Day: August 2, 2021

Categories World

Sydney extends lockdown yet again, forcing city of 5mn to stay home for another MONTH amid small spike in Covid cases

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Australia’s most populous city will undergo another four weeks of lockdown after state officials said previous shutdown orders failed to stem a small surge in coronavirus infections, most linked to the contagious Delta variant. … Read More >Sydney extends lockdown yet again, forcing city of 5mn to stay home for another MONTH amid small spike in Covid cases

Categories Middle East

Stay home, save lives? Kuwait restricts foreign travel for unvaccinated citizens, barring most of its population from trips

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Kuwait has opted to allow only its vaccinated citizens to travel abroad, with children and pregnant women exempted from the new rule. The move effectively grounds a large part of the nation’s 4.2 million population. … Read More >Stay home, save lives? Kuwait restricts foreign travel for unvaccinated citizens, barring most of its population from trips

Categories EU

Luxury Paris jewelry store hit in broad daylight armed raid, over $2 million worth of loot reportedly stolen

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A lone armed robber has raided a branch of high-end jewelry store Chaumet near the Champs-Elysee avenue in central Paris, according to local prosecutors. The suspect escaped the scene with a lucrative haul and remains at large. … Read More >Luxury Paris jewelry store hit in broad daylight armed raid, over $2 million worth of loot reportedly stolen

Categories Shows

US combat troops leaving Iraq

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Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss the US’ plans to withdraw combat troops from Iraq, new Department of Justice prohibitions on surveilling journalists, and how employers are taking extreme measures to put unvaccinated workers at a competitive disadvantage. Siri Nelson, the executive director of the National Whistleblower Center, joins Jesse to mark Whistleblower Appreciation Day. … Read More >US combat troops leaving Iraq

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese state newspaper lashes out at BBC for ‘fabricating stories’ about journalists ‘attacked’ while covering floods

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The Chinese Global Times newspaper has accused the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) of “twisting facts” and “fabricating stories” after the BBC claimed journalists had been “attacked” while covering floods in China. … Read More >Chinese state newspaper lashes out at BBC for ‘fabricating stories’ about journalists ‘attacked’ while covering floods

Categories Middle East

‘Mossad cell’ arrested over plans to provoke violence during ongoing protests in Iran, Tehran claims

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Members of an armed cell who allegedly worked with Israel’s Mossad spy agency and planned to provoke violence during protests in Iran have been detained, Tehran’s Intelligence Ministry has told local media. … Read More >‘Mossad cell’ arrested over plans to provoke violence during ongoing protests in Iran, Tehran claims