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19:44 GMT 02 March 2021 / updated: 21:08 GMT World

Russian Foreign Ministry: New US Sanctions Represent Hostile Anti-Russian Attack

Herbert C. Hoover Building, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

US Commerce Dept. Unveils Names of 14 Entities Sanctioned Over Alleged Poisoning of Navalny

FBI Pushing Tech Firms to Write Own Backdoors Into Encrypted Messaging Apps, Director Tells Congress

Beijing Downplays Possibility of Formal Alliance With Moscow, Highlights ‘Non-Alignment’ Principles

Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz in 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran (File)

‘Act Rationally’: Iran Warns Looming IAEA Resolution Will Have ‘Adverse Effects’ on Diplomacy

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Despite Russia's Sputnik V vaccine being cheaper and logically easier to distribute than the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines that require ultra-cold storage, Washington has so far refused to use the pioneering inoculation.
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World
Blinken Tells Guaido US Backs Continuing Multilateral Pressure on Maduro
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US
Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill to Sanction Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Killing
The US President Joe Biden administration last week imposed dozens of sanctions on Saudi officials and individuals believed to be connected to the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist.
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Society
‘Completely Hispanic State’: US Democrats Introduce Plan for Puerto Rico Statehood
Puerto Rico, located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, is considered an unincorporated territory of the United States. The island of Puerto Rico, known for its mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest, is thus neither a US state nor a sovereign nation.
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Military & Intelligence
US Air Force Needs to Reverse-Engineer Parts for Aging Stealth Bomber
The most recent estimate for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider’s first flight is in mid-2022, with the first two aircraft under construction. The Raider is due to replace the B-2 Spirit, the first and only operational stealth bomber.
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Business
Nike VP Resigns After Son Bragged About Reselling Shoes in Business Interview
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Tech
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