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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Tuesday its Supreme Court had upheld a death sentence against a high-profile dissident journalist who was captured last year in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, after years in exile in France.
Ruhollah Zam, whose Amadnews social media feed had more than 1 million followers, was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017.
WASHINGTON/NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United States believes Eritrean soldiers have crossed into Ethiopia, despite denials from both nations, a U.S. government source and five regional diplomats said, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmedβs government battles a rebellious northern force.
Police in southern Russia are investigating after the cargo hatch of a highly secret Ilyushin Il-80 βdoomsday planeβ was found to be open, and electronic equipment reportedly stolen. The contents of the aircraft are classified.
The Il-80, which was undergoing maintenance in the city of Taganrog, is one of Russiaβs most mysterious military jets, known for its ability to survive a nuclear attack. Developed during the Soviet Eva, it was created in case the countryβs top leadership needed to evacuate by air. Its sensitive nature means that nobody quite knows whatβs onboard the plane β except, perhaps, the thieves who managed to get on board.
https://www.rt.com/russia/508998-doomsday-plane-electronic-equipment-stolen/
Cardiff, Wales (CNN)The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation toΒ begin vaccinatingΒ its citizens with a Covid-19 shot outside of clinical trials — a landmark moment in theΒ coronavirus pandemic.Β The first Briton to get theΒ Pfizer/BioNTech vaccineΒ — 90-year-old Margaret Keenan — received the first of two doses at 6:31 a.m. local time on Tuesday at University Hospital in Coventry, less than a week after the UK became the first country to approve it.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/08/europe/uk-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccination-intl/index.html
ByΒ Caitlin Johnstone,Β an independent journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Her website isΒ hereΒ and you can follow her on TwitterΒ @caitozJoe Bidenβs possible new secretary of defense pick may be celebrated by the MSM, but his nomination only serves to underline the grim truth: corporations are running Americaβs war machine, and theyβre doing it for profit.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/508991-caitlin-johnstone-biden-raytheon/
The Chinese authorities have restricted access to more than 100 mobile applications that it alleges spread offensive content related to prostitution, pornography, violence, and gambling.
The announcement wasΒ madeΒ by the Cyberspace Administration of China on Tuesday. All the offending apps have violated one or more cyber-security laws, the watchdog stated without providing any further detail.
