Following his disastrous rejection of public opinion in going against the sentiment to scrap the Olympics, and a surge in Covid-19 cases, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is to resign, stepping down as the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leader at the end of this month. The hosting of the Olympics …
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“Absolutely.” That would be my answer if asked whether I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine. And it’s actually a decision I might have to make for real shortly. The British government has decided that those under 30 should be offered an alternative, most likely either the Pfizer or Moderna versions. …
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The anti-Trump protest movement – which began in November 2016 before the president was even in office and climaxed in violent unrest as the Covid-19 recession collided with outrage over George Floyd’s death under a Minneapolis policeman’s knee – appears to be very close to achieving its nominal goal as …
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