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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…

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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.

Read MoreEuropean champions to face Tigres in the final after beating Egypt’s Al-Ahli in the semifinal.European champions to face Tigres in the final after beating Egypt’s Al-Ahli in the semifinal.

Read MoreDespite concern over supply, Anthony Fauci says study on taking only one vaccine dose could take months to complete.Despite concern over supply, Anthony Fauci says study on taking only one vaccine dose could take months to complete.

Read More Pope Francis condemned political cults of personality and said mature democracies must ensure the rule of law prevails over political interests, in what was widely interpreted as a condemnation of populism. “The development of a democratic consciousness demands that emphasis on individual personalities be overcome and that respect for the rule of law…

Read More A week after Myanmar’s military seized power, it imposed restrictions in major cities to quell growing protests, as the coup’s leader promised a new election in his first televised address. (Image credit: Stringer/Getty Images/Getty Images) A week after Myanmar’s military seized power, it imposed restrictions in major cities to quell growing protests, as…

Read MoreHealth officials are working with international scientists to draw up new COVID strategy after original plan’s halting.Health officials are working with international scientists to draw up new COVID strategy after original plan’s halting.

Read More The leader of Myanmar’s military junta has pledged to hold a new election and cede power to the winner, in his first speech since deposing State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup last week. Addressing the country via state TV on Monday, military ruler General Min Aung Hlaing said…

Read More The leader of Myanmar’s military junta has pledged to hold a new election and cede power to the winner, in his first speech since deposing State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup last week. Addressing the country via state TV on Monday, military ruler General Min Aung Hlaing said…

Read More Around 100,000 people in South Africa could be given the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to test if it is effective at protecting against the local variant of the virus, the government’s chief scientific adviser said on Monday. South Africa’s health minister announced on Sunday that the government was putting a “temporary hold” on its…

Read More Around 100,000 people in South Africa could be given the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to test if it is effective at protecting against the local variant of the virus, the government’s chief scientific adviser said on Monday. South Africa’s health minister announced on Sunday that the government was putting a “temporary hold” on its…

Read More NEW DELHI, India, Feb 08 (IPS) – Over the years, Turkey has survived three Coup d’état in which its military forces took power, in 1960, 1971 and 1980. The coup in 1997, was carried out in a “post-modern way”, where generals sat down with the then prime minister, Necmettin Erbakan and forced him…

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Read MoreA Florida businessman whose fraud-busting business was exposed as a fraud has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison in a case in which prosecutors showed Rudy Giuliani was used as a consultant to attract investorsA Florida businessman whose fraud-busting business was exposed as a fraud has been sentenced to a…

Read MoreA Florida businessman whose fraud-busting business was exposed as a fraud has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison in a case in which prosecutors showed Rudy Giuliani was used as a consultant to attract investorsA Florida businessman whose fraud-busting business was exposed as a fraud has been sentenced to a…

Read More Boy, now 16, given rehabilitation order for leading neo-Nazi cell from his grandmother’s house when aged just 13 Britain’s youngest ever convicted terrorist, who led a neo-Nazi cell from his grandmother’s house, has been sentenced to a two-year non-custodial rehabilitation order. The boy, now 16, from south-east Cornwall, was just 13 when he…

Read More Boy, now 16, given rehabilitation order for leading neo-Nazi cell from his grandmother’s house when aged just 13 Britain’s youngest ever convicted terrorist, who led a neo-Nazi cell from his grandmother’s house, has been sentenced to a two-year non-custodial rehabilitation order. The boy, now 16, from south-east Cornwall, was just 13 when he…

Read More KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 08 (IPS) – Kul Chandra Gautam, a Nepali diplomat, is a former Assistant Secretary-General of the UN and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF. (www.kulgautam.org). He is also the author of the recently-published “Global Citizen from Gulmi: My Journey from the Hills of Nepal to the Halls of the United Nations”The…

Read More More than 100 victims of the Islamic State were buried after bodies recovered from a mass grave More than 100 victims of the Islamic State were buried after bodies recovered from a mass grave