Daily Archives: December 28, 2020

2020-12-28: News Headlines

_____ (2020-12-28). Navalny Poisoning: CIA, MI6, 'Discredited' State-Funded Bellingcat Play Key Role In Accusing Russia. popularresistance.org Russia's FSB intelligence agency has been accused of poisoning opposition activist Alexei Navalny. While the allegation may prove to be true, Western media coverage has overlooked the key role of the CIA, MI6, and the state-funded outlet Bellingcat in generating it. | Western media outlets have failed to disclose that Bellingcat is funded by NATO member states, including the US via the National Endowment for Democracy, and that Bellingcat has a dubious record. In a leaked assessment, the UK government's Integrity Initiative wrote: "Bellingcat was somewhat discredited, both by spreading disinformation itself, and…

teleSUR, CE (2020-12-27). China to Overtake U.S. Economy Way Faster Than Expected. telesurenglish.net Five years earlier than previously estimated, China will overtake the United States to become the world's largest economy in 2028, due to the contrasting recovery of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of experts has said. | RELATED: | "For some time, a dominant theme of the global economy has been the economic struggle between the United States and China," the Center for Business and Economic Research (CEBR) s…