Thousands of protesters marched on Sunday in Havana, Santiago de Cuba and other locales, decrying food, medicine and vaccine shortages, and demanding an end to the island nation’s Communist rule. Numerous videos posted on social media showed crowds marching and chanting such slogans as “We are not afraid”, “Liberty” and …
Read More »US health officials admit unexpected heart problems in teens, but insist mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are SAFE & EFFECTIVE
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met on Wednesday to discuss reports of heart conditions among the very young, following vaccinations with the mRNA-based jabs produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Citing the CDC’s vaccine adverse events (VAERS) database, the committee …
Read More »Emergency shutdown reported at Iranian nuclear plant, officials say power facility offline for ‘technical overhaul’
An official from Iran’s state power company, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, announced the shutdown on a talk show on Sunday, and told the public that it could result in power outages. Rakhshanimehr said that the plant was shut down on Saturday “for technical overhaul which will continue for a few days.” Construction on …
Read More »Brazilian president Bolsonaro among top officials FINED for not wearing masks at biker rally in his support
Bolsonaro, along with three ministers and six deputies, will have to pay roughly $110 each after the authorities hit them with a fine for violating Covid-19 restrictions at Saturday’s mass gathering. The president had ridden his bike amid a crowd of other motorcyclists in the city of Sao Paulo before …
Read More »Local officials resign in India as filmmaker faces sedition case for comparing government Covid-19 response to ‘bioweapon’
Young filmmaker and actress Aisha Sultana made her comments during a televised five-person debate, in which she accused the authorities of Lakshadweep, an archipelago territory off India’s southwestern coast, of bungling the response to Covid-19. “I can say this clearly that the central government has deployed a bioweapon,” Sultana said …
Read More »‘It’s happening & it’s probably spreading’: Canadian health officials baffled by MYSTERY deadly brain disease
At least 48 people aged between 18 and 85, almost equally men and women, have been suffering from an inexplicable illness that has caused their health to swiftly deteriorate. Visual and auditory hallucinations, memory loss, difficulty walking and balance issues are among the symptoms of the mysterious condition, which is …
Read More »Canadian health officials apologize after children recieve unapproved Covid-19 vaccine by MISTAKE
Vancouver Coastal Health, regional health authority that serves one in four residents of Canada’s British Columbia, has confirmed that 12 children were given a wrong innoculation on Friday and Saturday last week just as the teenagers in the province became eligible for the vaccine. Currently, only the Pfizer-BioNTech has been …
Read More »Angry ice hockey federation accuses Latvian officials of political showmanship by replacing Belarus flag at World Championship
On Monday, Riga mayor Martins Stakis and Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics publicly removed the Belarusian flag at a display representing the 16 nations taking part in the ongoing World Championship in the city. In a message on Twitter, Stakis said the flag had been replaced with a red and white …
Read More »UN, African Union call for ‘immediate & unconditional’ release of Mali’s president and key officials detained by military
Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Defense Minister Souleymane Doucoure were detained on Monday, according to multiple media reports citing diplomatic and government sources. While the Malian military has been silent on the arrests, the apparent new coup has already garnered widespread international condemnation. The AU’s incumbent chairman, Democratic Republic …
Read More »Japanese health officials withdraw advisory to not ‘eat with foreigners’ due to Covid-19 amid backlash
The guidance, which warned farmers against eating with foreigners, was circulated by the Itako Health Center earlier this week, NHK reported. The advisory was reportedly received by local agricultural cooperatives (JAs) as well as city authorities in Ibaraki Prefecture, which fall under the center’s jurisdiction. “If you talk to a …
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