Day: January 19, 2021

Categories Middle East

Turkey slaps Twitter, Periscope & Pinterest with advertising bans, vows to fight ‘digital fascism’

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Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their failure to comply with the country’s new social media law that requires foreign companies to have an official representative in Turkey. … Read More >Turkey slaps Twitter, Periscope & Pinterest with advertising bans, vows to fight ‘digital fascism’

Categories World

‘Global pandemic alert system not fit for purpose’: WHO report critical of China’s & its own responses to Covid crisis

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China, other governments and the WHO itself didn’t act fast and decisively enough against the novel coronavirus, allowing it to become a pandemic, an interim report by an independent WHO panel on the handling of the crisis states. … Read More >‘Global pandemic alert system not fit for purpose’: WHO report critical of China’s & its own responses to Covid crisis

Categories Latin America

Guatemalan police start clearing US-bound migrant caravan camp after violent clashes (VIDEOS)

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Police in Guatemala have started breaking up a caravan of hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants who had camped on a street while trying to reach the US, after their journey was halted by officials, migration authorities have said. … Read More >Guatemalan police start clearing US-bound migrant caravan camp after violent clashes (VIDEOS)

Categories Asia & Pacific

2 people in India die after receiving Covid jab as Bharat Biotech says vaccine too risky for some

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Two people have died after being administered Covid-19 shots in India, but the government insists that the jabs are not to blame. Meanwhile, one drug manufacturer has advised some groups to forgo the vaccine. … Read More >2 people in India die after receiving Covid jab as Bharat Biotech says vaccine too risky for some

Categories EU

Germany considers extended lockdown as new Covid-19 variants emerge, Merkel spokesperson warns of ‘risk of mutation’

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The German government is considering the extension of the country’s lockdown into February following the detection of new variants of Covid-19 and persistently high numbers of infections. … Read More >Germany considers extended lockdown as new Covid-19 variants emerge, Merkel spokesperson warns of ‘risk of mutation’

Categories Asia & Pacific Russia

New Japanese PM hints at end to dispute with Russia over Kuril Islands that’s kept the two countries technically at war since 1945

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Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new prime minister, has told his country’s parliament that an end to its long-running territorial row with Russia might soon be in sight, potentially signaling closer ties between the two nations. … Read More >New Japanese PM hints at end to dispute with Russia over Kuril Islands that’s kept the two countries technically at war since 1945

Categories Russia

Russian snipers train for frosty fights in minus 35 degrees amid wider plans to increase Arctic warfare capabilities

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Setting their sights on a conflict at the very end of the world, Russia’s marksmen have staged a series of training exercises in freezing temperatures, hitting targets at long range and concealing themselves in snow drifts. … Read More >Russian snipers train for frosty fights in minus 35 degrees amid wider plans to increase Arctic warfare capabilities

Categories EU

Hacked emails allegedly detail how EU drug regulator was pressured to approve Pfizer jab despite ‘problems’ with the vaccine

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An alleged cache of email exchanges between EU officials and the European Medicines Agency show that the drug regulator was uncomfortable about fast-tracking approval for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid jabs, Le Monde has reported. … Read More >Hacked emails allegedly detail how EU drug regulator was pressured to approve Pfizer jab despite ‘problems’ with the vaccine