Tue 01 February 2022: Austria is set this week to become the first country in Europe to introduce a national COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults. All citizens aged 18 and over will need to be fully vaccinated against the virus or face fines of up to €3,600. They will have until 15 March to comply […]
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Tue 01 February 2022: Amnesty International said on Tuesday that Israel is a “apartheid” state that treats Palestinians as “an inferior racial group,” echoing the assessment of other rights organizations that the Jewish state adamantly rejects. B’Tselem, an Israeli-based human rights organization, attracted criticism a year ago when it claimed that Israeli policies were geared […]
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Tue 01 February 2022: Health care workers who do not get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by March 31 will be sacked from Greece’s National Health System, according to the country’s health minister (ESY). Speaking on Skai TV, Thanos Plevris also clarified that by that date, there will be an overall measure on whether there must […]
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Tue 01 February 2022: Afghanistan’s public universities, closed since the Taliban seized power in August, will reopen in February, the Taliban acting higher education minister said on Sunday, without specifying whether female students would be able to return. Universities in warmer provinces will reopen from Feb 2, while those in colder areas would reopen on Feb 26, […]
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Tue 01 February 2022: Palau and Fiji have reported high vaccination rates allowing it to contain the virus but countries like the Solomon Islands are seeing a surge in cases. A record surge in COVID-19 cases is threatening to overwhelm hospitals and fragile health systems in the Pacific, from the Solomon Islands to Palau, according to […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: Biden says Russia to face consequences if it attacks Ukraine President Joe Biden has warned Russia it would face “swift and severe consequences” from the US and its partners if Moscow attacked Ukraine, while keeping the path of diplomacy open by suggesting the possibility of dialogue. “If Russia is sincere about […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “sorry” after Sue Gray’s report on “partygate” found “serious failure” in observing “high standards expected of those working at the heart of government.” The parties in the British prime minister’s offices have caused an outcry as leaders have called for Johnson’s resignation in the last […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: Mali’s government has given the French ambassador 72 hours to leave the country after the French authorities made “outrageous” comments regarding the country’s transitional government. In the midst of rising tensions between the West African state and its European partners over military cooperation and elections, French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: A senior leader in Yemen’s Houthi group on Sunday called for talks with the internationally-recognised government in the Sultanate of Oman to resolve the country’s crises, Anadolu news agency reported. “A political solution in Yemen is possible, if the parties to the conflict are willing to,” Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, a member of the […]
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Burkina Faso’s army (pictured) announced the overthrow of President Roch Marc Kabore. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mon 31 January 2022: The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. The bloc’s 15-member Peace and Security Council said on Twitter it had voted […]
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