Russia commemorates 95th anniversary of V. Lenin's death; President Trump attacks Democrats
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Russia commemorates 95th anniversary of the death of proletarian leader V. Lenin
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| People carrying flowers and banners visit Lenin's Mausoleum. Photo: Tam Hang/VNA |
On January 21, in Moscow, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) led a delegation to pay their respects and lay flowers at the Mausoleum of proletarian leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of his death (January 21, 1924 - January 21, 2019).
The procession included the entire KPRF leadership, a large number of party members, members of the Lenin Komsomol Communist Youth Union, representatives of many social organizations, and people of the capital and some neighboring areas. The procession carried red hammer and sickle flags, union flags, flags of social organizations, and banners commemorating the career of the proletarian leader. Many young people held high the leader's portrait, walking next to their grandparents, fathers, and mothers.
On the same day, many other cities and regions of the Russian Federation also held activities to commemorate the leader of the proletariat. Fresh flowers in the cold winter were placed at the foot of Lenin's statue and the great thoughts of that genius were once again mentioned with infinite love and gratitude.
President Trump attacks Democrats after budget rescue proposal is rejected
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| President Trump said his proposal is not an amnesty for illegal immigrants living in the US. Photo: Reuters |
US President Donald Trump has launched a series of attacks on Democrats for not accepting his compromise proposal to end the US government shutdown. “Nancy Pelosi and some of the Democrats yesterday rejected my proposal before I even presented it. They don’t see crime and drugs, they only see 2020 which they will not win,” President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter on January 20.
He had previously proposed a temporary relaxation of immigration policies in exchange for Congress approving funding for a border wall, undoing the bottleneck that had caused a partial government shutdown. But Democratic lawmakers said the proposals were unacceptable, unfriendly, and unlikely to succeed.
Car bomb attack on military base inAfghanistan
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| Scene of the car bomb attack. Photo: yenisafak.com |
At least 18 people were killed and about 30 injured in a car bomb attack on a military base in Maidan Wardak province, southern Afghanistan, on January 21. Before the bombing, militants opened fire on Afghan security forces.
The spokesman said four gunmen were involved in the attack, one of whom died in the explosion and three others were shot dead. Most of the victims were members of the security forces. The local health department said it had sent several ambulances to the scene and feared the death toll would rise.
Israel continuously attacks, Syrian air defense struggles to cope |
| Image shows air defense systems in Damascus firing back at the attacks. Source: Twitter |
Syrian air defense systems were busy repelling an Israeli airstrike over Damascus early on January 21. In a short statement on Twitter, the Israeli Armed Forces warned the Syrian army not to “attempt to harm Israeli forces or territory.”
Sputnik quoted witnesses as saying that the terrible explosions in the sky over Damascus shook the entire city. Images posted on social media showed bright lights streaking across the night sky, while missiles were intercepted in mid-air. According to information from Twitter, Israel launched several waves of attacks over an hour and a half before ending at around 2 a.m. (local time).
Germany sanctions Iran's second largest airline Mahan Air
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| Source: Reuters |
According to AFP, local media reported on January 21 that Germany planned to ban Iran's Mahan Air from landing at its airports in a move to increase sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Tehran for attacks on its enemies in the bloc.
"The Federal Aviation Office (LBA) will this week delay the issuance of an operating license to the Iranian airline Mahan," the Munich-based daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung said.
Mahan, Iran's second largest airline after Iran Air, offers four flights per week between Tehran and the German cities of Duesseldorf and Munich.
China begins largest migration in human history
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Chinese high-speed trains during the 2018 Spring Festival travel season. Photo:AFP. |
Millions of Chinese people started their journey home to celebrate the Lunar New Year yesterday (January 21), kicking off the largest "spring transport" campaign ever. With 2.99 billion trips by means of transport in 40 days, this will be the largest migration in human history.CTGNreport
The number of people participating in this year's Chunyun increased by 0.6% compared to last year. Road travel still led the way with 2.46 billion trips, followed by 413 million trips by rail, 73 million by air, and 43 million by ship.
The Chinese government this year launched high-speed trains that can reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, helping to shorten travel times for people. Facial recognition technology also speeds up ticket checking at stations and airports in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
