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China summons US diplomat to protest Washington’s ‘crazy and vile’ sanctions on officials over Hong Kong

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Beijing has summoned the acting top US diplomat in China in response to Washington slapping sanctions on 14 of its officials over China’s crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong through its national security law. … Read More >China summons US diplomat to protest Washington’s ‘crazy and vile’ sanctions on officials over Hong Kong

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‘Global Covid-19 passport’ will be ‘essential’ in restoring international travel, Philippines airline CEO says

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The head of a budget airline based in the Philippines has argued that proof of coronavirus vaccination is necessary to reopen borders to international visitors, echoing calls for a Covid-19 ‘passport’ from others in the industry. … Read More >‘Global Covid-19 passport’ will be ‘essential’ in restoring international travel, Philippines airline CEO says

Categories Middle East

UN humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes’

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Almost a quarter of a million people have died in Yemen’s war, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on its website on Tuesday, confirming the huge toll from a conflict that has ravaged Yemen’s economy and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. … Read More >UN humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes’

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UN Report: 233,000 Yemenis Dead After 6-Year Saudi-US Coalition Bombings

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The War on Yemen continues to be very much a ‘forgotten war’ – six years on from when the United States-Saudi Arabia coalition began bombing the country endlessly. This has resulted in the deaths of an estimated 233,000 people, now admitted in a recent United Nations report. … Read More >UN Report: 233,000 Yemenis Dead After 6-Year Saudi-US Coalition Bombings

Categories Russia

Is Putin using Covid-19 to kill people on British streets? Only in Daily Mail’s fantasy world as Moscow powers ahead with vaccine

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Russia was the world’s first country to register a Covid-19 vaccine and many prominent Russian public figures took part in its Phase III trial. Despite this, the British media is, amazingly, accusing Moscow of being “anti-vax.” … Read More >Is Putin using Covid-19 to kill people on British streets? Only in Daily Mail’s fantasy world as Moscow powers ahead with vaccine

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Not the typical student budget: Son of Azeri-Russian billionaire lost $50 million playing London stock market while at university

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The son of a Russian tycoon has claimed that millions of dollars alleged to have been fraudulently hidden from his mother were actually lost investing in stocks, all while he was studying at the London School of Economics. … Read More >Not the typical student budget: Son of Azeri-Russian billionaire lost $50 million playing London stock market while at university