At least 51 healthcare workers in India’s capital suffered minor adverse reactions after receiving the jab on Saturday. Health authorities said the most common side effects were dizziness and headache. Several people reported tightness in the chest and were administered medical treatment, while one individual experienced a serious health emergency …
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Anti-corruption protesters in Israel extended their demonstrations into the new year, marching for a 28th straight week and clashing with police near Netanyahu’s official residence. Eleven protesters were detained by police outside Netanyahu’s home, while about 100 others were relocated to another street further away from his house on Saturday …
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The area around the Croatian capital of Zagreb was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 6.3. Besides structural damage, some areas in Zagreb reportedly experienced an electrical blackout, and the whole city was having issues with telephony and the internet. During the earthquake, many citizens ran outside in fear. Dozens …
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Metro Transit Police were informed of “an FBI agent-involved shooting” on a Red Line train near the DC Metro’s Medical Center station in Bethesda, Maryland on Tuesday morning, local media reported. One gunshot victim was transported to the hospital, officials said. No details about the individual were provided. Police are still …
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Vilsack’s pending appointment was first reported on Tuesday by NPR, citing “a source familiar with the transition discussions.” The same source said Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) was tapped to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Bloomberg later reported the same thing. Biden’s appointment of Vilsack fits his …
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The murder of the schoolteacher continues to send shockwaves through France. The killing that took place in mid-October has given rise to a whole series of disturbing incidents in various French education facilities throughout November, the nation’s education ministry revealed in a recent report. Minutes of silence held in honor …
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Citing “new details” obtained by its journalists from unidentified sources, Fars said on Sunday that the lead security vehicle in scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s three-vehicle convoy of bulletproof cars left its escort position to prepare the arrival location in Absard, east of Tehran. Just then, the car carrying Fakhrizadeh and his …
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Blinken was revealed to be Biden’s expected pick on Monday by sources inside the Democrat’s transition team, according to media reports. A long-time Biden ally, he served as the number-two National Security Advisor and the deputy State Secretary during Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House. The official announcement …
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The attack took place in the area of al-Radhwaniya late Sunday, as militants attempted to take control over a monitoring outpost, overlooking the outskirts west of Baghdad, the agency reported, citing security sources. The militants who descended on the tower in four vehicles targeted the outpost with grenades and rained …
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Azerbaijan, for its part, accused Armenia of striking the town of Terter with artillery fire. RT correspondent Igor Zhdanov said alert sirens were heard in Stepankert, the capital of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, late on Saturday. Several explosions – both in the air and on the ground – were observed …
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