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Putin’s party declares victory in Russian elections, insists it will retain two-thirds majority after polls show opposition gains

With 80% of the vote having been counted on Monday morning, Andrey Turchak, Secretary of the General Council of the…

3 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte declares ICC ‘no longer has jurisdiction’ over Philippines after it launches probe into his war on drugs

The ICC gave its prosecutor the green light on Wednesday to investigate allegations of crimes committed in the Philippines between…

3 years ago

Mandatory vaccination shouldn’t be forced on anyone, Putin declares, arguing people should just be encouraged to get jab instead

Speaking on Sunday as part of a meeting with members of the governing United Russia party, ahead of parliamentary elections…

3 years ago

Taliban declares formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, just days after taking over Kabul

In a Twitter post on Thursday, Zabiullah Mujahid, an official spokesman for the Taliban, announced the creation of a new…

3 years ago

Ivory Coast declares Ebola outbreak after 1st case in 25 years reported in de-facto capital Abidjan, prompting ‘immense concern’

A patient who had recently travelled from Guinea tested positive for Ebola, Côte d'Ivoire’s ministry of health confirmed on Saturday,…

3 years ago

Union declares strike in world’s LARGEST copper mine in Chile after labor negotiations fail

The mine’s Union No 1 said that 2,164 of its members, or 99,5% of those who had voted, had chosen…

3 years ago

Biden administration declares ‘long Covid’ a DISABILITY eligible for accommodation under civil rights law

Under a guidance announced Monday by the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS), 'long Covid' is…

3 years ago

Australia’s New South Wales declares ‘national emergency’ as state enters stricter lockdown following 136 new Covid cases

“There is no doubt that the numbers are not going in the direction we were hoping they would at this…

3 years ago

BLM declares solidarity with people of Cuba in attack on ‘cruel & inhumane’ US embargo

BLM “condemns the US federal government’s inhumane treatment of Cubans, and urges it to immediately lift the economic embargo,” the…

3 years ago

WHO declares 3rd wave of Covid-19 pandemic, says gains from vaccines have been reversed as Delta variant spreads

The global number of infections has risen for four straight weeks with the Delta variant now present in 111 countries,…

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