Officers have killed a total of seven people in connection with Moise’s death and are searching for those who masterminded the assassination, National Police Director Leon Charles told a news briefing on Thursday. Moise was gunned down at his home in the hills above the capital Port-au-Prince early on Wednesday …
Read More »‘It would be deserved’: Paul Pogba backs calls for N’Golo Kante to WIN the Ballon d’Or after dragging Chelsea to European glory
Pogba, who is likely to comprise the center of France’s midfield alongside Kante at this summer’s European Championships as they look to add further silverware to the World Cup they won together three years ago in Russia, says that there is currently no better player in world football than the …
Read More »‘I understand the difficulties’: Putin backs Qatar for World Cup 2022, says Euro 2020 games in Russia highlight ‘return to normal’
The city will host the first of its seven matches in the tournament next Saturday, when Russia play top-ranked Belgium before also facing Finland on Wednesday in Group B. While Covid-19 restrictions remain in place, Russia are expected to be fervently backed by much of the crowd of more than 30,000 that …
Read More »Biden urges parents to get children vaccinated after CDC backs Pfizer jab for kids as young as 12
“This is one more giant step in our fight against the pandemic,” Biden told reporters on Wednesday, after a CDC panel voted to recommend use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. The shot was already available to anyone 16 and older, and the FDA on Monday gave emergency …
Read More »Biden admin backs proposal to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines, Pfizer & Moderna stocks slip
“These extraordinary times and circumstances call for extraordinary measures,” US Trade Representative Katherine Tai tweeted on Wednesday. “The US supports the waiver of IP protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic and we’ll actively participate in @WTO negotiations to make that happen.” There have been calls for months …
Read More »‘Any supporter would have done it’: Ex-pro Carragher backs United protest despite reports of ‘serious clashes with police’ (VIDEO)
Carragher hasn’t traditionally been seen in much of a positive light by the Manchester United faithful for much of his playing and broadcasting career, but the iconic former Liverpool center-half has thrown his considerable weight behind the demonstration outside the famous stadium ahead of Sunday’s game with Liverpool. The fixture …
Read More »Turkey backs Ukraine’s NATO bid, says military industry cooperation with Kiev is ‘not aimed against 3rd countries’
“Our main goal is that the Black Sea continues to be a sea of peace, tranquility and cooperation,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint press conference following three-hour-long talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymir Zelensky in Istanbul on Saturday. The Turkish president said Ankara does not want “escalation” …
Read More »Jeff Bezos says Amazon backs Biden’s corporate tax hike, gets roasted for ‘exploiting loopholes’ to pay less
Bezos took to a company blog on Tuesday to back the hefty “American Jobs” spending plan, which includes a corporate tax hike from 21% to 28%, unveiled by the Joe Biden administration last week. “We support the Biden Administration’s focus on making bold investments in American infrastructure,” the executive chairman …
Read More »After Biden backs punishing Georgia over election law, MLB announces MOVING All-Star baseball game and draft from Atlanta
“I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” the league’s commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. said on Friday. “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot …
Read More »So much for unity! Conservatives jeer as Biden BACKS baseball league’s Georgia boycott over controversial voting security law
Speaking to ESPN on Wednesday, Biden said he would “strongly support” the baseball league moving its All-Star game in July out of the state, in response to a Republican-authored election security law signed by Governor Brian Kemp last week. “I think today’s professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. I would …
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