BRUSSELS (AP) – Gender equality issues took center stage in Brussels on Wednesday, a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one of the EU’s most powerful executives, was treated as a second-ranking …
Read More »EU Medicines Regulator Finds Possible Link Between AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine And Blood Clots
Syringes are filled with the Astrazeneca vaccine at the pharmacy. Christopher Neundorf | alliance of images | fake images LONDON – The European drug regulator announced on Wednesday a possible link between …
Read More »A paper cowboy is quarantined in an Australian hotel
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – By the third day of being confined to his Australian hotel room for quarantine, David Marriott was getting bored. He had seen a few seasons of “The …
Read More »Indonesia: landslide death toll rises to 126 and dozens missing
LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) – The death toll from landslides in eastern Indonesia rose to 126 and scores are still missing, authorities said Wednesday, as rain continued to hit the region and make …
Read More »Covid-19 in France: secret dinners for the elite that sparks outrage
PARIS – Champagne, foie gras and a “truffle-glazed potato soup” were on the menu at one of many elite secret dinners being held across Paris in violation of national coronavirus restrictions, according …
Read More »Capitol protesters face the consequences of their selfie sabotage
Mr. Biggs’s activities that day were detailed by him and others. Their walk from the Washington Monument was filmed by Eddie Block, a Proud Boy on a motorized scooter who rolled behind …
Read More »Covid deaths reach 4,000 a day in Brazil, pushing hospitals to the limit
Brazil is bearing the brunt of an alarming increase in Covid-19 cases, with deaths reaching more than 4,000 in a single day on Tuesday and hospitals stretched to the limit. As the …
Read More »Iran Ship Said To Be A Red Sea Troop Base Off Yemen Is Attacked
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An Iranian ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Tehran …
Read More »From beer to flat-pack furniture, Suez Blockage offers a snapshot of global trade
The bottleneck created when the Ever Given container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal stranded shipments from auto parts and dairy to beer and luxury goods on their way to markets …
Read More »United States using COVID-19 vaccine passports
The use of so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” is fast becoming a divisive issue in the US, with several states, including New York, embracing the idea, while others have already moved to ban …
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