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Senior lawmaker calls on colleagues to pay tribute to endangered Russian war memorials in foreign countries


RT
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:33 UTC
Russian monument
© Alexey Vitvitsky / SputnikA monument to joint liberation of Pulawy in Poland.
The issue of Soviet-era memorials is becoming increasingly politicized, State Duma's deputy speaker Irina Yarovaya has said as she urged other Russian politicians to pay tribute to such sites when visiting foreign nations.

"I think that this must become a common practice: during any working trip or official visit abroad we, as parliamentarians, must personally attend various memorials and lay flowers to them, confirming our common national interest in honoring the memory of the dead heroes who had monuments to them installed in foreign nations," MP Yarovaya (United Russia) said on Friday as she addressed the presidium of the Lawmakers Council.

Yarovaya noted that the problem of keeping the Soviet-era memorials in foreign countries is becoming increasingly politicized.

"This is connected not with the desire to erase the past, but with plans to build the future. Everything that is connected with desecration of graves, monuments and historical memory is done with only one purpose - to deprive the younger generation of the truthful knowledge of history and history's lessons."
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Refugee who fled violence in Ethiopia mourns daughter slain by homeless attacker in Idaho

Rebecca Boone
Yahoo
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:42 UTC
Ruya Kadir
© Recep Seran via APThis undated photo provided by Recep Seran shows his daughter Ruya Kadir
Little Ruya Kadir had sparkling eyes, a few basic belongings and not much else when she arrived in Boise, Idaho more than two years ago.

But at just six months old, she had the most important thing: A mother who loved her so fiercely that she left behind her homeland, her husband and everything she knew so Ruya would grow up in a safe place.

Ruya was at her third birthday party - complete with a pink doll-shaped cake and a Disney princess banner - Saturday evening when a man armed with a large knife attacked. Ruya and five other children were badly injured, along with the three adults who tried to protect them.

Timmy Kinner, a 30-year-old homeless man who had briefly been a guest at the apartment complex where Ruya lived, has been charged with first-degree murder and several other felonies in connection with the attack.
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Journalist rightly asks: If Sputnik is targeted over gov't funding, why isn't 'fake news' BBC?


Sputnik
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:50 UTC
Sputnik broadcast center
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov
In the wake of Sputnik Latvia Editor-In-Chief Valentins Rozencovs' report of a 12-hour detention many of his colleagues from around the world blasted the move, the media-related and generally anti-Russia Baltic policies; some, meanwhile, agreed that this signifies Sputnik's booming popularity abroad.

According to Socrates George Kazolias, a Paris-based American reporter, media consultant and university lecturer, law enforcement naturally has the right to "question a reporter, and a reporter has the right to refuse to answer until and if a judge orders him to do so, and then he is in contempt of court." However, he deems it as "unacceptable" to single out a media outlet for harassment "because you disagree with their editorial line."

"If Sputnik is singled out because it is a Russian outlet with government funding, then why isn't the BBC, which the Trump administration accuses of being fake news?" Kazolias questioned. He cited arrays of media with government funding including AFP and France Televisions, "which spin a narrative which often corresponds to that of the 'powers-that-be.'"

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Xenophobic ego trip: Stinky Russian men inferior to 'gallant' visiting fans, UK reporter says in cliche-ridden piece


RT
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:42 UTC
Russian woman
© Maksim Blinov / Sputnik
Russian women were desperate for freedom to explore their sexuality, but only had a chance to do so when thousands of gorgeous gentlemen visited for the World Cup, believes one UK reporter - because Russian men are pigs.

The British media are rightfully blamed for doing their best to misrepresent Russia, painting pictures of a hostile 'Soviet-esque' land inhabited by hooligans and KGB spies waiting to pounce on foreigners. Halfway through the FIFA World Cup, with all the evidence suggesting the contrary, more creativity is needed to maintain this attitude.

Enter the Independent's Moscow Correspondent Oliver Carroll, whose report managed to demean Russians, while seemingly rooting for them to become a better people. According to Carroll, Russian women generally desire to explore their sexuality, but really don't have any opportunities to do it, because they need all those foreign fans visiting Russia to become truly free. The foreigners are "beautiful men who are happy to have sex with condoms, who act gallantly without accusing them of being slutty," the newspaper quotes a Russian sex blog author as saying.
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With torrential rain forecast, Thai authorities plan emergency rescue for boys trapped in cave


The Guardian
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:54 UTC
thailand cave rescue
© Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty ImagesA group of volunteers prepare to leave in search of alternative entry points to the Tham Luang cave area.

Following the death of diver Saman Kunan, and with torrential rains forecast, it is believed authorities could try to rescue trapped boys tomorrow

Belgian media cite unconfirmed reports rescue mission will begin tonight

Belgian media have cited unconfirmed reports that the rescue mission will begin this evening and that a diving team will accompany the boys to the cave's exit two-at-a-time.

Ben Reymenants, the Belgian diver who was interviewed on BBC Newsnight on Monday and is reportedly on stand-by for this mission, told Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN):
It's a race against time, because on Sunday heavy rain showers are expected. But we remain positive.

We expect that the first two footballers will still be at the exit today.

It remains a difficult course through a labyrinth of corridors, with lots of diving and climbing.

But the process is along with the current and the visibility under water is already a lot better.

Moreover, they do not have to swim a lot, they have an oxygen mask on them and they will almost always be kept on hand by one of the divers.

In the third corridor there is air for breathing, where they will also be checked by a doctor. Then there is another 1.5 kilometers of climbing and climbing.

