Monthly Archives: September 2011

Space Palace: China prepares to colonize Universe

China is getting ready to launch an unmanned laboratory into space on Thursday, marking the first ambitious step to building the country’s very own space station. The experimental module ‘Tiangong 1′, also known as ‘Heavenly palace’, will be launched from the Gobi desert in China’s northwest. Officials have promised to complete the construction of the [...]

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Reality Struck: BBC’s ‘Goldman Sachs Rules’ eye opener

Mainstream media is thrown into a tailspin after an independent trader tells the BBC how the world of big money and politics looks from the inside. Here’s our report from Washington on why this was such an eye opener. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Postponing Agony: Greece on EU cash needle

German lawmakers have agreed to massively increase the size and power of the Eurozone’s bailout fund – meaning Berlin will guarantee a whopping 211 BLN Euros’ worth of loans. Greece is watching this closely, as it tries to convince the EU and IMF to release more emergency cash. But the Greek public’s anger is focused [...]

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Noam Chomsky to RT: Bush torturer, Obama just kills

RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com Pinning its hopes on the sole support of the US, Israel risks a collapse if it is ever withdrawn – much like apartheid-era South Africa, prominent scholar Professor Noam Chomsky warns. He recalls how South Africans felt safe to ignore a UN embargo and corporations pulling out [...]

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Chinese ISS? Video of ‘Heavenly Palace’ launching into orbit

FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY CHINA’S STATE BROADCASTER ON BEHALF OF THE BEIJING GOVERNMENT China on Thursday launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power. The Tiangong-1 module was shot into space from the Jiuquan launch centre on the edge of the Gobi [...]

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Kosovo on knife-edge as NATO boosts troops at border

Kosovo remains on a knife-edge, after NATO reinforced its presence at the northern border with Serbia. Anger boiled over on Tuesday at the troubled checkpoints when a dozen people were hurt in clashes, as NATO tried to dismantle the Serb barricades. RT correspondent Alexey Yaroshevsky is in Belgrade. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook [...]

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7 months of bombing: NATO war in Libya

Anti-Gaddafi fighters have taken control of the airport in the fugutive Colonel’s hometown of Sirte, the last stronghold of his loyalists. Reinforcements have been called in ahead of a fresh assault, in the face of stiff resistance. Civilians continue to flee the violence in the besieged city, blaming NATO for only adding to their problems. [...]

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Mee-Wow Video: Two-faced cat jumps into record book

Frank and Louie the cat, was born with two faces, two mouths, three eyes, and lots of doubts about his future. Twelve years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being put down because of his condition, the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat is not only thriving but has made it into the 2012 Guinness Book [...]

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Libya Media Front: ‘No NATO success without Al Jazeera’

One of those Arab uprising countries which Obama blames for his economic strife is Libya where NATO’s still trying to force Gaddafi loyalists into submission. Anti-regime fighters have now taken control of the airport in the fugutive Colonel’s hometown of Sirte, the last stronghold of his loyalists. Civilians continue to flee the violence, saying NATO’s [...]

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‘Arab Spring scapegoat for debts US can’t pay off”

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CrossTalk: UN Epic Fail

What’s the use of the UN? Can it change the situation on the ground? What can the UN really do if one country decides to go to war with another one? And can the UN really challenge those who exercise their right to veto? CrossTalking with Ruth Wedgwood, Anas Altikriti and Thomas Weiss. CT on [...]

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No Predetermination? Medvedev explains why he steps aside

Russia’s president’s been explaining why he’s not seeking a second term. Dmitry Medvedev stressed that he and Vladimir Putin have common goals, and that Putin’s huge popularity among Russians will help achieve them, should he return to the presidency next year. Medvedev outlined his reasons in an extensive interview with Russian media. Natalia Novikova has [...]

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