Month: January 2021

Categories USA

Facebook bans phrase ‘stop the steal’ to protect Biden inauguration as it widens post-riot crackdown on speech

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Citing the upcoming inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden, Facebook has banned the phrase “stop the steal,” used by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump to question the 2020 election, saying it could incite violence. … Read More >Facebook bans phrase ‘stop the steal’ to protect Biden inauguration as it widens post-riot crackdown on speech

Categories UK

English hospitals won’t see reduction in Covid admissions until FEBRUARY, health service chief warns

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Number of Covid-19 patients in English hospitals isn’t going to drop in the coming weeks as the country hasn’t yet seen the full impact of the Christmas loosening of restrictions, NHS England’s National Medical Director warned. … Read More >English hospitals won’t see reduction in Covid admissions until FEBRUARY, health service chief warns

Categories UK

UK retail staff face ‘violence and abuse’ while enforcing Covid-19 rules amid fears virus spreading in supermarkets

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British retailers have said shop workers are being abused when they encourage people to wear face masks in-store, and that it is the police’s job to make people follow health measures designed to stem the spread of coronavirus. … Read More >UK retail staff face ‘violence and abuse’ while enforcing Covid-19 rules amid fears virus spreading in supermarkets

Categories UK

Next few weeks will be ‘worst’ of the pandemic despite national lockdown, England’s chief medical officer warns

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Professor Chris Whitty has expressed concern that the UK is in the midst of the “most dangerous time” of the pandemic, as cases continue to rise at a rapid rate before the rollout of the vaccine has had a positive impact. … Read More >Next few weeks will be ‘worst’ of the pandemic despite national lockdown, England’s chief medical officer warns

Categories UK

‘Do as I say, not as I do’: BoJo blasted for hypocrisy as leisurely lockdown-breaching cycle infuriates cooped-up Brits

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has freewheeled into his latest controversy after being spotted cycling more than seven miles away from Downing Street, despite Covid-19 rules restricting people to their local area. … Read More >‘Do as I say, not as I do’: BoJo blasted for hypocrisy as leisurely lockdown-breaching cycle infuriates cooped-up Brits

Categories Latin America

Mexico May Use Up to 24 Mln Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID Vaccine

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The Mexican government, following a visit to Argentina, where the production of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will be organized, said it had reached preliminary agreements on the purchase of up to 24 million doses of the drug, Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters. … Read More >Mexico May Use Up to 24 Mln Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID Vaccine

Categories Middle East

UN: US Plan to Blacklist Yemeni Houthis May Cause ‘Humanitarian and Political Repercussions’

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United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric warned during a 11 January briefing that the US intention to brand Yemen’s Houthi movement as a terrorist organization is “likely to have serious humanitarian and political repercussions.” … Read More >UN: US Plan to Blacklist Yemeni Houthis May Cause ‘Humanitarian and Political Repercussions’