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Int´l: Tokyo reports over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases
TOKYO - Japan's capital Tokyo confirmed 5,534 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, topping the 5,000 mark for the second straight day, with another record high of over 25,000 new...
Read moreUS Embassy warns Americans in Kabul to take shelter, says airport reportedly UNDER FIRE amid hasty evacuation of western missions
The US Embassy in Kabul has warned Americans heading for the city’s airport to shelter in place instead, stating that the airport was “taking fire.” The airport is packed with...
Read moreHaiti: Death toll from earthquake rises to 1,297 – civil protection authorities
At least 1,297 people have died in a strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the nation's civil protection agency said in an updated statement on Twitter on Sunday....
Read moreCovid-19: Lawyers are challenging one of the UK’s few remaining restrictions
Lawyers are challenging one of the United Kingdom's few remaining restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus: the insistence that some international arrivals submit to a period...
Read moreInt´l: The European Union looks at fresh travel ban from US
The EU conducts regular reviews of the list of countries from which travelers can arrive in the bloc, with its ban on travel from the US being lifted in June...
Read moreNew Cold War: Some Western pundits want to break up Russia & China & see their people impoverished & starving, but it won’t work
By Paul Robinson, a professor at the University of Ottawa. He writes about Russian and Soviet history, military history, and military ethics, and is author of the Irrussianality blog http://t.me/irrussian Strategy is all about...
Read moreUnited Nations sets up forum to counter racism against Africans
The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution on Monday establishing the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial...
Read moreInt´l: China’s new ambassador to the US, pledged to work to get bilateral relations back on track
China's new ambassador to the United States, who arrived in the country Wednesday, pledged to work to get bilateral relations back on track amid a period fraught with tension. "Looking...
Read moreThe Russian Navy can detect any enemy and launch a “lethal strike “if needed — Putin
The Russian Navy can detect any enemy and launch a "lethal strike "if needed, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, a month after a UK warship angered Moscow by passing...
Read moreUK health secretary deletes tweet telling Brits not to ‘cower’ from Covid-19 after sparking uproar
Javid – who tested positive for Covid-19 one week ago on July 17 – took to social media on Saturday to announce his “full recovery” and promote vaccination. “Symptoms were very mild, thanks to...
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