The grim assessment was included in a report posted on Wednesday by the Geneva-based Global Fund, which said disruptions caused by the pandemic have had a “catastrophic impact” on the fight against TB, which typically kills more people globally each year than any other infectious disease. It was estimated that …
Read More »Merkel warns Germans against voting for left-wing government in last speech to parliament as election nears
In the Tuesday speech, Merkel warned Germans against voting for the center-left Social Democrats party (SPD), ahead of the upcoming general election, which will be held on September 26. Merkel said the choice was one between a “moderate” government or one with the SPD and the Green Party, which she …
Read More »UK govt celebrates ‘phenomenal achievement’ as 80% of over-16s fully vaccinated against Covid-19
In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Health and Social Care said the successful vaccination campaign had helped the UK keep hospital admissions down, despite Covid cases spiking again during the Summer. The department said Covid jabs had helped to save more than 105,000 lives and ensure that at …
Read More »EU to seek daily fines against Poland over long-standing grievances with judicial reforms
In a statement released on Tuesday, the EU launched a double-pronged attack on Warsaw over its judicial reform measures, with most grievances relating to Poland’s disciplinary chamber. The measures mean judges can be investigated and punished for court rulings, which Brussels and other critics have argued politicizes the justice system. …
Read More »WATCH tens of thousands march against vaccine passports in Amsterdam
Crowds of protesters gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Sunday, for a 7km (4 mile) march through the city’s canal-lined streets and back to the square, all in protest of the centre-right government’s coronavirus policies. Video footage showed a seemingly endless column of protesters marching along the route, with some …
Read More »WATCH: Thousands flood Paris streets protesting against Covid-19 health passes across France
Massive crowds flooded the streets of the French capital on Saturday. Several thousand demonstrators marched through the Boulevard Saint-Marcel in the southeastern part of the city toward the Place de la Bastille. People were holding placards that read ‘Stop’, chanting ‘Freedom’ and beating drums. Some of the protesters were seen …
Read More »Black takeover day? UK broadcaster Channel 4 is campaigning against racism… by being racist
On Friday September 10, Channel 4 will be holding a ‘black takeover’ day. From 6am, all of the channel’s presenters will be black: ‘The Big Breakfast’ will be brought back with black hosts, all the newsreaders will be black, teen soap ‘Hollyoaks’ will have an all-black cast, all of the …
Read More »‘Enough’: Australian newspaper The Age comes out against extended lockdown in fiery editorial
On Wednesday, the paper published an editorial headlined “Victoria can’t go on like this.” The piece condemned Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews and the Labor State Government over its extension of harsh lockdown measures and a lack of evidence to back them up. The restrictions were maintained despite officials conceding it …
Read More »‘Like remote-controlling your arm against you’: Snowden says Apple WON’T DECIDE what it scans the phones for – governments will
Snowden has been among vocal critics of Apple’s plan to scan content on all iPhones for criminal evidence. The tech giant says it wants to identify child pornography stored on devices, but skeptics see it as the latest corporate move to encroach of people’s privacy under the guise of protecting …
Read More »For the US, India is little more than a pawn to be deployed against China – not a nation to be respected on its own terms
Friends with benefits It is often said that the US has no permanent allies – only permanent interests. Allies come and allies go, but US national interest (i.e. global hegemony) remains paramount. All relationships are transactional – an ally is only as good as the geopolitical benefits they bring. The …
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