Tag: Government

Categories Asia & Pacific

World’s largest vaccine manufacturer requests financial help after India imposes Covid jab export restrictions

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The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, has called on the government to provide financial support after Prime Minister Narendra Modi halted Covid-19 vaccine exports amid soaring infections. … Read More >World’s largest vaccine manufacturer requests financial help after India imposes Covid jab export restrictions

Categories Middle East

Netanyahu given first crack at forming new Israeli govt by President Rivlin, despite corruption trial

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Israel’s veteran leader has been asked to form a new government by the country’s president, having received the largest number of recommendations from party representatives holding seats in the fractured parliament on Monday. … Read More >Netanyahu given first crack at forming new Israeli govt by President Rivlin, despite corruption trial

Categories EU

Finland’s govt backs down on plan to lock city dwellers in their homes as proposed anti-Covid measures deemed unconstitutional

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Finland’s government has withdrawn a proposal to impose strict lockdowns in five cities, including the capital Helsinki. PM Sanna Marin has accepted the measures were deemed illegal by the country’s constitutional law committee. … Read More >Finland’s govt backs down on plan to lock city dwellers in their homes as proposed anti-Covid measures deemed unconstitutional

Categories Middle East

Lebanon in danger of sinking like Titanic, says parliament speaker, warns ‘everyone will drown’ unless govt is formed

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The speaker of the Lebanese parliament has warned that the country is in severe danger of going under unless a government is formed to address the nation’s problems, including a long-term solution to prevent electricity outages. … Read More >Lebanon in danger of sinking like Titanic, says parliament speaker, warns ‘everyone will drown’ unless govt is formed

Categories EU

As mask bribery scandal spreads in Merkel’s conservative bloc, another German politician resigns – reports

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A Bavarian lawmaker has quit his party offices amid a probe into allegations he took bribes to arrange procurement contracts for face masks. He is the fourth politician connected to Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign this month. … Read More >As mask bribery scandal spreads in Merkel’s conservative bloc, another German politician resigns – reports

Categories UK

Boris Johnson’s military spending boost makes London look aggressive & hostile; new measures play into hands of Moscow hardliners

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Britain has faced a genuine national emergency for the past year. NHS nurses, the heroes of the fight, received a 1% pay increase in acknowledgement, but London has found billions of pounds to spend on its armed forces. … Read More >Boris Johnson’s military spending boost makes London look aggressive & hostile; new measures play into hands of Moscow hardliners

Categories World

Low bar for ‘triumph of democracy’? Australian PM under fire after bragging women protesters weren’t shot

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Australia’s PM has come under a storm of criticism after he praised the country’s “vibrant liberal democracy” and gave himself a pat on the back for not meeting women rights protests “with bullets.” … Read More >Low bar for ‘triumph of democracy’? Australian PM under fire after bragging women protesters weren’t shot

Categories Russia

Russian Communist head suggests tax on ‘suspiciously rich’ citizens as government takes aim at those thought to be faking poverty

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After Russian authorities proposed limiting child benefits for the “suspiciously poor,” the leader of the country’s Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov, has instead suggested that a tax be introduced on the “suspiciously rich.” … Read More >Russian Communist head suggests tax on ‘suspiciously rich’ citizens as government takes aim at those thought to be faking poverty