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Tom Cotton’s Call for Olympics Boycott Dubbed as ‘Political Rubbish’ by Chinese Media

November 20, 2021 Dime

After Senator Tom Cotton called for boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Chinese state-run media sharply responded which has further exacerbated the ongoing tensions between the two countries, Fox News informed. Hu Xijin, who […]

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Kamala Harris Says Rittenhouse Ruling a Proof there Is Still A Lot to Be Done on Criminal Justice Equity

November 20, 2021 Dime

Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, stated that the verdict on Kyle Rittenhouse’s case is just a reminder that there is a lot more work to do in order to make the […]

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Belarus Clears Border Migrant Camp

November 19, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

The hastily constructed migrant camps on Belarus’s border with Poland have been cleared, Belarus has announced in an effort to defuse the border crisis. Reports say that the change in tactic by the Belarusian government […]

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Austria Announces Europe’s First Nationwide Vaccine Mandate

November 19, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

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 […]

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

November 19, 2021 Maja Popovska

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 […]

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Thanksgiving food prices rising over inflation

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

November 19, 2021 Maja Popovska

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

November 19, 2021 Maja Popovska

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 […]

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

November 19, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

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 […]

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US Offers $10mn Award for Information on Iranian Hackers

November 19, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

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 […]

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Saudi Arabia Chooses THAAD Over S-400 Air Defense System

November 19, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

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 […]

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Saudi Arabia Targets Secret Iranian and Hezbollah Sites in Yemen

November 19, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

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 […]

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Pfizer, Moderna Booster Shots Authorized by FDA for All Adults

November 19, 2021 Maja Popovska

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.

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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, […]

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Germany’s Health Chief Warns a Bad Winter Ahead

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Where is Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai?

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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House Censures Rep Gosar for Violent Video

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record High

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Pentagon to Help Troops Cover Rising Housing and Food Costs

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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DeSantis Poised to Sign Bills Limiting COVID Vaccine Mandates

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Russian Peace Plan for Donbass Rejected by France and Germany

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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. […]

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

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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

November 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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. […]

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US Iconic Staples Center to Be Renamed After Crypto Exchange

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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. […]

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

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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, […]

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Russian ‘Secret Exports’ to NATO Members Increases

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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. […]

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

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Fauci: Vaccines and Boosters Key to Controlling Covid

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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More European Countries Added to CDC Level 4 Travel List

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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

November 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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