When asked during a press conference on Thursday if Twitter was “right” in permanently suspending rump, then still a sitting US president, Guterres did not answer directly, instead suggesting that social media behemoths should follow a clear set of rules – to be created – instead of wielding unchecked power. …
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The decision by the brokerage Robinhood to block all purchases of GameStop stock by retail investors – but leave sales open and let hedge funds trade unhindered – temporarily united Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday. AOC had called Robinhood’s decision “unacceptable” and floated the idea of a House …
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“Nobody would have predicted that I and Dr. Fauci would be so prominent in really kind of evil theories about — did we create the pandemic, are we trying to profit from it? — and on and on,” Gates said Wednesday in a Reuters interview. Gates, whose foundation has committed …
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The mission’s press spokesperson, Rebecca Ross, made the claims on Twitter on Saturday, adding that the police response to opposition demonstrations was part of a “concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly.” In a post on the VK social network, the ministry said that diplomats had “checked what …
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Whenever Home Secretary Priti Patel is wheeled out to lead the daily government briefing we know we have done something wrong and something rotten is about to be rolled out. So from this week, thanks to our collective bad behaviour, £800 fines will be issued to those attending house parties …
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After a Thursday press briefing where he mostly fielded questions about the benefits of working with the Biden administration over Trump’s, Fauci joined CNN on Friday morning and took similar questions. Asked if a “lack of candor or facts” from former President Trump led to contributed to the death toll …
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Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh did not publicly release detailed figures but said crude oil exports have risen “significantly,” even though the US ramped up sanctions on the Middle Eastern country under the Trump administration. Speaking to the SHANA, the Iranian oil ministry’s news agency, Zanganeh declared that “We …
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Outrage and fury were expected to follow the explosive revelations broadcast in Britain on Monday night. This column was deliberately delayed to allow the news to spread and await the inevitable backlash. But it hasn’t come. Allow me to fill you in. The BBC’s flagship investigation show ‘Panorama’ broadcast I …
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A recent survey commissioned by the European Council on Foreign Relations has found that most Europeans look to Germany rather than the United States as their most important partner, having lost faith in America’s ability to elect leaders who share their continent’s vision and values. When seen in the context …
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Patel said the authorities would focus on protecting the NHS from being overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients, and the relaxation of restrictions would wholly depend on how smoothly the rollout of the immunization campaign went. “It is far too early to even speculate as to when lockdown measures will be eased …
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