Month: February 2021
UN-backed program seeks rollout of 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses in Q1
A U.N.-backed program to deploy COVID-19 vaccines to the neediest people worldwide has announced plans for an initial distribution of some 100 million doses by the end of March.
Read MoreIn Iraq’s ‘Dire’ Economy, Poverty Is Rising — And So Are Fears Of Instability
“Iraq’s economic situation can probably best be described as being dire,” says an International Energy Agency expert. Government revenues have plummeted and its currency has been devalued. (Image credit: Alice Fordham/NPR)
Read MoreMexico seeks to halt Paris auction of pre-Hispanic artifacts
Mexican officials said Tuesday the country had lodged a protest with the French government over a planned auction in Paris of pre-Hispanic sculptures and other artifacts, challenging the authenticity of several items. Mexico‘s National Institute of Anthropology and History said
Read MoreADL proposes ‘whole of society’ offensive against domestic terrorism
Citing Capitol storming, group calls on Biden administration to convene a ‘Preventing Domestic Terrorism Summit’ to bring together state, federal and private sector officials
Read MoreEurope’s Slow Pace of Vaccinations Opens Door to Recession
A double-dip recession in the European Union appears likely after the trade bloc reported a decline in economic output in the last quarter of 2020.
Read MoreNetflix’s ‘Mank’ tops 78th Golden Globe Award nominations
David Fincher’s vision of a bygone Hollywood “Mank” topped nominations to the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday with six nods, leading Netflix’s overall domination in a pandemic-marred movie year. The film about “Citizen Kane” co-writer Herman Mankiewicz, landed nominations
Read MoreWith Gaza in ruins, Hamas faces Palestinian elections as rulers, not resistors
Terror group in uphill battle as it seeks to justify its 13 years in power while its leaders live lives of apparent luxury abroad having fled impoverished Strip
Read MoreTrump Loyalists Across Homeland Security Could Vex Biden’s Immigration Policies
President Biden and his new secretary of homeland security are already facing resistance from immigration agents empowered by Donald J. Trump to take their gloves off.
Read MoreApple Music, Books, iTunes, App Store and more are experiencing outages
Several high-level Apple services are experiencing issues and outages on Wednesday morning, Apple has confirmed. These issues are impacting a number of consumer-facing services including Apple Music and Radio, Apple Books, and the App Store platforms across both iOS devices
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Trump impeachment attorney says he won’t bring up ‘stolen’ election claims – POLITICO
Trump impeachment attorney says he won’t bring up ‘stolen’ election claims POLITICO Trump’s legal team reveals impeachment defense CNN House charges Trump is ‘singularly responsible’ for inciting insurrection as ex-president’s team claims he’s protected by 1st Amendment CNN America should be unsatisfied with
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