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Rouhani: Israel Needs to Understand That Trump Is No Longer President
Hamodia 27 Jan 2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani mocked statements by IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and threatened to respond to any attacks. In a statement released by Rouhani’s office Wednesday, the president called Kochavi’s plans to confront Iran over its nuclear program “worthless.” ... “The Biden administration is independent ... ....
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The Military Coup Within A Coup: Trump Came Closer To Stealing A 2nd Term Than Many Realize - What Stopped Him?
WorldNews.com 27 Jan 2021
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Military coups are operations of high risk and, if all goes well, a high reward for all involved who are successful in seizing power. Therefore, it was impossible to ignore the “Pinochet Did Nothing Wrong” T-shirts during the pro-Trump Capitol insurrection on January 6 ... Milley ... He did just the opposite....
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Poland: Roll back of reproductive rights is dark day for Polish women
Amnesty 28 Jan 2021
Following the publication by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal of the ruling invalidating the constitutionality of access to abortion on the ground of “severe and irreversible foetal defect or incurable illness that threatens the foetus’ life”, Esther Major, Senior Research Adviser at Amnesty International, said. ... ....
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Philippines protests new China law as `verbal threat of war’
Wtop 27 Jan 2021
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has protested a new Chinese law that authorizes its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries’ structures on islands it claims, Manila’s top diplomat said Wednesday. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr ... Failure to challenge the law “is submission to it,” he said ... Source ....
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Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change
Stars and Stripes 27 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON — In what would be the most ambitious U.S. effort ever to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden is aiming to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines through executive orders Wednesday ... The orders are aimed at "revitalizing the U.S ... production ... .......
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Facebook to stop recommending political groups to users
Straits Times 28 Jan 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday (Jan 27) said the social network will no longer recommend politics-themed groups to users, a measure already taken in the United States due to election tensions ... Launch of the panel came late last year amid rising concerns about misinformation and manipulation around the US election....
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Biden takes sweeping measures to curb climate change, vows job creation
Metro USA 28 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a new raft of executive actions to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies, as he pursues green policies he billed as a boon for job creation ... “It’s time to act.” ... OIL, GAS LEASES. U.S ... U.S ... ....
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Putin warns against tech giants becoming competitors to states
Urdu Point 27 Jan 2021
Moscow, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jan, 2021 ) .Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned against the increasing influence of large technology companies, which he said are "competing" with states ... "These are not just economic giants ... .......
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Vaccine supply fight escalates as EU demands millions of doses from UK
Sydney Morning Herald 28 Jan 2021
“We reject the logic of first come, first served,” the EU’s Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides said .......
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Mike Pence is homeless after leaving office and ‘couch-surfing’ with Indiana politicians, report says
The Independent 27 Jan 2021
Former vice president Mike Pence, who was thrust into the spotlight during the last days of Donald Trump’s presidency, does not have a permanent place to live in since leaving his official residence at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, according to reports ... Read more. Rioters got just 100ft from Mike Pence during Capitol invasion ... SIGN UP ... ....
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro cries foul over reports on condensed milk
Indian Express 28 Jan 2021
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro delivered a profanity-laced attack on the media Wednesday after reports that his administration spent dollar 3 million on cans of condensed milk in 2020 sparked outrage and ridicule. The purchases triggered a debate over spending priorities weeks after he declined to extend a pandemic welfare program ... 5 ... Tags ... ....
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US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence
Lima Ohio 28 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election, suggesting the Jan ... 20 inauguration ... Chertoff, who served under President George W ... ....
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John Kerry: UK climate summit is world's 'last best chance'
BBC News 28 Jan 2021
US climate envoy John Kerry has told the BBC a UN climate summit in the UK this November is "the last best chance" to avert the worst environmental consequences for the world. He said years were lost on the climate issue under President Donald Trump, "who didn't believe in any of it" ... What did Kerry say? ... He said ... Top Stories ... ....
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Trump to meet with top Republican in US House, Kevin McCarthy
Press TV 28 Jan 2021
Former US President Donald Trump is set to meet with the top Republican in the House of Representatives as the GOP tries to unite the party in the wake of defeat in the 2020 presidential election. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy privately called GOP members to stop attacking each other ... Biden ... ....
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German Lübcke trial: Far-right defendant faces killing verdict
BBC News 28 Jan 2021
A Frankfurt court is set to deliver a verdict in the trial of a far-right sympathiser accused of murdering prominent pro-migrant politician in his garden in 2019. Walter Lübcke, a regional Christian Democrat governor, was shot in the head at close range. Stephan Ernst, 47, has already admitted firing the shot ... The victim was badly wounded ... ....
