Coronavirus skeptics once again gathered in the center of the German capital despite the fact that the German authorities had banned as many as 16 protests by opponents of Covid-19 restrictions. Some 5,000 people on Sunday joined several “spontaneous” demonstrations in various parts of the city, according to police estimates. …
Read More »Cambodia to launch Covid booster-shot program mixing AstraZeneca’s jab with Chinese vaccines
Cambodians who have previously been injected with the Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccine will receive a dose of that produced by Oxford-AstraZeneca, while those inoculated with AstraZeneca’s will be administered Sinovac’s, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Sunday. Preparations are underway for the third-dose scheme, and the government has ordered the …
Read More »‘We meant no disrespect’: Israeli Olympic baseball team apologize after being slammed for ‘mischievous’ bed prank (VIDEO)
With a few exceptions, each of the 10,000+ athletes competing in this year’s Games were assigned a bed made almost entirely from cardboard in which to rest up in their bid for Olympic glory. Rumors quickly spread that officials had invested in these temporary beds in a bid to discourage sex among …
Read More »Pfizer, Moderna, hike prices for their Covid jabs by up to a QUARTER for the EU – reports
According to the Financial Times, which has seen contracts between the two pharmaceutical companies and the EU, Pfizer’s latest price for one vaccine dose was €19.50, or around $23 – up by four euro from the previous unit price of €15.50 euro. Meanwhile, Moderna’s latest price is around €21.50 ($25.50) …
Read More »French carmakers lose hope for rebound in sales as global chip shortage & surge in Covid-19 cases drag market down
The lobbying body had expected car sales to increase by up to 10%, but those projections could be toned down, according to a spokesperson for CCFA. “We think it might be difficult to achieve 1.8 million of sales this year,” the spokesperson said, as quoted by Reuters. In 2020, registrations …
Read More »Union declares strike in world’s LARGEST copper mine in Chile after labor negotiations fail
The mine’s Union No 1 said that 2,164 of its members, or 99,5% of those who had voted, had chosen to reject a final contract offer, and that it had approved the strike. “The resounding result once against demonstrates that… our ranks believe that this offer doesn’t contain any progress …
Read More »South Carolina won’t enact mask mandate, as governor blasts health officials for ‘frightening hyperbole’ on Covid threat
Like numerous other states, South Carolina has seen its number of coronavirus cases rise dramatically in the last month, though Republican Gov. Henry McMaster claims health officials are using these upticks to make things seem worse than they are. “Yes, the rates are going up but they’re way below what …
Read More »No, New York Times, there is no good reason to let non-citizens vote – regardless of what self-obsessed immigrants say
“There Is No Good Reason You Should Have to Be a Citizen to Vote,” blares the headline over the opinion piece, published Wednesday and authored by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian. She argues that now “it’s time for Democrats to radically expand the electorate.” Abrahamian attempts a logical case for her argument. …
Read More »Pelosi roasted by Democrats after claiming she led ‘relentless’ campaign to extend Covid eviction ban, blaming ‘cruel’ Republicans
The House failed on Friday to obtain enough support to extend the moratorium, which protects renters from eviction during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving many Americans vulnerable to homelessness and in limbo, as the House is adjourning for nearly two months. On Saturday, Pelosi blamed the “pure cruelty” of the Republicans …
Read More »‘Highly likely’: UK accuses Iran of ‘deliberate & targeted attack’ on Israeli-operated tanker off Oman
“We believe this attack was deliberate, targeted, and a clear violation of international law by Iran,” said a statement, released by the Foreign Office on Sunday. It went on to say that “it is highly likely” that Iran attacked the Mercer Street tanker with one of its drones as the …
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