Day: July 5, 2021

Categories EU

French Senate considers mandatory Covid vaccines for adults aged 24-59 in effort to curb potential fourth wave

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The French Senate is considering implementing obligatory vaccinations for those aged 24-59 to help the country weather the anticipated next spike of coronavirus infections in what would be a fourth wave of cases. … Read More >French Senate considers mandatory Covid vaccines for adults aged 24-59 in effort to curb potential fourth wave

Categories Middle East

US asks Afghanistan’s neighbors to shelter its ex-employees who fear Taliban retaliation after troop pullout – media

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Thousands of Afghan citizens eligible for US visas after working for the US government may soon move to a different Central Asian country, where they will presumably be safe from retaliation while their applications are processed. … Read More >US asks Afghanistan’s neighbors to shelter its ex-employees who fear Taliban retaliation after troop pullout – media

Categories EU

‘No state cover-up’: French government refuses to apologize over Pacific nuclear test radiation levels

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France’s junior defense minister Genevieve Darrieussecq has denied her country engaged in a “state cover-up” to conceal the extent of the impact of nuclear tests conducted by the country in the Pacific between 1966 and 1996. … Read More >‘No state cover-up’: French government refuses to apologize over Pacific nuclear test radiation levels

Categories Asia & Pacific

Myanmar imposes lockdown on 2 million residents amid rising Covid cases & anti-coup health workers’ strike

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Residents of Myanmar’s second city of Mandalay, and two townships in southern Bago, have been ordered to remain at home to curb the spread of Covid cases throughout the country, as healthcare workers continue a post-coup strike. … Read More >Myanmar imposes lockdown on 2 million residents amid rising Covid cases & anti-coup health workers’ strike

Categories Shows

On Contact: Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man & the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife

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On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to journalist and author, Ariel Sabar, about his new book Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife. Sabar’s book exposes much about the bankruptcy of contemporary theology and the yearning by academics to be lionized by the mass media and popular culture, even at the expense of truth. … Read More >On Contact: Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man & the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife

Categories EU

Norway to pay compensation for AstraZeneca side effects as patients who suffered from Pfizer & Moderna watch and wait

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At least three claims over serious side effects of Oxford-made vaccine AstraZeneca have been upheld in Norway, resulting in financial compensation. Dozens more are expecting a ruling in connection with coronavirus-jab reactions. … Read More >Norway to pay compensation for AstraZeneca side effects as patients who suffered from Pfizer & Moderna watch and wait