GPA Project Headlines June 1-15, 2021

 

TOP HEADLINES 

• Texas Hospital Staff Says Vaccine Mandate Breaks Nuremberg Code
• Alarming Casualty Rates for mRNA Vaccines Warrant Urgent Action
• Mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 should not be introduced, Putin says
• Lavrov points to Western attempts to politicize issues related to COVID-19 origin
• Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates
• All of JBS’s U.S. Beef Plants Were Forced Shut by Cyberattack
• Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack
• Inflation in Rich Countries Hit a 12-Year High in April
• Diem plans to replace USD stablecoin with gov digital dollar
• Fed acknowledges foreign CBDC, including China, is a driver for digital currency
• As Diem looms, the Fed gets serious about digital currency
• BIS digital currency paper predicts money will be unbundled
• Americans Are Done With 5-Days a Week in the Office. Here’s What That Means for the Economy
• Goldman Sachs Analyst Says Crypto Is an Alternative to Copper, Not Gold
• Russian scientist calls for ban on developing biological weapons
• Russian Finance Ministry to fully abandon dollar in National Wealth Fund structure
• San Jose Shooting: How COVID & Unresolved Socio-Economic Issues Trigger Violence in US
• 'New world order' being formed before our eyes, Russia’s deputy defense minister tells RT ahead of key Moscow security conference
• Seven EU countries just got a digital vaccine passport

BIO-NEWS

Alarming Casualty Rates for mRNA Vaccines Warrant Urgent Action

‘Crusade for cash': Putin blasts Western efforts to discredit Russia’s vaccine

Russia to open for vaccine tourism starting July, says investment fund’s head

Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates

Bombshell Salk Institute science paper reveals the covid spike protein is what’s causing deadly blood clots… and it’s in all the covid vaccines

Israel sees probable link between Pfizer vaccine and myocarditis cases

Russia among most prepared worldwide for ‘epidemiological shocks’ — top sanitary doctor

Efficacy of Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus surpasses 96%, Health Minister says

Russia’s EpiVacCorona vaccine expected to provide immunity for one year — developer

Western healthcare systems less prepared for pandemic than CIS ones — sanitary watchdog

WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone

China hits out at vaccine ‘hoarding’ nations during BRICS talks

US to detail ‘no strings’ global distribution plan for 80 million vaccine doses

Nebula Genomics to auction genome sequence as NFT

TECH

Seven EU countries just got a digital vaccine passport

Russia planning to use AI to assess epidemiological situation
Bill Gates and EU pledge $1 billion boost for green technology

Bill Gates Backs New Venture Fund Focused on Metamaterials
Kremlin does not curb activity of regions willing to cooperate with Elon Musk

Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack

Moscow to consider any US requests over hacker attack on world’s largest meat supplier

High Performance Computing and Information Communication Technologies Discussed at BRICS Working Group Meeting

GLOBAL

United States

Texas Hospital Staff Says Vaccine Mandate Breaks Nuremberg Code

Restaurateurs still struggling as worker shortages ‘getting worse’

The Gun to America’s Head

It’s Not Sunday: But Here’s A Babylon Lesson Anyhow

The Tulsa Libel

Biden Renews Vaccination Push to Counter Faltering U.S. Demand

GOP reps. demand Fauci testify on Covid-19 origins & request briefing on controversial ‘gain of function’ research

Biden’s Disastrous ‘Infrastructure’ Bill

Americans Are Done With 5-Days a Week in the Office. Here’s What That Means for the Economy

Texas Senate Passes Crypto Bill, Goes to the Governor to Be Signed into Law

All of JBS’s U.S. Beef Plants Were Forced Shut by Cyberattack

Hackers Allegedly Breach New York Transit Authority Systems Amid Wave of Cyberattacks, Media Point Finger at China

Massachusetts Ferry Service Slowed by Ransomware Attack

San Jose Shooting: How COVID & Unresolved Socio-Economic Issues Trigger Violence in US

Two US children, armed with AK-47 and shotgun, engage in shoot-out with officers

Russia

Russian scientist calls for ban on developing biological weapons

NATO’s encroachment of Russian borders signifies malevolent plans — Lavrov

Russia to set up 20 new military units in country’s west in response to NATO’s activity

Possible Disconnection From SWIFT System Will Not Be Disaster for Russia, Envoy to EU Says

Russia slowly coming out of difficult epidemiological situation but risks remain — Putin

State Duma adopts bill on foreign IT-giants activities in Russia in 1st reading

Russian diplomat says Moscow set on abandoning another accord with US

Government forecasts 4.5-5% inflation in Russia by end of 2021

Mass vaccination of Russians against COVID-19 reaches 25% completion — official

Infant mortality in Russia falls by half in past 15 years

Goals of decreasing infant mortality reached, among the lowest worldwide — Health Minister

