Month: January 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Big show every day’: China says damage done to Washington’s image by Pompeo will be ‘hard’ to repair

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Beijing has said that the tenure of outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has brought “a lot of fun,” but made a dent in America’s prestige and credibility on the world stage. … Read More >‘Big show every day’: China says damage done to Washington’s image by Pompeo will be ‘hard’ to repair

Categories Shows

China’s CDC director on country’s coronavirus response, vaccine safety & the West’s mistakes

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to George Fu Gao, the director-general of China’s Center for Disease Control and the man who released the Covid-19 genome. He discusses the safety of vaccines and why we should remain cautious as we pursue mass-vaccination drives, why it is urgent to roll out the vaccine as fast as possible … Read More >China’s CDC director on country’s coronavirus response, vaccine safety & the West’s mistakes

Categories EU

EU could approve Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for use as early as February, amid concern over missed shipments from US

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The European Medicines Agency is considering an application to approve the Sputnik V vaccine, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, to protect the EU against coronavirus infection, the team behind the jab says. … Read More >EU could approve Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for use as early as February, amid concern over missed shipments from US

Categories USA

DC mayor calls to TERMINATE National Guardsmen with ‘conflicting views’ before inauguration, requests machine guns for security

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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser set a chilling standard for what might make someone a terrorist threat, saying soldiers in the US capital must vow “allegiance to their mission” of guarding President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. … Read More >DC mayor calls to TERMINATE National Guardsmen with ‘conflicting views’ before inauguration, requests machine guns for security