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EU: Controlled Demolition
As I read through the multitude of daily news articles about Russia, Ukraine, NATO and EU, it's getting ever harder to escape the idea that there is a controlled demolition of the continent happening. And that neither its "leaders", and certainly not its people, have any say in this. All we get from those "leaders" are NATO or World Economic Forum talking points. The only independent voice is Victor Orban. Who is either silenced in western media or painted as fully insane. But Orban's Hungarians won't freeze this coming winter. He just signed a new gas deal with Russia. The main reason that is provided for all the others not doing that is of course Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine. Which is as insane as Orban is, and "totally unprovoked", say the western media. Noam Chomsky summarized that best: "Of course it was provoked. Otherwise they wouldn't refer to it all the time as an unprovoked invasion." And no, it wasn't just Russia/Ukraine, way before that Europe had...
https://www.sott.net/article/471367-EU-Controlled-Demolition
EU: Controlled Demolition
As I read through the multitude of daily news articles about Russia, Ukraine, NATO and EU, it's getting ever harder to escape the idea that there is a controlled demolition of the continent happening. And that neither its "leaders", and certainly not its people, have any say in this. All we get from those "leaders" are NATO or World Economic Forum talking points. The only independent voice is Victor Orban. Who is either silenced in western media or painted as fully insane. But Orban's Hungarians won't freeze this coming winter. He just signed a new gas deal with Russia. The main reason that is provided for all the others not doing that is of course Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine. Which is as insane as Orban is, and "totally unprovoked", say the western media. Noam Chomsky summarized that best: "Of course it was provoked. Otherwise they wouldn't refer to it all the time as an unprovoked invasion." And no, it wasn't just Russia/Ukraine, way before that Europe had...
https://www.sott.net/article/471367-EU-Controlled-Demolition
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2022 is Atlantic hurricane season's least active start in 30 years
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is off to its quietest start in 30 years, but history suggests it won't end up that way. After a pair of western Gulf tropical disturbances failed to develop the past two weekends, we remain stuck on three named storms so far this season: Alex, Bonnie and Colin. While the number of storms isn't pacing far below the season-to-date average, Colorado State University tropical scientist Phil Klotzbach pointed out it was the first time in 40 years that no named storms formed from July 3 - August 22 in the Atlantic Basin. Another metric meteorologists use to gauge a season's activity has also flatlined.
https://www.sott.net/article/471368-2022-is-Atlantic-hurricane-seasons-least-active-start-in-30-years
2022 is Atlantic hurricane season's least active start in 30 years
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is off to its quietest start in 30 years, but history suggests it won't end up that way. After a pair of western Gulf tropical disturbances failed to develop the past two weekends, we remain stuck on three named storms so far this season: Alex, Bonnie and Colin. While the number of storms isn't pacing far below the season-to-date average, Colorado State University tropical scientist Phil Klotzbach pointed out it was the first time in 40 years that no named storms formed from July 3 - August 22 in the Atlantic Basin. Another metric meteorologists use to gauge a season's activity has also flatlined.
https://www.sott.net/article/471368-2022-is-Atlantic-hurricane-seasons-least-active-start-in-30-years
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Macron warns France of 'a new era of sacrifices and the end of abundance'
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Wednesday that France faced "sacrifices" in a new era marked by the climate crisis and instability caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine that signalled "the end of abundance". After a summer marked by drought, massive wildfires and continuing loss of life in Ukraine, the 44-year-old leader delivered a stark speech at the start of the first cabinet meeting after the country's traditional August holiday break. "I believe that we are in the process of living through a tipping point or great upheaval. "Firstly because we are living through... the end of what could seem like the end of abundance."
