Sun 13 February 2022: A new UN report details a ‘widespread and systematic programme’ of abuse in Xinjiang as well as China’s vehement denial. China continues to carry out discriminatory work policies, such as forced labour, impossible production expectations and long working hours, against the Uighurs in its northwest province of Xinjiang, a United Nations committee […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: Russia announced on Saturday that it has withdrawn some of its diplomatic personnel from Ukraine, citing concerns over provocation from Kyiv and its allies in retaliation to similar steps by the US, the UK, and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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Sat 12 February 2022: Pfizer’s COVID-19 medication Paxlovid has received “conditional” approval in China to treat adults with mild to moderate sickness and a high risk of developing severe disease. The medicine has been approved in around 40 nations so far, with the European Union allowing member states to use it as an emergency measure […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: After the US warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine may start in days, US President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday. Presidents Biden and Putin are set to hold talks on Saturday as Washington detailed increasingly vivid accounts of a possible attack […]
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Sat 12 February 2022: The US government is seeking to free up half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan central bank assets on its soil to help the Afghan people, pending a judicial decision, while holding the rest to satisfy lawsuits against the Taliban from victims of terrorism, the White House said on Friday, Reuters reports. President […]
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Fri 11 February 2022: The High Court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka blocked students, Thursday, from wearing religious garments until a case on the matter is decided, Anadolu News Agency reports. A three-judge panel was hearing the case to decide if schools and colleges can order students not to wear the hijab or headscarves in […]
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Fri 11 February 2022: Turkey’s media and telecom regulator gave three international news agencies 72 hours to secure an operating licence on Wednesday. The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) announced that German public broadcaster – Deutsche Welle, US broadcaster – Voice of America and France-based network – Euronews, would have their content blocked unless […]
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Fri 11 February 2022: Senators Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich of the United States of America have claimed that the CIA is conducting a secret operation to collect bulk data on American individuals and have pushed the agency to reveal details about it. The letter was addressed to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, and […]
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