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AstraZeneca vaccine row worsens as EU says it has legal right to jabs from drugmaker’s two UK plants

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The EU slammed Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca on Wednesday for allegedly failing to provide the bloc with its agreed number of jabs. It demanded the company give it some of the doses that have been produced in the UK. … Read More >AstraZeneca vaccine row worsens as EU says it has legal right to jabs from drugmaker’s two UK plants

Hong Kong resorts to ‘ambush lockdowns’ to fight virus outbreaks in high-density housing

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The authorities in Hong Kong have begun employing “ambush lockdowns” with no prior warning given to residents, in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus beyond localized clusters. … Read More >Hong Kong resorts to ‘ambush lockdowns’ to fight virus outbreaks in high-density housing

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Madrid RUNS OUT of Covid-19 jabs, halts vaccinations for two weeks

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Spain’s capital region of Madrid has halted new inoculations against Covid-19 as it is running out of vaccine doses, its deputy president has revealed, adding that immunization goals are unlikely to be met due to low supply. … Read More >Madrid RUNS OUT of Covid-19 jabs, halts vaccinations for two weeks

World

Protesters swarm streets of Tunisia over poverty, police brutality and a botched Covid-19 response (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia to vent their ire at social inequality, police brutality and a lackluster response to the coronavirus pandemic which has exacerbated economic woes in the country. … Read More >Protesters swarm streets of Tunisia over poverty, police brutality and a botched Covid-19 response (VIDEOS)

Iran accuses Israel of ‘psychological warfare’ as it dismisses military threats

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Iranian officials have dismissed recent military threats made by Israel’s armed forces as nothing more than “psychological warfare” from a government that has “virtually no plan” to follow through on its rhetoric. … Read More >Iran accuses Israel of ‘psychological warfare’ as it dismisses military threats

China to end recognition of British Overseas passport as UK opens visa program for over 5 MILLION Hongkongers

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Beijing has said that the British National Overseas (BNO) passport will no longer be recognized as a travel document or form of identification in China from Sunday, when the UK’s new visa program opens to millions of HK citizens. … Read More >China to end recognition of British Overseas passport as UK opens visa program for over 5 MILLION Hongkongers

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RT’s Ruptly was MOST-WATCHED news agency on YouTube in 2020, raking in nearly 430mn views

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Ruptly, RT’s video agency, bested AFP, Reuters, the Associated Press and others to become the most-watched news agency on YouTube in 2020, a triumph attributed to its exclusive footage of some of the biggest stories of the year. … Read More >RT’s Ruptly was MOST-WATCHED news agency on YouTube in 2020, raking in nearly 430mn views

Health

Trippy drugs and magic ’shrooms can cure people mentally scarred by racist abuse, new research suggests

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

For people scarred by racism, one cure is a psychedelic trip, new research says. And it claims treatment with the same compound found in magic mushrooms and ecstasy decreases post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within 30 days. … Read More >Trippy drugs and magic ’shrooms can cure people mentally scarred by racist abuse, new research suggests

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Europe’s air safety authority declares Boeing’s 737 MAX safe to return to the skies, after deadly crashes grounded it for 2 years

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has given the green light for a modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service, but issued a package of measures that must be completed before aircraft can fly. … Read More >Europe’s air safety authority declares Boeing’s 737 MAX safe to return to the skies, after deadly crashes grounded it for 2 years

Beijing to implement stricter Covid-19 restrictions to help contain virus ahead of Lunar New Year

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Beijing has announced that it will require people travelling to the city from low-risk areas of China to present a negative Covid-19 test, as part of a raft of measures introduced ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations. … Read More >Beijing to implement stricter Covid-19 restrictions to help contain virus ahead of Lunar New Year