(2022-02-26). Ukraine says high-rise residential building shelled in Kiev. rt.com 
The reported incident took place amid Russia's ongoing military operation in the country | Ukraine's emergencies services Ukrainian officials published photos of a partially destroyed building on social media. They said first responders have been evacuating residents and working to determine the number of casualties. | Emergency servi…
(2022-02-26). Ukraine's Defense Ministry posted fake video as air battle. rt.com 
Widely circulated video game footage, fact-checked by Reuters as 'miscaptioned', appeared on the ministry's verified account | The verified Twitter page of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry published video game footage on February 25 claiming to show a Ukrainian fighter jet shooting down a Russian plane. On Saturday, Reuters fact-checked the widely shared fake video as 'miscaptioned'. | The ministry's tweet was still up at the time of publication. The 15-second video is accompanied by the caption, "What is this Ukrainian ace doing?" The Defense Ministry's account describes it as a MiG-29 fighter jet destroying a…
(2022-02-26). Moscow may nationalize assets of foreigners — former Russian president. rt.com 
Dmitry Medvedev has called for tit-for-tat measures over the freezing of Russian assets abroad | The former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, hasn't ruled out nationalizing the Russian-based assets of foreigners registered in "hostile jurisdictions." | The harsh step may be taken in response to the seizure of funds of Russian citizens abroad, the ex-leader, who is currently deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, posted on Facebook. | "They also threaten to seize the money of Russian citizens and Russian companies abroad <...> But this will have to be answered quite symmetrically," Medvedev, the p…
(2022-02-26). Crypto firms poach Big Tech talent to overhaul the internet. rt.com 
Facebook and Amazon are now less attractive than Web3 and blockchain | High-profile staff members are leaving Big Tech giants to join the crypto world and develop the next "big thing" in tech — Web3, CNBC has reported, saying that IT giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are losing their executives and developers to blockchain platforms such as Polygon and Circle. | Crypto companies have been working to overhaul the World Wide Web and introduce what's been dubbed Web3 — a new iteration of the internet, which would be based on blockchain technology instead of centralized platforms run by a small g…
(2022-02-26). International Women's Alliance supports Feb. 26 — Workers Power Day — in the U.S. iacenter.org February 25, 2022 The International Women's Alliance (IWA) is an anti-imperialist global alliance of militant grassroots-based women's organizations, institutions, alliances, networks and individuals committed to advancing national and social liberation and gender equality. The following statement was posted to IWA's website at tinyurl.com/23433y9n. Go to facebook.com/IWA.grassrootswomenforliberation The International Women's Alliance extends its unwavering solidarity to Amazon and Starbucks workers around the U.S. on this Workers Power Day, Feb. 26, 2022. In solidarity with workers waging unionizing campaigns a…
(2022-02-26). [Comment] Offline: There is no right to lie. thelancet.com Perhaps the most curious aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the flourishing of anti-science movements, despite the demonstrable triumphs of science in producing life-saving antivirals and vaccines. Mistrust of science is spreading well beyond COVID-19. Political challenges to climate action, notably the goal of net zero emissions, are growing, especially as economic stress impoverishes millions. 5G remains a target for many science sceptics. And libertarian politicians condemn scientists as unelected threats to democratic freedoms.
(2022-02-26). [Perspectives] A reckoning of racial reckoning. thelancet.com I still remember where I was when I first heard about the murder of George Floyd in 2020. My husband walked into the kitchen where I was seated at the table working on my computer. He asked if I had heard about the man who had died under the knee of a police officer in Minnesota. Then, without warning, he showed me that viral video on his cell phone. It was the one and only time I would watch the entire thing. My previous lived experiences as a Black American had taught me that a single viewing was enough.
(2022-02-25). Ukraine removes age restriction to join army. rt.com 
Previously only citizens aged between 18 and 60 were permitted to join the military ranks | Ukraine has removed age restrictions and simplified its procedures for citizens to join the military, the country's Minister of Defense Alexey Reznikov said on Friday. | "I decided, in agreement with the Commander of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Brigadier General Yuri Galushkin, to involve in the territorial defense the Patriots over 60 years old," Reznikov said in a Facebook post, saying it applied to citizens who are "morally and physically ready to resist and defeat the enemy." | Read more…
(2022-02-25). Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez: US Sanctions Are Crimes Against Humanity. orinocotribune.com The unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States of America against independent countries constitute crimes against humanity, said the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, while referring to the latest rounds of sanctions on Russia announced by Washington. | In a tweet summarizing Washington's sanctions on Moscow, Rodríguez stated that the unilateral coercive measures imposed on sovereign countries "are the grossest and most barbaric expressions of extortion against governments not aligned with Western mandates. They also constitute crimes against humanity by collectively punishing peoples. Russia w…
(2022-02-25). Presidente Díaz-Canel califica de provechosa visita de gobierno a Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, dirige este viernes la reunión resumen de la visita gubernamental realizada a la provincia de Guantánamo. En su cuenta de Twitter, publicó que "ha sido muy provechosa nuestra visita a #Guantánamo, tierra de gente noble y trabajadora. Gracias por el cariño y la confianza en que saldremos adelante".