Month: November 2021

Austria has announced it will introduce a vaccine mandate, making it the first European country to do so. The move comes amid soaring Covid rates and hospitalizations in the country as a fourth wave of […]

U.S. Talks Broad Use of Antiviral COVID-19 Pills

The Biden administration is considering how to expand access to possible coronavirus antiviral medicine as supply grows in the coming months, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited a source familiar with the preparations. According […]

Thanksgiving food prices rising over inflation

Thanksgiving Food Prices Up 14%, Record High in Three Decades

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Thanksgiving meal will cost Americans an estimated 14% more this year, the highest yearly rise in 31 years, yet buyers can still find bargains at grocery shops, Reuters reports. […]

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House Dems Pass Major Social Spending and Climate Bill

House Democrats secured a huge win for the party before the Thanksgiving holiday on Friday, passing their massive social spending and climate proposal 220-213, giving President Biden a boost at a challenging time for his […]

Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Coordinated Opening of Reserves in China and US

Oil has taken a fresh hit, continuing its fall from a seven-year high set in October as China said it was releasing some of its oil from strategic reserves – just days after the US […]

US Offers $10mn Award for Information on Iranian Hackers

US authorities will pay up to 10 million dollars for data on Iranian hackers, Fox News reported. Washington believes Iranian hackers attempted to interfere in the presidential elections held last year. “Award of up to […]

Saudi Arabia Chooses THAAD Over S-400 Air Defense System

Russia lost the battle to the US for the supply of S-400 air defense system to Saudi Arabia, Defense News reports. According to the news edition, Riyadh no longer considers buying the Russian S-400 air […]

Saudi Arabia Targets Secret Iranian and Hezbollah Sites in Yemen

A coalition led by Saudi Arabia has launched an extensive operation against military targets in Yemen, Saudi media reported. The kingdom’s campaign began after intercepting and destroying a drone that was attempting to attack Abha […]

Pfizer, Moderna Booster Shots Authorized by FDA for All Adults

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved booster shots of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines for all adults over the age of 18, the companies and the FDA said on Friday, expanding eligibility just in time […]

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Delta Sub-Variant Spreading Fast in U.K.

A new Covid Delta strain sub-variant is spreading in the UK, but how alarmed do we need to be? While the new variant is quickly spreading, the mutation is reportedly less likely to cause symptoms, […]

Germany’s Health Chief Warns a Bad Winter Ahead

Germany may be in for a lockdown holiday season. The head of the European country’s disease control agency said that Germany is heading for a “very bad Christmas season” unless immediate, aggressive actions are taken […]

Where is Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai?

Fear is building over the safety and well-being of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, especially as a Chinese-state media outlet published an email claiming to be from Peng, but those close to the matter believe […]

House Censures Rep Gosar for Violent Video

The House of Representatives has voted to censure Republican congressman Paul Gosar and strip him of two committees for tweeting a violent animated video in which he murders congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging swords at […]

Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record High

More Americans than ever are dying from drug overdoses. More than 100,000 people died from overdoses in one year, during the Covid pandemic, making it the highest yearly death toll from overdoses ever recorded in US […]

Pentagon to Help Troops Cover Rising Housing and Food Costs

Pentagon will be pumping money into new housing allowances and food security programs aimed at struggling military families, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Wednesday as housing and consumer costs are skyrocketing rise across the […]

DeSantis Poised to Sign Bills Limiting COVID Vaccine Mandates

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) indicated in a tweet on Wednesday that he would sign the four bills package the Republicans passed earlier in the day in the Florida Senate that protects workers who refuse […]

Russian Peace Plan for Donbass Rejected by France and Germany

Western nations rejected and blocked Russian proposal that Ukraine puts an end to the bloody fighting in its eastern regions by sitting down with two self-declared breakaway republics, a new tranche of diplomatic documents shows. […]

‘QAnon Shaman’ Gets 41 Months in Prison for His Role in Capitol Riots

The ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley, the man made famous for storming the US Capitol with a bull horn helmet during the Jan. 6th attack, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role […]

Afghanistan on Brink of ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe,’ UN Envoy Says

Afghanistan is on the brink of “humanitarian catastrophe,” the United Nations envoy pointed on Wednesday, referring to food scarcity and the crumbling economy, and warned that due to current conditions, extremism is on the rise. […]

US Iconic Staples Center to Be Renamed After Crypto Exchange

Staples Center, the iconic home of the LA Lakers and Clippers since 1999 will be renamed Crypto.com Arena after the Singapore-based crypto exchange has scored one of the biggest naming rights deals in sports history. […]

DHS’s Mayorkas Grilled Over ‘Cages’ for Migrant Kids at Southern Border

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz grilled on Tuesday Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the alleged “Biden cages” that migrant children have been held in at the US-Mexico border. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, […]

Russian military official walks in front of the S-400 missile system

Russian ‘Secret Exports’ to NATO Members Increases

The United States and Germany and another six NATO countries are among the top 10 recipients of classified exports from Russia that include sensitive items such as arms, ammunition, and military aircraft, Russian media report. […]

Prosecutors Seek 4 Years in Prison for Capitol Riot’s ‘QAnon Shaman’

The self-described QAnon Shaman who became the infamous symbol of the deadly Jan. 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol, marching through the building with a spear and horned helmet, could be sentenced to more than […]

Fauci: Vaccines and Boosters Key to Controlling Covid

Vaccines and booster shots are the key to downgrading Covid from a pandemic emergency to an endemic status next year, says top U.S. disease specialist. Top infectious diseases public official Dr. Anthony Fauci said that […]

More European Countries Added to CDC Level 4 Travel List

Planning a trip to Europe? Better check the list of where you are being advised not to travel. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added four European locations to a list of […]

Belarus to ‘Temporary’ Close Oil Pipeline to EU, Cites Maintenance Work

A branch of the transcontinental ‘Friendship’ pipeline carrying oil supplies from Russia through Belarus to a number of EU states will be closed in the next three days due to necessary “unscheduled repairs” the operator […]

Big Pharma Rakes In $1,000 Every Second from COVID Vaccine

African Alliance and People’s Vaccine Alliance Africa’s new figures reveal that the top three pharma companies behind two of the most successful vaccines against Covid-19 are making combined profits of $65,000 every minute. The information […]

NGO Report Shows Most Europeans Concerned About Child Safety Online

Over 76 percent of European parents would be willing to give up some of their privacy to tackle child sexual abuse online and combat potential abuse, a child safety NGO shows in the report from […]

The US Could Default Soon after Dec. 15, Secretary Yellen Warns

Without action to raise the federal borrowing limit, the federal government could default on its debt soon after December 15, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders on Tuesday. Yellen is highly confident the Treasury […]

November 16, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ohio Sues Facebook for $100bn over Its Effects on Children

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit on Monday against Facebook, which recently rebranded itself as Meta, alleging that in an effort to boost its stock and deceive shareholders, it lied claiming it […]