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Maternity hospital hit amid Ukrainian shelling - DPR


RT
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:54 UTC
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© Sputnik/Konstantin MikhalchevskyFirefighter in Donetsk
A maternity hospital has been damaged amid massive artillery shelling of the capital city of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) by Ukrainian troops on Monday, local sources report. The hospital's facade has been hit, with the building's windows shattered, images from the scene show.

The hospital's patients and staff had been evacuated and were therefore not injured in the shelling, the DPR's Health Ministry outlined.
Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy has said that he saw no condemnation by Western media of the shelling of a maternity hospital in Donetsk by Ukrainian troops.

On Monday, a Sputnik correspondent reported that a Ukrainian shell hit the roof of a maternity hospital in Donetsk; the women were evacuated to the basement. Thanks to the prompt actions of the employees, no one was wounded.

"Where is Western Media reaction? All those @BBCWorld, @ReutersWorld, @AFP etc who were shouting about damage to maternity hospital in Mariupol used by Ukrainian nationalists as a firing position? #Ukraine is deliberately targeting civilians. Will we hear a word of condemnation?"
Ukrainian forces have subjected residential areas of Donetsk - as well as other locations across the DPR - to rocket and conventional artillery shelling over the past few days. The Monday shelling turned out to be particularly heavy, with local authorities and correspondents on the ground reporting dozens of hits across the city.

Comment: DPR: Ukraine has 'crossed all lines' and Russia condemns 'barbaric' shelling of Donetsk.
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© Sputnik/Sergey Averin/Konstantin MihalchevskiyBlaze from artillery shelling in Donetsk • June 13, 2022
Firefighters work at site of shelling in Donetsk
The Donetsk Peoples' Republic (DPR) is requesting additional "allied forces" to help in its fight against Ukrainian forces, its head, Denis Pushilin, outlined on Monday in a video address. The move comes amid reported heavy artillery shelling by Kiev of residential areas in Donetsk and other locations across the republic.
"The enemy has literally crossed all lines. Prohibited methods of warfare are being used. The residential areas and the central districts of the city of Donetsk are under artillery shelling, other cities and towns of the DPR are also under fire."
Therefore, the republic is requesting Russia to deploy additional forces to help in the ongoing conflict, the official stated.
"An understanding was reached that all the necessary additional forces of the allied troops, primarily of Russia, will be deployed."
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has lashed out at Kiev after authorities in Donetsk reported that indiscriminate strikes on the city by Ukrainian forces had left five civilians dead and almost 40 injured on Monday.
"We're seeing absolutely barbaric shelling of civilian facilities. They're barbaric. In recent days, we've witnessed these shellings intensifying."
The previous day, the People's Republic of Donetsk (DPR) said its capital had suffered the worst shelling since 2015, with strikes hitting a busy market and a maternity hospital.

The deputy commander and press secretary of the republic's militia, Eduard Basurin, later clarified that Pushilin was hoping that Moscow could deploy its ground- and air-launched missiles to "help destroy the Western weapons" that were allegedly used by Kiev in the shelling.

When asked whether such assistance would be provided, Peskov responded by saying "it's the prerogative of the [Russian] Defense Ministry as it's related to the special military operation" in Ukraine.

However, he noted that President Vladimir Putin had made it clear that "the main and principal goal of the special military operation is ensuring the safety and protection of the people in Lugansk and Donetsk."


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India's wholesale price inflation runs at 30-year high

Manoj Kumar
Reuters
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:00 UTC
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High global energy and raw material prices combined with a weak rupee to fuel the fastest rise in India's wholesale prices for at least three decades, piling pressure on the central bank to order more interest rate hikes.

A surge in crude oil and commodity prices since Russia invaded Ukraine in February has pushed up prices globally, forcing many central banks to raise interest rates to tame inflation.

Wholesale prices, akin to producer prices climbed to 15.88% in May from year ago levels, staying in double-digits for a 14th straight month.

