Sun 13 February 2022: On Sunday, Swiss voters went to the polls to tighten tobacco restrictions by banning practically all tobacco product promotion. A final tally of ballots revealed that over 57 percent of voters and 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons supported the near-total tobacco advertising ban. Switzerland lags considerably behind most rich countries in […]
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Sun 13 February 2022: On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expressed hope that tensions between Russia and Ukraine would be resolved without escalation, but urged Israelis to leave Ukraine as quickly as possible. “We do not know what the developments will be between Russia and Ukraine. Like the rest of the world, we hope […]
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Sun 13 February 2022: Switzerland’s voters will decide on Sunday whether to make history by becoming the first country to outlaw animal testing in a referendum that will also examine strengthening cigarette advertising restrictions. Campaigners who want to ban all tests on mice, rats, and other animals gathered enough signatures to hold a vote under […]
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Ambassador of Russia to Sweden Viktor Tatarintsev. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 13 February 2022: Viktor Tatarintsev, Russia’s outspoken ambassador to Sweden, told a Swedish newspaper that Moscow “doesn’t give a s***” about Western sanctions over the Ukraine issue. “Excuse my language, but we don’t give a s*** about all their sanctions”, Viktor Tatarintsev told the Aftonbladet newspaper […]
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Sun 13 February 2022: On Saturday, shortly after a “Freedom Convoy” protesting COVID-19 restrictions arrived in Paris, French police shot tear gas at demonstrators on the Champs Elysees avenue. Protesters in cars managed to slip through police checks in central Paris, causing traffic to bottleneck around the Arc de Triomphe monument. The vehicles brandished French […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: On Friday, New York City was set to fire about 3,000 municipal employees for missing a deadline to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The probable dismissals come amid mounting opposition to coronavirus restrictions in North America, as governments unilaterally abolish mask laws. Under directives issued by former mayor Bill de Blasio last […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: NASA is well-known for releasing stunning photographs and films from orbit. This time, the space agency stunned the internet by sharing a video of a “pepperoni” storm raging above Jupiter. The video is of an infrared view of Jupiter’s north pole. “The movie utilises imagery derived from data collected by the […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: Russia announced on Saturday that it has withdrawn some of its diplomatic personnel from Ukraine, citing concerns over provocation from Kyiv and its allies in retaliation to similar steps by the US, the UK, and other countries. “Obviously, this is due to the fact that our Western colleagues apparently know something […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: During a phone call with Western allies, US President Joe Biden reportedly warned them that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, could strike Ukraine on February 16. The leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, Poland, Romania, and France, as well as the NATO secretary general and the president of the […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: Despite a police ban, protesters unhappy with pandemic restrictions traveled toward Paris in separate convoys of camper vans, vehicles, and trucks on Friday in an attempt to blockade the French city. Truckers who have blockaded Canada’s capital and barred border crossings fueled the protests, which were organized online. However, the French […]
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