Month: April 2021

Categories World

Facebook disinformation ‘biggest challenge’ to tackling Covid-19 – Papua New Guinea minister

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Papua New Guinea’s health minister, Jelta Wong, criticized Facebook on Thursday, claiming the spread of disinformation on the site poses the “biggest challenge” to tackling rising cases of Covid-19 in the country. … Read More >Facebook disinformation ‘biggest challenge’ to tackling Covid-19 – Papua New Guinea minister

Categories EU

WHO criticizes Europe for ‘unacceptably slow’ rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and ‘prolonging the pandemic’

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled Europe’s rollout of Covid-19 vaccines as “unacceptably slow,” warning delays are “prolonging the pandemic” and described a surge in new infections in the region as “worrying.” … Read More >WHO criticizes Europe for ‘unacceptably slow’ rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and ‘prolonging the pandemic’

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Optimistic health minister says France may reach Covid peak in ‘7 to 10 days,’ as PM warns third wave is ‘hitting us hard’

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France’s health minister has registered his optimism that the country will reach the peak of the epidemic within 10 days and that things will look a lot better in May, but the PM’s assessment remains grim. … Read More >Optimistic health minister says France may reach Covid peak in ‘7 to 10 days,’ as PM warns third wave is ‘hitting us hard’

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German care association calls for urgent Covid-19 lockdown as country risks running out of ICU beds

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The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) has called on the government to urgently implement a two-week Covid-19 lockdown, as the country’s health systems risk hitting capacity. … Read More >German care association calls for urgent Covid-19 lockdown as country risks running out of ICU beds

Categories Asia & Pacific

Only those with Covid vaccine passport will be able to return to their ‘daily lives’, South Korean PM says

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Seoul has announced it will issue digital certificates verifying a person’s Covid-19 vaccination status, becoming the latest nation to adopt the controversial measure as a means to reopen cross-border travel. … Read More >Only those with Covid vaccine passport will be able to return to their ‘daily lives’, South Korean PM says

Categories Russia

Maria Butina, once jailed in US, visits Navalny’s prison & calls it ‘exemplary,’ but allies of Russian opposition figure cry foul

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he facility housing Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, described by one former convict as “inhumane” and “real hell,” is more like a “scout camp” than a jail. That’s according to Maria Butina, a former prisoner herself. … Read More >Maria Butina, once jailed in US, visits Navalny’s prison & calls it ‘exemplary,’ but allies of Russian opposition figure cry foul

Categories Russia

Капризный пациент. Как отбывает наказание Навальный ….A capricious patient. How Navalny is serving his sentence.

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Maria Butina and Kirill Vyshinsky visited the colony where Alexey Navalny is serving his sentence. The members of the Public Council did not notice any health problems with the blogger. But we learned that the prisoner constantly demands something and refuses to work. … Read More >Капризный пациент. Как отбывает наказание Навальный ….A capricious patient. How Navalny is serving his sentence.

Categories Russia

New American report blames Russia for ‘political repression’ & ‘harsh prison conditions’ – but Moscow says its heard it all before

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The Kremlin has rubbished an analysis from the US State Department that says Russia is plagued by human rights breaches, police surveillance and poor jail conditions, insisting that Washington just rehashes the claims each year. … Read More >New American report blames Russia for ‘political repression’ & ‘harsh prison conditions’ – but Moscow says its heard it all before

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Moscow and Saint Petersburg in top 10 for annual house price-rises as Russia’s property boom continues during Covid-19 pandemic

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New figures from the Global House Price Index have revealed that the cost of buying property in Moscow rose by a whopping 21.1% in the last year, putting the Russian capital into 7th place on the planet for annual price increases. … Read More >Moscow and Saint Petersburg in top 10 for annual house price-rises as Russia’s property boom continues during Covid-19 pandemic