https://www.sott.net/article/471369-Macron-warns-France-of-a-new-era-of-sacrifices-and-the-end-of-abundance
Macron warns France of 'a new era of sacrifices and the end of abundance'
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Wednesday that France faced "sacrifices" in a new era marked by the climate crisis and instability caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine that signalled "the end of abundance". After a summer marked by drought, massive wildfires and continuing loss of life in Ukraine, the 44-year-old leader delivered a stark speech at the start of the first cabinet meeting after the country's traditional August holiday break. "I believe that we are in the process of living through a tipping point or great upheaval. "Firstly because we are living through... the end of what could seem like the end of abundance."
https://www.sott.net/article/471369-Macron-warns-France-of-a-new-era-of-sacrifices-and-the-end-of-abundance
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Venezuela halts oil shipments to Europe demanding new concessions under US sanctions, rejects oil-for-debt deals
The writing is on the wall for Europe in terms of this coming winter - It's going to get ugly. With natural gas imports from Russia cut by 80% through Nord Stream 1 along with the majority of oil shipments, the EU is going to be scrambling for whatever fuel sources they can find to supply electricity and heating through the coming winter. Two sources that were originally suggested as alternatives were Iran and Venezuela. Increased Iranian oil and gas exports to the west are highly dependent on the tentative nuclear deal, but as Goldman Sachs recently suggested, such a deal is unlikely anytime soon as deadlines on proposals have not been met and the Israeli government calls for negotiators to 'walk away.'
https://www.sott.net/article/471370-Venezuela-halts-oil-shipments-to-Europe-demanding-new-concessions-under-US-sanctions-rejects-oil-for-debt-deals
Venezuela halts oil shipments to Europe demanding new concessions under US sanctions, rejects oil-for-debt deals
The writing is on the wall for Europe in terms of this coming winter - It's going to get ugly. With natural gas imports from Russia cut by 80% through Nord Stream 1 along with the majority of oil shipments, the EU is going to be scrambling for whatever fuel sources they can find to supply electricity and heating through the coming winter. Two sources that were originally suggested as alternatives were Iran and Venezuela. Increased Iranian oil and gas exports to the west are highly dependent on the tentative nuclear deal, but as Goldman Sachs recently suggested, such a deal is unlikely anytime soon as deadlines on proposals have not been met and the Israeli government calls for negotiators to 'walk away.'
https://www.sott.net/article/471370-Venezuela-halts-oil-shipments-to-Europe-demanding-new-concessions-under-US-sanctions-rejects-oil-for-debt-deals
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Biden admin sending billions to Ukraine as America falls apart
There is a video clip making the rounds showing President Biden speaking at a recent NATO summit about the seven billion dollars the US government had - at that time - provided to Ukraine. Attached to that is another clip showing the horrific state of several US major cities, including in Pennsylvania, California, and Ohio. The video of American cities is shocking: endless landscapes of filth, trash, homelessness, open fires on the street, drug-addicted zombies. It doesn't look like the America most of us remember. Watching Biden bragging about sending billions of dollars to corrupt leaders overseas with American cities looking like bombed-out Iraq or Libya is US foreign policy in a nutshell. The Washington elites tell the rest of America that they must "promote democracy" in some far-off land. Anyone who objects is considered in league with the appointed enemy of the day. Once it was Saddam, then Assad and Gaddafi. Now it's Putin. The game is the same, only the names are changed.
https://www.sott.net/article/471371-Biden-admin-sending-billions-to-Ukraine-as-America-falls-apart
Biden admin sending billions to Ukraine as America falls apart
There is a video clip making the rounds showing President Biden speaking at a recent NATO summit about the seven billion dollars the US government had - at that time - provided to Ukraine. Attached to that is another clip showing the horrific state of several US major cities, including in Pennsylvania, California, and Ohio. The video of American cities is shocking: endless landscapes of filth, trash, homelessness, open fires on the street, drug-addicted zombies. It doesn't look like the America most of us remember. Watching Biden bragging about sending billions of dollars to corrupt leaders overseas with American cities looking like bombed-out Iraq or Libya is US foreign policy in a nutshell. The Washington elites tell the rest of America that they must "promote democracy" in some far-off land. Anyone who objects is considered in league with the appointed enemy of the day. Once it was Saddam, then Assad and Gaddafi. Now it's Putin. The game is the same, only the names are changed.