Over 230 suspects behind bomb hoaxes caught in Russia this year

FSB sweep nets nearly 100 clandestine gunmakers in Russia

FSB nabs 14 members of Ukrainian radical group in southern Russia

Sixteen wildfires break out in Russia’s Tyumen Region over 24 hours

Localization of Aurus production to grow to 80% by 2022 — Putin

Belarus

West’s hostile moves against Belarus are assault on Russia, Lukashenko says

Preparations in full swing for Russia-Belarus strategic drills, says defense chief

Minsk to open borders for citizens of neighboring states who want to get COVID-19 jab

Detained blogger admits guilt in organizing actions violating public order

Roman Protasevich Served in the Azov Battalion

‘No indication’ Belarus agents were on diverted flight: Greek PM

Belarus: Activist stabs himself with pen while in court

Lukashenko unveils details of Sochi talks with Putin
Lukashenko: Belarus’ ill-wishers move from riot methods to strangling tactics

Lukashenko, Putin agree second tranche of loan, new Belavia flights

Ukraine/DPR-LNR

Kiev to address UNSC, Donbass if it wants to review accords, Russian official says

Russia does not intend to discontinue gas transit to Europe through Ukraine — Kremlin

Recent conflict escalation in Donbass was man-made, Russia’s deputy chief of staff says

UNSC “ARRIA FORMULA” MEETING: DONBASS AND MAIDAN

Advanced weapons to be supplied to Ukraine under the guise of NATO’s drills, says general

Czech citizen sentenced to 20 years in prison for participation in Donbass events

Kiev forces shell DPR 111 times in May, kill two civilians, 11 militiamen

DPR parliamentarian calls Kravchuk’s bid to relocate Minsk talks ‘crazy,’ nonsensical

Kiev’s refusal to interact with Donbass is key reason behind negotiation deadlock – Kozak

LPR says Belarusian blogger Protasevich was sniper in Ukrainian Azov nationalist battalion

Ukraine in top 3 of world’s child porn suppliers, Prosecutor General says

Ukraine's leader moves to strip oligarchs of power with new bill

Head of Ukrainian Cyber Police Advocates for Regulating Cryptocurrencies

Iran Briefs ICAO on Ukrainian Plane Crash Case

Diesel fuel shortages expose Ukraine’s reliance on Russian, Belarus imports

American congressional delegation visits Kyiv

China

China Calls Partnership with Russia 'Solid as a Rock' After Russia Denies Alliance Against U.S.

RZD Logistics Transports 230-Ton Pressing Machine from Voronezh to China

Russia, China Acting Together Can Change Balance of Power in Their Favor

US spying all over world unacceptable, intolerable, China foreign ministry says

China raps US' maximum pressure, wants revocation of all unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran

US keeps up spy plane flights over South China Sea, in ‘huge increase’ from 2020

China to supply 1 billion vaccine doses overseas by year end

China reports world’s first possible human case of H10N3 bird flu

Coronavirus: shipping rates to stay at ‘unprecedented’ levels until pandemic brought under control

China vows to protect Chinese firms amid reports of new US crackdown

China's CNPC cuts methane emission intensity by 6% in 2020

China makes desalination push to ease water scarcity

China-Australia relations: barley dispute going to WTO as headwinds loom in Australia’s alternative markets

Analysis: China's banks are bursting with dollars, and that's a worry

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor faces new opportunities to boost industrial cooperation

Europe
SWIFT will ‘shoot itself in the foot’ by disconnecting Russia — lawmaker

EU to Discuss Disconnecting Russia From SWIFT Before Making Decision

SWIFT May Suffer Losses If Russia Is Disconnected, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Says

Why EU Report Calling for Regime Change in Russia is Last Ditch Effort to Save the Bloc's Relevance

Nord Stream 2 meets Austria’s economic interests — Kurz
EU, Russia need to cooperate in areas of mutual interest — Kurz
Russia’s EU partners in Nord Stream 2 fighting for own interests — Putin


Middle East

Zarif: Netanyahu meets same fate of anti-Iran co-conspirators in history’s dustbin

