstone events of the Russian Armed...
https://www.sott.net/article/471120-World-order-looks-different-from-Moscow-Beijing
World order looks different from Moscow, Beijing
The Chinese Defence Ministry announced today its participation in the Vostok 2022 strategic command and staff exercise in Russia, which is slated for August 30-September 5. The low-key statement in Beijing said China will send some troops and the participation is within the framework of the two countries' annual cooperation plan. The statement mentioned that "India, Belarus, Tajikistan, Mongolia and other countries will also participate." It said the Chinese participation "aims to deepen pragmatic and friendly cooperation with the militaries of the participating countries, enhance the level of strategic coordination among all participating parties, and enhance the ability to deal with various security threats." In what can be construed as an oblique reference to the conflict in Ukraine and the big power tensions in general, Beijing stated that the exercise is "unrelated to the current international and regional situation." Vostok is one of the capstone events of the Russian Armed...
https://www.sott.net/article/471120-World-order-looks-different-from-Moscow-Beijing
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Fire at London Bridge forces closure of railway tracks
Train services have been disrupted and several buildings were evacuated after a fire broke out near London Bridge. More than 70 firefighters tackled the blaze in a railway arch on Union Street, Southwark. London Fire Brigade said a garage in the arch which contained vehicles had been destroyed along with another unit. Four rail lines and the Jubilee line were closed for safety reasons. Network Rail said they have all reopened but warned train delays would continue.
https://www.sott.net/article/471121-Fire-at-London-Bridge-forces-closure-of-railway-tracks
Fire at London Bridge forces closure of railway tracks
Train services have been disrupted and several buildings were evacuated after a fire broke out near London Bridge. More than 70 firefighters tackled the blaze in a railway arch on Union Street, Southwark. London Fire Brigade said a garage in the arch which contained vehicles had been destroyed along with another unit. Four rail lines and the Jubilee line were closed for safety reasons. Network Rail said they have all reopened but warned train delays would continue.
https://www.sott.net/article/471121-Fire-at-London-Bridge-forces-closure-of-railway-tracks
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Australia's former PM secretly granted himself FIVE additional ministerial positions during lockdowns
Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five additional ministries while Australia's prime minister, in what his successor has labelled an "unprecedented trashing of the Westminster system". The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said on Tuesday he was waiting on legal advice over any possible ramifications of the secret appointments and was "open to reforms and suggestions" so the situation did not reoccur. Morrison now faces calls to resign from parliament over the revelations, including from one of his former ministers. Karen Andrews, a former minister for home affairs, which is one of the departments to which Morrison appointed himself, said: "This is totally unacceptable, for a prime minister to behave in this manner undermines everything that a federal government constitutionally should stand for." Comment: Where were these MPs with their supposed values and principles when certain regions of Australia were enforcing one of the most brutal lockdowns seen across the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471122-Australias-former-PM-secretly-granted-himself-FIVE-additional-ministerial-positions-during-lockdowns
Australia's former PM secretly granted himself FIVE additional ministerial positions during lockdowns
Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five additional ministries while Australia's prime minister, in what his successor has labelled an "unprecedented trashing of the Westminster system". The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said on Tuesday he was waiting on legal advice over any possible ramifications of the secret appointments and was "open to reforms and suggestions" so the situation did not reoccur. Morrison now faces calls to resign from parliament over the revelations, including from one of his former ministers. Karen Andrews, a former minister for home affairs, which is one of the departments to which Morrison appointed himself, said: "This is totally unacceptable, for a prime minister to behave in this manner undermines everything that a federal government constitutionally should stand for." Comment: Where were these MPs with their supposed values and principles when certain regions of Australia were enforcing one of the most brutal lockdowns seen across the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471122-Australias-former-PM-secretly-granted-himself-FIVE-additional-ministerial-positions-during-lockdowns
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Infertility and Depopulation: A Diabolical Agenda
The World Health Organization began working on an anti-fertility vaccine in the 1970s, in response to perceived overpopulation. For 20 years, the WHO's Task Force on Vaccines for Fertility Regulation worked with population control in mind. In 1993, the WHO finally announced a birth-control vaccine had successfully been created to help with "family planning." The anti-fertility vaccine uses hCG conjugated (chemically bonded) to tetanus toxoid, used in the tetanus vaccine. As a result, a woman will develop antibodies against both tetanus and hCG. HCG is the first signal that tells the woman's body she's pregnant. In response to this signal, her ovaries then produce progesterone, which maintains the pregnancy to term. By combining hCG with tetanus toxoid, it causes this crucial pregnancy hormone to be attacked and destroyed by the woman's own immune system.