Comment: Children's football team missing for 9 days found trapped in flooded cave in Thailand

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India lynchings sparked by false rumors spread over Whatsapp leave company scrambling to enact change in its platform


Yahoo
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:36 UTC
WhatsApp
© AFP Photo/ARUN SANKARAttacks spurred by rumours spread on WhatsApp have been reported in 11 Indian states
WhatsApp said Wednesday it was "horrified" by a spate of lynchings in India sparked by false rumours shared on its platform as the government accused the messaging service of irresponsibility.

More than 20 people have been killed in India in the last two months, according to media reports, after rumours were spread on smartphones about child kidnappers, thieves and sexual predators.

The attacks -- usually targeting outsiders -- have left authorities scrambling to mount an effective response, with awareness campaigns and public alerts having limited effect.

A stern statement issued by the electronics and IT ministry late on Tuesday expressed the government's "deep disapproval" to the senior management of WhatsApp over the "irresponsible and explosive messages".
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Attention

More human remains found near property used by alleged Toronto serial killer


The Guardian
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:32 UTC
Bruce McArthur
© Rob Gilles/APA property connected to Bruce McArthur, where police say they recovered the remains of at least six people from planters, in Toronto, Canada, on 3 February 2018.
More human remains have been discovered in the Toronto ravine behind a home that the alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur used as storage for his landscaping business.

DS Hank Idsinga told reporters on Thursday that the remains had been found with the help of K-9 units and had been sent to forensic authorities.

"We haven't identified what the remains are or who they belonged to," Idsinga said.

McArthur, 66, is accused of killing eight men.

Police have found the remains of seven of the men inside of planters at the property.

The victims have been identified as Selim Esen, Skandaraj Navaratnam, Andrew Kinsman, Dean Lisowick, Soroush Mahmudi, Abdulbasir Faizi and Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam.

An eighth man, Majeed Kayhan, is still missing.

Comment: See also: For a look inside the mentality of serial killers, see Robert K. Ressler's Whoever Fights Monsters.

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Family

Good idea for a change: Ohio considering bill to let parents determine whether their children can receive gender dysphoria treatment

Jana J. Pruet
The Blaze
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:26 UTC
kid gay flag
© Curto De La Torre/Getty Images
Ohio lawmakers are considering legislation that would protect the rights of parents to determine whether their child should receive treatment for gender dysphoria, WOSU-Radio reported.

Reps. Tom Brinkman (R) and Paul Zeltwanger (R) authored the proposal that would prevent parents from losing custody of their child for allowing or refusing to allow gender-based treatments for their child who shows symptoms of or has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

"They [parents] should have that responsibility," Brinkman told WOSU. "And if somebody doesn't like it, you're emancipated at age 18 and you can go do whatever the heck you want."

House Bill 658 was inspired by a family court case where a Cincinnati judge awarded custody of a 17-year-old to the grandparents after the teen's parents refused to provide treatment that supported the child's chosen gender. The parents insisted that the teenager receive Christian counseling and wouldn't allow surgery or hormone treatments.
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Syringe

Flashback Western Sovietism: Olympics hysteria shows that Britain has turned Communist

Simon Jenkins
The Guardian
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:53 UTC
We used to ridicule the communists for using sport as a proxy for economic success. Now, with the vast sums thrown at Team GB and athletes declared 'heroes', we're copying them
mo farah drugs cheat
Australia's cycling star, Anna Meares, said of Britain's triumphant cyclists: "They've got it together ... but, to be honest, I'm not exactly sure what they've got together." The French and Germans were heard to murmur likewise. One interpretation could be that murky word "cheating", although Meares strongly denied that she had ever suggested this. Given the recent history of the Olympics and the fierce pressure on British athletes, the accusation is pardonable. I doubt if it is true. What Britain "got together" was the money. Is that cheating?


Comment: The author, a British journalist, has insight, a rare pairing, but only so much of it. Yes of course British athletes are cheating, as we now know thanks to leaked WADA documents. And they're cheating with state and international support, if not outright sponsorship.


I have intermittently enjoyed the Olympics on television. Mostly it is hours of flatulent BBC staff killing time by interviewing one another, interspersed with a few seconds of mostly baffling hysterics. Clare Balding appears in perpetual shriek: "Oh my God, I think our great British paint is drying faster than the Russian and the Colombian paint - but we must await a decision from the judges."

Comment: Eh, no, in addition to lavish state funding, also they're up to the nines on drugs, thanks to suprastate-sponsored WADA 'exemptions'.

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Russia's World Cup message to the English: Come and feel the love

Tom Rosenthal
The Guardian
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:46 UTC
English Fans world cup
© Aaron Chown/Press AssociationEngland fans outside a bar in Nizhny Novgorod ahead of their drubbing of Panama last month.
Fans warned against travelling to the World Cup in Russia for fear of hooligans are missing a treat - the locals have been amazing

This. World. Cup. Is. Good. Having been lucky enough to be at Nizhny Novgorod for England 6 Panama 1 (stick that in your hats), St Petersburg for Argentina 2 Nigeria 1 (Messi's foot of God) and Kaliningrad for Belgium against England (the game was literally pointless), I get to write in the Guardian to say my personal experience is that Russia is absolutely killing this World Cup, which is a vast improvement on spies in Zizzi*. The organisation of this tournament has been fantastic and you'll struggle to find anyone who'll say otherwise, which is not because they're a double-agent or a Twitter bot, but because it's true.

Newspaper headlines "Bloodthirsty hooligans vow murder", "Russian Ultras: KID BOOTCAMP" and "Russian hooligans warn England fans 'prepare to DIE'''. A BBC documentary called Russia's Hooligan Army. A Foreign Office warning of "heightened risks of violence". What do these things have in common? Well, they all sound like things Ross Kemp would mumble in his sleep, but they are also UK media reports that put a lot of English people off having an experience like mine and having the opportunity to experience first-hand which country puts us out on penalties.
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