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Another country breaks ties with Taiwan in favor of ‘only legitimate China’

The government of Nicaragua has officially broken ties with Taiwan, declaring that there is only one China – the People’s Republic of China – and that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory. Nicaragua’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Moncada Colindres, announced the breaking of diplomatic ties in a statement on Thursday. “The Government of […]

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Another EU country mulling three-week Covid lockdown

Slovakia’s government is actively considering a potential full lockdown to stem the rise of fresh Covid-19 infections, similar to the one introduced in neighboring Austria, Prime Minister Eduard Heger’s office said on Monday. Heger said that his office is “intensively” mulling a three-week lockdown, which has been proposed by the Health Ministry. He added that expert opinion […]

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Another EU state to ban unvaccinated from indoor spaces

Greece will soon prohibit unvaccinated residents from entering a litany of public spaces, the country’s prime minister has announced, claiming its current Covid outbreak is largely fueled by those who haven’t received the jab. Starting next week, the unvaccinated will be barred from entry to restaurants, cafes, theaters, bars, gyms and museums, among other indoor […]

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Another European country imposes Covid lockdown for unvaccinated

Slovakia has become the latest European country to implement lockdown restrictions on people who haven’t had the Covid vaccine, as it seeks to prevent a resurgence in infections and hospital admissions over the winter. Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced the new measures in a press conference on Thursday, declaring a “lockdown for the unvaccinated” […]

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Pandora papers just another tool for the West to interfere in developing countries, says Chinese state media boss

The editor of the Global Times has suggested that Western intelligence agencies have been involved in the dissemination of the so-called Pandora papers, claiming it may help their governments intervene in developing nations. On Monday, Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, noted his skepticism around the release of the so-called Pandora papers – […]

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Venezuela reports another ‘terrorist attack’ on its electrical system as power outages hit Caracas region & other areas

Venezuela’s electrical system was targeted by another “terrorist attack” on Sunday, minister of electric power Nestor Reverol has said, referring to power outages in the Caracas area and other parts of the Latin American country. There was an explosion and fire at an electrical substation in the Jose Angel Lamas municipality of northern Aragua state, […]

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Auckland to remain under coronavirus lockdown for another week as cases keep rising in New Zealand

Lockdown in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, won’t be lifted, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said as the country, which tries to stem a Delta variant outbreak, reported the worst number of Covid-19 cases in 11 days on Monday. Some 1.7 million residents in Auckland will remain under strict Level 4 lockdown until midnight on September […]