https://www.sott.net/article/471123-Infertility-and-Depopulation-A-Diabolical-Agenda
Infertility and Depopulation: A Diabolical Agenda
The World Health Organization began working on an anti-fertility vaccine in the 1970s, in response to perceived overpopulation. For 20 years, the WHO's Task Force on Vaccines for Fertility Regulation worked with population control in mind. In 1993, the WHO finally announced a birth-control vaccine had successfully been created to help with "family planning." The anti-fertility vaccine uses hCG conjugated (chemically bonded) to tetanus toxoid, used in the tetanus vaccine. As a result, a woman will develop antibodies against both tetanus and hCG. HCG is the first signal that tells the woman's body she's pregnant. In response to this signal, her ovaries then produce progesterone, which maintains the pregnancy to term. By combining hCG with tetanus toxoid, it causes this crucial pregnancy hormone to be attacked and destroyed by the woman's own immune system.
https://www.sott.net/article/471123-Infertility-and-Depopulation-A-Diabolical-Agenda
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Ukraine issues new ban on Russian language
Kiev has removed a range of courses from the national school curriculum. Russian language and literature courses will no longer be taught in Ukraine, according to an updated curriculum posted by the Ministry of Education on its website on Tuesday. Among the courses excluded were 'Russian and Foreign Literature', 'Russian language for general educational institutions with instruction in Russian' for grades 5-9, and instruction in Ukrainian or Russian for grades 10-11. While nearly all Russian and Belarusian books will be dropped from the school program, the ministry notes that it will allow some works by authors who wrote in Russian but whose "life and work were closely connected with Ukraine," such as Nikolay Gogol and Mikhail Bulgakov. According to the updated curriculum, foreign literature courses in Ukrainian schools will now focus on works by writers such as Jean de La Fontaine, O. Henry, Anna Gavalda, and Joseph Roth.
https://www.sott.net/article/471124-Ukraine-issues-new-ban-on-Russian-language
Ukraine issues new ban on Russian language
Kiev has removed a range of courses from the national school curriculum. Russian language and literature courses will no longer be taught in Ukraine, according to an updated curriculum posted by the Ministry of Education on its website on Tuesday. Among the courses excluded were 'Russian and Foreign Literature', 'Russian language for general educational institutions with instruction in Russian' for grades 5-9, and instruction in Ukrainian or Russian for grades 10-11. While nearly all Russian and Belarusian books will be dropped from the school program, the ministry notes that it will allow some works by authors who wrote in Russian but whose "life and work were closely connected with Ukraine," such as Nikolay Gogol and Mikhail Bulgakov. According to the updated curriculum, foreign literature courses in Ukrainian schools will now focus on works by writers such as Jean de La Fontaine, O. Henry, Anna Gavalda, and Joseph Roth.
https://www.sott.net/article/471124-Ukraine-issues-new-ban-on-Russian-language
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UCLA creates database to 'track attacks on critical race theory'
Faculty at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law have created a database to identify and record efforts to block critical race theory (CRT) being taught in schools across the country. The database, called the CRT Forward Tracking Project, allows users to "track attacks on critical race theory" and filter the information as part of an effort to "support anti-racist education, training and research," according to the school. The project was created by UCLA's Critical Race Studies Program, founded in 2000 as the first law school program in the nation dedicated to critical race theory.
https://www.sott.net/article/471125-UCLA-creates-database-to-track-attacks-on-critical-race-theory
UCLA creates database to 'track attacks on critical race theory'
Faculty at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law have created a database to identify and record efforts to block critical race theory (CRT) being taught in schools across the country. The database, called the CRT Forward Tracking Project, allows users to "track attacks on critical race theory" and filter the information as part of an effort to "support anti-racist education, training and research," according to the school. The project was created by UCLA's Critical Race Studies Program, founded in 2000 as the first law school program in the nation dedicated to critical race theory.
