Focus Washington October 2021

Trump Confident He’d Beat DeSantis if He Faces Him in 2024 Primary

October 4, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Though he does not believe Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will run against him, former President Donald Trump said in an interview with Yahoo Finance Live that he’d beat him if they face each other […]

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US Worried about Provocative Military Activity Displayed by China near Taiwan

October 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Beijing’s most recent air power muscle flexing near the self-governing island of Taiwan, the US State Department underlined on Sunday the US concerns about the destabilizing military provocations by China, The Hill reports. State […]

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Nothing Stops the WHO to Approve Sputnik V Vaccine, Russia Claims

October 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Apart some paperwork that still remains to be completed, no barriers exist for the Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to be registered after all the barriers have been cleared with the World Health Organization (WHO), […]

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Woman’s March Saw Thousands of Activists Protesting against Abortion Ban

October 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Thousands women gathered Saturday on 660 marches across the United States, including on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington DC and in front of the Texas Capitol, to protest the increased state restrictions […]

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US Must Unfreeze $10 Billion for Iran to Restart Nuclear Talks

October 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tehran will only consider returning to nuclear talks if the US State Department demonstrates good will and unfreezes $10 billion of Iran’s frozen funds, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Saturday, Times of Israel […]

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Taliban to Protect Afghan Borders with Suicide Bombers

October 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An exclusive battalion of suicide bombers will be deployed by the radical Taliban to protect the Afghanistan borders with China and Takjikistan, particularly in the Badakhshan province, Badakhshan Province deputy governor Mullah Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi […]

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Women’s March to Protest Abortion Laws on Saturday across the US

October 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The cities in the United States will see on Saturday more than 600 “Rally for Abortion Justice” marches gathering the women and women’s rights activists in support of reproductive rights with the largest rally expected […]

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Despite Wide Available Jabs, COVID Claimed Over 700,000 Lives in US

October 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As of 01:00 GMT on Saturday, the staistics from Johns Hopkins University showed that 700,258 Americans have died of COVID with the United States having one of the highest recent death rates of any country […]

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Though Biden Banned Them, Border Patrol Horse Unit ‘Alive and Kicking’

October 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite the White House claiming last week that mounted agents had been pulled from their saddles following false abuse allegations, the US Border Patrol is still using its horse-mounted patrols, Washington Examiner reported. An unidentified […]

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Teachers Request to Block Jab Mandate Denied by the US Supreme Court

October 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Just one day after a group of New York City teachers filed an emergency appeal to the nation’s highest court to block Covid-19 vaccination mandate for public teachers, Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied the the request […]

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OSCE Mission’s Mandate at Russian-Ukrainian Border Expired

October 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After being an important confidence-building measure for more than seven years, OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian-Ukrainian border expired on September 30 after Russian Federation’s decision not to extend its mandate. The Mission had a […]

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Spanish NGO Apologizes over PR Stunt Advertising Russian Virgins for Sex

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After provoking a public and diplomatic outcry with its highly controversial campaign, the Spanish anti-prostitution charity Nueva Vida has issued an apology on Thursday for casting fictional Russian teenagers as prostitutes in its anti-human trafficking […]

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Russia’s Ryabkov Argues AUKUS Challenges Non-Proliferation Regime

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite angering France and concerning China since it was announced, the trilateral security pact between Australia, the US and the UK (AUKUS) under which Australia will obtain nuclear submarine technology from the United States, it […]

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Merck’s Experimental Covid Pill Cuts in Half Risk of Death, Hospitalization

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The interim results of the clinical trial of molnupiravir, Merck & Co Inc’s experimental oral drug for Covid-19, published on Friday show that it reduces the chance of hospitalization or death for people at risk […]

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The Blame Game over Turbulent US Exit from Afghanistan Continues

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

More than a month has passed since Biden Administration ended the hastened and largely chaotic withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan, but Washington is struggling to grasp how the vast, over two decades long […]

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Over 90.000 Jobs in Saudi Asset and Utility Management Targeted for Nationals

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As part of the government spending efficiency program, the Budget Forecast report published on Thursday by the Saudi Ministry of Finance shows its efforts to increase employment localization within the asset and utility management sector, […]

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Apple Pay Flaw Puts Users At Fraud Risk

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

iPhone users: Remove Visa as a transport card on your Apple Pay. That’s the latest advice from researchers and experts, who have said they have uncovered a flaw that would allow hackers to bypass security […]

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Australian Border to Reopen for First Time in Pandemic

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Australia is reopening its border for the first time since the Covid pandemic began. But don’t get your passports ready quite yet, unless you’re a vaccinated Australian citizen or a relative. Australian Prime Minister Scott […]

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US, Russia to Set Up Two Expert Working Groups on Strategic Stability

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest round of discussions aimed at ironing out the tensions between the world’s top two nuclear powers, interagency delegations from the United States and the Russian Federation convened on Thursday in Geneva for […]

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Tunisia Appoints First Female Prime Minister

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tunisia has appointed its first female Prime Minister, making her the first woman to lead a government in the Arab world. Najla Bouden Ramadhane, a university engineer with World Bank experience, was appointed on Wednesday […]

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CDC Urges Pregnant Women to Get Vaccinated

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent recommendation for pregnant women to get their Covid vaccines. Pregnant people with symptomatic Covid cases have been proven to have a higher risk of admission […]

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