Day: February 8, 2021

Categories EU

14 German care home residents test positive for UK Covid-19 strain after getting 2nd Pfizer jab

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More than a dozen elderly care home residents in north-western Germany have been infected with the UK coronavirus strain around a week after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, local authorities have said. … Read More >14 German care home residents test positive for UK Covid-19 strain after getting 2nd Pfizer jab

Categories Middle East

Iran’s Navy unveils 340 new missile firing speedboats as Tehran looks to increase influence in the Persian Gulf

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Iran’s latest homegrown military hardware, capable of cruising at 90nots/h, was unveiled in front of the armed forces top brass on Monday amid a buildup of foreign naval assets in the Persian Gulf. … Read More >Iran’s Navy unveils 340 new missile firing speedboats as Tehran looks to increase influence in the Persian Gulf

Categories Middle East

Amid protests & ahead of upcoming election, Israeli PM Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust on Monday. His trial resumed six weeks before the country is due to hold a parliamentary election. … Read More >Amid protests & ahead of upcoming election, Israeli PM Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges

Categories Asia & Pacific

Glacier burst: At least 26 dead, up to 200 missing in India as search for survivors continues day after disaster (VIDEO)

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Extensive rescue efforts are still underway in northern India after a glacier burst caused a major flood and damaged a power plant under construction. At least 26 people died in the incident while almost 200 are still missing. … Read More >Glacier burst: At least 26 dead, up to 200 missing in India as search for survivors continues day after disaster (VIDEO)

Categories Russia

Ex-president says Armenia should join with Russia as soul searching continues following ‘disastrous defeat’ in Azerbaijan war

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Armenia could once again be ruled from Moscow if one politician gets his way. Former President Robert Kocharyan is pitching unification with Russia as an antidote to recent political turbulence and armed regional conflict. … Read More >Ex-president says Armenia should join with Russia as soul searching continues following ‘disastrous defeat’ in Azerbaijan war

Categories Latin America

Maduro Claims Terror Attacks Against Venezuela Being Plotted in Colombia, Spain

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Last week, Colombian President Ivan Duque urged Bogota’s allies to continue the “diplomatic siege” against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. In January, the European Union announced that it no longer sees Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido as the country’s “interim president”, downgrading his status to “privileged interlocutor”. … Read More >Maduro Claims Terror Attacks Against Venezuela Being Plotted in Colombia, Spain

Categories Russia

Russian Air Force experts publish plan to neutralize NATO forces in all-out war with bombing strikes against key military targets

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A war between Moscow and the West might start on the ground, but it would be settled in the air. That’s the verdict of two top Russian military strategists, published in a new analysis of how a putative conflict might play out. … Read More >Russian Air Force experts publish plan to neutralize NATO forces in all-out war with bombing strikes against key military targets