https://www.sott.net/article/471371-Biden-admin-sending-billions-to-Ukraine-as-America-falls-apart
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Priorities: Western nations pledge $85bln for proxy war in Ukraine, nearly double the amount the UN needs to help over 200 million people
UN aid agencies are facing their biggest funding gap ever as a result of both the large number of crises unfolding across the world and of the west prioritizing relief funds for Ukraine. Since the start of the year, the UN has raised less than one-third of the funds needed to help hundreds of millions across the world, with donor countries prioritizing aid for Ukraine's overwhelmingly white and Christian populace than for people fleeing violence and famine in West Asia and Africa. "The war in Ukraine has illustrated, very starkly, how it is possible to rapidly and extensively mobilize support for refugees and respond to humanitarian needs — when political commitment is there," Kathryn Mahoney, the global spokeswoman for the UNHCR, told the New York Times. Comment: Except the West's proxy-war in Ukraine has been manufactured in their failing attempt to destroy Russia, and could be resolved by the West simply not funding the Nazi allied military in Ukraine, meanwhile (at least some...
https://www.sott.net/article/471372-Priorities-Western-nations-pledge-85bln-for-proxy-war-in-Ukraine-nearly-double-the-amount-the-UN-needs-to-help-over-200-million-people
Priorities: Western nations pledge $85bln for proxy war in Ukraine, nearly double the amount the UN needs to help over 200 million people
UN aid agencies are facing their biggest funding gap ever as a result of both the large number of crises unfolding across the world and of the west prioritizing relief funds for Ukraine. Since the start of the year, the UN has raised less than one-third of the funds needed to help hundreds of millions across the world, with donor countries prioritizing aid for Ukraine's overwhelmingly white and Christian populace than for people fleeing violence and famine in West Asia and Africa. "The war in Ukraine has illustrated, very starkly, how it is possible to rapidly and extensively mobilize support for refugees and respond to humanitarian needs — when political commitment is there," Kathryn Mahoney, the global spokeswoman for the UNHCR, told the New York Times. Comment: Except the West's proxy-war in Ukraine has been manufactured in their failing attempt to destroy Russia, and could be resolved by the West simply not funding the Nazi allied military in Ukraine, meanwhile (at least some...
https://www.sott.net/article/471372-Priorities-Western-nations-pledge-85bln-for-proxy-war-in-Ukraine-nearly-double-the-amount-the-UN-needs-to-help-over-200-million-people
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Chicago Public Schools' radical agenda gets uglier: 'Equity' video promotes looting and burning
Looting and burning is a pathway to social justice. That's the message from a video recently added by Chicago Public Schools to its website as a response to perceived economic injustice for blacks. The district calls the video an "equity tool," but the reality is it promotes hopelessness. Titled "How Can We Win?," the video's message is clear: there is no way. Better to riot, loot, and burn. It sounds unbelievable, but in Chicago's schools, it's not. Some CPS students have difficult lives. Too many face the possibility of violent crime and gang harassment, and loss of friends and family. Schools, and CPS in particular, are meant to be places of hope and growth, where learning can be a ticket to a better life. CPS leadership and teachers are meant to push kids beyond where they are, to help them read and do math and to think and to succeed. There's no question that's a challenging objective. But there must be optimism, high expectations, and possibility running through it all.
