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Categories Asia & Pacific

Japan not expected to reach herd immunity against Covid-19 until OCTOBER, as calls grow for Tokyo Olympics to be scapped

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A British research firm has said that Japan is unlikely to reach herd immunity against the coronavirus until October, many months after the Olympics is due to take place, with vaccinations not due to start until February. … Read More >Japan not expected to reach herd immunity against Covid-19 until OCTOBER, as calls grow for Tokyo Olympics to be scapped

Categories World

Tech workers of the world, unite! Google employees from 10 countries form historic global union… but can’t actually negotiate yet

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After making history earlier this month with a hundreds-strong North American union, employees of Google and its parent company Alphabet have taken their union organizing global, bringing together workers from 10 countries. … Read More >Tech workers of the world, unite! Google employees from 10 countries form historic global union… but can’t actually negotiate yet

Categories World

Out of the race: US pharma giant Merck & French Pasteur Institute discontinue their Covid-19 vaccine candidates

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With Pfizer, Moderna and Sputnik V shots being widely distributed since December, US pharma giant Merck and its partner Institut Pasteur in France have canceled their coronavirus vaccine projects due to low immune responses. … Read More >Out of the race: US pharma giant Merck & French Pasteur Institute discontinue their Covid-19 vaccine candidates

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing says US military in South China Sea ‘not conducive to peace’ and urges rethink of Washington’s Taiwan policy

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged Washington against repeatedly undermining Beijing’s internal interests, notably US military incursions into the South China Sea and supporting Taiwan’s independence. … Read More >Beijing says US military in South China Sea ‘not conducive to peace’ and urges rethink of Washington’s Taiwan policy

Categories Russia

Putin categorically rejects Navalny’s allegations that he owns luxurious billion-dollar palace on Russia’s Black Sea coast

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied owning any of the property featured in opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s ‘Putin’s Palace’ video, which claimed last week that the president owns an expensive mansion on the Black Sea. … Read More >Putin categorically rejects Navalny’s allegations that he owns luxurious billion-dollar palace on Russia’s Black Sea coast

Categories Shows

RIP Larry King: A throwback to his interview on Going Underground

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Legendary US talk show host Larry King has passed away after being diagnosed with coronavirus. After a decades-long stellar career in mainstream media, Larry King would join RT and launch the shows ‘Larry King Now’ and ‘Politicking with Larry King’. Today, we look back at an interview Afshin Rattansi conducted with Larry King five years ago in front of a live audience. … Read More >RIP Larry King: A throwback to his interview on Going Underground