https://www.sott.net/article/471125-UCLA-creates-database-to-track-attacks-on-critical-race-theory
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Caitlin Johnstone: Modern US warmongering is scaring Henry Kissinger
In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, immortal Hague fugitive Henry Kissinger says the US is acting in a crazy and irrational way that has brought it to the edge of war with Russia and China: Mr. Kissinger sees today's world as verging on a dangerous disequilibrium. "We are at the edge of war with Russia and China on issues which we partly created, without any concept of how this is going to end or what it's supposed to lead to," he says. Could the U.S. manage the two adversaries by triangulating between them, as during the Nixon years? He offers no simple prescription. "You can't just now say we're going to split them off and turn them against each other. All you can do is not to accelerate the tensions and to create options, and for that you have to have some purpose." On the question of Taiwan, Mr. Kissinger worries that the U.S. and China are maneuvering toward a crisis, and he counsels steadiness on Washington's part. "The policy that was carried out by both parties...
https://www.sott.net/article/471126-Caitlin-Johnstone-Modern-US-warmongering-is-scaring-Henry-Kissinger
Caitlin Johnstone: Modern US warmongering is scaring Henry Kissinger
In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, immortal Hague fugitive Henry Kissinger says the US is acting in a crazy and irrational way that has brought it to the edge of war with Russia and China: Mr. Kissinger sees today's world as verging on a dangerous disequilibrium. "We are at the edge of war with Russia and China on issues which we partly created, without any concept of how this is going to end or what it's supposed to lead to," he says. Could the U.S. manage the two adversaries by triangulating between them, as during the Nixon years? He offers no simple prescription. "You can't just now say we're going to split them off and turn them against each other. All you can do is not to accelerate the tensions and to create options, and for that you have to have some purpose." On the question of Taiwan, Mr. Kissinger worries that the U.S. and China are maneuvering toward a crisis, and he counsels steadiness on Washington's part. "The policy that was carried out by both parties...
https://www.sott.net/article/471126-Caitlin-Johnstone-Modern-US-warmongering-is-scaring-Henry-Kissinger
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Tomato shortage emerges in drought-stricken Californian as ketchup prices soar
Days ago, we said the next food insecurity problem that may impact Americans' eating habits could be an emerging potato shortage. Now there appears to be another issue: Tomatoes are getting squeezed, and risks of a ketchup shortage rise as a severe drought batter California's farmland. California accounts for a quarter of the world's tomato output. The worst drought in 1,200 years has forced farmers to abandon fields as crops turn to dust amid a water crisis.
https://www.sott.net/article/471127-Tomato-shortage-emerges-in-drought-stricken-Californian-as-ketchup-prices-soar
Tomato shortage emerges in drought-stricken Californian as ketchup prices soar
Days ago, we said the next food insecurity problem that may impact Americans' eating habits could be an emerging potato shortage. Now there appears to be another issue: Tomatoes are getting squeezed, and risks of a ketchup shortage rise as a severe drought batter California's farmland. California accounts for a quarter of the world's tomato output. The worst drought in 1,200 years has forced farmers to abandon fields as crops turn to dust amid a water crisis.
https://www.sott.net/article/471127-Tomato-shortage-emerges-in-drought-stricken-Californian-as-ketchup-prices-soar
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Meta steps up information control ahead of US elections
Facebook's parent company is imposing strict controls on information related to the upcoming midterm elections. Social media behemoth Meta is beefing up its information-control tactics as the US heads into the 2022 midterm elections, tightening rules on voting misinformation and advertising. The changes were announced in a blog post on Tuesday. The company will ban new political, social and electoral issue ads during the last week before the election, ensuring no "October surprises" - factual or otherwise - will disturb the information ecosystem. Editing existing ads will also be forbidden, and ads encouraging people not to vote or questioning the legitimacy of the results will not be permitted.
https://www.sott.net/article/471128-Meta-steps-up-information-control-ahead-of-US-elections
Meta steps up information control ahead of US elections
Facebook's parent company is imposing strict controls on information related to the upcoming midterm elections. Social media behemoth Meta is beefing up its information-control tactics as the US heads into the 2022 midterm elections, tightening rules on voting misinformation and advertising. The changes were announced in a blog post on Tuesday. The company will ban new political, social and electoral issue ads during the last week before the election, ensuring no "October surprises" - factual or otherwise - will disturb the information ecosystem. Editing existing ads will also be forbidden, and ads encouraging people not to vote or questioning the legitimacy of the results will not be permitted.