https://www.sott.net/article/471373-Chicago-Public-Schools-radical-agenda-gets-uglier-Equity-video-promotes-looting-and-burning
Chicago Public Schools' radical agenda gets uglier: 'Equity' video promotes looting and burning
Looting and burning is a pathway to social justice. That's the message from a video recently added by Chicago Public Schools to its website as a response to perceived economic injustice for blacks. The district calls the video an "equity tool," but the reality is it promotes hopelessness. Titled "How Can We Win?," the video's message is clear: there is no way. Better to riot, loot, and burn. It sounds unbelievable, but in Chicago's schools, it's not. Some CPS students have difficult lives. Too many face the possibility of violent crime and gang harassment, and loss of friends and family. Schools, and CPS in particular, are meant to be places of hope and growth, where learning can be a ticket to a better life. CPS leadership and teachers are meant to push kids beyond where they are, to help them read and do math and to think and to succeed. There's no question that's a challenging objective. But there must be optimism, high expectations, and possibility running through it all.
https://www.sott.net/article/471373-Chicago-Public-Schools-radical-agenda-gets-uglier-Equity-video-promotes-looting-and-burning
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Evidence of Ukrainian shelling of Zaporozhye provided to UN
The Russian envoy briefed the Security Council on recent attacks on the nuclear plant and submitted photos. Russia has submitted photographic evidence of Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said on Tuesday. He also briefed the Security Council on the most recent attacks, some of which involved NATO-supplied weapons, and insisted that Russia does not use the site as a military base. "Despite the false statements of the Kiev regime and its backers, Russia has not placed heavy weapons on the territory of the ZNPP and does not use the station for military purposes," Nebenzia said during the council's emergency session on Tuesday afternoon. "The Russian Ministry of Defense is ready to provide the IAEA with high-resolution images, which show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of the station," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/471374-Evidence-of-Ukrainian-shelling-of-Zaporozhye-provided-to-UN
Evidence of Ukrainian shelling of Zaporozhye provided to UN
The Russian envoy briefed the Security Council on recent attacks on the nuclear plant and submitted photos. Russia has submitted photographic evidence of Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said on Tuesday. He also briefed the Security Council on the most recent attacks, some of which involved NATO-supplied weapons, and insisted that Russia does not use the site as a military base. "Despite the false statements of the Kiev regime and its backers, Russia has not placed heavy weapons on the territory of the ZNPP and does not use the station for military purposes," Nebenzia said during the council's emergency session on Tuesday afternoon. "The Russian Ministry of Defense is ready to provide the IAEA with high-resolution images, which show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of the station," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/471374-Evidence-of-Ukrainian-shelling-of-Zaporozhye-provided-to-UN
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Russia-appointed official in Ukraine killed in car bombing
The Moscow-appointed mayor of the Russia-occupied Ukrainian town of Mykhaylivka, Ivan Sushko, has been killed by a car bomb. A representative of Russia-imposed authorities in parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region, Volodymyr Rogov, wrote on Telegram on August 24 that Sushko died in the hospital after a bomb "intentionally placed under the seat of his vehicle" exploded. Since Russia began installing officials in areas it has taken control of since launching its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, several have come under attack.
https://www.sott.net/article/471375-Russia-appointed-official-in-Ukraine-killed-in-car-bombing
Russia-appointed official in Ukraine killed in car bombing
The Moscow-appointed mayor of the Russia-occupied Ukrainian town of Mykhaylivka, Ivan Sushko, has been killed by a car bomb. A representative of Russia-imposed authorities in parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region, Volodymyr Rogov, wrote on Telegram on August 24 that Sushko died in the hospital after a bomb "intentionally placed under the seat of his vehicle" exploded. Since Russia began installing officials in areas it has taken control of since launching its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, several have come under attack.
https://www.sott.net/article/471375-Russia-appointed-official-in-Ukraine-killed-in-car-bombing
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Met Police veteran says modern officers are 'too woke' and British public are 'losing faith' in forces
A Metropolitan police veteran said modern officers are "too woke" and the British public are "losing faith" in forces across the country. Norman Brennan, who has been a police officer for 31 years, said when he joined the force, officers didn't need to "paint our faces" or have "multi coloured police cars". His comments come just days after Lincolnshire Police officers were slammed for doing the Macarena during a Gay Pride celebration.
