A number of Latin American countries have reportedly experienced extremely aggressive negotiating tactics by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which has demanded full immunity from any civil claims and state assets as a guarantee.
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India and Pakistan agree to stop firing across disputed Kashmir border in move towards ‘sustainable peace’
The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGsMO) of Indian and Pakistan have announced that they agreed to stop firing across the Kashmir border in an attempt to secure sustainable peace in the region.
More people in the US than ever identify as non-heterosexual
More Americans than ever identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) according to a survey of sexuality, with one in six people under 23 saying they are something other than heterosexual.
Biden dismisses Uighur genocide as part of China’s ‘different norms’
President Biden is dismissing the genocide against the Uighur population in China, dubbing the mass internment a “different norm” — despite the State Department this month responding to “atrocities” in the camps, following reports of systemic rape and torture.
Israel to bar unvaccinated people from some jobs
Israel’s health minister has confirmed the country plans to stop unvaccinated people from working in certain jobs but failed to elaborate on what they might be, adding anyone found forging vaccine certificates will be jailed.
Spanish police fire rubber bullets after Barcelona protest demanding rapper’s release descends into riots
Clashes erupted between protesters and riot police during demonstrations in Catalonia against the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel, convicted for calling the former Spanish king a thief, with cops in Barcelona firing rubber bullets.
Facebook fined €7 million in Italy after refusing to address user data concerns
Italy has fined Facebook €7 million ($8.5 million) after the social network company failed to address and rectify user data practices that were flagged as a concern in November 2018.
Woke English teachers have cancelled Shakespeare because of his ‘white supremacy’ and are instead using his plays to lecture in ‘toxic masculinity and Marxism’
A growing number of ‘woke’ academics are refusing to teach Shakespeare in U.S. schools, arguing that the Bard allegedly promotes racism, white supremacy and intolerance, and instead are pushing for the teaching of ‘modern’ alternatives.
New York Times staff survey shows half don’t think ‘free exchange of views’ are welcome
Even before controversies in recent weeks over New York Times management’s handling of free speech issues, according to a New York Post report published Saturday, only 51% of Times employees agreed in a company survey that “there is a free exchange of views in this company; people are not afraid to say what they really think.”
Covid made me kill my wife: Husband who strangled his wife in lockdown is cleared of murder
A husband has been cleared of murdering his wife five days into the first lockdown after a jury heard how the pandemic caused him to ‘snap’.
Football player Wilfried Zaha says having to kneel every week and wear Black Lives Matter tops is ‘degrading’
Wilfried Zaha says it is “degrading” to have to take a knee before every game and is fed up of being used to “tick boxes” without change happening.
Minneapolis’ Defund the Police backfires as Citizens complained amid crime surge
Minneapolis will hire dozens more police officers after the City Council on Friday agreed to release $6.4 million to bring on additional recruits.
Democratic Governor Cuomo killed thousands of elderly Americans to defeat Trump
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s top aide privately apologised to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19, telling them “we froze” out of fear that the true numbers would “be used against us” by federal prosecutors
Woke Witch-hunt ends, President Trump cleared of incitement charges
The US Senate has failed to gather enough votes to convict former President Donald Trump, after a Democrat-led impeachment trial. Trump had been accused of “incitement of insurrection” after the peaceful Capitol Hill Protests.
Wokeness gone mad as U.K. hospital demands midwives to stop using breastfeeding and breastmilk to be more ‘inclusive’
A hospital in the United Kingdom has issued new guidelines for midwives asking they stop using terms such as “breastfeeding” and “breast milk” to be more inclusive of transgender and non-binary people.
Wokeness and cancel culture from the US is a threat to France’ heritage and identity, French Politicans and intellectuals say
Politicians, prominent intellectuals, and academics in France have voiced concern that ‘out-of-control leftism and cancel culture’ from the United States is threatening French identity.
Tampa Mayor threatens Police investigations of Super Bowl fans who didn’t wear masks
The Mayor of Tampa has threatened Super Bowl fans who were seen outside at bars not wearing face masks with police investigations.
