Tag: Coronavirus

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Bombshells in NSW case: Govt & expert admit jabs not mandatory, dangerous and ineffective

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THE bully-boy bluffing tactics of NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard have been exposed in the ongoing case in the NSW Supreme Court because his barrister has been forced to admit the government “is not forcing” key workers to get mandatory vaccination. … Read More >Bombshells in NSW case: Govt & expert admit jabs not mandatory, dangerous and ineffective

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Australian cop quits after bombshell interview, claims most colleagues ‘suffering’ & don’t want to enforce tough Covid-19 rules

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A female officer with Victoria Police, who served for 16 years, has resigned in protest against the use of police to enforce Covid-19 rules, saying in an interview that a “great majority” of her colleagues shared her sentiments. … Read More >Australian cop quits after bombshell interview, claims most colleagues ‘suffering’ & don’t want to enforce tough Covid-19 rules

Categories Shows

US political system captured by corporate interests! Pressure building for real change – IPS’ Chuck Collins

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Chuck Collins, director of the program on inequality and the common good at the Institute for Policy Studies. He discusses the contents of the Pandora Papers which reveal the state of South Dakota to be a $367 billion tax haven, extreme income inequality in the United States and America’s historical tolerance of inequality … Read More >US political system captured by corporate interests! Pressure building for real change – IPS’ Chuck Collins

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As Covid-19 deaths of 2021 surpass those of 2020, media that once blamed Trump for every single one now strangely silent

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The death toll attributed to Covid-19 is now officially higher in 2021 than it was in 2020, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker. The quiet admission has attracted little media coverage – and no president-blaming. … Read More >As Covid-19 deaths of 2021 surpass those of 2020, media that once blamed Trump for every single one now strangely silent

Categories Asia & Pacific

South Korea to start Covid-19 vaccination of pregnant women as part of push to inoculate 80% of adults by end of October

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South Korea will open vaccination against Covid-19 for pregnant women this month as part of the national campaign to vaccinate 80% of its adult population by the end of October. … Read More >South Korea to start Covid-19 vaccination of pregnant women as part of push to inoculate 80% of adults by end of October

Categories EU

Slovenian police deploy water cannon & tear gas against hundreds marching in protest of Covid restrictions before major EU summit

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Police in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana clashed with crowds demonstrating against Covid restrictions, deploying horse-mounted officers, tear gas and water cannon to disperse people on the eve of today’s European Union summit there. … Read More >Slovenian police deploy water cannon & tear gas against hundreds marching in protest of Covid restrictions before major EU summit

Categories Middle East

Israel delays Covid Green Pass update after Health Ministry’s system crashes under massive traffic

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Israel’s plan to reissue coronavirus Green Passes, making them available only to those with booster shots, has been delayed, after the ministry’s dedicated website failed to handle the traffic overload and crashed. … Read More >Israel delays Covid Green Pass update after Health Ministry’s system crashes under massive traffic

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245 days and counting: Melbourne surpasses Buenos Aires and sets world record for most time spent in lockdown

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Australia’s Melbourne has displaced the capital of Argentina as the record holder for the city with the most days spent under Covid-19 lockdowns, the country’s media reported amid a surge in cases. … Read More >245 days and counting: Melbourne surpasses Buenos Aires and sets world record for most time spent in lockdown

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‘Time to give Australians their lives back’: Border to reopen for fully vaccinated after 18 months of Covid restrictions

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday that the country would begin to ease the strict border restrictions it had imposed early in the Covid pandemic, allowing vaccinated citizens to travel internationally. … Read More >‘Time to give Australians their lives back’: Border to reopen for fully vaccinated after 18 months of Covid restrictions