RT | Moscow and Beijing have inked an intergovernmental agreement to switch to national currencies in bilateral trade and boost cross-currency settlements up to 50 percent as they ramp up efforts to move away from the US dollar.

RT | Donald Trump decided to have some fun with the press before meeting with Vladimir Putin, fulfilling the wishes of a rowdy reporter by telling the Russian leader not to meddle in US elections.

Sputnik | In 2016, several French municipalities banned the wearing of burkinis, claiming it was a security threat, only to have the bans later overturned by a court.

CNBC | Roughly a decade after the global financial crisis, central banks around the world may not have much left in their toolkit to boost the economy, according to the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Zero Hedge | Record-breaking heat scorches central Europe as many braced Thursday for temperatures above 100 F.

Zero Hedge | “That’s the end of that race!”

Breitbart | An asylum seeker from Syria has been sentenced to 60 days in prison followed by a deportation order for hitting anti-Islamisation campaigner Rasmus Paludan in the head with a rock.

American Mirror | As the camera showed Biden, he noticed Sanders’s hand, and appeared startled, raising his eyebrows and jerking his head back.

American Mirror | Twice failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton falls down a lot, but she keeps getting back up.

Campus Reform | “Capitalism is killing hundreds, thousands of people every day”.

Mac Slavo | As if we aren’t being tracked, recorded, and monitored enough, the Pentagon now has a laser that can identify a person by their heartbeat. Your heartbeat is going to be a lot harder to hide than your face…

Mac Slavo | Scientists have said that the Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park keeps erupting erratically and they can’t pinpoint a reason.  This recent activity is a new record for the geyser, which has come back to life in recent years.

Michael Snyder | Our entire political system is quite sickening at this point, and that is not likely to change any time soon.

Steve Watson | Platform will ‘down rank’ political candidates tweets if they ‘violate’ rules.

Michael Snyder | At this point the major social media companies are not even attempting to hide their blatant election-rigging anymore, and it looks like they may totally get away with it.