https://www.sott.net/article/471376-Met-Police-veteran-says-modern-officers-are-too-woke-and-British-public-are-losing-faith-in-forces
Met Police veteran says modern officers are 'too woke' and British public are 'losing faith' in forces
A Metropolitan police veteran said modern officers are "too woke" and the British public are "losing faith" in forces across the country. Norman Brennan, who has been a police officer for 31 years, said when he joined the force, officers didn't need to "paint our faces" or have "multi coloured police cars". His comments come just days after Lincolnshire Police officers were slammed for doing the Macarena during a Gay Pride celebration.
https://www.sott.net/article/471376-Met-Police-veteran-says-modern-officers-are-too-woke-and-British-public-are-losing-faith-in-forces
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59% of Americans worry student loan forgiveness will make inflation worse, CNBC survey finds
Some experts believe the Biden administration could announce a decision on whether to extend a more than two-year-long pause on federal student loan debt this week, ahead of the current Aug. 31 deadline. Many borrowers are hoping the Education Department will extend that break and announce up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness. Currently, about 44 million borrowers owe a collective $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt. Yet, a new poll finds Americans worry that debt forgiveness could have unintended consequences.
https://www.sott.net/article/471377-59-of-Americans-worry-student-loan-forgiveness-will-make-inflation-worse-CNBC-survey-finds
59% of Americans worry student loan forgiveness will make inflation worse, CNBC survey finds
Some experts believe the Biden administration could announce a decision on whether to extend a more than two-year-long pause on federal student loan debt this week, ahead of the current Aug. 31 deadline. Many borrowers are hoping the Education Department will extend that break and announce up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness. Currently, about 44 million borrowers owe a collective $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt. Yet, a new poll finds Americans worry that debt forgiveness could have unintended consequences.
https://www.sott.net/article/471377-59-of-Americans-worry-student-loan-forgiveness-will-make-inflation-worse-CNBC-survey-finds
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Meteor fireball over Colorado and Utah on August 24
We received 33 reports about a fireball seen over CO and UT on Wednesday, August 24th 2022 around 02:31 UT. For this event, we received one video.
https://www.sott.net/article/471378-Meteor-fireball-over-Colorado-and-Utah-on-August-24
Meteor fireball over Colorado and Utah on August 24
We received 33 reports about a fireball seen over CO and UT on Wednesday, August 24th 2022 around 02:31 UT. For this event, we received one video.
https://www.sott.net/article/471378-Meteor-fireball-over-Colorado-and-Utah-on-August-24
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Another athlete drops dead: Cyclist Rab Wardell dies two days after winning Scottish title
Mountain biker Rab Wardell has died in his sleep aged 37 - just two days after winning the Scottish championship. Wardell won the elite men's title at the Scottish MTB XC Championships in Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend. The rider appeared on BBC Scotland's The Nine programme on Monday evening, describing how he had overcome three punctures to win the race.
https://www.sott.net/article/471379-Another-athlete-drops-dead-Cyclist-Rab-Wardell-dies-two-days-after-winning-Scottish-title
Another athlete drops dead: Cyclist Rab Wardell dies two days after winning Scottish title
Mountain biker Rab Wardell has died in his sleep aged 37 - just two days after winning the Scottish championship. Wardell won the elite men's title at the Scottish MTB XC Championships in Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend. The rider appeared on BBC Scotland's The Nine programme on Monday evening, describing how he had overcome three punctures to win the race.
https://www.sott.net/article/471379-Another-athlete-drops-dead-Cyclist-Rab-Wardell-dies-two-days-after-winning-Scottish-title
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Flash floods in Mississippi - 9 inches of rain in 24 hours
In numerous locations in central Mississippi, including Jackson, Canton, Union, Sebastopol, and others, there is flooding. Nearly 9 inches of rain have fallen in Forest during the last 24 hours, and more is anticipated as Wednesday afternoon wears on. Wiggins has had more than 8 inches of rain, while Goshen Springs and Lena are currently getting close to 8 inches.
