Denmark revealed on Saturday that both staffers experienced issues less than fourteen days after being vaccinated. However, details of the incidents are currently scarce. The new report comes amid increasing concerns in the European Union over whether AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is linked to blood clots. At least 10 cases of …
Read More »Stripping Catalan MEPs of immunity from prosecution ‘undermines EU’s moral authority’ – region’s ex-leader to RT
Puigdemont fled Spain in 2017, after Madrid charged him with rebellion, sedition, and misuse of public funds for organizing the Catalan independence vote that year while serving as the head of the region’s government. In January 2020, a Belgian court refused to extradite the politician to Spain, citing his immunity …
Read More »Dutch police shower anti-lockdown protesters with water cannons after crowd assembles near Van Gogh Museum (VIDEOS)
The anti-lockdown rally gathered on Saturday in Amsterdam’s Museumplein, a green open space named for the three national museums located in the area. The protest took place without a permit from the municipality, so the police declared Museumplein a security risk area, threatening a possible crackdown on those gathering there. …
Read More »VP Harris calls out people with ‘biggest pulpits spreading hate’ during Atlanta visit following spa parlors massacre
US Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden visited Atlanta, Georgia on Friday as part of their tour across the nation to promote the economic stimulus package and vaccination campaign successes. However, a spree of gun violence on Tuesday, which left eight people killed, six of them Asian American …
Read More »Boeing 737 cargo plane skids off runway into field during hard landing in Indonesia (VIDEO)
Footage from the scene published on social media shows the large aircraft having a rough landing on the runway at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in the Indonesian capital. White smoke comes from the plane’s belly as it skids off the tarmac and stops at a grass field, with its fuselage …
Read More »Brazilian state slaps Apple with $1.9-million fine for selling iPhones without power chargers
The penalty comes months after the regulator required the US tech company to ship the iPhone 12 and other new models of the popular cell phone with a power brick and corresponding cable. In October, the Cupertino-based firm made the controversial decision to remove the charger and EarPods from new …
Read More »Pakistani leader Imran Khan quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19
The special assistant to the prime minister on National Health Services, Faisal Sultan, said that Khan is self-isolating at home. The diagnosis was later confirmed by the Prime Minister’s Office. The news comes just two days after Khan publicly received a vaccine developed by the Chinese firm Sinopharm. A senator …
Read More »Russia set for showdown with international law amid $57bn Yukos oil empire battle & ruling over jailed opposition figure Navalny
An international legal battle over the collapsed Yukos oil empire has been raging for more than a decade in courts across the world, most notably in the Netherlands and the US. A record-breaking $57 billion legal bill now hangs in the balance. Former shareholders in the now-defunct company accuse the …
Read More »Tsunami warning issued in Japan as 7.2-magnitude quake hits off northeast coast (VIDEOS)
The quake struck northeastern Japan at around 6pm local time. Japan’s Meteorological Agency put the power of the quake at 7.2, saying it happened at a depth of 60km. Several weaker aftershocks followed over the next hour. The agency issued a tsunami warning for the areas closest to the quake, saying …
Read More »Denmark poised to ban ‘sugar dating’, which some call a gateway to prostitution. But the real problem is the ‘free’ market
‘Sugar dating’, in which a typically older romantic partner offers financial incentives to woo a usually much-younger paramour, is being threatened with a ban in Denmark. The concept has spiraled out of control in Scandinavian countries, with recent investigations suggesting it has become a gateway to full-on prostitution for girls as young …
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