A Reuters poll of analysts had forecast a rise of 15.10%.

Comment: We can get some idea of how people react to unbearable living costs by looking at Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka economic crisis: Shoot on sight order issued against protesters as troops deployed in Colombo

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UK 'academics': Cancel culture is beneficial for 'social and racial justice'


The College Fix
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:32 UTC
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"Cancel culture" has its benefits, according to an online anti-racism course being taught to over 100 British academics.

"Union Black," a class being taught by The Open University, teaches professors that "In relation to racial/social justice, cancel culture has been shown to realize benefits."

These benefits, according to class materials, include "holding people or entities accountable for immoral or unacceptable behavior" and "promoting collective action to achieve social justice and cultural change through social pressure."

Benefits also include "motivating allies to reveal themselves" and "mobilizing public opinion and sharing collective expressions of moral outrage."

Cancel culture has become a controversial topic in the U.S., with many on the left denying it even exists.

Comment: The ivory tower of academia on display. Meanwhile in the real world:

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India demolishes homes of people linked to riots over derogatory remarks made by gov't official about Prophet Mohammed


Sky News
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:25 UTC
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The remains of the house as the demolition neared an end. A spokesperson for the ruling BJP says the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh ordered the demolition of the homes of anyone accused of involvement in the riots. Qatar and the UAE are among countries lodging diplomatic protests about the comments by senior BJP figures.
Indian authorities have demolished the homes of several people linked to riots prompted by derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammed.

Muslims and rights groups interpreted the destruction as punishment for the protests after comments by a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP.

The house of one of alleged organisers of the riots, whose daughter is a female Muslim rights activist, was demolished on Sunday in Prayagraj, and the properties of two more people accused of throwing stones after Friday prayers were also demolished in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Comment: See also: UK government dismisses anti-Islamophobia adviser after condemning film as 'derogatory'

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Study points to deaths caused by Covid-19 lockdowns


RT
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:48 UTC
Demonstrators in San Diego are shown protesting California's Covid-19 lockdown in May 2020.
© Getty Images / Sean M. HaffeyDemonstrators in San Diego are shown protesting California's Covid-19 lockdown in May 2020.
During the first two years of the pandemic restrictive measures led to tens of thousands of fatalities, researchers claim.

The US recorded nearly 170,000 excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic, which were not caused by the virus itself - as obesity, substance abuse and other killers spiked amid government-imposed lockdowns, a new study has shown.

The figures have been revealed in a report released this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The real number was likely higher, the study noted, given the estimate doesn't include 72,000 people who died with the virus, but not necessarily because of it.

The report suggested that excess non-Covid deaths may have been "collateral damage of policy choices." NBER pointed to such factors as increased gun violence, drug and alcohol use, smoking and weight gain during lockdowns.

Comment: See also:

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Finally! Ottawa announces suspension of vaccine mandates for domestic travel, federal employees

Ashley Burke, Richard Raycraft, Peter Zimonjic
CBC News
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:41 UTC
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© Esteban Cuevas/CBCPeople wait at the arrivals section of Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson International Airport on June 9. CBC News has learned the federal government is set to announce an end to vaccine mandates for domestic travel and passengers on outbound international travel.
The federal government has announced a suspension of vaccine mandates for federal employees and for passengers wishing to board a plane or train in Canada.

Federal employees and transportation workers in federally regulated sectors will no longer have to be fully vaccinated as a condition of their work. Those on unpaid administrative leave because of their vaccination status will be invited to return to work.

Starting June 20, vaccines will no longer be required for travellers in Canada. Canadian citizens entering the country from abroad will still be required to meet entry requirements and masks will remain mandatory for those boarding planes or trains in Canada. Visitors to Canada will have to be fully vaccinated to enter the country, or meet the requirements of an exemption.

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc told reporters that while some mandates are being suspended, the federal government will bring them back if the COVID-19 situation changes for the worse.

