Month: April 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

Scores injured, many feared dead after train derails INSIDE TUNNEL in Taiwan (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

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At least 36 people have reportedly been killed and dozens injured and trapped, after a train derailed in eastern Taiwan, with multiple cars coming off their tracks and careening into a tunnel wall, local officials say. … Read More >Scores injured, many feared dead after train derails INSIDE TUNNEL in Taiwan (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Categories EU

Sweden axes Bill Gates-funded Harvard experiment aiming to DIM THE SUN to fight climate change amid outcry from activists

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Sweden’s space agency has called off a geoengineering experiment to determine whether blotting out the sun with aerosols could reverse global warming. Funded by Bill Gates, the project stoked fierce opposition from eco groups. … Read More >Sweden axes Bill Gates-funded Harvard experiment aiming to DIM THE SUN to fight climate change amid outcry from activists

Categories EU

Brussels police unleash water cannon, tear gas & drones as THOUSANDS gather for April Fools’ prank turned ‘freedom rally’ (VIDEOS)

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A “festival” at Bois de la Cambre in Brussels began as an April Fools’ prank on social media, and ended with police using tear gas and water cannon to disperse several thousand partygoers defying the Covid-19 lockdown. … Read More >Brussels police unleash water cannon, tear gas & drones as THOUSANDS gather for April Fools’ prank turned ‘freedom rally’ (VIDEOS)

Categories World

‘Clock ticking’: WHO chief urges ‘enlightened world leaders’ to step up and donate crucial Covid vaccine doses to poorer nations

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The COVAX program to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines are distributed fairly among poorer nations is facing a serious shortfall, the World Health Organization chief has said, after he urged countries to hand over millions more doses. … Read More >‘Clock ticking’: WHO chief urges ‘enlightened world leaders’ to step up and donate crucial Covid vaccine doses to poorer nations

Categories Asia & Pacific

Delays in deliveries of Indian-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could be ‘catastrophic’, African Union’s health boss warns

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India’s decision to postpone major exports of locally made AstraZeneca jab could have a “catastrophic” impact on Africa, a top health official has warned, expressing hope the delays won’t turn into a permanent ban. … Read More >Delays in deliveries of Indian-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could be ‘catastrophic’, African Union’s health boss warns

Categories Asia & Pacific

Pakistan U-turns on resuming trade with India, says New Delhi must restore special status of disputed Kashmir first

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The decision to allow imports of sugar, cotton and wheat from India, seen as a sign of thawing in relations between Islamabad and New Delhi, has been deferred by Pakistan and tied to the status of the disputed Kashmir region. … Read More >Pakistan U-turns on resuming trade with India, says New Delhi must restore special status of disputed Kashmir first

Categories Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong convicts 7 activists, including tycoon Jimmy Lai, of unlawful assembly over 2019 protests

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Seven leading Hong Kong activists face five years in prison after being convicted for organizing an unauthorized assembly during the 2019 anti-government protests that brought the region to a standstill for months. … Read More >Hong Kong convicts 7 activists, including tycoon Jimmy Lai, of unlawful assembly over 2019 protests

Categories Shows

The CIA’s domestic target list, Pentagon stops peace in Afghanistan, justice for George Floyd

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Lee Camp opens the show this week with a recent report released publicly by the intelligence community to prove how little they are willing to tolerate free speech. Their list of “domestic violence extremists” includes a wide array of groups to be targeted. The real crime of most of these groups is standing in the way of, or simply being opposed to, global capitalist power. … Read More >The CIA’s domestic target list, Pentagon stops peace in Afghanistan, justice for George Floyd