https://www.sott.net/article/471380-Flash-floods-in-Mississippi-9-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours
Flash floods in Mississippi - 9 inches of rain in 24 hours
In numerous locations in central Mississippi, including Jackson, Canton, Union, Sebastopol, and others, there is flooding. Nearly 9 inches of rain have fallen in Forest during the last 24 hours, and more is anticipated as Wednesday afternoon wears on. Wiggins has had more than 8 inches of rain, while Goshen Springs and Lena are currently getting close to 8 inches.
https://www.sott.net/article/471380-Flash-floods-in-Mississippi-9-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours
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UN diplomat dodges NYC rape rap thanks to diplomatic immunity: cops
A United Nations diplomat was accused of raping one of his neighbors in Upper Manhattan over the weekend — but NYPD cops released him because he has diplomatic immunity, authorities said Monday. Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46 — a career diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in South Sudan — was arrested in Sunday's alleged sex assault on a woman inside her apartment around noon, according to a police report obtained by The Post. Oliha was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and brought in for questioning, cops said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471381-UN-diplomat-dodges-NYC-rape-rap-thanks-to-diplomatic-immunity-cops
UN diplomat dodges NYC rape rap thanks to diplomatic immunity: cops
A United Nations diplomat was accused of raping one of his neighbors in Upper Manhattan over the weekend — but NYPD cops released him because he has diplomatic immunity, authorities said Monday. Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46 — a career diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in South Sudan — was arrested in Sunday's alleged sex assault on a woman inside her apartment around noon, according to a police report obtained by The Post. Oliha was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and brought in for questioning, cops said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471381-UN-diplomat-dodges-NYC-rape-rap-thanks-to-diplomatic-immunity-cops
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Pakistan's Khan charged under anti-terrorism laws after accusing state officials of torture and conspiracy
Pakistan's political temperature shot up another notch when former Prime Minister Imran Khan was charged by police under anti-terrorism laws after making accusatory comments during a public rally. While he has not responded to the charges himself, his lawyers appealed for pre-arrest bail on Monday at the Islamabad High Court, which granted Khan protective bail until Thursday, when he is likely to appear before an anti-terrorism court in the capital. Why was Imran Khan charged?
https://www.sott.net/article/471382-Pakistans-Khan-charged-under-anti-terrorism-laws-after-accusing-state-officials-of-torture-and-conspiracy
Pakistan's Khan charged under anti-terrorism laws after accusing state officials of torture and conspiracy
Pakistan's political temperature shot up another notch when former Prime Minister Imran Khan was charged by police under anti-terrorism laws after making accusatory comments during a public rally. While he has not responded to the charges himself, his lawyers appealed for pre-arrest bail on Monday at the Islamabad High Court, which granted Khan protective bail until Thursday, when he is likely to appear before an anti-terrorism court in the capital. Why was Imran Khan charged?
