Month: February 2021

Categories EU

EU Commission wants 6 members to ease Covid-related border restrictions as Germany defends curbs

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The EU Commission has told six nations that their Covid border restrictions have “gone too far” and must be relaxed after a German minister defended the country’s measures aimed at fighting the spread of new strains of the virus. … Read More >EU Commission wants 6 members to ease Covid-related border restrictions as Germany defends curbs

Categories Asia & Pacific

Nurses for jabs? Philippines offers to lift cap on health workers traveling abroad…if UK & Germany donate vaccines

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The Philippines has offered to lift the cap stopping nurses and other healthcare workers from leaving the country if the United Kingdom and Germany send Covid-19 vaccines in exchange. … Read More >Nurses for jabs? Philippines offers to lift cap on health workers traveling abroad…if UK & Germany donate vaccines

Categories Middle East

World Bank’s emergency cash for Lebanon may stop amid reports MPs queue-jumping for Covid vaccine, regional chief warns

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Millions of dollars in World Bank funding for Lebanon’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout could be halted due to alleged queue-jumping for the jab by the country’s MPs, the financial institution’s regional director said on Tuesday. … Read More >World Bank’s emergency cash for Lebanon may stop amid reports MPs queue-jumping for Covid vaccine, regional chief warns

Categories Middle East

IAEA report confirms Iran’s 20 percent uranium enrichment, says no explanation given for undeclared nuclear particles

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Iran has still not offered explanations for uranium material found at two of its nuclear plants last year, according to a new report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog, potentially derailing renewed efforts to revive the nuclear deal. … Read More >IAEA report confirms Iran’s 20 percent uranium enrichment, says no explanation given for undeclared nuclear particles

Categories EU

Number of neo-Nazis in German Army who reject post-WWII state almost DOUBLED in 2020 – parliamentary commissioner

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The number of far-right extremists in the German Armed Forces has grown by almost a third, while the number of military personnel rejecting the post-WWII German state has almost doubled, a commissioner told Germany’s parliament. … Read More >Number of neo-Nazis in German Army who reject post-WWII state almost DOUBLED in 2020 – parliamentary commissioner

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Democracy Now amplifies State Department propaganda campaign against China behind progressive cover

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While Democracy Now hosts US gov’t-funded pundits to spread humanitarian interventionist propaganda about Xinjiang, an analysis by The Grayzone found most of the outlets’s China coverage is sharply negative. … Read More >Democracy Now amplifies State Department propaganda campaign against China behind progressive cover

Categories EU

Nazi-saluting historian with far-right ties resigns as regional director of Polish institute tasked with probing Holocaust crimes

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After weeks of public pressure, a former member of a Polish far-right group has lost his job as regional head of a powerful government agency tasked with – among other things – investigating Nazi crimes against Poland. … Read More >Nazi-saluting historian with far-right ties resigns as regional director of Polish institute tasked with probing Holocaust crimes

Categories World

As Australian government caves, Facebook announces first proposed deal with media after lifting own news content ban

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Social media giant Facebook has announced its first proposed deal with an Australian news organization after the tech company lifted its journalism ban on the site over the government’s proposed media code legislation. … Read More >As Australian government caves, Facebook announces first proposed deal with media after lifting own news content ban

Categories EU

Turkey claims Greek fighter jets shot flare near its research vessel in Aegean Sea amid maritime zones dispute

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Four Greek fighter jets flew close to a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Tuesday as the two nations seek to reconcile their differences over the disputed waters with a new round of talks. … Read More >Turkey claims Greek fighter jets shot flare near its research vessel in Aegean Sea amid maritime zones dispute

Categories Shows

Congress vs. cable news & Biden Town Hall controversy

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Members of the US Congress sent letters to the presidents of Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, and other cable and satellite companies asking about their efforts to combat fake news and disinformation. Joe Biden’s race remarks at a CNN Town Hall cause controversy. Dr. Bob Arnot discusses the CDC’s efforts in air quality control to combat the spread of Covid-19 and the rise of alcoholism during the pandemic. … Read More >Congress vs. cable news & Biden Town Hall controversy