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Ottawa under ‘siege’ amid nationwide ‘insurrection’ – authorities

Officials declared the Freedom Convoy protest ‘a threat to our democracy’ Ottawa police services board held an emergency meeting on Saturday afternoon, but failed to devise a clear plan of action against truck drivers and their supporters protesting the country’s Covid-19 mandates for over a week now. “We are on day eight of this occupation. […]

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Austria imposes compulsory vaccination from February 1 & nationwide lockdown starting Monday

Austria will introduce a full lockdown that could last for three weeks on Monday in an attempt to tackle a new wave of Covid-19 infections. The government has also ordered the entire population to get vaccinated from February 1. On Friday, conservative Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg told a news conference that a complete lockdown of the […]

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1st-ever nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated is on the cards

On Sunday, Austria may become the first country in the world to impose a lockdown on just the unvaccinated among its population. Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said a final decision will be made over the weekend. The Austrian government will make a determination on the two-tier lockdown system on Sunday, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said on Friday. He added […]

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Indian farmers return to hold nationwide protests against last year’s agriculture laws

Thousands of Indian farmers have renewed their protests by launching a nationwide strike against the agricultural reforms passed last year that are said to favor large, private corporations over small farmers. On Monday, farmers gathered en masse across the country to demonstrate against legislation signed last September, which they say poses a serious threat to […]