Month: March 2021
‘Feels a lot like Dubai’: New UAE envoy ends preliminary Israel visit
Mohammad Al Khajah thanks Tel Aviv for ‘warm greeting,’ promises to return soon after meeting leaders, scouting out location for embassy
Read MoreCanadian newspaper deletes op-ed comparing COVID lockdown to Anne Frank’s ordeal
‘What would Anne do?’ the removed piece wondered; The Globe and Mail apologizes for article ‘not meeting their standards’
Read MorePfizer CEO postponed Israel visit because he isn’t fully vaccinated — report
Television network says Albert Bourla and members of his delegation not given both doses yet; visit expected in late spring
Read MorePope arrives in Iraq for historic first-ever papal trip to nation despite security and COVID fears
The Pope has arrived in Iraq for an historic weekend visit which carries both symbolism and risk.
Read MoreWhat China’s Big Tech CEOs propose at the annual parliament meeting
The annual meetings of the Chinese parliament and its advisory body are underway in Beijing this week. Top executives from some of China’s largest tech firms are among the thousands of delegates who attend and put forward their opinions. Here
Read MoreAG says won’t rule now on whether PM can eject Gantz from gov’t after election
Blue and White leader says he fears Netanyahu will fire him, seek broad changes to democratic system if he fails to enter Knesset; Mandelblit: Matter is currently ‘theoretical’
Read MoreBolsonaro tells Brazil to ‘stop whining’ over COVID despite world’s second highest death toll
President Jair Bolsonaro has told Brazil to stop “whining” about coronavirus and move on from the disease.
Read MoreVP Harris casts tie-breaking vote, stimulus bill gets Senate reading – The Denver Channel
VP Harris casts tie-breaking vote, stimulus bill gets Senate reading The Denver Channel Covid Relief Bill Advances In The Senate Without Republican Support | NBC Nightly News NBC News Republican Sen. Ron Johnson forces Senate to read all 628 pages of Biden’s
Read MoreTexas Lt. Gov slams Biden’s ‘Neanderthal thinking’ comment on lifting COVID restrictions – Fox News
Texas Lt. Gov slams Biden’s ‘Neanderthal thinking’ comment on lifting COVID restrictions Fox News ‘It’s too soon for it’: Small business owners react to Texas dropping mask mandate CNN Texas Gov. Abbott blames Covid spread on immigrants, criticizes Biden’s ‘Neanderthal’ comment CNBC Is
Read MoreWhy the far-right is obsessed — but very wrong — about the Byzantine Empire
White supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts often display medievalist imagery in rallies and riots; what is behind their adoption of the archaic Eastern Roman Empire?
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