According to a UN statement released on Friday, De Schutter said the measures taken by governments to protect people so far have been insufficient. He has called on world leaders to take more decisive steps to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities. “The social safety nets put into place are full …
Read More »’Animals that must be hit hard!’: Trump unloads after gunman ambushes & shoots LA sheriff’s deputies at point blank range
Two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were shot in their car near a metro station in the city of Compton on Saturday, the department wrote on its official Twitter account. It shared footage of the attack that shows a gunman walk past their vehicle, raise a weapon and open …
Read More »Arrests & scuffles after opposition ‘women’s march’ met with police cordon in Minsk (VIDEOS)
The protest began peacefully at Svoboda (Freedom) Square on Saturday afternoon, RT’s Murad Gazdiev reported from the scene, noting the “festive” atmosphere there. The square houses the rebuilt historic town hall of Minsk, which is now a museum. Footage showed several hundred demonstrators gathering to chant slogans and make noise …
Read More »WATCH: Greek police fire tear gas at migrants protesting after blaze at Europe’s largest refugee center
The blaze at the severely overcrowded camp, which was initially designed to accommodate about 2,200, left more than 12,000 people, mainly Africans and Afghans, without shelter. Greek authorities have already started erecting a new tent settlement for them, but the migrants are demanding to be allowed to leave the island. …
Read More »‘Makes it sound like a coffee spill’: NAACP blasted as ‘tone deaf’ after labeling 9/11 attacks as ‘horrific INCIDENT’
“Today we remember all the lives lost and families affected during the horrific incident that occurred in 2001. #NeverForget,” the organization wrote in a tweet on Friday, captioning an image of the New York skyline featuring the words “Always remember.” The post did not go over well, soon swarmed by …
Read More »NYT columnist Paul Krugman ripped after claiming Americans reacted ‘calmly’ to 9/11 & didn’t blame Muslims
The New York Times columnist commemorated the 19th anniversary of the most deadly attack on US soil in spectacular fashion. In a tweet on Friday morning, he claimed that “overall, Americans took 9/11 pretty calmly,” that “there wasn’t a mass outbreak of anti-Muslim sentiment and violence,” and that then-president Bush …
Read More »‘Placating the mob’?: Portland mayor BANS police from using tear gas at riots after fleeing violence at his own condo
“Effective immediately, I am directing the Portland Police Bureau to end the use of CS gas for crowd control until further notice,” Wheeler announced Thursday. “We need something different. We need it now.” Wheeler gave no indication of what other solutions might be considered to help cope with violent protests. …
Read More »Trump ‘didn’t downplay’ Covid-19 pandemic, Fauci says, after Woodward book claims send critics into frenzy
In the audio, which Trump’s critics have been sharing and dissecting, the president tells journalist Bob Woodward that he knows Covid-19 is “deadly stuff,” but he wants to “always play it down” so he doesn’t create a public panic. “I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to …
Read More »AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine trial ON HOLD after adverse reaction of UK participant – report
AstraZeneca only said that its “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data,” according to a statement by a company spokesperson on Tuesday. It was unclear whether the hold was self-imposed or ordered by a regulator, what the adverse reaction may have been, or …
Read More »‘Resign for a woman then?’ UN chief stirs ire after agency’s Twitter shares quote linking Covid-19 with ‘male-dominated world’
Guterres delivered the opening remarks at a virtual town hall event with women’s civil society organizations late last month. While his lengthy speech hit on a number of complex issues – including disparities in the healthcare workforce, gender-based violence and protections for workers in the informal economy – the UN’s …
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