Emergency action is required to prevent anti-vaccine mandate protesters from overthrowing the government in Ottawa, public safety chief says A senior Canadian security official said the anti-vaccine mandate ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest is driven by a desire to overthrow the government, disputing demonstrators who insist they are fed up with the country’s pandemic restrictions. Speaking to […]
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Canada’s PM seeks emergency powers to tackle ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests – media
Justin Trudeau is reportedly seeking to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act to deal with Covid demonstrations gripping Canada Canada’s prime minister is planning to invoke the Emergencies Act – never-before-used legislation granting the government extra powers to handle crisis situations – to tackle the Freedom Convoy demonstrations, broadcaster CBC reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. […]
Pfizer seeks FDA approval to vaccinate 6-month-old infants
If approved, Pfizer’s vaccine would be the first available for American children under the age of five Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Tuesday that they were seeking approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to vaccinate children as young as 6 months old against Covid-19. If given approval, children aged six months to […]
Congress seeks to spend $500 million of taxpayers’ money on Ukraine
Democrats to fast-track bill giving Kiev more military aid and sanctioning Russia in case of “significant escalation” The US House of Representatives is rushing a bill that would impose a series of sanctions on Russia and give Ukraine $500 million in military aid, skipping the committee mark-up process entirely, The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing […]
UK govt seeks to spike ‘highly sensitive’ BBC spy story – reports
The government is to argue for a injunction on the grounds it would compromise overseas intelligence activities The UK government is reportedly seeking a gagging order to prevent the BBC airing a news segment that apparently identifies a spy working overseas. A secret High Court hearing is expected to be convened next week to listen […]
New York City mayor seeks to appoint his brother to key post
Newly sworn-in mayor wants his younger brother to lead security detail, citing “white supremacy” threats Eric Adams, who took over as mayor of New York City on January 1, has backpedaled from plans to make his brother Bernard a deputy police commissioner, but still wants him leading mayoral security for $210,000 a year. Adams, a […]
Prince Andrew accuser seeks evidence of ‘no sweating’ claim
A lawyer for the British royal has described a request for personal medical information as harassment Attorneys for Virginia Giuffre are seeking proof of Prince Andrew’s claims that he suffers from a condition that prevents sweating, which he says disproves Giuffre’s sexual assault allegations against him. Giuffre alleges the prince sexually assaulted her in 2001 […]
Man seeks help from NASA experts over lost bitcoins
A UK programmer has been desperately trying for eight years to recover his old hard drive containing a password to a digital wallet. He is now in talks with a company that helped NASA recover data from an exploded space shuttle. James Howells from South Wales mined bitcoins at the time when it cost almost […]
China seeks 1st naval base in Atlantic – US media
Beijing intends to build its first-ever naval outpost on the Atlantic Ocean, which would allow China to position its warships opposite the West Coast of the US, a media report says. Beijing wants to set up a military base in Equatorial Guinea, a western African country 28,000 square kilometers (1,0810 square miles) in size and […]
Haiti’s top prosecutor seeks charges against PM over president’s assassination
A Haitian prosecutor is seeking charges against PM Ariel Henry over an alleged link to the murder of late President Jovenel Moise. He has also asked for a restraining order to prevent the official from fleeing the country. The high-profile accusations were levied by Haiti’s chief public prosecutor, Bed-Ford Claude, on Tuesday. In a letter […]








