Month: May 2020

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

Categories Health

Hotly-touted Oxford coronavirus VACCINE trial has only 50 percent chance of success, project leader warns

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The professor leading Oxford University’s highly-anticipated coronavirus vaccine trial has poured cold water on much of the hype surrounding the project by warning that it has only a 50 percent chance of being successful. … Read More >Hotly-touted Oxford coronavirus VACCINE trial has only 50 percent chance of success, project leader warns

Categories Health

WHO SUSPENDS trials of Trump-chosen hydroxychloroquine drug over SAFETY RISKS for Covid-19 patients

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The World Health Organization has paused the clinical trials of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients. It says the drug, notably taken and endorsed by US President Donald Trump, has raised safety concerns. … Read More >WHO SUSPENDS trials of Trump-chosen hydroxychloroquine drug over SAFETY RISKS for Covid-19 patients