Fire contained and radiation levels stable, but fears grow over Russian aggression.
A Russian attack drone struck the massive steel structure designed to contain the radioactive ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that around 2 a.m. Friday, its team at Chernobyl heard an explosion.
The drone hit the roof that protects the remains of Reactor No. 4, which melted down in 1986, triggering the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called this a terrorist threat to the entire world. Officials said the fire was contained and radiation levels remain stable. Russia issued a full denial of the incident. The attack coincided with the Munich Security Conference, where world leaders gathered to discuss global security.
A Russian drone strike on the Chernobyl nuclear site sparks outrage during the Munich Security Conference, prompting Ukraine to condemn it as a global terrorist threat. https://t.co/Sul8QZLXt7
Despite millions of dollars spent by groups opposed to his nomination, the senate voted to install Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kennedy faced opposition from the left for his decades of espousing conspiracy theories on vaccines and from the right for his past support of abortion rights. For several weeks, it was uncertain whether he had enough senators backing him to get through.
Yesterday, Democratic senators made speeches on the floor past midnight in protest. But on Thursday morning, he had the votes to be confirmed. The vote was 52 to 48. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican majority leader and a polio survivor, joined Democrats to vote against Kennedy.
π¨BREAKING: RFK JR. HAS JUST BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE NEXT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY.
The final showdown over Kennedy’s controversial nomination was set after Republicans in the Senate invoked cloture, which started the clock ticking toward the final confirmation roll call.
If confirmed, Kennedy would control $1.7 trillion in spending for vaccines, food safety and health insurance programs. The 71-year-old has devoted his time to a nonprofit that sued vaccine makers.
Republican President Donald Trump has backed Kennedy, saying he believes RFK Jr. is βuniquely positionedβ to revive trust in those public health agencies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, energy issues, and the exchange of citizens in a telephone call that lasted for one and a half hours, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed.
The phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump has triggered a litany of reactions from European politicians.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy posted a joined statement by several European states that read: βOur shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations.β
A clear dose of reality for EU and UK .
The conversation between Putin and Trump without the consent of Europe shows its real role in the world, "Its time has passed," Medvedev said. pic.twitter.com/gA9PAzaB3g
The 47-year-old had a good medical history and was not taking medication, according to a peer-reviewed study published Feb. 8 in the International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science. The authors said the finding is βsignificantβ because it demonstrates that death can occur more than a year after the primary series of mRNA shots.
Pfizerβs COVID-19 vaccine likely caused the death of a 47-year-old man who died from a pulmonary embolism 555 days after receiving the vaccine, which came from a highly lethal batch, according to a new peer-reviewed study.
The study, Feb. 8 in the International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science, determined that at the time of his illness, the 47-year-old had a good medical history and was not taking medication.
The study noted that the COVID-19 shots βhave been previously associated with pulmonary hemorrhage, typically observed shortly after vaccination.β
In a Substack post, epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher, co-author of the study along with cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough β noted that this βis the first published instance of a fatal adverse event occurring more than one year after a COVID-19 mRNA injection, highlighting the potential for serious long-term adverse effects.β
According to the study, the 47-year-old βexhibited symptoms of a mild respiratory infectionβ before his death. However, his health rapidly deteriorated, as he experienced severe respiratory distress and cardiac arrest βwith evidence of profuse pulmonary bleeding.β His heart size remained normal.
βThe evidence suggests that this man died of a cardiopulmonary arrest most likely as a result of acute pulmonary hemorrhage, with the COVID-19 vaccine potentially playing a role in the development of cardiopulmonary pathology and hemorrhage,β the study concluded.
This finding is βsignificant, because it demonstrates that death can occur even more than a year after the primary series of mRNA [shots],β McCullough said.
The data on batch EW0175 showed 29 reports of deaths as of Feb. 2, 2024, and several reports of severe adverse events, including respiratory failure, thrombosis, myocarditis, pericarditis, cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction β and four cases of pulmonary embolism.But that was not the Most deadly Batch,It was batch EJ6134 With 95 deaths
Kievβs troops will inevitably be removed from all Russian territory, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
Russia will never consider giving up any of its territory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said in response to a proposal by Ukraineβs Vladimir Zelensky earlier this week.
In an interview with The Guardian, Zelensky stated that he intends to use the land captured by Ukrainian forces in Russiaβs Kursk Region last August as leverage in negotiations with Moscow. He admitted, however, that he is unsure which former Ukrainian territories he would seek in exchange.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Peskov dismissed the possibility of a land exchange with Kiev, insisting that such a scenario is βimpossible.β
βRussia has never discussed and will never discuss the issue of exchanging its territory,β the spokesman said, adding that Russia will instead work to remove Kievβs forces from its land. βOf course, Ukrainian units will be expelled from [Russian] territory. All those who are not destroyed will be expelled,β Peskov stated.
Russia has never discussed and will not discuss the topic of the exchange of its territories, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing, commenting on relevant statements of Vladimir Zelensky:https://t.co/feP0K3e2iDpic.twitter.com/ZwrPy7Esy3
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a coalition of state attorneys general in an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauciβs role in the COVID-19 pandemic response.
The coalition, led by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, says it is demanding accountability for alleged mismanagement, misleading statements and suppression of scientific debate.
In a February 5 letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the group of Republican attorneys general commend ongoing Congressional efforts to uncover misconduct and request state-level cooperation in pursuing any violations of state laws.
* Origins of COVID-19 β Evidence suggests Dr. Fauci worked to discredit the βlab leakβ theory despite mounting evidence supporting it.
* Misleading Congress on NIH Funding β Dr. Fauci allegedly provided false testimony regarding NIH-funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
* NIH Oversight Failures β The NIH reportedly mismanaged taxpayer funds by failing to properly oversee grants to EcoHealth Alliance, which funneled funding to the Wuhan lab.
* Suppression of Scientific Dissent β Prominent scientists who raised concerns about vaccine risks were allegedly silenced, limiting public awareness of potential side effects.
The Australian government βreleasedβ a long-awaited report on batch tests of Covid mRNA vaccines rolled out in the country during the pandemic, however every word on every page has been completely redacted.
The 78-page document was released in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by concerned medical staff including leading doctors who are warning the government is covering up the disastrous consequences of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines in the Australian population.
The fully redacted Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) document can be accessedhere.
The TGA is Australiaβs equivalent of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is responsible for regulating therapeutic goods including prescription medicines, vaccines, and medical devices.
