Month: December 2019

Schiff says phone records show Nunes may have been 'complicit' in Ukraine affair

WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Tuesday that phone records unearthed in the impeachment investigation raised questions about whether his Republican counterpart on the committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, might have been “complicit” in a White House plot to pressure Ukraine. “It is, I think, deeply concerning that at a time when the president…

By HearthstoneYarns December 5, 2019 0

In Gaza, 'American hospital' fuels suspicions

Erez (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Volunteers with a US Christian charity group pose for a selfie in front of tents and crates of equipment to build a contentious new field hospital on the Israel-Gaza border. The facility, to be located right next to a crossing into Israel, has rare joint support from the Jewish state…

By HearthstoneYarns December 5, 2019 0

Meet Gita Gopinath, Born & Brought Up In India, Now New Chief Economist Of International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced the appointment of Gita Gopinath as its chief economist. She will succeed Maurice Obstfeld who retires at the end of this year as theeconomic counsellor and director of the IMF’s research department. Gita has focused her area of research on International Finance and Macroeconomics. BCCL/FILE Making the announcement…

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China Built The DF-26 Missile To Take Down America's Prized Aircraft Carriers

Key point: Anti-ship missiles pose a growing threat to America’s navy. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) commissioned the DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) into service earlier this year in April. “The newly commissioned weaponry of the Rocket Force is Dongfeng-26 missile,” Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for China Ministry of National Defense, told…

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