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Biden warns Putin with personal sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defences
Gulf News 26 Jan 2022
Washington/Moscow. US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a potential energy supply shock ... “Yes,” he responded ... Unilateral US forces to Ukraine ruled out ... ... “We’ve... .
photo: US Coastguard / Tony Gadomski, USCGAUX.
Coast Guard searching for 39 people off Florida coast after suspected smuggling boat capsizes
Stars and Stripes 26 Jan 2022
The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Tuesday for 39 people missing after their boat reportedly capsized over the weekend off Florida in a suspected human-smuggling venture. A good Samaritan rescued a man clinging to the hull of a boat about 45 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet, according to the Coast Guard ... It isn't known where the boat overturned.
photo: AP / Bernat Armangue, File
More than 50 million people affected by urban conflicts: UN
The Wire 26 Jan 2022
United Nations, Jan 26 (AP) More than 50 million people are affected by conflict in urban areas from Afghanistan to Libya, Syria, Yemen and beyond where they face a much higher risk of being killed or injured, the United Nations chief said Tuesday ... As examples, he told a U.N ... (AP) ....
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Johnson waits for Gray report with leadership in the balance over partygate
London Evening Standard 26 Jan 2022
Boris Johnson faces a difficult Prime Minister’s Questions as Westminster waits for Sue Gray to deliver her report on lockdown-busting parties ... .
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Dutch government eases lockdown despite soaring infections
Gulf News 26 Jan 2022
The Hague, Netherlands. Prime Minister Mark Rutte further eased the Netherlands’ COVID-19 lockdown, allowing bars, restaurants, museums, theatres and other venues to reopen from Wednesday for the first time this year. But Rutte warned that the move wasn’t without risks ... “We are taking another risk,” Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said ... .
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China launches its largest land monitoring satellite
Anadolu Agency 26 Jan 2022
China on Wednesday sent its largest land monitoring satellite into space. The L-SAR 01A satellite was launched aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, public broadcaster CGTN reported ... .
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Ukraine Urges Calm, Saying Russian Invasion Not Imminent
Hamodia 25 Jan 2022
Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and prepared to accept a shipment of American military equipment Tuesday to shore up their defenses ... NATO said it was bolstering its deterrence in the Baltic Sea region, and the U.S ... .
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Putin Shores Up Cuba, Venezuela Ties as Tensions with U.S. Worsen Over Ukraine
Newsweek 25 Jan 2022photo: AP / Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirms she will seek re-election
Belfast Telegraph 26 Jan 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will seek re-election, ending speculation that she would retire as Democrats face the threat of losing control of Congress in the 2022 midterms. “While we have made progress, much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives,” the 81-year-old Ms Pelosi said in an online video. “This election is crucial ... PA ... .
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Reparations to the Caribbean could break the cycle of corruption – and China’s grip
The Guardian 25 Jan 2022
As Transparency International (TI) publishes their annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) this week, it will be interesting to see where certain countries land. 2021 has been a bumper year for corruption ... But it is an opportunity. .
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U.S. Warns Belarus Against Helping Potential Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Radio Free Europe 25 Jan 2022
The United States has warned the regime of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka it would also face a “decisive response” if it assists ally Russia in invading their neighbor Ukraine ... ....
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‘The vaccinated end up infected more than the unvaccinated’ - Free West Media
WorldNews.com 25 Jan 2022
Maligned French epidemiologist Didier Raoult expressed grave doubts about the current vaccination campaign. Marseille. “Why is Omikron vaccine resistant?” Prof Didier Raoult recently asked himself this question. The director of the IHU Méditerranée infectious disease institute in Marseille has doubts about the effectiveness of the vaccines ... .
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Will Web3 reinvent the Internet business?
Straits Times 25 Jan 2022
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Honduras in legislative crisis ahead of inauguration
The Independent 25 Jan 2022
Just two days from inaugurating its next president, Honduras was mired Tuesday in a legislative crisis bordering on the absurd ... One, loyal to President-elect Xiomara Castro convened inside the National Congress chamber ... .
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Former WHO VP’s Jab Warning: “The VACCINATED Should Be Isolated”
Principia Scientific 24 Jan 2022
The former vice president of the World Health Organization’s European Advisory Group of experts in immunization; Professor Christian Perronne, yesterday said that all vaccinated people must quarantine over the winter months or risk serious illness. Perronne specializes in tropical pathologies and emerging infectious diseases ... See more here ... ....