The tragedy that occurred in Odessa on May 2, 2014, no doubt gave impetus to the escalating political crisis in Ukraine. Many in fact consider it a point of no return that opened the door to a full-out civil war. But the Odessa tragedy did not only make many in …
Read More »Pfizer recalls drugs that could cause cancer
The drug company Pfizer announced Monday it was recalling several lots of its drug Accuretic along with two generic versions, citing unacceptably high levels of a substance that US regulators said could cause cancer. People who used the blood pressure drugs to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attacks …
Read More »Ukraine recalls ambassadors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has summoned his diplomats back to Kiev for immediate discussions over Kyrgyzstan and Georgia’s responses to Russia’s attack on the Eastern European nation. Speaking in a video address on Tuesday, Zelensky announced the measures he is taking in relation to the two former Soviet Republics. “Our …
Read More »FDA recalls millions of Covid test kits over false results
Some 2,212,335 kits produced by the Australian-based biotech company Ellume and distributed in the US potentially show false positive SARS-CoV-2 test results, the public health agency said in a statement on Thursday. The FDA warned that the use of faulty kits “may cause serious adverse health consequences or death,” identifying …
Read More »Algeria recalls envoy, accuses Paris of ‘interference’ after Macron slams post-colonial ‘hatred of France’ amid migrant visa row
The ambassador was recalled on Saturday after French President Emmanuel Macron this week criticized the “political-military system” that emerged in Algeria after the former colony won independence in 1962, and supposedly formented a “hatred of France” in Algerian society. “Was there an Algerian nation before French colonization?” Macron reportedly asked …
Read More »France RECALLS ambassadors from US and Australia citing ‘exceptional gravity’ of AUKUS submarine deal
“At the request of the President of the Republic [Emmanuel Macron], I decided to immediately recall to Paris for consultations our two ambassadors in the United States and in Australia,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday. Le Drian said the decision was justified by the “exceptional gravity” …
Read More »Afghanistan recalls ambassador, top diplomats from Pakistan in wake of envoy’s daughter kidnapping and torture
“The Leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan called back Afghanistan’s Ambassador and senior diplomats from Pakistan until all security threats are addressed including the arrest and trial of the perpetrators of abduction,” the Afghan Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement on Sunday. An Afghan delegation will be sent …
Read More »Holocaust survivor recalls harrowing details of Nazi atrocities & miraculous rescue by Russia’s Schindler
Leon Rubin was only five when the Nazi forces entered Dolginovo in the Soviet Republic of Belarus just days after attacking the USSR on June 22, 1941. The mainly Jewish village near the Polish border was strategically important as it stood on a major transport artery, which even Napoleon used …
Read More »‘The real Russian collusion’: Cancel culture victim Gina Carano recalls game role, blasts vaccinations, masks & US president Biden
Scrapper-turned-thespian Carano fell foul of the cancel mob in February, saying she had been targeted by bullies before being fired from the Disney+ TV series ‘The Mandalorian’ in a response to her social media posts likening the demonizing of people for their political views to the divisive tactics of Nazi Germany’s …
Read More »France recalls ambassador from Turkey after Erdogan urges Macron to seek ‘mental help’ over his attitude towards Muslims
The move was announced by Macron’s office late on Saturday. In its statement, Paris indicated that it does not plan to engage in name-calling with the Turkish leadership. “Outrage and insult are not a method,” the office said. The recall was announced shortly after Erdogan directed blistering criticism at the …
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