Ethiopia’s government appears to be wielding hunger as a weapon A rebel region is being starved into submission
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Ethiopia’s government appears to be wielding hunger as a weapon A rebel region is being starved into submission
Ethiopia has suffered famines in the past. Many foreigners know this; in 1985 about one-third of the world’s population watched a pop concert to raise money for starving Ethiopians. What is less well understood is that poor harvests lead to famine only when malign rulers allow it. It was not the weather that killed perhaps 1m […]
Continue reading …Five killed as fire breaks out at world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer in India
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Five killed as fire breaks out at world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer in India
The Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune, India © Twitter Five people have died after a fire broke out at a production facility belonging to the world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India (SII). It said that Covid-19 vaccine production has not been impacted, however. On Thursday afternoon, emergency services were called […]
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TEHRAN – The clock is ticking on the Biden administration’s promise to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal because Iran has waited for so long to see a wise leadership taking the helm in Washington. Therefore, any procrastination on part of the United States under President Joe Biden will most likely spell the end of the […]
Continue reading …Transparency back to the briefing room’: Psaki commits to pre-Trump press norms The new White House press secretary said she would share information “even when it is hard to hear.”
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Transparency back to the briefing room’: Psaki commits to pre-Trump press norms The new White House press secretary said she would share information “even when it is hard to hear.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki committed on Wednesday to “bringing truth and transparency back to the briefing room,” in her first news briefing of Joe Biden’s presidency. “Rebuilding trust with the American people will be central to our focus in the press office and in the White House every single day,” Psaki told reporters […]
Continue reading …Baghdad market suicide bombing death toll rises to 23: Iraq police
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Baghdad market suicide bombing death toll rises to 23: Iraq police
Iraqi security forces keep guard the site of a suicide attack in Baghdad. (Reuters) A twin suicide bombing killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 50 in a Baghdad market on Thursday, the first such attack in years, security and medical sources said There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Suicide bombings have […]
Continue reading …Biden calls for US to rejoin Paris climate deal, as one in raft of executive orders
21 January, 2021 Comments Off on Biden calls for US to rejoin Paris climate deal, as one in raft of executive orders
President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. – Copyright Evan Vucci/AP President Joe Biden moved swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump’s legacy just hours after his inauguration, signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and […]
Continue reading …Pfizer Covid vaccine effective against new mutant strain from UK
20 January, 2021 Comments Off on Pfizer Covid vaccine effective against new mutant strain from UK
A doctor injects the Pfizer vaccine into a patient in London (Picture: Jed Leicester/REX) Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is likely to protect against the mutant strain of coronavirus sweeping the UK, latest lab tests have revealed. The encouraging results, using blood of participants in trials, are based on more extensive analysis than those released by the […]
Continue reading …On Day One, Biden to sign orders reversing Trump policies on climate, virus, immigration
20 January, 2021 Comments Off on On Day One, Biden to sign orders reversing Trump policies on climate, virus, immigration
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to kick off his new administration Wednesday with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, aides said. Biden will sign 17 orders and actions just hours after being sworn in as US leader to break from policies of departing President Donald Trump and set […]
Continue reading …Donald Trump grants clemency to 143 people, but not himself or family members, in one of final acts of his presidency
20 January, 2021 Comments Off on Donald Trump grants clemency to 143 people, but not himself or family members, in one of final acts of his presidency
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly used his clemency authority as a political tool rather than an act of mercy, issued a final wave of pardons and commutations on his last night in office, delivering relief for a mix of beneficiaries that included former strategist Stephen Bannon, Republican Party and Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy, and […]
Continue reading …Navalny Targets ‘Billion-Dollar Putin Palace’ in New Investigation
19 January, 2021 Comments Off on Navalny Targets ‘Billion-Dollar Putin Palace’ in New Investigation
Navalny claimed to have uncovered an elaborate corruption scheme involving Putin’s inner circle.Sergei Bobylev / TASS Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused President Vladimir Putin of using fraudulently obtained funds to build an opulent billion-dollar estate in an investigation published Tuesday, after authorities jailed him on charges he says are politically motivated. The Praskoveyevka estate […]
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