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Trump to lift Covid travel bans on much of Europe, Brazil
Manila Bulletin 19 Jan 2021
President Donald Trump on Monday lifted a ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil, effective from January 26, after the US recently announced all incoming air passengers will need a negative Covid-19 test before departure ... President Trump later delivered remarks during a visit to the US-Mexico Border in Alamo, Texas ... ....
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Bombshell report links Trump insiders to Washington rally that led to Capitol riots
The Independent 18 Jan 2021
At least three people from the campaign team of Donald Trump allegedly played a key role in organising the rally in Washington that culminated in a deadly assault on the US Capitol building, belying the campaign’s claim that they did “organise, operate or finance” the event ... The siege left five people dead. . Read more ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... ....
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Iran's Zarif tells France: Avoid 'absurd nonsense' about Tehran's nuclear work
Gulf Daily News 18 Jan 2021
Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed a claim by France that Tehran was in the process of building up its nuclear weapons, calling it “absurd nonsense” ... “Dear colleague. You kick-started your cabinet career with arms sales to Saudi war criminals ... “Reality check ... ....
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It is premature to talk about pardons of two ex-presidents: Moon
Korea Times 18 Jan 2021
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a media conference at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in made clear Monday that it is premature to talk about granting special pardons to two convicted former presidents -- Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye ... He was speaking during his unprecedented online New Year's press conference ... ....
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‘We’re scared’: Guatemala begins removing migrants from highway
The Irish Times 18 Jan 2021
Guatemalan security forces on Monday began removing hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants from a road where they had been camped out after authorities halted their trek to the United States ... Migration authorities confirmed the removal ... “We just want to pass freely to the United States.” ... Humane approach ... Nearly 100 were returned to El Salvador ... ....
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Biden Official Tells Migrants ‘Now Is Not the Time’ to Come to U.S.
Yahoo Daily News 18 Jan 2021
Read full article. Mairead McArdleJanuary 18, 2021, 3.38 PM. A senior Biden transition official is warning migrants hoping to cross the southern border into the U.S. during the early days of the new administration that “now is not the time” to come ... rather than new migrants arriving at the border, the official said ... ....
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One March Wanted To Overthrow Democracy, The Other To Finally Participate In It - Why The Civil Rights March On Washington Still Matters
WorldNews.com 18 Jan 2021
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In “Caste, The Origins of Our Discontents,” Isabelle Wilkerson argues how a human hierarchy has evolved in the United States, a concept of birthright, the temptation of entitlement, and a ranking of human value and usage ... “Life Magazine” wrote ... ordinary white Americans ... Caste ... New York, New York....
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UAE temporarily suspends visa-free deal with Israel
The Siasat Daily 19 Jan 2021
Tel Aviv, Jan 19 . The Israeli Foreign Ministry has announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended a visa-exemption deal with the Jewish state, citing coronavirus fears ... According to the Ministry, the visa waivers were supposed to take effect by February 13 ... Disclaimer. This story is auto-generated from IANS service ... ....
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Italian PM faces senate test as pandemic rages
Manila Bulletin 19 Jan 2021
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will on Tuesday face a vote of confidence in parliament, seeking the Senate’s support for his teetering government as it battles a deadly coronavirus pandemic ... (Photo by GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE / POOL / AFP) ... – More marked weakness – ... – Centre-right waiting –....
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China, WHO acted too slowly on COVID-19, says response panel
Yahoo Daily News 19 Jan 2021
Read full article. ANI19 January 2021, 4.11 am·2-min read. Representative Image. Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI). An independent panel has slammed China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for "early shortcomings" in the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic ... (ANI). TRENDING. News18. IND v AUS ... News18·3-min read. The Quint ... ....
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Man freezes to death steps from Montreal shelter after public health makes beds off-limits
CTV 18 Jan 2021
A man froze to death overnight on Saturday just steps from a downtown Montreal shelter where he’d been keeping warm. Public Health had banned the shelter from having clients overnight amid a COVID-19 outbreak ... ....
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Trump farewell planned for Wednesday morning ahead of Biden oath
Kansas City Star 18 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON — White House officials are planning a farewell ceremony for Donald Trump as he leaves Washington on Wednesday morning for the last time as president, according to a copy … Click to Continue » ... ....
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Will Cannabis Help Or Hurt You?
Jacksonville Free Press 18 Jan 2021
As Bob Dylan once sang, “The times they are a-changing.”. Years ago, it would have been impossible to consider; now, marijuana is legal in Canada and some U.S. states and decriminalized in a handful of European and Latin and South American countries. The discussion for the possible legalization of marijuana in more countries is underway ... states ... ....
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Report: Riyadh Says No Israel Peace Agreement Without Progress on Palestinian Issue
The Algemeiner 18 Jan 2021
A combination picture shows Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem February 9, 2020. Photo. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ... Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan denied that the meeting took place.Related coverage ... 0 ... ....
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Despite fears of widespread violence, militias lay low following Capitol attack
The Independent 18 Jan 2021
T. he stage was set for a showdown. Less than two weeks after the US Capitol building was overrun by rioters, amid calls from extremist groups for similar actions at state buildings across the country, armed protesters converged in Virginia for an annual gun rights rally ... Some warned of insurrection ... ... At times, journalists outnumbered protesters....