https://www.sott.net/article/471128-Meta-steps-up-information-control-ahead-of-US-elections
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Poland wants Ukraine to admit genocide
A deputy culture minister says the 1943 Volhyn massacres fit the definition of genocide and Kiev will have to recognize that. The mass murder of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists during the Second World War meets the definition of genocide and the government in Kiev will have to recognize this sooner or later, Poland's Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage Jaroslaw Sellin said on Tuesday. "They have to acknowledge it because it's a fact. It's simply a fact. A political decision was made and implemented for ethnic cleansing, the extermination of the entire national minority that has lived there for centuries," Sellin told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) during a TV interview.
https://www.sott.net/article/471129-Poland-wants-Ukraine-to-admit-genocide
Poland wants Ukraine to admit genocide
A deputy culture minister says the 1943 Volhyn massacres fit the definition of genocide and Kiev will have to recognize that. The mass murder of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists during the Second World War meets the definition of genocide and the government in Kiev will have to recognize this sooner or later, Poland's Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage Jaroslaw Sellin said on Tuesday. "They have to acknowledge it because it's a fact. It's simply a fact. A political decision was made and implemented for ethnic cleansing, the extermination of the entire national minority that has lived there for centuries," Sellin told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) during a TV interview.
https://www.sott.net/article/471129-Poland-wants-Ukraine-to-admit-genocide
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Meteor fireball fall into the Mediterranean Sea (Aug.17)
This stunning bolide was spotted over Spain on August 17, at 23:18 local time (equivalent to 21:18 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon and was seen by a wide number of eyewitnesses that reported the event on social networks. The bolide was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 55,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the Mediterranean Sea. It began at an altitude of about 83 km over the Mediterranean between the coasts of Spain and Morocco, moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 23 km over the sea. The preliminary analysis of this event shows that the rock was not fully destroyed: a part of the meteoroid survived and fell into the sea as a meteorite. So, the meteorite cannot be recovered. This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita, CAHA, OSN, La Sagra, Sevilla, and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471130-Meteor-fireball-fall-into-the-Mediterranean-Sea-Aug-17
Meteor fireball fall into the Mediterranean Sea (Aug.17)
This stunning bolide was spotted over Spain on August 17, at 23:18 local time (equivalent to 21:18 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon and was seen by a wide number of eyewitnesses that reported the event on social networks. The bolide was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 55,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the Mediterranean Sea. It began at an altitude of about 83 km over the Mediterranean between the coasts of Spain and Morocco, moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 23 km over the sea. The preliminary analysis of this event shows that the rock was not fully destroyed: a part of the meteoroid survived and fell into the sea as a meteorite. So, the meteorite cannot be recovered. This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita, CAHA, OSN, La Sagra, Sevilla, and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471130-Meteor-fireball-fall-into-the-Mediterranean-Sea-Aug-17
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White House climate science overseer sanctioned and barred by The National Academy of Sciences
For "clear violations of the fundamental tenets of research." A senior White House climate advisor has been sanctioned by the National Academy of Sciences for violating its ethics policies. Axios reports that Jane Lubchenco, the deputy director for climate and environment at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has been pulled up by the NAS for editing a paper later found to contain technical errors, as well as having worked with the scientists involved in it, one of which turned out to be her brother-in law.
https://www.sott.net/article/471131-White-House-climate-science-overseer-sanctioned-and-barred-by-The-National-Academy-of-Sciences
White House climate science overseer sanctioned and barred by The National Academy of Sciences
For "clear violations of the fundamental tenets of research." A senior White House climate advisor has been sanctioned by the National Academy of Sciences for violating its ethics policies. Axios reports that Jane Lubchenco, the deputy director for climate and environment at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has been pulled up by the NAS for editing a paper later found to contain technical errors, as well as having worked with the scientists involved in it, one of which turned out to be her brother-in law.