Apple supplier Wistron to restart India factory
Apple Inc on Tuesday said supplier Wistron Corp will restart operations at its factory in southern India after violence at the site led to its shutdown late last year, though the Taiwanese company would remain on probation.
Black Privilege: Nick Cannon back on stage after being fired for anti-Semitic and Racist remarks
Nick Cannon has resumed his working partnership with ViacomCBS months after the network decided to part ways with the TV host, amid anti-Semitic and racist remarks.
Biden takes an example of Erdogan’s Playbook, as he orders a Purge in the Military
Last month’s Protest at Capitol Hill intensified concerns about different views within the United States military. However, the number of current or former members of the armed forces who participated in the Peaceful Protest is unknown.
Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra’s content payment law
Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary.
‘As fake as her tweets’: Police open conspiracy probe into Greta Thunberg’s ‘protest toolkit,’ blames creators of ‘war on India’
Police in New Delhi have opened a conspiracy investigation into the creators of a “toolkit” with instructions on how to amplify the farmers’ protests in India – a document that has been shared by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
Indian protests against agriculture reforms attract new supporters
Thousands of farmers in a politically important Indian state on Friday rallied in opposition to new agricultural laws, signalling growing support for a months-long campaign to have the government reforms scrapped.
Denzel Washington defends cops amid BLM movement
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington said he has “the utmost respect” for cops — while taking a shot at anti-police protesters.
AOC’s Smollett moment: Manipulating gullible Zoomers and Millennials into things that didn’t happen
Some in media have challenged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her claims regarding the protest at the U.S. Capitol on the 6th of January, saying that she was not technically in the actual U.S. Capitol building but in a nearby House office building.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis declares war on big tech cartels
In a press conference on Tuesday, DeSantis issued a series of recommendations that are expected to be included in legislation as the Transparency in Technology Act, saying ‘Big Tech’ is becoming more like ‘Big Brother’ with ‘each passing day.’
Turkish Police detain 159 people at protests, while EU leaders desire closer ties with Erdogan
Turkish police on Monday detained 159 people over protests in Istanbul against President Erdogan’s appointment of a new rector at one of the country’s top Universities, the Istanbul Governor’s office said.
Indian court rules groping a child through clothing isn’t sexual assault
The January 19 ruling by Bombay High Court Justice Pushpa V. Ganediwala cleared a 39-year-old man who had been accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2016 of any wrong doing.
Project Veritas releases leaked video of Facebook Executives admitting they are too Powerful
The latest exposé by Project Veritas reveals hours of video obtained by an anonymous Facebook insider with Mark Zuckerberg and other executives admitting that they ‘have too much power’.
France & Germany threaten AstraZeneca with legal action if they favoured UK over EU when distributing Covid-19 vaccine
Tensions in a row between AstraZeneca and the EU over vaccine shortages have heightened further as Paris and Berlin said the company should face penalties or even legal action if it turns out it preferred Britons to Europeans.
#BidenLied tops Twitter trends
Joe Biden has been slammed from both left and right for not fulfilling at least one campaign promise, getting #BidenLied trending, triggering his supporters to try and hijack the hashtag to distract from the criticism.
Andrew Cuomo disgustingly lied about the actual death count in NY state nursing homes to help Biden, report says
A damning attorney general’s report that showed Governor Andrew Cuomo and other officials downplayed the deadly impact of COVID-19 on New York’s nursing homes finally led the state’s embattled health commissioner on Thursday to reveal the total number of resident fatalities.
Proud Boys leader was government informant
The leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol Hill Protests, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he was accused of fraud in 2012, court documents show.
NASDAQ temporarily shuts down stock trading after internet trolls destroy hedge fund with GameStop stock
The NASDAQ has paused trading after internet “degenerates” spotted Wall Street gearing up to make a killing, beat the traders at their own game, and got filthy rich while destroying the US’ top hedge funds. Buckle up.
Las Vegas Schools to get students back amid massive surge in suicide, as Trump predicted school closures will do more harm
A substantial uptick in student suicides has prompted the nation’s fifth-largest school district to start bringing children back to the classroom as soon as possible, despite high numbers of Chinese Virus cases and deaths, a report says.