https://www.sott.net/article/471382-Pakistans-Khan-charged-under-anti-terrorism-laws-after-accusing-state-officials-of-torture-and-conspiracy
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Slow pace of Ukraine operation meant to protect civilians, meanwhile Kiev acting like 'terrorists' using scorched earth tactics - Moscow
The Russian military campaign in Ukraine is progressing as intended, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. The relatively slow pace is the result of a conscious decision to protect civilian lives, he stated. Speaking at an international event on Wednesday, the minister stated that Russia "strictly follows the norms of humanitarian law" in Ukraine, countering claims to the contrary made by Kiev. "We do everything to avoid casualties among peaceful citizens. Certainly, it slows down the pace of the offensive, but we take this approach consciously," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/471383-Slow-pace-of-Ukraine-operation-meant-to-protect-civilians-meanwhile-Kiev-acting-like-terrorists-using-scorched-earth-tactics-Moscow
Slow pace of Ukraine operation meant to protect civilians, meanwhile Kiev acting like 'terrorists' using scorched earth tactics - Moscow
The Russian military campaign in Ukraine is progressing as intended, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. The relatively slow pace is the result of a conscious decision to protect civilian lives, he stated. Speaking at an international event on Wednesday, the minister stated that Russia "strictly follows the norms of humanitarian law" in Ukraine, countering claims to the contrary made by Kiev. "We do everything to avoid casualties among peaceful citizens. Certainly, it slows down the pace of the offensive, but we take this approach consciously," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/471383-Slow-pace-of-Ukraine-operation-meant-to-protect-civilians-meanwhile-Kiev-acting-like-terrorists-using-scorched-earth-tactics-Moscow
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Floods claim 30 more lives in Sindh, Pakistan death toll reaches 293
At least 30 people died and many were critically injured in flood-related incidents in Sindh as heavy rains continued to wreak havoc in the province, ARY News reported on Wednesday. According to the data shared by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh, over 30 people were killed in past 24 hours in different rain-related incidents across the province, with most deaths reported from the Larkana division. Meanwhile, a total of 836 injuries were reported across Sindh, including 144 children, while 3,794 cattle died in rain-related accidents. The PDMA report stated that approximately 110,562 houses were completely destroyed while the infrastructure of 257,671 houses was damaged.
https://www.sott.net/article/471384-Floods-claim-30-more-lives-in-Sindh-Pakistan-death-toll-reaches-293
Floods claim 30 more lives in Sindh, Pakistan death toll reaches 293
At least 30 people died and many were critically injured in flood-related incidents in Sindh as heavy rains continued to wreak havoc in the province, ARY News reported on Wednesday. According to the data shared by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh, over 30 people were killed in past 24 hours in different rain-related incidents across the province, with most deaths reported from the Larkana division. Meanwhile, a total of 836 injuries were reported across Sindh, including 144 children, while 3,794 cattle died in rain-related accidents. The PDMA report stated that approximately 110,562 houses were completely destroyed while the infrastructure of 257,671 houses was damaged.
https://www.sott.net/article/471384-Floods-claim-30-more-lives-in-Sindh-Pakistan-death-toll-reaches-293
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Indonesia - Deadly floods and landslides in West Papua; floods affect thousands in Sumatra
Heavy rainfall has taken its toll in western and eastern parts of Indonesia over the last few days. At least 3 people have died in floods and landslides in West Papua Province on New Guinea Island, while flooding in provinces of Sumatra Island has affected over 35,000 people. West Papua Province, Indonesia Torrential rain from 21 August 2022 caused flooding and landslides in several sub-districts of Sorong City in West Papua Province. Almost 600 mm of rain fell in the city from 21 to 24 August 2022, with 90 mm falling in just 3 hours on 23 August. Disaster authorities reported 3 people died when a house was buried by a landslide in Sorong City. Six people were seriously injured and four people suffered minor injuries. Flooding has also affected wide areas, with a reported 1,025 homes damaged. Around 2,000 people have evacuated their homes and moved to relief camps and or to stay with friends or relatives.
https://www.sott.net/article/471385-Indonesia-Deadly-floods-and-landslides-in-West-Papua-floods-affect-thousands-in-Sumatra
Indonesia - Deadly floods and landslides in West Papua; floods affect thousands in Sumatra
Heavy rainfall has taken its toll in western and eastern parts of Indonesia over the last few days. At least 3 people have died in floods and landslides in West Papua Province on New Guinea Island, while flooding in provinces of Sumatra Island has affected over 35,000 people. West Papua Province, Indonesia Torrential rain from 21 August 2022 caused flooding and landslides in several sub-districts of Sorong City in West Papua Province. Almost 600 mm of rain fell in the city from 21 to 24 August 2022, with 90 mm falling in just 3 hours on 23 August. Disaster authorities reported 3 people died when a house was buried by a landslide in Sorong City. Six people were seriously injured and four people suffered minor injuries. Flooding has also affected wide areas, with a reported 1,025 homes damaged. Around 2,000 people have evacuated their homes and moved to relief camps and or to stay with friends or relatives.
