Day: May 26, 2020

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese media TROLLS Pompeo, depicting him using dollars to lure Hong Kong protesters to hell

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A Chinese state media outlet has mocked Mike Pompeo, who is tasked with ‘certifying’ Hong Kong’s autonomy, depicting him dressed as a sheep, seducing protesters with cash into falling off a cliff into the fires of hell. … Read More >Chinese media TROLLS Pompeo, depicting him using dollars to lure Hong Kong protesters to hell

Categories World

US biotech firm Novavax begins Covid-19 vaccine trials on Australian volunteers after getting $388mn from Bill Gates-backed fund

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Novavax is testing a new coronavirus vaccine on human subjects for the first time, launching a phase one clinical trial with a massive grant from an agency founded by Bill Gates, kicking off a storm of concerns online. … Read More >US biotech firm Novavax begins Covid-19 vaccine trials on Australian volunteers after getting $388mn from Bill Gates-backed fund

Categories EU

‘These are American policies’: US ambassador to Germany clashes with MP who said envoy ‘issued threats like a hostile power’

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The outgoing US ambassador to Berlin, Richard Grenell, has lashed out at a lawmaker who called out his “hostile” stance towards Germany. The envoy said he merely followed Washington’s policies and defended American interests. … Read More >‘These are American policies’: US ambassador to Germany clashes with MP who said envoy ‘issued threats like a hostile power’

Categories EU

Patriotic consumers in Poland were duped by store into buying Ukrainian cucumbers, Belgian carrots as home-grown, watchdog finds

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A Polish supermarket chain has been caught mislabeling imported produce as home-grown, that country’s consumer watchdog has revealed. The violation might result in a fine of up to 10 percent of the company’s annual turnover. … Read More >Patriotic consumers in Poland were duped by store into buying Ukrainian cucumbers, Belgian carrots as home-grown, watchdog finds

Categories Op-ed

US veterans survive foreign battlefields only to die back at home from invisible enemies like Covid-19 & suicide

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This Memorial Day, America is confronted with the task of honoring members of its armed forces who died while serving a globe-spanning killing machine, while those veterans who made it home are dying from a host of afflictions. … Read More >US veterans survive foreign battlefields only to die back at home from invisible enemies like Covid-19 & suicide

Categories UK

Dithering while Britain burned: Lockdown delay led to UK Covid-19 death toll soaring to worst in Europe, says report

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As the UK government dithered and delayed over whether to introduce lockdown measures, the number of coronavirus infections skyrocketed and set the scene for Britain to suffer Europe’s worst Covid-19 death toll. … Read More >Dithering while Britain burned: Lockdown delay led to UK Covid-19 death toll soaring to worst in Europe, says report