Portland Mayor assaults man after being confronted for ‘not wearing mask’ at local pub
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed a concerned citizen in the face after the man accused him of dining without a mask at a local bar. The mayor has since filed a police report on the incident, of which there is an audio recording.
Mass arrests as Riot Police struggle to contain Peaceful Anti-Lockdown Protests in the Netherlands
Some 240 people have been arrested as unrest spread to at least 10 municipalities across the Netherlands, with riot police using water cannons, batons, dogs and horses to break up unauthorized anti-lockdown gatherings and riots.
Portland based Journalist critical of Antifa flees US amid threats as ‘Political Refugee,’ decades after his parents arrived as asylum seekers
Journalist Andy Ngo, whose parents fled to the US from Vietnam in 1978, has become a political refugee himself, fleeing to London, saying he received death threats from Antifa over his coverage of the movement.
Americans’ trust in mainstream media has never been lower – but journalists insist it’s the audience’s fault
Fewer than half of Americans trust mainstream media, according to PR firm Edelman’s annual “trust barometer.” But rather than attempt to repair the relationship, media outlets blame their audience’s poor ‘information hygiene.’
Czech restaurants & pubs open in defiance of Covid-19 rules, owners to launch ‘political movement’ to circumvent restrictions
Hundreds of restaurants and pubs have re-opened across the Czech Republic, defying the enduring Chinese Virus restrictions. The venues have been closed for months and owners say the restrictions have failed to improve the situation.
Twitter locks out Chinese embassy to the US after ‘dehumanizing’ Uighur Tweet to prove it isn’t an anti-Patriot platform
Twitter has locked the Chinese Embassy to the US out of its account for supposedly violating its policy against dehumanization with a tweet defending its activities in Xinjiang, just weeks after suspending US President Trump.
New administration, same old regime change. Biden to recognize Guaido as self-declared leader of Venezuela will keep sanctions
The incoming Joe Biden administration will maintain Washington’s view that opposition figure Juan Guaido is the legitimate president of Venezuela, dashing hopes that the new president might rethink US policy towards Caracas.
‘We Don’t Want Biden – We Want Revenge’: Antifa trashes Democrat Headquarters in Portland
Hours after Joe Biden was allegedly inaugurated, Antifa celebrated by trashing the headquarters of the Democrat Party in Portland.
Are you ready for a British Newsmax? Get ready for GB News
Andrew Neil will be the main presenter of a new 24-hour news channel called GB News, which is set to go head-to-head with the BBC and could become a British version of Fox News or Newsmax respectively.
Amazon happy to let people die of COVID under Trump as they now offer Biden to speed up the distribution of the Vaccines
Amazon offered on Joe Biden’s first day as president to help speed the US rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, leading observers to wonder why the world’s largest retailer didn’t step forward before Donald Trump left the White House.
2 people in India die after receiving Covid jab, Bharat Biotech says vaccine too risky for some
Two people have died after being administered Covid-19 shots in India, but the government insists that the jabs are not to blame. Meanwhile, one drug manufacturer has advised some groups to forgo the vaccine.
‘Poker turns woker’: Media promotes Dutch designer’s gender-neutral playing cards amid backlash
A young Dutch designer has managed to land gushing feature stories by international media on her new gender-neutral deck of playing cards, but the latest achievement in political correctness was met with yawns and mockery.
Woke NYU professor invents ‘Multiracial whiteness’ to discredit Black and Brown Trump supporters
An op-ed published by The Washington Post last week has raised eyebrows over its explanation of why President Trump gained among minority voters despite his assumed 2020 election defeat.
Biden to bow down to woke agenda and cancel Keystone XL Pipeline
Assumed U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s expected move to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline to appease the woke agenda of the likes of AOC, prompted Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta on Monday to threaten to seek damages as Ottawa made efforts to save the troubled project.
Outlook darkens for Wall Street under Biden
Wall Street will be facing an uncomfortable four years after President-elect Joe Biden’s team confirmed on Monday it planned to nominate two consumer champions to lead top financial agencies, signalling a tougher stance on the industry than many had anticipated.
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