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Woke and free? Australia changes its national anthem to recognize indigenous history

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021By Editor

In what may well be 2020’s last act of woke symbolism, or next year’s first, Australia will change the lyrics of its national anthem on New Year’s Day to recognize the country’s indigenous history and foster a “spirit of unity.” … Read More >Woke and free? Australia changes its national anthem to recognize indigenous history

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Bye-bye 2020: New Year celebrations kick off around the globe (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021By Editor

New Year celebrations have kicked off across the globe with the Pacific Island nations and New Zealand becoming the first to wave goodbye to the turbulent 2020. … Read More >Bye-bye 2020: New Year celebrations kick off around the globe (VIDEOS)

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EU and China conclude investment agreement ‘in principle’ after 6 years of talks

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021By Editor

The president of the European Commission has confirmed that the EU and its second largest trading partner, China, have reached an agreement “in principle” to extend their existing trade and investment pact. … Read More >EU and China conclude investment agreement ‘in principle’ after 6 years of talks

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Turkey and US to set up joint working group over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems

Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020By Editor

Turkey and the United States have begun talks to form a joint working group regarding Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has announced. … Read More >Turkey and US to set up joint working group over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems

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A Journalist Was Beaten, Tied To a Logging Truck and Dragged Along the Ground in the Lvov Region

Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020By Editor

In the village of Lavochnoye, Lvov region, journalist Vasily Vasilitin, who was filming deforestation, was beaten, tied with a rope to the bumper of a truck and dragged along the ground. … Read More >A Journalist Was Beaten, Tied To a Logging Truck and Dragged Along the Ground in the Lvov Region

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Current coronavirus pandemic ‘very severe’ but ‘not necessarily the big one’ – WHO

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

The head of the WHO health emergencies program Dr. Michael Ryan has warned there might be an “even more severe” pandemic in the future, as new mutant and highly infectious strains of Covid-19 spread. … Read More >Current coronavirus pandemic ‘very severe’ but ‘not necessarily the big one’ – WHO

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Map Delineating Morocco from Western Sahara Seen in Netanyahu Clip Reportedly Triggers Fury in Rabat

Posted on December 30, 2020By Editor

Outrage was recently sparked in Morocco after a video clip from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in the background a map delineating Morocco from Western Sahara, reported The Times of Israel. … Read More >Map Delineating Morocco from Western Sahara Seen in Netanyahu Clip Reportedly Triggers Fury in Rabat

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Sydney on ‘high alert’ following new coronavirus cases, despite downward trend in infections

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

Australian authorities announced a downward trend in new Covid-19 infections for New South Wales on Tuesday. They are still urging people to be vigilant, however, as new cases have been detected outside the current virus cluster. … Read More >Sydney on ‘high alert’ following new coronavirus cases, despite downward trend in infections

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Russia will intervene on Yerevan’s side if Azerbaijani troops move across border, Armenian PM Pashinyan insists

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020By Editor

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Moscow will intervene if foreign forces encroach on his country’s territory. Russian peacekeepers are currently deployed on the Azeri-Armenian contact line. … Read More >Russia will intervene on Yerevan’s side if Azerbaijani troops move across border, Armenian PM Pashinyan insists