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Moosejaw Today 2022-01-19Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first shipment of an oral COVID-19 pill is making its way across Canada but is no substitute for vaccination against the rapidly spreading virus. The antiviral drug Paxlovid is meant to protect against hospitalization and death. Canada has purchased one million courses for delivery this year....
Libya still the most popular starting point for illegal migration to Europe
The National 2022-01-19Libya was the most popular departure point for illegal crossings into southern Europe last year, the European Border and Guard Agency said. One-third of about 200,000 people who were stopped last year by coastal and border guards in European countries had arrived by crossing the Central Mediterranean. The route runs from...
IEA tweaks oil demand projections higher (Argus Media Limited)
Public Technologies 2022-01-19) The IEA has slightly increased its global oil demand growth projections after consumption rose by 1.1mn b/d year on year in the fourth quarter. "We have raised our global demand estimates by 200,000 b/d for 2021 and 2022 - resulting in growth of 5.5mn b/d and 3.3 b/d, respectively - due to softer Covid restrictions," the Paris-based...
UK PM Johnson faces 'pork pie' plot to trigger leadership challenge
Hong Kong Standard 2022-01-19British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Wednesday amid a revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street. Propelled into the top job to "get Brexit done", Johnson in 2019 won his party's biggest majority in more than 30 years but now faces...
SYRIZA to Mitsotakis: Set the minimum wage at 800 euros right now
Greek City Times 2022-01-17“The society is paying a very high price for Mitsotakis’ government,” stated main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance spokesperson Nassos Iliopoulos when referring to the price hike and the minimum wage increase. Speaking to Alpha FM on Sunday, Iliopoulos noted that the key-proposal for the rescue to the small and medium sized...
Novak Djokovic lands in Dubai after Australia deportation
The Times of India 2022-01-17DUBAI: Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic landed in Dubai on Monday after his sensational deportation from Australia over his coronavirus vaccination status put his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title on hold. As the Australian Open got under way in Melbourne, the men's defending champion stepped off an Emirates plane carrying two bags...
Boris Johnson battles for survival as ‘Partygate’ engulfs UK Tories
Live Mint 2022-01-17Boris Johnson faces another bruising week, with his future as U.K. prime minister in the balance amid a furious public backlash over rule-breaking parties at his Downing Street office. Six lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party have already called on Johnson to resign over allegations of alcohol-fueled get-togethers involving Downing Street...
Mexico drops all Covid-19 entry requirements
Free West Media 2022-01-16Mexico is witnessing a Covid-19 surge at the moment. The 7-day case average is 18 846, an increase from the 2 756 7-day case average two weeks ago. But Mexico has not enforced any fresh restrictions since the Omicron wave started and has now returned to 2019 normality for tourists, because cases are not confounded with deaths. Mexico City All...
Thousands protest against tougher Covid rules in France
Russia Today 2022-01-16Protesters marched against the vaccine pass and tighter Covid restrictions in Paris More than 50,000 people protested against stricter Covid-19 measures in France on Saturday, as the upper house of parliament approved a bill introducing a vaccine pass. Around...
Protesters hit French streets to fight new vaccine pass
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Calls grow for UK PM to resign over lockdown ‘parties’
Al Jazeera 2022-01-15Calls are growing for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after more revelations came to light about regular parties organised at Downing Street that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, with Labour party leader Keir Starmer saying Johnson was “unable to lead”. The UK prime minister witnessed weekly “wine-time Friday” drinking sessions by his...
5 New Corruption Charges Against Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Voa News 2022-01-15Myanmar’s junta Friday leveled five new corruption charges against deposed National League for Democracy party chief Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a source close to the secret court where she is being tried, bringing the total number of crimes she stands accused of to 16. The charges, which were also brought against former President Win Myint, are...
Fresh No 10 rule-breaking claims emerge as PM puts fightback plan in place
Belfast Telegraph 2022-01-15Fresh allegations of rule-breaking in Downing Street have emerged as it was reported Boris Johnson is looking to reboot his leadership after a bruising week. The Prime Minister’s administration was forced to apologise on Friday to Buckingham Palace after it emerged two staff parties were reportedly held on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s...
Country bans unvaccinated from offices
Russia Today 2022-01-15Singapore, one of the world’s most vaccinated countries against Covid-19, rolled out new restrictions targeting the unjabbed The Republic of Singapore has officially banned unvaccinated employees from working in person, removing a previous policy that allowed them to work if they provided negative Covid-19 tests. The ban was implemented on Saturday...
PM needs more info on Quebec's no-vax tax, Ottawa struggles to deliver rapid tests
North Shore News 2022-01-12Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he needs more information before he can say whether he supports Quebec’s anti-vaccination tax, as Ottawa struggled to make good on its promise to deliver COVID-19 rapid tests. Trudeau said Quebec has reassured the federal government that its plan to tax adult residents who are not vaccinated against...
Arrests at massive anti-lockdown protest
Russia Today 2022-01-10Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Belgian capital of Brussels to protest the government’s Covid-19 restrictions A massive crowd flooded the streets of the Belgian capital, with demonstrators calling for “freedom” and demanding that authorities abolish the Covid-19 health pass required to enter various venues. The large-scale...
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Only levelling up can save Johnsonism from being little but a hollow creed
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'I can feel it': Djokovic sends thanks for the support
North Shore News 2022-01-07The top men's tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, spent Orthodox Christmas in an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over the country's COVID-19 rules and compete in the Australian Open. Djokovic received calls from his native Serbia, including from his parents and the president, who hoped...
Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID-19
The Siasat Daily 2022-01-07Tokyo: Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Given the sudden surge in infections, the medical system runs the risk of suffering a heavy burden in the near future, Daishiro Yamagiwa, the minister in charge of COVID-19...
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