Wed 22 December 2021: Concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have prompted Israel to offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to health workers and people over the age of 60. Late Tuesday, a Health Ministry expert panel recommended the fourth shot, which Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hailed as […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: At a court hearing, the man accused of killing British parliamentarian David Amess in a church where he was meeting voters in October pleaded not guilty. Ali Harbi Ali, 25, is accused of stabbing Amess multiple times in a church hall in Southend, England, where he was meeting voters from his […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: According to Reuters, the European Commission adopted rules on Tuesday that will make the European Union COVID-19 certificate valid for travel nine months after the primary vaccination schedule is completed. The new rules will take effect on February 1 and will apply to all 27 EU member states, according to the […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: Iran’s top diplomat in Yemen died on Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Ambassador Hassan Irlu died after being recalled from war-torn Yemen for “medical treatment,” according to Iran. Irlu was removed from his post, according to the Wall Street Journal, due to growing tensions between […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: After a coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the India government announced today that twenty YouTube Channels and two websites have been blocked for spreading ‘anti-India’ propaganda. The majority of the content dealt with sensitive national security issues, according to the ministry. Among the 20 […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: Despite an increase in Covid cases, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country will not be put on lockdown until at least Christmas. British scientists, on the other hand, disagree with him. Leading medical experts have stated that imposing a lockdown in the country until the New Year or […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: The State Capture Commission says it expects to hand over its report in three tranches over the next few months. In a statement, commission chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, explained that while the commission has been working to have the final report ready by the end of December as previously […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: Hundreds of protesters have marched through the streets of Kabul towards the shuttered United States’ embassy, urging the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets. Holding banners reading, “Let us eat” and “Give us our frozen money”, the protesters chanted slogans and marched down a central avenue on Tuesday, with the ruling Taliban providing […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: According to a new review of the US Defense Department, nearly 100 service members actively participated in the January 6 Capitol attack carried out by Trump supporters. Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin ordered a review of the department’s policies on countering extremism within the ranks in February 2021. After suspicions that some […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: The UN’s special envoy for Syria said Monday that the country has become a “haven” for mercenaries, drug traffickers, and terrorists. In his briefing to UN Security Council members, Geir Pedersen said the Syrian people have continued to suffer from violence and human rights abuses this year. “Syria continues to radiate […]
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