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Norway Raises Concern Over Vaccine Jabs for the Elderly

Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2021

Norway expressed increasing concern about the safety of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine on elderly people with serious underlying health conditions after raising an estimate of the number who died after receiving inoculations to 29.

China authorizes coastguard to fire on foreign vessels in disputed waters of East China and South China Seas

Posted on Saturday, January 23, 2021

China has passed a law that for the first time explicitly allows its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make the contested waters around China even more volatile.

Taiwan denounces incursion of air defense zone by Chinese fighter jets, bombers

Posted on Saturday, January 23, 2021

Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles to "monitor" the incursion, the island's Defence Ministry said.

ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad suicide attacks killing at least 32

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2021

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing in Baghdad this week that killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100.

US to Offer Russia 5-year Extension on Nuclear Treaty

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2021

The new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to offer Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is set to expire February 5, U.S. officials said Thursday.

Pakistan Announces Successful Test of Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile

Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Pakistan said Wednesday that it had successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the Arabian Sea, aimed at “revalidating” the weapon’s operational and technical parameters.

A coalition of tech and health giants is working on a digital COVID-19 passport

Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2021

A group of tech giants and health organizations are working together in developing a digital COVID-19 vaccination passport that would give holders access to countries and businesses requiring proof of inoculation, the Hill reports. Called the Vaccination Credential…

Italy’s Conte Narrowly Wins Confidence Vote

Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Italy’s embattled Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte won a crucial Senate confidence vote Tuesday night, allowing him to keep his shaky coalition afloat.

Iran imposes sanctions on Trump, Pompeo

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Iran on Tuesday imposed sanctions on President Donald Trump and a number of members of his administration over their alleged role in support of “terrorism,” according to its foreign ministry website.

Iran says it is producing half a kilo of 20% enriched uranium every day

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said Monday that the country was producing almost 500 grams of uranium enriched to 20 percent purity a day, after beginning to do so earlier this month in…

U.S. declares China engaged in genocide against Uighurs

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The U.S. government on Tuesday declared that China’s communist government is guilty of carrying out genocide and crimes against humanity against Uighur ethnic minorities and others in western China.

Nine Iraqi soldiers killed and dozens wounded in airstrikes near Baghdad

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021

An Iranian media network has said nine Iraqi army soldiers were killed and dozens were wounded in airstrikes near Baghdad, Iraq on Monday night, Israel National News (INN) reports. Citing an Iraqi security source, the Al-Alam network said…

Experts Probing Virus Origin Quarantine in Wuhan As Pompeo Calls Again For Lab Scrutiny

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2021

International experts probing the origins of the novel coronavirus are holding virtual meetings from their Wuhan hotel rooms as they work their way through a mandatory 14-day quarantine period which began last Thursday, after the Chinese government eventually…

Kremlin Critic Navalny Jailed For Month After Returning Home

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2021

A Russian court has jailed the nation's most prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for 30 days despite several countries' calls to release him immediately. The decision came shortly after Navalny was detained following his return from Germany, where…

German local authorities to open detention centers for people who repeatedly disobey quarantine rules

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2021

German regional authorities are opening detention centers in which to hold people who repeatedly refuse to quarantine after exposure to COVID-19, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Legal experts have said state governments are authorized to detain people for…

Germany and France Oppose Trump’s Twitter Exile

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2021

Germany and France attacked Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. after U.S. President Donald Trump was shut off from the social media platforms, in an extension of Europe’s battle with big tech.

Pompeo hits Iran, China, Cuba in last-minute sanctions push

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2021

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday imposed sanctions on three of his primary targets — China, Iran and Cuba — in a last-minute push aimed in part at boxing in President-elect Joe Biden.

Russia follows US to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2021

Russia said Friday it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the U.S. exit from the pact.

Russia Detains Returning Kremlin Critic Navalny

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2021

Russia’s prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport Sunday after returning from Germany, where he received medical treatment for nerve agent poisoning.

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• Much of Kyiv Without Heat After Deadly Strikes In Freezing Temperatures (Worthy News Radio)
• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Plans U.S. Trip For Talks With Trump Amid Continued Fighting (Worthy News Radio)
• Europe’s Monarchs Call For Unity And Compassion In Christmas Addresses
• Bangladesh Opposition Leader Returns Home After 17 Years, Draws Massive Crowds
• Liechtenstein In Shock Over Suspected Murders, Suicide
• Eritrean People-Smuggling Suspect Extradited To Netherlands For Trial Amid Concerns

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