https://www.sott.net/article/471131-White-House-climate-science-overseer-sanctioned-and-barred-by-The-National-Academy-of-Sciences
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5 Great Danes attack, kill owner in northwest Iowa
A northwest Iowa woman who was found in a ditch died after being attacked by her five Great Danes, authorities said Wednesday. A man found the woman in a rural area of Clay County on Monday but couldn't get close to her because of several large dogs, according to KTIV-TV. The Clay County Sheriff's Office says the man reported what he found and deputies determined the woman was dead. She was identified as Mindy Kiepe, 43, of Rossie. The state medical examiner said Wednesday that Kiepe died of multiple dog bites. An investigation determined Kiepe's Great Danes caused her death. Kiepe lived at a farm near where her body was found. The sheriff's office said the dogs were euthanized. Source: AP
https://www.sott.net/article/471132-5-Great-Danes-attack-kill-owner-in-northwest-Iowa
5 Great Danes attack, kill owner in northwest Iowa
A northwest Iowa woman who was found in a ditch died after being attacked by her five Great Danes, authorities said Wednesday. A man found the woman in a rural area of Clay County on Monday but couldn't get close to her because of several large dogs, according to KTIV-TV. The Clay County Sheriff's Office says the man reported what he found and deputies determined the woman was dead. She was identified as Mindy Kiepe, 43, of Rossie. The state medical examiner said Wednesday that Kiepe died of multiple dog bites. An investigation determined Kiepe's Great Danes caused her death. Kiepe lived at a farm near where her body was found. The sheriff's office said the dogs were euthanized. Source: AP
https://www.sott.net/article/471132-5-Great-Danes-attack-kill-owner-in-northwest-Iowa
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Deliberate de-industrialization? German green economy minister wants to scrap German industrial model relying on cheap energy
Robert Habeck dismisses Germany's economic model as reliant on cheap energy imports from Russia. German Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck lamented the entirety of the country's business model on Monday, dismissing it as reliant on cheap energy imports from Russia that will never return. His comments come in tandem with his announcement of a new special tax on natural gas, which he believes will redistribute the repercussions of energy shortages on companies as well as the population in general. "Germany developed a business model that was largely based on dependence on cheap Russian gas," Habeck told reporters in Berlin, slamming the business model as meaning dependence on an "enemy" of international law, "liberal democracy and its values." "This model has failed and it is not coming back," he said. Because Russia has "arbitrarily" halted gas deliveries to the European Union, as Habeck claimed, Berlin needs to "rescue companies that have got into difficulties and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471133-Deliberate-de-industrialization-German-green-economy-minister-wants-to-scrap-German-industrial-model-relying-on-cheap-energy
Deliberate de-industrialization? German green economy minister wants to scrap German industrial model relying on cheap energy
Robert Habeck dismisses Germany's economic model as reliant on cheap energy imports from Russia. German Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck lamented the entirety of the country's business model on Monday, dismissing it as reliant on cheap energy imports from Russia that will never return. His comments come in tandem with his announcement of a new special tax on natural gas, which he believes will redistribute the repercussions of energy shortages on companies as well as the population in general. "Germany developed a business model that was largely based on dependence on cheap Russian gas," Habeck told reporters in Berlin, slamming the business model as meaning dependence on an "enemy" of international law, "liberal democracy and its values." "This model has failed and it is not coming back," he said. Because Russia has "arbitrarily" halted gas deliveries to the European Union, as Habeck claimed, Berlin needs to "rescue companies that have got into difficulties and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471133-Deliberate-de-industrialization-German-green-economy-minister-wants-to-scrap-German-industrial-model-relying-on-cheap-energy
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Heavy rainfall causes flooding in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico
The rain that occurred in the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, has left floods in several points and the authorities have called not to leave the house or to avoid certain points, on the afternoon of this Wednesday, August 17. The heavy rainfall that hit the state capital has already caused several floods and is expected to continue in the coming hours. The Chihuahua State Civil Protection Coordination reported that the forecast of rains between 3 and 6 p.m. is maintained, for which it called on the population to "maintain preventive measures and avoid leaving the house, if it is not necessary." Videos on social networks show cars trapped in the middle of streams generated by concentrations of water.
https://www.sott.net/article/471134-Heavy-rainfall-causes-flooding-in-the-city-of-Chihuahua-Mexico
Heavy rainfall causes flooding in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico
The rain that occurred in the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, has left floods in several points and the authorities have called not to leave the house or to avoid certain points, on the afternoon of this Wednesday, August 17. The heavy rainfall that hit the state capital has already caused several floods and is expected to continue in the coming hours. The Chihuahua State Civil Protection Coordination reported that the forecast of rains between 3 and 6 p.m. is maintained, for which it called on the population to "maintain preventive measures and avoid leaving the house, if it is not necessary." Videos on social networks show cars trapped in the middle of streams generated by concentrations of water.
