Month: February 2021

Read More Department of Justice says ‘we are continuing our efforts to seek the extradition of Julian Assange’ Department of Justice says ‘we are continuing our efforts to seek the extradition of Julian Assange’

Read MoreProtesters take to the streets for a fourth day as international observers call on military to refrain from violence.Protesters take to the streets for a fourth day as international observers call on military to refrain from violence.

Read More HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under a sweeping new national security law. The ruling by the Court of Final Appeal comes amid heavy pressure from the Chinese government and state media to keep Lai in…

Read More HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under a sweeping new national security law. The ruling by the Court of Final Appeal comes amid heavy pressure from the Chinese government and state media to keep Lai in…

Read MoreThe platform added a new set of false claims to its list of COVID-19 information that will be removed.The platform added a new set of false claims to its list of COVID-19 information that will be removed.

Read MoreWhite House says Biden ‘noted that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for US-India relationship’.White House says Biden ‘noted that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for US-India relationship’.

Read MoreThe summary said North Korea “produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure” in the last year.The summary said North Korea “produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure” in the last year.

Read More Māori party co-leader said he had chosen to wear cultural dress in defiance of dress code which requires men to wear ties The Māori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has defied the order to wear a tie in the New Zealand parliament’s debating chamber – and was promptly ejected by the Speaker. “It’s not…

Read More After a decade of concerns, the US government is pushing for stronger regulation. View Entire Post › After a decade of concerns, the US government is pushing for stronger regulation.View Entire Post ›

Read More Former Trump campaign chairman had faced mortgage fraud charges similar to federal case that put him in jail Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman, will not face mortgage fraud charges in New York, after the state’s highest court declined to revisit lower court decisions that barred prosecuting Manafort on double jeopardy grounds.…

Read More Justice John Burns says attorney general has no role in determining whether it is necessary for Collaery to engage new counsel The federal government’s attempt to use “extraordinary” national security powers to obstruct Bernard Collaery engaging a highly respected barrister in the Timor-Leste spying case is “disturbing” and “unfair”, a judge has ruled.…

Read More House Republicans have called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to make Ms Ocasio-Cortez retract the comments House Republicans have called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to make Ms Ocasio-Cortez retract the comments

Read MoreParis Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a bill seeking to regulate the state’s troubled teen industryParis Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a…

Read MoreThe parents of Alex Kearns, 20, say he thought he had lost $730,000 when he took his own life.The parents of Alex Kearns, 20, say he thought he had lost $730,000 when he took his own life.

Read More Transport secretary, who has taken his first of two Covid vaccine doses, has so far tested negative for the virus Transport secretary, who has taken his first of two Covid vaccine doses, has so far tested negative for the virus

Read More “How are the emoji’s being recommended in this and can we remove this so this doesn’t perpetuate Asian racial stereotypes?” View Entire Post › “How are the emoji’s being recommended in this and can we remove this so this doesn’t perpetuate Asian racial stereotypes?”View Entire Post ›

Read More The government has reportedly ordered the company to take down access to nearly 1,200 additional accounts. View Entire Post › The government has reportedly ordered the company to take down access to nearly 1,200 additional accounts.View Entire Post ›

Read More WHO says don’t dismiss AstraZeneca shot after South Africa delays jabs; WHO investigators to brief media from Wuhan at 4pm local time; Russia official death toll half of figure listed by state statistics agency Oxford vaccine ‘10% effective against South African variant’ Disease experts warn of surge in deaths from variants as US…

Read More WHO says don’t dismiss AstraZeneca shot after South Africa delays jabs; WHO investigators to brief media from Wuhan at 4pm local time; Russia official death toll half of figure listed by state statistics agency Oxford vaccine ‘10% effective against South African variant’ Disease experts warn of surge in deaths from variants as US…

Read More On the eve of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly US Capitol attack, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority and minority leaders, have laid out the framework for the trial. ’All parties have agreed to a structure that will ensure a fair and honest Senate impeachment…

Read More On the eve of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly US Capitol attack, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority and minority leaders, have laid out the framework for the trial. ’All parties have agreed to a structure that will ensure a fair and honest Senate impeachment…

Read More German prosecutors have charged a 100-year-old man with aiding and abetting murder at the Sachsenhausen death camp. The suspect was a guard at the infamous Nazi camp where 100,000 perished. The man, who resides in the state of Brandenburg, not far from Berlin, stands accused of complicity in 3,518 cases of murder, Germany’s…

Read More German prosecutors have charged a 100-year-old man with aiding and abetting murder at the Sachsenhausen death camp. The suspect was a guard at the infamous Nazi camp where 100,000 perished. The man, who resides in the state of Brandenburg, not far from Berlin, stands accused of complicity in 3,518 cases of murder, Germany’s…

Read MoreScientists say the COVID variant first discovered in the U.K. could become the dominant strain in the U.S. in just a few weeks, increasing the need for Americans to get vaccinated as quickly as possible. Meg Oliver reports.Scientists say the COVID variant first discovered in the U.K. could become the dominant strain in the…

Read MoreScientists say the COVID variant first discovered in the U.K. could become the dominant strain in the U.S. in just a few weeks, increasing the need for Americans to get vaccinated as quickly as possible. Meg Oliver reports.Scientists say the COVID variant first discovered in the U.K. could become the dominant strain in the…

Read More Do you know your countries by sight? View Entire Post › Do you know your countries by sight?View Entire Post ›

Read More Read the full story, “How My Dad Captured This Famous Photo of Martin Luther King Jr.”, on globalissues.org → Read the full story, “How My Dad Captured This Famous Photo of Martin Luther King Jr.”, on globalissues.org →

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Read More Shireen Al-Adeimi of Michigan State University argues the U.S. has done “everything except for pulling the trigger” in the war in Yemen. She tells NPR she’s skeptical of a U.S. role in creating peace. (Image credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images) Shireen Al-Adeimi of Michigan State University argues the U.S. has done “everything…

Read More Last of Sydney’s laws shutting down drinking venues by 1.30am to be removed. Follow all the latest news and updates, live 11.04pm GMT The decision to repeal lockout laws in Sydney’s Kings Cross – the last zone the controversial laws have remained in place – will breathe new life into the Sydney icon,…

Read More BANGKOK, Feb 08 (IPS) – Myanmar is in a deep political crisis. Over the past week — reminiscent of the pro-democracy demonstrations of 1988 — Myanmar’s citizens are openly and publicly challenging the country’s powerful military, whose coup earlier this month now threatens to stifle the country’s fledgling democracy. Read the full story,…

Read More Breach led to a ‘significant and potentially dangerous’ increase of sodium hydroxide, the main ingredient in drain cleaners Breach led to a ‘significant and potentially dangerous’ increase of sodium hydroxide, the main ingredient in drain cleaners

Read More Board died at Thuringowa after she was hit by a car that had allegedly been following a stolen Hyundai during a suspected vigilante pursuit A man has been charged with murder over a crash that killed a young woman riding her motorbike near Townsville. Jennifer Board, 22, died at Thuringowa on Friday night…

Read More Salvatore Anello changed plea to guilty to allow family to move forward from tragedy Salvatore Anello changed plea to guilty to allow family to move forward from tragedy

Read MoreDramatic video shows an avalanche burying a group of snowmobilers on the same day another slide kills four.Dramatic video shows an avalanche burying a group of snowmobilers on the same day another slide kills four.