Sat 14 January 2023: In response to accusations that it was hiding data, China has revealed roughly 60,000 fatalities among COVID patients since the beginning of December. The National Health Commission reported on Saturday that the “emergency peak” of COVID-19’s most recent surge appears to have passed. The death toll from December 8 through Thursday […]
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Sat 14 January 2023: A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced today. The ban will include single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers. This ban will be introduced from October 2023, allowing businesses time to […]
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Kyiv residents shelter in underground metro station Russia launches missile attacks FILE PHOTO Sat 14 January 2023: The British defence ministry has said the deployment of a group of at least 10 vessels of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF) on January 11 was unlikely to be in preparation for amphibious assault operations. The BSF “continues […]
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Sat 14 January 2023: A warship, maritime patrol plane and drone have been deployed to monitor the Chinese vessel in the North Natuna Sea. Indonesia has deployed a warship to its North Natuna Sea to monitor a Chinese coast guard vessel that has been active in a resource-rich maritime area both countries claim as their […]
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Sat 14 January 2023: Akbari was a former deputy defence minister, who Iran alleges shared information on senior officials. Tehran, Iran – Iran has executed a former deputy defence minister on allegations of spying for the United Kingdom. The judiciary’s official news outlet confirmed on Saturday morning that Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national, was hanged […]
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Sat 14 January 2023: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune yesterday inaugurated the Nelson Mandela Stadium in the capital in the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football, and Mandla Mandela, the grandson of the South African leader. According to the Anadolu Agency, the Algerian president was received by several […]
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Fri 13 January 2023: Due to cybersecurity concerns, the governors of Wisconsin and North Carolina have signed decrees outlawing TikTok on government-owned devices, following other states and the federal government in doing the same, Reuters reported. Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin announced on Thursday that he was also banning vendors, goods, and services from additional […]
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Fri 13 January 2023: A Russian foreign ministry official has said Belarus may enter the conflict in Ukraine if Kyiv decides to “invade” either country. In an interview with state media, Aleksey Polishchuk said Russia’s joint drills with Belarus were designed to prevent escalation, but warned that Belarus may join the Ukraine conflict if it […]
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Fri 13 January 2023: Democratic lawmakers urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to revoke Jair Bolsonaro’s visa, arguing that the United States shouldn’t provide asylum to anyone involved in violence against Brazil’s recently elected government. Bolsonaro, a close ally of former US president Donald Trump, travelled to Florida rather than attend President Luiz Inacio Lula […]
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Fri 13 January 2023: Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated in its latest report, released on Thursday, that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face “impossible conditions” for safe and voluntary return to their homeland of Rakhine State in Myanmar. “Rohingya suffer threats, extortion, and ill-treatment by Bangladeshi security forces and other authorities,” the rights organization stated in its World Report 2023. […]
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