Day: April 21, 2021

Categories EU

EMA says J&J Covid-19 vaccine benefits outweigh the risks despite finding possible link to rare blood clots

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given its backing to the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, saying the overall benefit-risk remains positive, despite warning about the very rare possible side effect of blood clots. … Read More >EMA says J&J Covid-19 vaccine benefits outweigh the risks despite finding possible link to rare blood clots

Categories World

‘Progress made’ in Iran nuclear deal revival talks, parties say as negotiations pause so delegations can do ‘homework’

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International talks to rescue the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have progressed and the original signatories are now clearer about how to get the US and Iran to comply, representatives of Russia and China have said. … Read More >‘Progress made’ in Iran nuclear deal revival talks, parties say as negotiations pause so delegations can do ‘homework’

Categories World

New Zealand throws support behind Five Eyes spy network 24 hours after raising concerns about increasing its remit

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New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has committed to the nation’s “vital” partnership with the Five Eyes spy network a day after stating in a speech on China that she’s “uncomfortable” with expanding its remit. … Read More >New Zealand throws support behind Five Eyes spy network 24 hours after raising concerns about increasing its remit

Categories Shows

Biden takes on Afghanistan & digital currency takes on Wall Street

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US President Joe Biden plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan on September 11, 2021, leaving plenty of time for the War Hawks to create reasons to keep the US fighting its longest running war. Schools across the country are using similar restraint techniques on children that were used in the murder of George Floyd. Economist Richard Wolff breaks down the rise of Dogecoin on Wall Street. … Read More >Biden takes on Afghanistan & digital currency takes on Wall Street

Categories Asia & Pacific

Seoul students shave heads in front of Japanese embassy to protest Tokyo’s plan for dumping Fukushima nuclear wastewater

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More than 30 college students in South Korea’s capital have shaved their heads in front of the Japanese embassy to show their opposition to Tokyo’s plan to dump more than a million tons of nuclear wastewater into the ocean. … Read More >Seoul students shave heads in front of Japanese embassy to protest Tokyo’s plan for dumping Fukushima nuclear wastewater

Categories Asia & Pacific

Japan bears responsibility for all of mankind with plan to dump nuclear wastewater into ocean, China says

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said Japan must take all the responsibility for its actions after it announced plans to release Fukushima’s nuclear wastewater into the ocean without undertaking consultations with its neighbors. … Read More >Japan bears responsibility for all of mankind with plan to dump nuclear wastewater into ocean, China says

Categories Shows

Seaspiracy: How capitalism, corporations & the fishing industry are destroying our oceans

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We speak to the UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd. He discusses the class dynamic of the climate change crisis and how the rich are overwhelmingly to blame for the rise in CO2 emissions, how poor countries are bearing the brunt of the effects of climate change, why it is the responsibility of richer countries to fight climate change … Read More >Seaspiracy: How capitalism, corporations & the fishing industry are destroying our oceans

Categories Asia & Pacific

China’s President Xi calls for end to hegemony and demands ‘fair’ world order in veiled jab at the US

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The Chinese president has spoken of his wish to see a fairer world which isn’t dominated by a single country as he called for an end to the artificial “building of walls” and “decoupling” amid simmering tensions with the US. … Read More >China’s President Xi calls for end to hegemony and demands ‘fair’ world order in veiled jab at the US