Mon 24 January 2022: Dozens of activists from China’s Uighur Muslim ethnic group marched in Istanbul, asking for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month in protest of the Chinese government’s treatment of the minority. Protesters gathered outside the Turkish Olympic Committee building in Istanbul on Sunday, carrying blue-and-white flags of the […]
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Mon 24 January 2022: The US has ordered all American staff members at the US Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country, citing increased fears that Russia, which has massed forces on the border, is poised to invade. The State Department also said in a statement on Sunday that non-essential embassy workers might leave Ukraine […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: According to the WHO Europe director, the Omicron form has shifted the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and may bring it to an end in Europe. “It’s plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame,” Hans Kluge told AFP in an interview, adding that Omicron could […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: Bitcoin appears to have lost about half of its value from its record high in November last year, as various economies try to maintain a check on the surging popularity of cryptocurrencies. The price continues to plummet. Other cryptocurrencies, in addition to Bitcoin, have had a difficult year thus far. Bitcoin […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed, Kurdish-led forces and ISIL (ISIS) fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “at least 77 IS members and 39 Kurdish fighters, including internal security forces, prison guards and counter-terrorism forces have been […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: It was the first supply of ammunition for “front-line defenders” as part of a recently approved package of US military aid for Ukraine. Following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kyiv last week, where he warned of a harsh retaliation if Russia invaded, the message was delivered. Moscow has […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s wedding has been postponed as the country implements new restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus type in the population. The “red setting” of the country’s pandemic response includes more stringent measures including mask use and gathering restrictions, which will take effect on […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: After gunfire exchanged at various army barracks, including two in the capital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s leadership claims the army did not seize control of the country on Sunday. According to a Reuters correspondent, heavy weapons firing began as early as 5:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) at the capital’s Sangoule Lamizana camp, which […]
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Sun 23 January 2022: Hackers obtained access to personal and confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people, some of whom had fled wars, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Unknown intruders breached data about 515,000 people this week, the Geneva-based agency said on Wednesday, “including those separated from their families […]
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Sat 22 January 2022: A monitor said fighting between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria raged for a third day Saturday after IS raided a prison housing jihadists, claiming over 70 casualties. The assault on the Ghwayran prison in the northern city of Hasakeh is one of IS’s most significant since its […]
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