Month: December 2020

Categories EU

Business venture linked to Mark Zuckerberg used blood samples from pregnant women without their consent, Danish media reports

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Blood samples from Danish women participating in a public research project ended up in the hands of an organization founded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, raising numerous red flags, local media reports. … Read More >Business venture linked to Mark Zuckerberg used blood samples from pregnant women without their consent, Danish media reports

Categories Middle East

Berlin warns against ‘rash actions’ in Afghanistan, says further troop withdrawal must be linked with peace talks

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The German foreign minister has called on the NATO alliance to carefully consider the impact that further troop withdrawals from Afghanistan would have on the peace process, warning against reckless actions. … Read More >Berlin warns against ‘rash actions’ in Afghanistan, says further troop withdrawal must be linked with peace talks

Categories Middle East

Iran ‘aggressively’ challenging regional security, Bahrain claims, calls for ‘unrelenting pressure’ on Tehran

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Bahrain’s foreign minister has condemned what he termed Tehran’s heightened interference and aggression in the Middle East, saying it’s essential the international community confront Iran’s behavior “with unrelenting pressure.” … Read More >Iran ‘aggressively’ challenging regional security, Bahrain claims, calls for ‘unrelenting pressure’ on Tehran

Categories USA

DOJ hasn’t seen evidence of ‘systemic’ election fraud, says AG Barr – because it hasn’t been looking, Trump lawyers reply

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US Attorney General Bill Barr told AP that the Department of Justice has not seen evidence of fraud on a scale that could change the outcome of the election, but President Donald Trump’s attorneys claims it never even looked. … Read More >DOJ hasn’t seen evidence of ‘systemic’ election fraud, says AG Barr – because it hasn’t been looking, Trump lawyers reply

Categories Latin America

Venezuela Reportedly Increases Oil Exports Despite US Sanctions Pressure

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US President Donald Trump’s administration has been seeking to unseat elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for several years using economic sanctions pressure. Caracas, has, in turn, accused Washington of orchestrating several unsuccessful coup attempts in the country. … Read More >Venezuela Reportedly Increases Oil Exports Despite US Sanctions Pressure

Categories Middle East

Early Elections Loom in Israel Amid Gantz-Netanyahu Coalition’s Possible Divorce

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The Gantz-Netanyahu political coalition seems to be on the verge of collapse as the Defence Minister and the PM have failed to agree on the country’s budget. While Benny Gantz insists on two emergency budgets for 2020 and 2021, Benjamin Netanyahu is dodging the deadlines for budgetary approval. … Read More >Early Elections Loom in Israel Amid Gantz-Netanyahu Coalition’s Possible Divorce

Categories EU

Brussels lockdown orgy: Hungarian EU lawmaker and diplomats among 25 men busted by police during ‘gang bang’

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A member of the European Parliament and several diplomats were caught by police at an illegal lockdown “orgy” in a bar in central Brussels, with local media reporting that the lawmaker tried to flee the scene through a window. … Read More >Brussels lockdown orgy: Hungarian EU lawmaker and diplomats among 25 men busted by police during ‘gang bang’

Categories EU

France threatens to seek EU-level response if hit by US sanctions over its digital tax on tech giants

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France’s finance minister has vowed it won’t back down in the face of looming US trade sanctions in response to its digital tax on American tech giants, and said it would instantly seek a reaction from the EU if hit by tariffs. … Read More >France threatens to seek EU-level response if hit by US sanctions over its digital tax on tech giants