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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

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‘Pope’s thumbs-up gave me more confidence,’ Instagram star says, as Vatican account likes ANOTHER model’s sexy photo

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

Amid yet another ‘racy thumbs-up’ scandal, a Brazilian bikini model said that a ‘like’ from Pope Francis’ Instagram account last month not only boosted her following and profits, but also inspired her to post humbler photos. … Read More >‘Pope’s thumbs-up gave me more confidence,’ Instagram star says, as Vatican account likes ANOTHER model’s sexy photo

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‘Deals Are My Art Form’: Recap of Four Years of Trump’s Foreign Policy

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

With US President Donald Trump on his way out of office, let’s take a look back at his four years as the United States’ chief diplomat and commander-in-chief and the impact he made on America’s relations around the globe. … Read More >‘Deals Are My Art Form’: Recap of Four Years of Trump’s Foreign Policy

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Risking American life abroad ‘won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home’: Iran blasts Trump’s threats

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020By Editor

Military adventurism and threats against Tehran won’t help US President Donald Trump to divert attention from the “catastrophic failures” in America’s Covid-19 response, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said. … Read More >Risking American life abroad ‘won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home’: Iran blasts Trump’s threats

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Another variant of coronavirus ‘seems to have emerged’ in Nigeria – Africa’s disease control agency

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020By Editor

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that a new strain of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, but further investigation is needed. … Read More >Another variant of coronavirus ‘seems to have emerged’ in Nigeria – Africa’s disease control agency

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Fast food emergency: Australian police catch man breaching Covid-19 quarantine to go to McDonald’s (VIDEO)

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020By Editor

Insatiable hunger for fast food landed an Australian man in hot water after police caught him breaking the coronavirus quarantine rules when he tried to visit a McDonald’s while ordered to stay at home. … Read More >Fast food emergency: Australian police catch man breaching Covid-19 quarantine to go to McDonald’s (VIDEO)

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Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya accused of forming & financing extremist group to ‘seize state power’ in Belarus

Posted on December 25, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarus has opened a criminal case against former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and her ‘Coordination Council’ opposition movement. Its members are accused of forming an extremist group to overthrow the government. … Read More >Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya accused of forming & financing extremist group to ‘seize state power’ in Belarus

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WATCH: Authorities employ WRESTLERS to enforce mask wearing in public

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and health authorities in Irapuato, central Mexico, took this advice to the extreme, by deploying a gang of ‘lucha libre’ fighters to enforce public mask wearing. … Read More >WATCH: Authorities employ WRESTLERS to enforce mask wearing in public