The European Union could donate 5% of the COVID-19 vaccines it has secured to poorer nations, an internal document seen by Reuters shows, in a move that risks undercutting a distribution scheme co-led by the World Health Organization. The plan, drafted by the French government, sets for the first time a clear target for EU […]
Posts Tagged ‘weighs’
Health Ministry weighs calling the cops on anti-vaxxers who fake appointments
The Health Ministry is considering filing police complaints against anti-vaxxers who have been scheduling appointments to inoculate only to cancel them at the last minute, forcing HMOs to throw out unused doses, Hebrew media reported Thursday. The Ministry has also asked Facebook to take down the posts of anti-vaxxers bragging about their exploits; the social […]
Supreme Court Weighs Corporate Liability For Child Laborers On Cocoa Farms
Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the world’s largest cocoa corporations are liable for child slavery in their supply chains. For 15 years, six citizens of Mali who were trafficked as children to work on cocoa farms have sought legal damages from Cargill and Nestle USA under a 240-year-old anti-piracy law. The […]
Israel weighs mandatory coronavirus tests for teachers returning to school
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Empire Update: Afghanistan/Somalia Withdrawal Scam; Trump Weighs WWIII
November 25, 2020 The Empire Update for Nov. 23 covering the Grand Finale of Trump’s promise to end the Afghanistan War; what’s really behind the Somalia troop withdrawal; US-backed monarchy sparks new potential war in Africa; State Department takes new action for Israel against BDS movement; and potential for Trump to start war with […]
Can machines replace human workers? Ben-Gurion weighs in
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Israel weighs nighttime curfew as COVID infection rate reaches highest point since September
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Israel’s coronavirus czar weighs East Jerusalem lockdown as cases surge
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Congress Weighs Indefinite Detention Of Americans
Congress Weighs Indefinite Detention Of Americans Above Photo: Stuart McAlpine/Flickr Under the guise of exercising supervisory power over the president’s ability to use military force, Congress is considering writing Donald Trump a blank check to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens with no criminal charges. Alarmingly, this legislation could permit the president to lock up Americans who dissent […]
Australia Weighs the Cost of Resisting China’s Meddling
Australia Weighs the Cost of Resisting China’s Meddling May 11th, 2018 Via: Bloomberg: When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Australia in March 2017, he had a clear message for policy makers: There’s no need to pick sides between Washington and Beijing. More than a […]
A Professor Weighs in on Venezuela’s Emigration of Youth
A few weeks ago, we began a new trimester in the university. I, as the annoying professor that I am, always ask my students to tell me: why are you here? The question basically is looking to see what motivates them to immerse themselves in this fascinating but thankless experience, and in particular, why choose […]
Former British Ambassador Weighs in on Assange, Russia Hacking and Israel
Craig Murray is an author, broadcaster and human rights activist. He was British Ambassador to Uzbekistan from August 2002 to October 2004 and Rector of the University of Dundee from 2007 to 2010. Murray’s books include Zionism is Bullshit–censored on Facebook–and Murder in Samarkand. He is a self-proclaimed defender and strong supporter of the work of Julian […]
China Weighs Slowing or Halting Purchases of U.S. Treasuries
China Weighs Slowing or Halting Purchases of U.S. Treasuries January 10th, 2018 Via: Bloomberg: China added to bond investors’ jitters on Wednesday as traders braced for what they feared could be the end of a three-decade bull market. Senior government officials in Beijing reviewing […]
Mattis Weighs Using “Kinetic Weapon” To Black Out North Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis considers using kinetic energy weapons on North Korea as a safer alternative to nukes or high explosives. By Aaron Kesel: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted at using a kinetic weapon on Tuesday while discussing tensions with North Korea when he made a Freudian slip. Mattis was asked whether there was “any military […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Weighs Using “Kinetic Weapon” On North Korea
By Aaron Kesel U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted at using a kinetic weapon on Tuesday while discussing tensions with North Korea when he made a Freudian slip. Mattis was asked whether there was “any military option the US can take with North Korea that would not put Seoul at grave risk,” Mattis […]
Caitlyn Jenner weighs run for Senate
Caitlyn Jenner weighs run for Senate The Hill July 16, 2017 Olympic gold medalist and transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner is the latest celebrity to reveal she has considered lanching a run for Senate, telling radio host John Catsimatidis she is in the process of determining her future in activism and politics. I have considered it. […]
Philadelphia Becomes First Major City To Approve Tax On Soda
Soda gets a bad rap. It’s full of sugar, or full of chemical replacements for sugar—both of which have been proven to cause life-threatening health issues, like obesity, as well as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Now, Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to approve a tax on soda, resulting in a legal fight […]
Larijani: Israel benefiting most from terrorism in region
Tehran, May 11, IRNA – Majlis (Iranian parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani underlined that Israel has benefited a lot from the creation of terrorist groups and supporting them in the region. ‘The Zionists have taken advantage from the creation of terrorist groups and backing them as well as the ongoing turmoil in the Muslim world,’ Larijani […]
WaPo: Affirmative Action Negress Begs Republicans to Shut Down The Donald
Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer February 23, 2016 A wacky affirmative action Harvard Negress called Danielle Allen has penned a Washington Post piece accurately comparing Glorious Leader 2016 to Glorious Leader 1933 and demanding he be shut down. Danielle Allen:Possible Jewgro detected! She begins: Like any number of us raised in the late 20th century, I have […]
Aide to Iranian Supreme Leader to meet with Russian defense minister Wed.
According to a source in the Iranian delegation, Iranian supreme leader’s top adviser plans on meeting Russian Defense Minister in Moscow on Wednesday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iranian supreme leader’s top adviser, Ali Akbar Velayati, plans on meeting Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow on Wednesday, a source in the Iranian delegation said. “Doctor […]