https://www.sott.net/article/471134-Heavy-rainfall-causes-flooding-in-the-city-of-Chihuahua-Mexico
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De-industrialization in progress? Energy crisis forces EU aluminum plant to shut down
A Slovak smelter will halt production by the start of October due to soaring electricity prices The Slovalco aluminum smelter in Slovakia announced on Wednesday it will shut down primary production by the end of September. "The decision to terminate primary aluminum production at Slovalco comes in response to adverse framework conditions and high electricity prices, which show no signs of improvement in the short term," the plant's majority owner, Norsk Hydro, said in a statement. It explained that the Slovalco casthouse in central Slovakia is continuing its recycling operation, serving customers in the region with 75,000 tons of recycled aluminum annually. The plant's CEO told media that the Slovalco plant was a key supplier for Slovak and other European companies. After stopping production, Europe will be forced to import aluminum from countries including Russia and China, he added. Slovalco's shutdown follows a similar decision this week to cease production at a zinc smelter in...
https://www.sott.net/article/471135-De-industrialization-in-progress-Energy-crisis-forces-EU-aluminum-plant-to-shut-down
De-industrialization in progress? Energy crisis forces EU aluminum plant to shut down
A Slovak smelter will halt production by the start of October due to soaring electricity prices The Slovalco aluminum smelter in Slovakia announced on Wednesday it will shut down primary production by the end of September. "The decision to terminate primary aluminum production at Slovalco comes in response to adverse framework conditions and high electricity prices, which show no signs of improvement in the short term," the plant's majority owner, Norsk Hydro, said in a statement. It explained that the Slovalco casthouse in central Slovakia is continuing its recycling operation, serving customers in the region with 75,000 tons of recycled aluminum annually. The plant's CEO told media that the Slovalco plant was a key supplier for Slovak and other European companies. After stopping production, Europe will be forced to import aluminum from countries including Russia and China, he added. Slovalco's shutdown follows a similar decision this week to cease production at a zinc smelter in...
https://www.sott.net/article/471135-De-industrialization-in-progress-Energy-crisis-forces-EU-aluminum-plant-to-shut-down
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Temperature extremes: China's worst heatwave in 60 years is forcing factories to close as temperatures cross 40C (104F)
China's Sichuan province has ordered all factories to shut down for six days to ease a power shortage in the region as a scorching heat wave sweeps across the country. Sichuan is a key manufacturing location for the semiconductor and solar panel industries and the power rationing will hit factories belonging to some of the world's biggest electronics companies, including Apple (AAPL) supplier Foxconn and Intel (INTC). The province is also China's lithium mining hub — a key component of electric car batteries — and the shutdown may push up the cost of the raw material, analysts said. China is facing its fiercest heat wave in six decades, with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in dozens of cities. The extreme heat has caused a spike in demand for air conditioning in offices and homes, putting pressure on the power grid. The drought has also depleted river water levels, reducing the amount of electricity produced at hydropower plants.
https://www.sott.net/article/471136-Temperature-extremes-Chinas-worst-heatwave-in-60-years-is-forcing-factories-to-close-as-temperatures-cross-40C-104F
Temperature extremes: China's worst heatwave in 60 years is forcing factories to close as temperatures cross 40C (104F)
China's Sichuan province has ordered all factories to shut down for six days to ease a power shortage in the region as a scorching heat wave sweeps across the country. Sichuan is a key manufacturing location for the semiconductor and solar panel industries and the power rationing will hit factories belonging to some of the world's biggest electronics companies, including Apple (AAPL) supplier Foxconn and Intel (INTC). The province is also China's lithium mining hub — a key component of electric car batteries — and the shutdown may push up the cost of the raw material, analysts said. China is facing its fiercest heat wave in six decades, with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in dozens of cities. The extreme heat has caused a spike in demand for air conditioning in offices and homes, putting pressure on the power grid. The drought has also depleted river water levels, reducing the amount of electricity produced at hydropower plants.
https://www.sott.net/article/471136-Temperature-extremes-Chinas-worst-heatwave-in-60-years-is-forcing-factories-to-close-as-temperatures-cross-40C-104F
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More human skeletal remains found at Lake Mead as water levels continue to recede
Fifth set of human skeletal remains found as drought conditions continue Another set of human skeletal remains was discovered at drought-stricken Lake Mead on Monday - the fifth set of remains recovered since May and the third to be found at the lake's Swim Beach area. National Park Service (NPS) rangers set up a perimeter in the Swim Beach area of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada to recover the remains after responding around 8 p.m. to a report of the grim finding, the NPS said in a statement on Tuesday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's dive team assisted in the recovery. Officials said that the Clark County Medical Examiner has also been contacted.
