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‘Not essential travel’: Police set up checkpoints to deter people from spotting orcas swimming near Wellington Harbor

Checkpoints were installed at Wellington’s Pauatahanui wildlife reserve this weekend, after a pod of orcas were sighted in the waters…

3 years ago

‘Everyone must be vaccinated and re-vaccinated’: Russia’s re-inoculation drive essential for stopping Covid-19, experts tell RT

The initiative, announced by the country’s Ministry of Health last week, has been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).…

3 years ago

Drag queen show was ‘essential to morale, cohesion and readiness,’ US Air Force base tells media

A flyer for the ‘Drag-u-Nellis’ show at the Nellis Club, intended to teach airmen (and women) the “significance of Drag…

3 years ago

‘We turned essential services into a casino,’ energy market expert tells Max Keiser after Texas power-grid failure

The Texas energy market is largely not under federal oversight and relies entirely on market forces to have an impact…

3 years ago

Health officials ask Hollywood to halt ‘essential’ productions amid spike in Covid-19 cases

FilmLA, the official film office for Los Angeles, has heard from public health officials asking them for productions to voluntarily…

3 years ago

Non-essential services shut, no drinking in public & no fireworks: Germany rolls out tougher Covid-19 rules

The new rules will take effect on December 16 and last until January 10. All non-essential shops and services, like…

3 years ago

Essential entertainment? California Governor excludes Hollywood from having to follow his strict Covid-19 curfew order – report

The month-long curfew requirement, which was announced on Thursday and runs from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day, excludes…

3 years ago

Boris Johnson announces new 4-week England lockdown – all pubs, restaurants & ‘non-essential’ shops to shut down

“I’m afraid, from Thursday, the basic message is the same: stay at home, protect the NHS, and save lives,” Johnson…

4 years ago

Israel to enter full-blown lockdown, shut schools & close most non-essential businesses starting September 18 – report

The sweeping lockdown is set to take effect on September 18 at 6 a.m. local time, multiple Israeli media reported…

4 years ago

Taxes on ‘non-essential’ foods won’t prevent obesity – but they will hurt poorer people

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is a left-leaning think tank that has a track record of supporting state…

4 years ago