How The US Dominates Tech: The Untold Story
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-10
On May 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada finally ruled that Ms. Meng met the "double criminality" standard. That is her actions "were illegal" in the United States and in Canada, which is unsettling. How could the US' arbitrary sanctions on Iran dictate the actions of global firms? This US extra-territorial attack has gotten the world's attention. Many observers see the detainment of Meng Wanzhou as part of the American attack on Chinese 5G dominance. It also follows a pattern of US economic aggression.
popularresistance.org/how-the-us-dominates-tech-the-untold-story/

Nuclear scientist awarded prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in China
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-12-10
An Imperial physics graduate has been awarded a prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in China next year.
imperial.ac.uk/news/210253/nuclear-scientist-awarded-prestigious-schwarzman-scholarship

"I Told You So. You Damned Fools": 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-09
Leafing — or in this case scrolling through — the commemorative issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after 75 years of publication is a tingling exercise of existence. The subject matter pushes you to the edge. You threaten to fall off. Death is promised; extinction contemplated. Nuclear holocaust. Your sanity is called into …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/i-told-you-so-you-damned-fools-75-years-of-the-bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists/

Tehran sanctions US ambassador to Yemen in tit-for-tat move after Washington blacklisted Iranian envoy to Houthis
rt.com | 2020-12-09
Iran has announced sanctions against the US ambassador to Yemen, Christopher Henzel, in retaliation for Washington imposing similar penalties on Iran's envoy to the country's Houthi rebels a day earlier. | The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its move on Wednesday, accusing Henzel of playing a "pivotal role" in Yemen's humanitarian crisis, according to a statement carried by local media. | The ministry also accused Henzel of helping propagate the Yemeni civil war, arming and bankrolling the Saudi-led coalition, and of frustrating Yemen's political process towards conflict resolution. | The US amba…
rt.com/news/509167-iran-sanctions-us-ambassador-yemen/

Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Yemen
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wed., emphasizing pivotal role of US Ambassador to Yemen Christopher Hansel in humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and placed his name on Iran's sanctions list.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166996/Iran-imposes-sanctions-on-US-envoy-to-Yemen

Khaf-Herat railway significant for Tehran, Kabul & region
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — In a tweet on Wednesday, Iranian FM Zarif highlighted the importance of the Khaf-Herat railway noting that its significance is not only for Iran & Afghanistan but for the greater region.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166979/Khaf-Herat-railway-significant-for-Tehran-Kabul-region

Iran COVID-19 update: 10,223 infections, 295 deaths
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 10,223 COVID-19 infections and 295 deaths due to the respiratory disease in the past 24 hours.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166975/Iran-COVID-19-update-10-223-infections-295-deaths

Russia making constructive efforts to counter US sanctions
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs said that Russia and China are making constructive efforts to counter US unilateral sanctions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166995/Russia-making-constructive-efforts-to-counter-US-sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister holds talks with Azeri counterpart
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister met and held talks with his Azeri counterpart on Wednesday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166977/Iranian-Foreign-Minister-holds-talks-with-Azeri-counterpart

Como salvar-se da Covid-19 perante as bombas nucleares
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-09
A FEMA — Agência Federal para a Gestà£o de Emergências, dependente do governo dos Estados Unidos — actualizou as instruàßàµes para a populaàßà£o, sobre como se comportar em caso de ataque nuclear. As novas instruàßàµes têm em consideraàßà£o a Covid-19, …
globalresearch.ca/como-salvar-se-da-covid-19-perante-as-bombas-nucleares/5731725

How to Get Saved from COVID-19 Under Nuclear Bombs
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-09
FEMA — the United States Government Emergency Management Federal Agency — updated instructions to the population on how to behave in the event of a nuclear attack. The new instructions, provided by the Ready Campaign, keep in mind the Covid-19 …
globalresearch.ca/how-get-saved-covid-19-under-nuclear-bombs/5731682

Iran Arrests People Involved in Killing of Nuclear Scientist
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-09
The Special Aide to the President of the Parliament in International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, claimed that Iranian authorities had arrested people involved in the murder of scientist nuclear Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Nov. 27. | RELATED: | The US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Ambassador to Yemen | "The perpetrators of this assassination, some of whom have been identified and even arrested by our security apparatus, will not escape justice and will be dealt with severely," Abdollahia…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Arrests-People-Involved-in-Killing-of-Nuclear-Scientist-20201209-0008.html

Foreign documentaries to take part at Iranian Cinema Verite
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09