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Fact check: Are COVID-19 vaccines causing deaths?
February 5, 2021
Fact check: Are COVID-19 vaccines causing deaths?
With coronavirus vaccine distribution well underway around the world, all eyes are on those who have already received the jabs. For…
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
February 5, 2021
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Life for civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has become “extremely alarming” as hunger grows and…
Moscow’s jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters
February 5, 2021
Moscow’s jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters
MOSCOW (AP) — The video, shot by a man detained in a Moscow protest, shows a group of people jammed…
US: House removes controversial QAnon-supporting congresswoman from committees
February 5, 2021
US: House removes controversial QAnon-supporting congresswoman from committees
The Democratic-majority House of Representatives on Thursday voted to remove controversial congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments in the chamber.…
Countdown to ‘catastrophe:’ Inside Europe’s fight for COVID shots
February 5, 2021
Countdown to ‘catastrophe:’ Inside Europe’s fight for COVID shots
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In a meeting last week in the Europa building in Brussels, home of the European Union’s political…
Myanmar resistance to coup builds despite army’s pressures
February 5, 2021
Myanmar resistance to coup builds despite army’s pressures
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Nonviolent resistance to Myanmar’s military coup gathered steam Friday, with public protests extending to several regions,…
World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants as Britain explores mixed vaccine shots
February 4, 2021
World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants as Britain explores mixed vaccine shots
LONDON (Reuters) – The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, prompting a race to improve…
Canadian government classifies Proud Boys as terrorist group
February 4, 2021
Canadian government classifies Proud Boys as terrorist group
Canada on Wednesday deemed the far right Proud Boys group a terrorist organization, saying it had become a “serious and growing threat”…
Anti-China activists in Japan call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
February 4, 2021
Anti-China activists in Japan call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
TOKYO (Reuters) – A group of anti-China activists campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uighurs called…
American Airlines sending 13,000 furlough warnings as pandemic pain persists
February 4, 2021
American Airlines sending 13,000 furlough warnings as pandemic pain persists
(Reuters) – American Airlines said on Wednesday that some 13,000 employees are at risk of furlough when a US aid…