Day: December 22, 2020

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Russian opposition figure Navalny claims he spoke to ‘FSB officer’ who confessed to being part of alleged poison plot last summer

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Last week Alexey Navalny named eight FSB agents he believes are responsible for his alleged poisoning last August. Now, he has released a video showing a conversation he conducted with one of the men previously singled out. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Navalny claims he spoke to ‘FSB officer’ who confessed to being part of alleged poison plot last summer

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Video allegedly showing Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘talking to FSB officer’ is fake, Russia’s Security Service says

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Footage published by the Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny that purportedly demonstrates him talking to an ‘FSB agent’ about his alleged August poisoning is a fake, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said. … Read More >Video allegedly showing Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘talking to FSB officer’ is fake, Russia’s Security Service says

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Top German virologist casts doubt on fears of new ‘highly contagious’ UK Covid-19 strain

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News of a supposedly highly infectious coronavirus strain being discovered in the UK has led to a flurry of travel bans. Now, a top German scientist says the mutation might not be as dangerous as we were led to believe. … Read More >Top German virologist casts doubt on fears of new ‘highly contagious’ UK Covid-19 strain

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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine effective against new mutation of Covid-19 first observed in UK, says RDIF CEO Dmitriev

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Sputnik V, the first Covid-19 vaccine registered in the world, is “highly effective” against the new strain found in the UK and spreading across Europe, according to Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev. … Read More >Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine effective against new mutation of Covid-19 first observed in UK, says RDIF CEO Dmitriev

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Russia halts flights to UK for a week as world reacts to news of newly detected British Covid-19 mutation

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Russia is joining the group of countries ending air traffic to the UK, with flights between the nations to end on December 22. Britain is one of a few countries to have resumed regular flights to Russia since Covid-19 appeared. … Read More >Russia halts flights to UK for a week as world reacts to news of newly detected British Covid-19 mutation

Categories USA

Tulsi Gabbard breaks with other lawmakers, won’t take Covid-19 vaccine until seniors get it, blasts ‘heartless bureaucrats’ at CDC

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While numerous other lawmakers have publicly gotten the Covid-19 vaccine, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) has vowed not to until all seniors receive it. … Read More >Tulsi Gabbard breaks with other lawmakers, won’t take Covid-19 vaccine until seniors get it, blasts ‘heartless bureaucrats’ at CDC