Day: December 20, 2020

Categories Middle East

Netanyahu calls Covid-19 vaccine ‘giant step for health’ as he becomes first Israeli to get Pfizer jab

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Hoping to lead by example, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a jab of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in an event broadcast live, as the polls showed a high level of mistrust to the immunization drive among Israelis. … Read More >Netanyahu calls Covid-19 vaccine ‘giant step for health’ as he becomes first Israeli to get Pfizer jab

Categories EU

Netherlands bans air travel from Britain till NEXT YEAR over new Covid-19 strain similar to fast-spreading variant in the UK

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The Dutch government has imposed a ban on commercial flights from the UK to the Netherlands after it reported a first case of the new, fast-spreading Covid-19 strain. The ban will be in effect until at least January. … Read More >Netherlands bans air travel from Britain till NEXT YEAR over new Covid-19 strain similar to fast-spreading variant in the UK

Categories Documentary

Overpill. When Big Pharma exploits mental health

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The US has a highly developed pharmaceutical industry offering treatments for all kinds of mental disorders. Millions of Americans are being medicated for ailments as diverse as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and many others. Even young children are being put on psychiatric drugs. If parents decline such treatment, social services may intervene. … Read More >Overpill. When Big Pharma exploits mental health

Categories Op-ed

The Pentagon spends millions helping Hollywood movies that portray the US military favorably. But now it’s into Xmas ROM-COMS?

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Love boats, Oedipus complexes, and pants suits on a desert island – a pair of new schmaltzy films, courtesy of the US Department of Defense, are the Christmas present we could all do without. … Read More >The Pentagon spends millions helping Hollywood movies that portray the US military favorably. But now it’s into Xmas ROM-COMS?

Categories USA

Democrat Senator wants govt. to investigate Amazon’s ‘invasive’ fitness tracker, which records user and asks for NUDES

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Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar wants Amazon’s new Halo device investigated for its collection of personal data. Even the Washington Post, owned by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, called it “the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested.” … Read More >Democrat Senator wants govt. to investigate Amazon’s ‘invasive’ fitness tracker, which records user and asks for NUDES

Categories Latin America

Men & women in Panama obliged to do Christmas shopping ON DIFFERENT DAYS, officials announce, amid complaints over trans rights

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Panama is about to reinstate nationwide movement restrictions by ordering men and women to do Christmas shopping on different days, in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister announced. … Read More >Men & women in Panama obliged to do Christmas shopping ON DIFFERENT DAYS, officials announce, amid complaints over trans rights