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Yellow Vests march through Paris to protest against 'vaccination pass' and other govt policies
WorldNews.com 22 Jan 2022
RuptlyRuptly is live from Paris on Saturday, January 22, as Yellow Vests hold a new round of protests against the COVID-19 ‘vaccine pass' and other measures taken by the French government in order to try to curb the ongoing spread of the virus.
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Former Arkansas Professor Pleads Guilty to Lying About China Patents
The Epoch Times 22 Jan 2022
A former professor at the University of Arkansas (UA) on Friday pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to the FBI about patents for his inventions in China.
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‘House of Trump is crumbling’: why ex-president’s legal net is tightening
The Guardian 22 Jan 2022
“As soon as I saw it there was no question about it,” he said. It would be the world’s “greatest golf course” ... ....
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Eighty years late: groundbreaking work on slave economy is finally published in UK
The Observer 23 Jan 2022
Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams ... He welcomed the news that 40 years after Williams’s death, British people are “finally waking up” to the significance of his work ... Getty ... Any suggestion that the slave trade and slavery were abolished for economic and not humanitarian reasons ran “contrary to the British tradition”, Warburg told him, adding ... .
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US detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters
Stars and Stripes 23 Jan 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy announced Sunday it seized a boat in the Gulf of Oman carrying fertilizer used to make explosives that was caught last year smuggling weapons to Yemen. The British royal navy said it confiscated 2,295 pounds of illegal drugs in the same waters ... The U.S ... U.S ... U.N ... 15 ... .
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Was Russia really targeting US diplomats with microwave weapons?
Russia Today 23 Jan 2022
... energy… appears to be the most plausible mechanism.” Havana Syndrome was “real, and it is serious,” remarked CIA Director William Burns, adding that there was a “very strong possibility” that it was the result of intentional actions.
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Who is Yevhen Murayev, named by Britain as Kremlin’s pick to lead Ukraine?
Metro USA 23 Jan 2022
KYIV (Reuters) – Britain has accused the Kremlin of wanting to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for a military offensive ... Murayev also poured cold water on the claim in comments to the Observer newspaper. WHO IS YEVHEN MURAYEV?.
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Prime minister cancels wedding due to Omicron curbs
Beijing News 23 Jan 2022
?Such is life,? New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said as she announced the decision. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has called off her wedding as the island nation is set to introduce the highest 'red light' restrictions in order to stem the spread of the super-mutant Omicron variant of Covid-19 ... "Such is life ... (RT.com) ....
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World number one Ashleigh Barty moves smoothly into Australian Open quarters
The Independent 23 Jan 2022
World number one Ashleigh Barty overcame a big hurdle on her path towards what she hopes will be a first Australian Open title ... .
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Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government
The Malta Independent 23 Jan 2022
The U.K ... Amid diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis, U.K ... The U.S ... U.S ... The West has rejected Moscow’s main demands — promises from NATO that Ukraine will never be added as a member, that no alliance weapons will be deployed near Russian borders, and that it will pull back its forces from Central and Eastern Europe ... The U.S ... .
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Heavy gunfire heard in Burkina barracks, gov't denies army takeover
Gulf Daily News 23 Jan 2022
OUAGADOUGOU ... Speaking on national television, Defence Minister General Bathelemy Simpore denied rumours that President Roch Marc Kabore had been detained, adding the motive behind the gunfire was still unclear ... We are trying to get in contact with them," he said, adding that calm had returned to some of the barracks ... STREET PROTESTS ... .
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French soldier dies in attack on anti-insurgent base in Mali
Irish Independent 23 Jan 2022
By Associated Press Reporters January 23 2022 01.12 PM ... Martin was seriously wounded and later died ... .
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Oil spill tars Peruvian seaside towns, leaves fishermen jobless
Urdu Point 23 Jan 2022
Ancon, Peru, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jan, 2022 ) .Thousands of barrels of crude oil that were spilled off Peru's central coast have taken a grim toll ... "We can't work we already are using up the last of our savings," added Espinoza, a fisherman for 50 years in Ancon Bay, 45 kilometers north of Lima ... ....
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Massive California wildfire triggers evacuations, closes highway
Canoe 22 Jan 2022
A 1,500-acre fire near the coastal community of Big Sur, California has triggered evacuations and the closure of the section of a major highway, state and local officials said on Saturday. Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ... We apologize, but this video has failed to load ... Scroll Left ... .
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Calories on menus ‘may not be helpful’ in drive against obesity
The Observer 23 Jan 2022
A Big Mac has 508. Wagamama’s hot chicken katsu curry has 1,089. And a large mixed grill with chips at Wetherspoon’s has 2,052. But will knowing how many calories are in a restaurant meal help make a difference to the UK’s obesity epidemic? ... “It might not be helpful,” he said. “We need to really understand how people are going to engage with this ... .