https://www.sott.net/article/471137-More-human-skeletal-remains-found-at-Lake-Mead-as-water-levels-continue-to-recede
More human skeletal remains found at Lake Mead as water levels continue to recede
Fifth set of human skeletal remains found as drought conditions continue Another set of human skeletal remains was discovered at drought-stricken Lake Mead on Monday - the fifth set of remains recovered since May and the third to be found at the lake's Swim Beach area. National Park Service (NPS) rangers set up a perimeter in the Swim Beach area of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada to recover the remains after responding around 8 p.m. to a report of the grim finding, the NPS said in a statement on Tuesday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's dive team assisted in the recovery. Officials said that the Clark County Medical Examiner has also been contacted.
https://www.sott.net/article/471137-More-human-skeletal-remains-found-at-Lake-Mead-as-water-levels-continue-to-recede
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Sudden death syndrome and crooked smiles
I began my day savoring another great article by A Midwestern Doctor: What Is The Story Behind Sudden Death Syndromes? I really love the work this man is doing and highly recommend you consider reading, or at least scanning, the full article above. Many of the weird issues I've seen people in my life develop during the COVID era came into focus. And not just the COVID era, my whole life leading up to it. The dysfunctional way Medicine has enabled and covered up for poisoning damage is not new, it dates from at least WW2 and even further back.
https://www.sott.net/article/471138-Sudden-death-syndrome-and-crooked-smiles
Sudden death syndrome and crooked smiles
I began my day savoring another great article by A Midwestern Doctor: What Is The Story Behind Sudden Death Syndromes? I really love the work this man is doing and highly recommend you consider reading, or at least scanning, the full article above. Many of the weird issues I've seen people in my life develop during the COVID era came into focus. And not just the COVID era, my whole life leading up to it. The dysfunctional way Medicine has enabled and covered up for poisoning damage is not new, it dates from at least WW2 and even further back.
https://www.sott.net/article/471138-Sudden-death-syndrome-and-crooked-smiles
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Early snowfall in Ridder, East Kazakhstan
First snow fell at a height of 1,870 m above sea level in the city of Ridder, East Kazakhstan, the ridder.city Instagram account reads. The fog was expected to blanket the north of the region today. Ground frosts are forecast for the east, and northeast of the region in the nighttime, the emergency situations department of East Kazakhstan said. High wind is also set to sweep through the region locally, it said in a statement.
https://www.sott.net/article/471139-Early-snowfall-in-Ridder-East-Kazakhstan
Early snowfall in Ridder, East Kazakhstan
First snow fell at a height of 1,870 m above sea level in the city of Ridder, East Kazakhstan, the ridder.city Instagram account reads. The fog was expected to blanket the north of the region today. Ground frosts are forecast for the east, and northeast of the region in the nighttime, the emergency situations department of East Kazakhstan said. High wind is also set to sweep through the region locally, it said in a statement.
https://www.sott.net/article/471139-Early-snowfall-in-Ridder-East-Kazakhstan
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Why are Lebanon's military judges releasing dozens of Israeli spies?
In the past few months, Lebanese security services have arrested more than 100 people implicated in alleged Israeli spy networks. Among these were young women tasked with photographing locations in the predominantly Shia southern suburbs of Beirut, the main stronghold of Hezbollah, and the primarily Sunni neighborhood of Tariq Al-Jadida in the western part of the city. Working for the Israelis According to investigations carried out by Lebanese security services, most of the detainees had applied online for employment opportunities, before being contacted from phone numbers belonging to Israeli citizens. Some of the accused were asked to buy local SIM cards and send them to addresses abroad.
https://www.sott.net/article/471140-Why-are-Lebanons-military-judges-releasing-dozens-of-Israeli-spies
Why are Lebanon's military judges releasing dozens of Israeli spies?
In the past few months, Lebanese security services have arrested more than 100 people implicated in alleged Israeli spy networks. Among these were young women tasked with photographing locations in the predominantly Shia southern suburbs of Beirut, the main stronghold of Hezbollah, and the primarily Sunni neighborhood of Tariq Al-Jadida in the western part of the city. Working for the Israelis According to investigations carried out by Lebanese security services, most of the detainees had applied online for employment opportunities, before being contacted from phone numbers belonging to Israeli citizens. Some of the accused were asked to buy local SIM cards and send them to addresses abroad.
https://www.sott.net/article/471140-Why-are-Lebanons-military-judges-releasing-dozens-of-Israeli-spies