https://www.sott.net/article/471385-Indonesia-Deadly-floods-and-landslides-in-West-Papua-floods-affect-thousands-in-Sumatra
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Ongoing heavy flooding in Afghanistan causes 6 more deaths, severe economic damage
Torrential rains in central and southern provinces of Afghanistan, has resulted in the loss of human lives and severe economic damage as flood-related fatalities continue to rise Torrential rains in central and southern provinces of Afghanistan, has resulted in the loss of human lives and severe economic damage as flood-related fatalities continue to add to the miseries of Afghan citizens. Due to heavy downpours, 6 people died on Tuesday as a result of flooding in numerous regions of the Maruf district of Kandahar province, according to Khaama Press. Furthermore, the catastrophic floods have claimed the lives of 3 people in the districts of Jaghori, Qarabagh, and Andar in Ghazni. Several acres of agricultural fields were turned into wetlands and devastated as a result of the floods in the village of Angoori in the Jaghori district, according to local sources.
https://www.sott.net/article/471386-Ongoing-heavy-flooding-in-Afghanistan-causes-6-more-deaths-severe-economic-damage
Ongoing heavy flooding in Afghanistan causes 6 more deaths, severe economic damage
Torrential rains in central and southern provinces of Afghanistan, has resulted in the loss of human lives and severe economic damage as flood-related fatalities continue to rise Torrential rains in central and southern provinces of Afghanistan, has resulted in the loss of human lives and severe economic damage as flood-related fatalities continue to add to the miseries of Afghan citizens. Due to heavy downpours, 6 people died on Tuesday as a result of flooding in numerous regions of the Maruf district of Kandahar province, according to Khaama Press. Furthermore, the catastrophic floods have claimed the lives of 3 people in the districts of Jaghori, Qarabagh, and Andar in Ghazni. Several acres of agricultural fields were turned into wetlands and devastated as a result of the floods in the village of Angoori in the Jaghori district, according to local sources.
https://www.sott.net/article/471386-Ongoing-heavy-flooding-in-Afghanistan-causes-6-more-deaths-severe-economic-damage
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The greatest migration on Earth happens under darkness every day
Every evening around the world trillions of zooplankton, many smaller than a grain of rice, hover hundreds of feet below the surface of the sea, waiting for their signal. Scientists long considered these tiny animals to be drifters, passive specks suspended in the ocean, moved by the whims of tides and currents. And yet, just before the sun disappears, the swarms begin to rise on a clandestine journey to the surface. As they climb, clusters of other zooplankton join in: copepods, salps, krill and fish larvae. The multitudes remain near the surface at night, but just as the first beams of morning light begin to cascade across the sea, they are already turning back down to the deep. As sunset and sunrise slide from east to west every 24 hours — across the Pacific Ocean, then the Indian, the Southern and the Atlantic — swarm after swarm make the same upward journey, retreating as daylight returns.
https://www.sott.net/article/471387-The-greatest-migration-on-Earth-happens-under-darkness-every-day
The greatest migration on Earth happens under darkness every day
Every evening around the world trillions of zooplankton, many smaller than a grain of rice, hover hundreds of feet below the surface of the sea, waiting for their signal. Scientists long considered these tiny animals to be drifters, passive specks suspended in the ocean, moved by the whims of tides and currents. And yet, just before the sun disappears, the swarms begin to rise on a clandestine journey to the surface. As they climb, clusters of other zooplankton join in: copepods, salps, krill and fish larvae. The multitudes remain near the surface at night, but just as the first beams of morning light begin to cascade across the sea, they are already turning back down to the deep. As sunset and sunrise slide from east to west every 24 hours — across the Pacific Ocean, then the Indian, the Southern and the Atlantic — swarm after swarm make the same upward journey, retreating as daylight returns.
https://www.sott.net/article/471387-The-greatest-migration-on-Earth-happens-under-darkness-every-day
