Link: https://www.rt.com/business/400489-russia-soviet-debt-payment/

Moscow made the final payment on the remaining foreign debt inherited from the Soviet Union. Russia took on the debt after the other former Soviet republics refused to pay. “The debt to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the amount of $125.2 million has been settled. The remaining debt was the money the Soviet Union owed to Yugoslavia.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/400532-us-ukraine-first-coal-shipment/

The first cargo of Pennsylvanian coal is on its way to Ukraine under a deal sealed between US Xcoal Energy & Resources and Ukrainian state-run Centrenergo earlier this year, the Ukrainian Embassy said on its Facebook page. Ukraine will get 700,000 tons of coal from the US State of Pennsylvania this year. Ukraine holds the third largest anthracite coal reserves in the world. However, over half of its coal resources are in the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. The country faced massive disruption at power plants using anthracite coal after the railways leading to the territories were blocked.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/400458-trump-afghanistan-announcement-troops-strategy/

US President Donald Trump said he ordered the US military to aggressively engage the Taliban and “fight to win” in Afghanistan “killing terrorists,” signaling there will be no “rapid exit” from the 16-year war.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/latam/201708191056596152-venezuela-chief-prosecutor-colombia/

Former attorney general Luisa Ortega Diaz arrived in Bogota on Friday after fleeing Venezuela together with her husband German Ferrer, the Colombian migration agency has announced. Ortega was fired earlier this month by the Venezuelan government after criticizing the election to a controversial constituent assembly. The new top prosecutor opened an investigation into her husband, an opposition lawmaker, over his alleged involvement into an extortion ring.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Bank_runs_in_Hong_Kong_following_introduction_of_facial_recognition_withdrawals_in_Macau/60432/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Hong Kong’s ATM network has been hit with a surge in withdrawals by customers using China UnionPay bank cards in the wake of facial recognition technology being introduced at cash dispensing machines in Macau. Monetary chiefs in Hong Kong have declined to deny or confirm information obtained by the South China Morning Post that ATMs have seen a “staggering’’ rise in withdrawals since the casino hub introduced the recognition technology in May as part of a bid to stem illegal capital flight from mainland

Link: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/siberian-cyber-doctor-has-6-microchips-implanted-to-open-doors-store-data_082017

A Siberian doctor has implanted six microchips under his skin to turn his body into a no-nonsense multi-functional gadget. Some of the chips function as swipe cards, letting him into his home and office. He opens doors and pays bills with a wave of his hand,

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/400335-isis-reinforcements-deir-ezzor-destroyed/

The Russian air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State militants, vehicles and large caliber weapons heading to the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, the Russian defense ministry has said. "The Russian Air Force destroyed another large column of ISIS fighters that was heading to the area of the city of Deir ez-Zor, where international terrorists are trying to regroup and equip their last base in Syria," the statement says.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/400395-syria-deir-ezzor-siege/

Islamic State terrorists are gathering their remaining forces in Deir ez-Zor to prepare for a decisive battle as the Syrian Army, supported by the Russian Air Force, pushes to retake the besieged city, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Syrian government forces supported by Russian Aerospace forces are swiftly pushing from three directions towards Deir ez-Zor at the moment. The foothold around the city is the last stronghold of terrorists on Syrian soil,” General Sergey Rudskoy, spokesman for the Russian General Staff.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/line/

Lebanese militant movement Hezbollah has used weaponized drones against the Islamic State group across the border in war-ravaged Syria, its media arm said on Monday. A source on the ground said it was the first time that Hezbollah had deployed weaponized drones against IS in Syria, where the Shiite movement is fighting to bolster President Bashar Assad’s forces.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/%E2%80%98BLOODIEST_24_HOURS%E2%80%99_OF_PHILIPPINES_DRUGS_WAR%2C_AS_32_SHOT_DEAD_BY_DUTERTE%E2%80%99S_POLICE/60359/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Thirty two suspected drug dealers were killed in police shootouts in the Philippines on Tuesday night, during the bloodiest 24 hours so far of a state war on drugs that has killed over 7,000 people in the last year. 107 were arrested. Officers also confiscated over 200 grams of methamphetamine, 786g of marijuana, and firearms.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/399731-trump-infrastructure-revoke-flood-risk/

