The interview with Robert Redfield, who served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under Donald Trump, was aired by CNN as part of a preview of an upcoming feature program called “COVID WAR: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out.” In a one-on-one segment with CNN’s Sanjay …
Read More »UK royal family mulls appointing DIVERSITY & INCLUSION chief amid ‘racism’ row caused by Meghan & Harry’s interview – reports
“This is an issue which has been taken very seriously across the royal households,” an unidentified royal family source first told the Mail on Sunday, and then ‘confirmed’ it to other media outlets. “We have the policies, the procedures and programmes in place, but we haven’t seen the progress we …
Read More »Biden’s Pentagon chief makes surprise visit to Afghanistan as questions loom over Trump withdrawal deadline
Austin arrived in Kabul from India and met with President Ashraf Ghani and other government officials, according to local media. The US general told the select reporters traveling with him that the Biden administration is interested in a “responsible end to this conflict.” “There’s always going to be concerns about …
Read More »‘Fulfil your contract’: EU Commission chief threatens AstraZeneca with Covid vaccine export ban
“We have the option of prohibiting a planned export. That is the message to AstraZeneca,” the EU Commission president told German media on Saturday. “You first fulfil your contract with Europe before you start delivering to other countries.” Von der Leyen blamed the Anglo-Swedish company for having delivered only 30% …
Read More »Russian Olympic Committee chief ‘in cell with no change of clothes’ as he ‘warns arrest could damage Tokyo Olympics performances’
The 56-year-old, who heads Russia’s water polo, diving, and synchronized swimming federations, has been charged with large-scale fraud and could face 10 years in prison. The former adviser to the president of the Russian Olympic Committee is set to be detained until May 16 and is currently in a four-bed …
Read More »Australian police chief sparks backlash by proposing app to record sexual consent, later admitting it may be year’s ‘worst idea’
Mick Fuller, a police official in Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), first defended his proposal for a ‘consent app’ after a wave of criticism. He was quoted by APP as saying that the app would prevent sexual assault and also keep victims out of the justice system, …
Read More »Australian spy chief dumps ‘right-wing’ & ‘Islamic’ extremism terms – that’s woke nonsense and denial of reality
The Australian intelligence service risks making an international laughing stock of its efforts to combat terrorism after its boss announced it will no longer use labels ‘right wing’ and ‘Islamic’ when speaking of extremism. “Words matter,” Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) chief Mike Burgess told the nation on Wednesday, …
Read More »‘Russians are pretty good scientists’: EU internal market chief says he has ‘no reason’ to doubt Sputnik V vaccine
Breton was asked at Wednesday’s press briefing in Brussels whether the EU should add Sputnik V to its vaccine list in order to make sure that the bloc meets its vaccine rollout target. The official replied that the bloc’s current portfolio of four authorized vaccines will “hopefully soon” get increased to five. …
Read More »Biden tells migrants ‘don’t come over,’ downplays own DHS chief’s warning of biggest immigration surge in 2 decades & blames Trump
During an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that aired on Tuesday night, Biden was asked for clear advice to the thousands of migrants hoping to enter the country through its border with Mexico, suggesting they do not make the effort. “Yes, I can say quite clearly: Don’t come over,” Biden …
Read More »NATO changes tone: Chief of US-led bloc tells EU officials its members face ‘no imminent military threat’ from Russia or China
Stoltenberg made the statement – somewhat unusual given NATO’s typically harsh anti-Russia rhetoric – during an address to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs on Monday. “I was asked about whether I see any threat against NATO allies from China or from Russia. I don’t see any imminent threat …
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