Month: August 2021

Categories EU

UN special rapporteur on torture requests info after video shows German police officer throwing elderly woman to ground

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Nils Melzer, the United Nation’s special rapporteur on torture, has issued a request for information after a video showing a German police officer throwing an elderly woman to the floor during a protest went viral online. … Read More >UN special rapporteur on torture requests info after video shows German police officer throwing elderly woman to ground

Categories World

Australia extends Covid-19 lockdown in Brisbane, sends soldiers to help enforce quarantine rules in Sydney

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Coronavirus-related restrictions have been tightened in major Australian cities, with a lockdown extended in Brisbane and military personnel dispatched to patrol the streets of Sydney amid the fight against the Delta variant. … Read More >Australia extends Covid-19 lockdown in Brisbane, sends soldiers to help enforce quarantine rules in Sydney

Categories Middle East

America’s ruthless ‘war on terror’ is what made it lose Afghanistan years ago, former Afghan president Karzai tells RT

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The US has lost the war in Afghanistan not when it decided to withdraw as the Taliban regained power, but years ago, when it bombed Afghan homes in the name of fighting terror, ex-president Hamid Karzai told RT’s Oksana Boyko. … Read More >America’s ruthless ‘war on terror’ is what made it lose Afghanistan years ago, former Afghan president Karzai tells RT

Categories EU

Pfizer, Moderna, hike prices for their Covid jabs by up to a QUARTER for the EU – reports

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Pfizer has reportedly raised the price of its Covid vaccine dose by a quarter, with Moderna also ramping up the price in its latest deal with the European Union. The two are making tens of billions of dollars in pandemic profits. … Read More >Pfizer, Moderna, hike prices for their Covid jabs by up to a QUARTER for the EU – reports

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘BANDITS!’ Russians fume at Olympic judges as hot favorite Dina Averina denied gymnastics gold by Israeli rival who DROPPED ribbon

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For the first time since 1996 a Russian rhythmic gymnast will not take home Olympic gold in the individual all-round competition after a distraught Dina Averina suffered a shock defeat to Israel’s Linoy Ashram. … Read More >‘BANDITS!’ Russians fume at Olympic judges as hot favorite Dina Averina denied gymnastics gold by Israeli rival who DROPPED ribbon

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Like doping or bribery’: Judges must’ve picked Israeli gymnast as winner BEFORE final, legendary Russian coach tells RT

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Israel’s gymnast taking gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite dropping her ribbon during her routine was a “blatant mistake” of the judges, who may have schemed “to replace Russian athletes on the top,” Irina Viner-Usmanova told RT. … Read More >‘Like doping or bribery’: Judges must’ve picked Israeli gymnast as winner BEFORE final, legendary Russian coach tells RT