With Russia facing a record spike in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus, advisers working for President Vladimir Putin who choose not to sign up for a vaccine face being shunned by their colleagues, a top Kremlin official has declared. Asked by journalists on Friday whether any of Putin’s team …
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“We are studying the experience of different countries, let’s see how effective it is, how applicable it is,” the head of Rospotrebnadzor watchdog, Anna Popova, said in an interview aired by Rossiya 1 TV channel on Sunday. When asked about a possibility of a new closure of the country’s borders, …
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Sarah Bosetti, who hosts a satirical podcast on German public broadcast network ZDF, made the controversial remarks in the latest episode on Friday, before doubling down on them on her Twitter. In the clip, she rants about the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, as well as about those …
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Conspiratorial thinking has led to Covid-19 vaccines being politicised to a dangerous level which not only alienates people – like me – who value science and progression, but is costing lives. As the Omicron variant spreads across the world, it is more important than ever to push back against the hysteria …
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On Wednesday, chief physicians from more than a dozen specialized facilities in various Russian cities – including Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Sochi – issued an “open letter” to a dozen high profile dissenters. They include the leader of Russia’s largest opposition party, veteran Communist Gennady Zyuganov, and the chairman of …
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Speaking to Kossuth radio on Friday, the Hungarian leader lashed out at those reluctant to get vaccinated against coronavirus, branding them a threat “not only to themselves but to all others.” The EU member state is currently experiencing its fourth wave of coronavirus, Orban stated, blaming the situation on those …
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Fear is a powerful emotion that can cloud thinking, impair judgement and cause some people to regress to a state in which they passively do as they are told and seek protection from anyone who promises security or a ready-made solution for their angst. Fear and propaganda astutely sown in …
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The Silicon Valley giant doesn’t do enough to protect society from various ills, its critics, including some employees, believe. Meanwhile, Facebook is working on new ways to curb the growth of certain groups through manipulation rather than blanket bans. ‘Carol Smith’, a self-identified politically conservative mother from Wilmington, North Carolina …
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On Monday, protesters, angry at the media’s role in perpetuating what they believe are mistruths about Covid-19, descended on what they seemingly thought was the BBC HQ at Television Studios in White City. Dozens of police can be seen in footage stopping demonstrators from entering the premises. However, perceptive netizens …
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