President Donald Trump has unveiled new plans to speed up approval processes for highways and other infrastructure projects, by revoking an environmental regulation aimed at protecting against the effects of climate change.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/NYT_Shocking_Report%3A_US_%22Ally%22_Ukraine_Is_Source_Of_North_Korean_Missile_Engines/60306/0/38/38/Y/M.html

NYT alleges that North Korea has been making black-market purchases of powerful rocket engines from a Ukrainian factory citing "expert analysis being published Monday and classified assessments by American intelligence agencies."According to the report, analysts who studied photographs of Kim Jong-un, inspecting the new rocket motors concluded that they derive from designs that once powered the Soviet Union’s missile fleet.

Link: http://www.moneynewsmagazine.com/economy/the-dollar-store-economy-dollar-general-openings-account-for-80-of-new-stores-in-the-us/

While other retail outlets are dropping like flies Dollar General is growing to fit a new niche: the millions of broke Americans that still need food and need cheap goods. Traditional retail is going through an extinction event.The most popular job in the US isn’t manufacturing but working in retail. In other words, the top employment sector is one in which things are sold, not made.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/399564-bitcoin-record-high-cryptocurrency/

The bitcoin digital currency has smashed another record, reaching $4,251 on Monday. The market capitalization of the world's most popular cryptocurrency has surged $15 billion in the last week. . The cryptocurrency is up 320 percent in the year to date. 42 percent of bitcoin acquisitions are made through Japanese yen. Tokyo has recognized bitcoin as legal tender, and many major shops are accepting it.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/399620-white-nationalists-convicted-texas-gangs-associates/

An investigation targeting white supremacists with long and violent criminal histories and who sold illegal drugs in north Texas has ended with 89 convictions – the largest prosecution of violent white supremacist gangs in US history. Members convicted in the lawsuit belong to groups such as the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, the Aryan Circle, the Irish Mob, the Dirty White Boys, the White Knights, and Peckerwood.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/399621-israeli-billionaire-steinmetz-detained/

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Israeli police detained billionaire Beny Steinmetz and four other men Monday, as part of an international fraud investigation spanning four continents.

The detainees allegedly "acted together and methodically with the prime suspect in order to create and present fictitious contracts and deals... on a foreign country in order to transfer funds and launder money," an Israeli police spokesperson said as cited by Reuters.

Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40920338

Eighteen people have been killed and about 20 have been wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says.

Gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a restaurant, witnesses were quoted as saying.

The attack is now over, authorities say, with at least two assailants killed by security forces.

A jihadist attack on a nearby cafe killed 30 people in January last year.

Link: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/panic-buying-grips-america-ahead-of-world-war-iii-never-seen-it-at-these-levels-we-can-barely-keep-up-says-leading-preparedness-distributor_082017

As reported by CBS Detroit, one Army Surplus store owner reports that preparedness equipment is flying off the shelves:lot of water prep stuff, food, MREs — the military meals, radiation antidote called potassium iodide. stops your thyroid from absorbing radiation.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/399473-charlottesville-car-rampage-video/

Extremely graphic footage shows the moment a car crashed into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a woman and injuring 19 other people. Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer called the incident a “terrorist attack with a car used as a weapon.”

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon, as anti-fascist protesters flocked to downtown Charlottesville to oppose a far-right rally.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/399505-pompeo-zakharova-north-korea/

There’s no “imminent” threat of a nuclear war between the US and North Korea, according to CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who explained that Donald Trump’s threats against Pyongyang describe only a possible response for “certain actions.”