Not content with just sending astronauts into the cosmos, India is also planning an ambitious project to develop and launch its own space station, the head of its space agency has announced. Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), told reporters on Thursday that the effort will be an extension of its…
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US warns Israel against Chinese investment, pushes ‘can’t be friends’ with China line
The United States is concerned about China’s deepening investment in Israel, and its latest military budget bill explicitly warns its Middle Eastern ally against doing business with Beijing, citing “security implications.” Though President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked up his unwavering support for Israel and its now troubled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the US Senate…
Surprise! Biggest investor in the Russian economy is… the United States
US investment in Russia was 13 times bigger than official numbers show, statistics released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have revealed. The data shows that the US was the largest investor in Russia, accounting for 8.9 percent or $39.1 billion of the $441.1 billion total accumulated investments at the end…
China ‘precipitously’ slashing US investment & redirecting it to Silk Road project – RT’s Boom Bust
Chinese overseas direct investment has fallen precipitously in the last four years, John Quelch, dean of the University of Miami Business School has told Boom Bust. While discussing the effects of the heated trade conflict between the world’s biggest economies, Quelch said that China’s direct investment in the United States has plunged from $55 billion…
‘The Cold War is over’: Pakistan PM mulling arms deals with Moscow ahead of SCO summit
In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan discusses developing relations with Moscow, his hopes from the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and the ongoing crisis with rival India. Sputnik: Do you plan to have talks with the Russian leadership in the near future? Do you yourself plan any visits to Russia? Imran Khan: I would love to visit…
100s attend unsanctioned rally in Moscow to support journalist after drug case against him dropped
Hundreds attended a rally in Moscow to support reporter Ivan Golunov on the day after drugs charges against him were dropped and his house arrest ended. The rally wasn’t sanctioned by officials, who had approved another date. The drug-dealing charges against Golunov, an investigative journalist with Meduza, were dropped on Tuesday due to lack of…
Israeli settlement goods should be labeled – senior adviser to EU top court
A senior adviser to the EU’s top court said on Thursday that products from Israeli-occupied territories must be clearly labeled as such to avoid misleading consumers. The European Court of Justice is not obliged to follow the Advocate General Gerard Hogan’s legal advice. However, the former Irish judge’s legal opinions are seen as highly influential…
Speed, performance, privacy & pain: But Pentagon says F-35 issues have ‘acceptable workarounds’
As an F-35 flew over the White House to impress President Donald Trump and his Polish counterpart, a damning report outlined a litany of potentially fatal issues with the jet the Pentagon wants to greenlight for full production. Documents obtained by Defense News point to 13 severe technical issues that still plagued all three variants…
‘F*ck the international community, it can be bought’: Filipino FM on South China Sea incident
The Philippines’ top diplomat is not interested in support from the international community when it comes to the dispute with China over the sinking of a boat in disputed waters of the South China Sea. “F*ck the international community. It can be bought. This is our fight and in the end ours alone,” Foreign Secretary…
France seeks more European special forces to tackle rising Sahel violence
Click:wps官网下载 France has asked European powers to provide special forces to support thousands of troops struggling to contain a rise in violence in West Africa. There has been an increase over the last six months in Islamist militant attacks and inter-ethnic violence in the Sahel region, Reuters said. Click Here: cheap kanken backpack “If we…