'A bit too transparent'? Pfizer fumes as Belgian official leaks all VACCINE PRICES for EU in 'unintended' Twitter post
rt.com | 2020-12-18
The shroud of secrecy over the Covid-19 vaccines' prices was suddenly lifted, when Belgian MP Eva De Bleeker published a tweet detailing how much the EU is paying to six pharma companies for each shot. | Brussels has for months been insisting it is legally restricted from revealing any details on the price of the coronavirus vaccines, but that didn't stop the senior official from blowing the lid late on Thursday. | De Bleeker, who is Belgium's State Secretary for Budget and Consumer Protection, quickly realized her blunder and deleted…
rt.com/news/510140-eu-vaccine-prices-leak-belgium/
Keir Starmer accused of bigotry for daring to praise 'Christian values' a week before Christmas
rt.com | 2020-12-18
Labour leader Keir Starmer has been accused of religious bigotry and pandering to Tory voters, after tweeting about "Christian values," and how they helped Brits overcome the struggles of 2020. | Starmer tweeted a short excerpt from his Friday article for the Church Times, writing, "The best of British values that we've seen over the past year are the best of Christian values." | The MP also attached the link to the piece, in which he argued that Christmas was the time to reflect on the passing year, which was full of "loss and difficulties", but also highlighted "the best of humanity". Starmer thanked the Ch…
rt.com/uk/510137-starmer-christian-values-twitter/
'Traded his soul for money': Outrage after Rees-Mogg says UNICEF should be 'ashamed' of feeding UK kids
rt.com | 2020-12-18
Twitter has erupted with fury following comments made by Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg accusing UNICEF of "playing politics" and calling its campaign to feed hungry children in the UK a "political stunt of the lowest order." | The anger was sparked after the MP made the comments in the House of Commons on Thursday, where he accused the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund of conducting a publicity stunt and said it "should be ashamed of itself." | "I think it is a real scandal that Unicef should be playing politics in this way," he said, adding that it was "a political stunt of the lowest or…
rt.com/uk/510114-rees-mogg-unicef-twitter-outrage/
Thin blue line goes online! Russia to roll out elite cybercop force to counter digital wrongdoers
rt.com | 2020-12-18
With so many already working from home, why shouldn't police officers get in on the game? So asks Russia's Interior Ministry, hinting that crime fighters will soon be taking down bandits from the safety of their computers. | Deputy Minister Igor Zubov told viewers of the YouTube channel for the Presidential Commissioner on Children's Rights on Friday that the authorities are looking into setting up a specialist unit of keyboard warriors to tackle a whole range of new online offences. | "Overall crime rates are flat, or even falling," he said, "but crimes in cyberspace have increased many times over. That's for…
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US Embassy Caught Scrubbing Tweets Urging Venezuelans Not to Vote
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-17
The United States embassy for Venezuela has been caught deleting tweets undermining the integrity of the December 6 National Assembly elections in the country and calling on Venezuelans not to participate in them. | "Tomorrow in Venezuela there will be | …
globalresearch.ca/us-embassy-caught-scrubbing-tweets-urging-venezuelans-not-vote/5732506
Twitter Says It Will Remove All Posts Claiming Vaccines Can Harm People
Steve Watson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-17
Twitter has declared that it will remove all posts that suggest there are any "adverse impacts or effects of receiving vaccinations," despite reports already emerging of health workers getting sick from taking Pfizer's coronavirus shot. | Twitter announced that beginning next …
globalresearch.ca/twitter-says-remove-all-posts-claiming-vaccines-harm-people/5732492
Ecuador: Popular Progressive Alliance Wins Election Certification
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2020-12-17
"#ThePresidentialTicketOfHope will be on the ballot on #7thFebruary. Thanks to everyone who was vigilant and mobilized! Thanks for international solidarity! The Ecuadorian people have enforced their right to choose in democracy," tweeted Andrés Arauz, candidate for President for UNES in response to his ticket being given firm certification by the election authorities. | Photo credit: Wikipedia…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/15/18838947.php
Watch as Chinese Helicopter Zips Through Highway Traffic Just Inches Above Road
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-17
China's Z-8 helicopter, derived from the French Super Frelon, has long been a staple of the Chinese armed forces, which is still finding new uses for the powerful heavy-lifter. However, using such a large aircraft for stunts was probably previously unknown.
sputniknews.com/viral/202012171081496094-watch-as-chinese-helicopter-zips-through-highway-traffic-just-inches-above-road/
Twitterquake as Megan Thee Stallion Giving Out $1Mln in Bitcoin
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-17
Thee Stallion's generous move came as Bitcoin cryptocurrency surpassed a new record, trading at over $23,000 on Thursday after growing rapidly since 15 December. The US dollar, meanwhile, marked its lowest point since April 2018.
sputniknews.com/viral/202012171081495904-twitterquake-as-megan-thee-stallion-giving-out-1mln-in-bitcoin/
Twitter Will Start Removing Posts Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Amid Pfizer Rollout
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-16
Social media giant Twitter presently requires the removal of tweets that include a variety of false or misleading information regarding SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19; its latest update is an extension of its current policy.
sputniknews.com/science/202012161081484368-twitter-will-start-removing-posts-promoting-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-amid-pfizer-rollout/
Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-16
Turkey: YouTube to appoint local representative after government pressure | Critics have warned that the new internet law, which requires such a role, will increase censorship and help silence dissent | MEE and agencies | Wed, 12/16/2020 – 13: 38 | 'We remain committed to our Turkish users, creators and business partners, and will continue to preserve the platform's vibrance and openness,' YouTube said in a…
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