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Responding to backlash, the prestigious medical journal’s chief editor triggered another, with a confusing apology bringing up “transgender health” instead. Last week’s cover of the Lancet “conveyed the impression that we have dehumanised and marginalised women,” editor in chief Richard Horton said Monday, adding that regular readers “will understand that this would never have been […]
The Social Democrats’ candidate for Germany’s next chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said his party has received a mandate to form a government with the Greens and liberal FDP rather than with its old partner, Merkel’s center-right bloc. “The voters have very clearly spoken. They said who should form the next government,” Scholz said on Monday. They […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has teased fellow Australians with a return to some normalcy by Christmas, provided they vaccinate in large enough numbers and pressure provincial governments to cooperate. The Australian leader hailed his government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sidelines of a multilateral Pacific security summit in Washington, DC. “Sadly, here in […]
A total of 14 Mexican soldiers were briefly detained and deported home after they illegally crossed into US territory, the Border Patrol said. One of the intruders was caught with marijuana while being processed. The group of Mexican soldiers was spotted by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) early on Saturday morning, the agency said […]
Germans are voting to elect a new parliament that will then replace the venerable Chancellor Angela Merkel. The race has been extremely tight, and the coalition-building to follow will likely be messy. Polling stations opened across Germany on Sunday morning, with just over 60 million people eligible to vote. The Bundestag officially has 598 seats, […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on countries worldwide to pursue openness in global scientific and technological cooperation, promising that China, too, would commit to the common goal of “human peace and development.” Xi delivered the remarks as he addressed the opening ceremony of the Zhongguancun Forum, joining the event by video link on Friday. […]
The prestigious medical journal Lancet is in hot water over its latest issue. A quote on the cover from a senior editor has triggered widespread outrage on social media for “dehumanising” and “erasing” women. “Historically, the anatomy and physiology of bodies with vaginas have been neglected,” says the pull quote on the cover of its […]
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has entered a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in the US, paving the way for her to leave Canada, where she has spent nearly three years in detention. The Huawei CFO entered the plea on Friday as she made a virtual appearance at a New York court session. She was […]
One Palestinian has died and at least 12 have reportedly been injured as Israeli troops fired at a group protesting against the building of Jewish settlements in the towns of Beita and Beit Dajan near Nablus. On Friday, Palestinian media reported the locals had clashed with the Israeli Army in towns around Nablus in the […]
The AUKUS submarine deal that deprived France of a hefty contract with Canberra has led to a “big loss of confidence” in the Biden administration, a former foreign policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. The agreement between Washington, London and Canberra to provide Australia with nuclear-powered, yet conventionally armed submarines, which was […]
Ankara’s ties with Washington remain “not healthy,” as the US continues to act towards Turkey in a manner that’s not “honest,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, urging the US to “sort out” the non-delivery of F-35 jets. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Turkey’s […]
France and areas of the Mediterranean are forecast to feel the effects of the eruption on the Spanish Canary Islands this weekend as clouds filled with sulfur dioxide rise into Europe, making rain slightly more acidic. On Thursday, Keraunos, the French observatory for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, shared a graphic from the EU’s Copernicus program […]
The highly-discussed AUKUS pact between Washington, London and Canberra to arm Australia with a fleet of nuclear submarines is “reckless” and will only expose the country to danger on multiple fronts, Aussie trade unions said. Since its announcement a week ago, the trilateral deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered, yet conventionally armed, submarines has faced […]
The European Commission has said that EU citizens injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 should be able to travel to the US, despite the jab still lacking approval from the American regulator. On Monday, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients announced that in “early November” the US is planning to reopen for air […]
EU powerhouse Germany says France being snubbed by Australia in favor of a partnership with the US and the UK is a signal to continental European nations to stand together and boost self-reliance. France invoked EU solidarity after Australia cancelled a $40 billion contract for French-made attack submarines in favor of US-made nuclear-powered boats. The […]