Fri 11 February 2022: Since its launch a month ago, more than 200 alleged victims of child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church have contacted the commission to share their stories. People born between 1933 and 2006, from diverse backgrounds, from all regions of the country, as well as Portuguese nationals residing abroad, have […]
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Fri 11 February 2022: President Joe Biden has urged United States citizens in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing the threat of Russian invasion amid the ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe. “American citizens should leave now,” Biden said in a pre-taped interview with NBC News that was released on Thursday, reiterating a message from […]
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Thu 10 February 2022: As tensions over the Ukraine situation continue to rise, a new report claims that Kyiv is collecting Bitcoin donations to fund a possible war against Russia. According to Elliptic, a blockchain analytics business, donations worth thousands of dollars have poured into non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and volunteer groups, growing by more than […]
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[Russian Foreign Ministry/Twitter] _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thu 10 February 2022: The foreign minister of the United Kingdom was greeted with a cold reception in Moscow on Thursday, as London’s efforts to intervene in the Ukraine issue hit a snag. During Liz Truss’ visit to Moscow, she had a tense exchange of ideas with her Russian counterpart, Sergey […]
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Thu 10 February 2022: According to financial results released Wednesday, revenue for the Walt Disney Company increased by 34% from October to December 2021. Revenues increased to more than $21.8 billion in the company’s first fiscal quarter, which ended on January 1, 2022. This is up from $16.2 billion in the same time the previous […]
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In Dortmund Muslims took to the streets and drew attention to Islamophobia. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thu 10 February 2022: Another mosque in Germany was vandalized after unknown attackers painted the shape of a swastika on one of its doors on Wednesday, according to an official. Turgut Ülker from the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) stated that […]
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Thu 10 February 2022: As Canadians’ frustration with the occupation of their national capital grows, protests echoed throughout the world on Wednesday, this time in France, where hundreds of trucks and cars drove from southern France to Paris to express their displeasure with the country’s vaccination policies. The Ottawa protests, which were planned by loosely […]
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Thu 10 February 2022: The US National Archives, which oversees the preservation of presidential documents, reportedly requested a probe into President Donald Trump’s handling of government documents in a letter to the Justice Department on Wednesday, according to The Washington Post. The National Archives reported on Monday that it had retrieved 15 boxes of documents […]
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Thu 10 February 2022: SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned commercial space company, said 40 of the 49 satellites it launched on February 3 “will reenter or already have reentered” Earth’s atmosphere due to the storm. Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s ambitious Starlink project suffered a massive hit this week when its almost 40 satellites were damaged […]
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Wed 09 February 2022: The US state of New York will end its mask mandate for most indoor places starting February 10, Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are not where we were in early December. The mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, like grocery stores, shops and […]
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