Israel rejects US plan to reopen consulate in occupied Jerusalem

Palestinians demand the removal of Abbas from his leadership positions

Lebanon suffering one of world's worst economic crises, World Bank says

From hope to despair: Israelis react to new anti-Netanyahu coalition

Netanyahu launches legal bid to stop opposition's unity government

Israel’s Lapid enlists Gantz, moves closer to unseating Netanyahu

Gantz flies to Washington for whirlwind talks with senior Biden officials

Israel Will Ask US for $1bln to ‘Replenish’ Iron Dome

Gantz slams Netanyahu over threat that Israel will ignore US on Iran

No ‘provoking’: Israeli official vows quieter tone with US

Israel claims destroying Syrian army post in occupied Golan Heights

Haaretz: Israel’s 'War between the Wars' doctrine fatally weak against Axis of Resistance

Tel Aviv Strongly Warned Against Assassination Bids Targeting Resistance

New Mossad chief hints at more assassinations, attacks against Iran

Iranian DM: Palestinians’ Defense Power Nightmare for Israel

IRGC Aerospace Force Commander: Israel’s Bones Cracked in Gaza War

IRGC Qods Force Commander: Israelis Need to Start Reverse Immigration

Iran's Judiciary Chief Vows to End Corruption after Winning Presidential Election

Iran’s biggest navy ship sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman - media

Iranian Logistics Vessel Kharg Sinks

Syria’s election results demonstrate public resistance against imperialist war: Analyst

SANA: Ankara-backed militants transfer Syria’s cultural heritage, antiques to Turkey

Assad vaccinated as Syria receives first shipment of Russian shots - report

Yemen censures UAE for transferring Israeli tourists to Socotra Island

Muslim nations must mobilize against Israel to remove it from Palestinian territories: Houthi

Erdogan threatens to strike refugee camp inside Iraq

Turkey’s currency plummets to historic low

Turkish mobster’s revelations extend to arms shipments to Syria

Turkey touts assassination of top PKK militant as retribution to US

Baghdad, Erbil condemn Turkey for logging in Duhok

Turkish military ops force 47 villages in N Iraq to flee

FINANCE

Russian Finance Ministry to fully abandon dollar in National Wealth Fund structure
Inflation in Rich Countries Hit a 12-Year High in April

The shocking truth about the future of the economy

US actions damage dollar as global reserve currency — Putin
China’s yuan slips against US dollar after Beijing taps financial tools to cool exchange rate

China moves to slow yuan’s rise as concerns rise over hot money flows, asset bubbles

Diem plans to replace USD stablecoin with gov digital dollar
Fed acknowledges foreign CBDC, including China, is a driver for digital currency
As Diem looms, the Fed gets serious about digital currency
BIS digital currency paper predicts money will be unbundled

Goldman Sachs Analyst Says Crypto Is an Alternative to Copper, Not Gold
Bankrupt Oil Field Contractor OFSI Sues to Unwind 2019 Stock Deal
Avadim Health Files Chapter 11 to Put Lenders in Control

HSBC Exits US Retail Banking Business

PayPal Plans to Enable Users to Withdraw Their Cryptocurrencies

ENERGY

Suspending investment in oil to push price up to $200 per barrel, says Novak

Russia to consider ditching dollar-denominated oil contracts if faced with more U.S. sanctions

Russia, Pakistan sign Pakistan Stream pipeline construction protocol
Oil exports from Russia down 13% to 91.2 mln tonnes in January-May

Nord Stream 2 more economically expedient and has no political risks — Putin

Nord Stream 2 sections in Russia to start working in test mode next week

Nord Stream 2 construction to be completed — commercial director

Rebounding energy investment to fall short of net zero path - IEA

As GCC turns 40, all eyes on post-oil era

Iran can offer up to 1.5 mln barrels/day of extra oil to market - Lukoil VP

U.S. Cities And States Clash Over Natural Gas

Blackrock: Investors Cannot ‘’Run Away’’ From Oil Industry

Texas Gas Companies To Pay Steep Bill To Avoid Another Power Crisis

U.S. Natural Gas Storage Capacity Hardly Increased Since Start Of Shale Boom

Climate Revolt Against Big Oil May Lead To Surge In Crude Prices

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

'New world order' being formed before our eyes, Russia’s deputy defense minister tells RT ahead of key Moscow security conference

Defense Ministry: Russia Will Monitor Ukraine-US Military Drills, React If Necessary

Russia will not tolerate US refusal to count some delivery vehicles — Foreign Ministry

Russia expands Syrian air base to boost regional presence

Russia increases border troop strength in Armenia, ambassador says

USNORTHCOM leads large-scale, multi-combatant command homeland defense exercise with Truman CSG

Space Force seeks $832 million in classified spending, new missions and more in annual wishlist

Multibeam antenna to improve communication passes first Air Force trials

This move risks DoD electromagnetic superiority, a senior leader says

Analyst: US and KSA dug themselves into a hole in Yemen