Wed 19 January 2022: In the midst of growing tensions with Russia, Germany restated its opposition to delivering arms to Ukraine on Wednesday. Steffen Hebestreit, a spokesman for the German government, said there had been no change in the administration’s position during a press conference in Berlin. “There will be no shipment of lethal weapons […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: The majority of Covid restrictions in the UK will be eased next week, according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who made the statement on Wednesday (January 19). In addition, he stated that starting Monday, Covid’s isolation period would be reduced to 5 days (January 24). He did warn, however, that […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: The Fankfurt’s higher regional court began on Wednesday the trial of Syrian doctor, Alaa Mousa, 36, for crimes against humanity including torture and murder, while working at Syrian regime military hospitals in 2011 and 2012. According to federal prosecutors, Mousa faces 18 counts of torturing detainees in Homs and Damascus, including […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: A genocide of Muslims in India could be about to take place, an expert said to have predicted the massacre of the Tutsi in Rwanda years before it took place in 1994, has warned. Gregory Stanton, the founder and director of Genocide Watch, said during a US congressional briefing there were […]
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SA President Cyril Ramaphosa at the official launch of the Nant-SA Vaccine Manufacturing Campus, Brackengate Business Park, Brackenfel. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wed 19 January 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the newly launched vaccine manufacturing facility campus at Brackengate in Cape Town will usher in a new era in healthcare, medicines and vaccines […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: Pension money for staff at the energy company, British Gas, was used for buying shares in the Israeli spyware developer, NSO Group, which was responsible for the hacking of tens of thousands of people’s devices over the years, a report has revealed. According to the Financial Times newspaper, the retirement investment fund and […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: After a new cluster of COVID-19 cases was traced to a pet shop, Hong Kong ordered the cull of 2,000 hamsters on Tuesday and warned pet owners not to kiss animals. The human Delta variant outbreak linked to the shop worker prompted tests on hundreds of animals, with 11 hamsters testing […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) said on Monday that ten countries’ law enforcement agencies had collaborated to shut down a VPN service named VPNLab.net that had been used by criminals to carry out cyber assaults. “This week, law enforcement authorities took action against the criminal misuse of […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: The White House warned Tuesday of an impending Russian strike on Ukraine, repeating a threat of severe economic consequences for Moscow if such an attack occurs. “We’re now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine,” spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters at a news conference. […]
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Tue 18 January 2022: On Tuesday, Russia denied removing its diplomatic staff from Ukraine, a move that some have viewed as a prelude to an invasion. According to a statement on Telegram by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, the Russian Embassy in Kyiv and consulates in other locations are operating normally. “The Embassy and Consulates […]
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