"Today's announcement is possible because Canadians have stepped up to protect each other," LeBlanc said. "We are now able to adjust our policy because we have followed consistently the best advice from public health authorities."
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Germany's Fridays for future spokesperson: 'We're planning how to "blow up" African oil pipeline!'

P Gosselin
NoTricksZone
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:20 UTC
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
© WikimediaProposed route of 1,410km Hoima-Tanga Oil Pipeline.
Rich, privileged (white) eco-fanatic says her group is thinking about "how to " blow up huge African oil pipeline!

Most of Europe's climate activists come from rich families, who lavish in all the amenities the fossil fuel economy offers. No exception to this are Sweden's Greta Thunberg, and Luisa "Longhaul" Neubauer of Germany.

Hat-tip: Junge Freiheit.

Not only are they spoiled rich, leading pampered lives, but they're also becoming dangerously fanatic it appears and even feel entitled to tell poor countries what they can and cannot have.

Recently Longhaul Luisa, spokesperson for Fridays for Future Germany, posted Sunday on Instagram with her Fridays for Future mates joking how right now they are planning on how to blow up" an African oil pipeline that will immensely improve the lives of among the world's most needy.

"Of course we are thinking about how to blow up" the longest crude oil pipeline in the world, she professed on Instagram on Sunday.
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Ukrainian official admits she lied about Russians committing mass rape to convince countries to send more weapons

Paul Joseph Watson
Summit News
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC
Lyudmila Denisova
Video Screenshot of Lyudmila Denisova, the former Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner
The top Ukrainian official who was fired for spreading misinformation has admitted that she lied about Russians committing mass rape in order to convince western countries to send more weapons to Ukraine.

Lyudmila Denisova, the former Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, was removed from her position following a vote of no confidence in the Ukrainian parliament which passed by a margin of 234-to-9.

Parliament member Pavlo Frolov specifically accused Denisova of pushing misinformation that "only harmed Ukraine" in relation to "the numerous details of 'unnatural sexual offenses' and child sexual abuses in the occupied territories, which were unsupported by evidence."

Comment: This is just one of the many lies that have been propagated in the desperate attempt to win the information war. See also:

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First of its kind museum honoring victims of Communism opens in DC

Celine Ryan Ciccio
Human Events
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC
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© UnknownVictims of Communism Museum
A first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to the victims of communist regimes will open to the public in Washington, D.C., Monday, June 13.

The Victims of Communism Museum is a project of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, which hopes not only to honor the 100 million people who have died at the hands of communist regimes, but also the 1.5 billion people who "still live and labor under communist governments that are actively hostile to democracy as well as human and civil rights," namely in China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, and Laos.

The main floor of the museum is broken up into three thematic rooms: Revolution, Repression, and Resistance.

The first room, "Revolution" features an information-packed film on "The Rise of Communism," and a prominently displayed definition of communism:
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Danish-Canadian deal ends 49-year-old feud over Arctic isle


Associated Press
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:42 UTC
Hans Island
A decades-old dispute between Denmark and Canada over a tiny, barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic has come to an end.
A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to decades of friendly friction has come to an end, with the two countries agreeing to divide the tiny island between them.

Under the agreement, to be signed later Tuesday, a border will be drawn across the 1.3-square-kilometer (half-square-mile) Hans Island, in the waterway between the northwestern coast of the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland and Canada's Ellesmere Island. The rock has no mineral reserves.

"It sends a clear signal that it is possible to resolve border disputes ... in a pragmatic and peaceful way, where the all parties become winners," said Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod. He said it was "an important signal now that there is much war and unrest in the world."


Comment: Compared to the multipolar world's mutually beneficial deals, where there is real wealth and power at stake, the above is a pretty pathetic boast to make; more so since all they're doing is chopping an island, that apparently doesn't hold any material nor strategic value, in half.

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