German lockdown: Merkel announces tough new COVID curbs

posted in: Germany, News

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said stores, schools, and daycare centers will close in the run-up to Christmas. The new rules agreed with Germany’s 16 state leaders, will come into effect from Wednesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that most stores … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 December 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, The news/talk station played an interesting ad this morning.  A friendly guy was talking about how he was always doing his best to “be safe” and keep everybody around him safe.  And how nice it was to … Read More

Devastated by Covid, Latin America is now unprepared for vaccine

With eight percent of the globe’s population and 30 percent of its Covid-19 deaths, Latin America is facing the pandemic’s next phase – mass vaccination – with alarm. HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF THE SAN JOSÉ HOSPITAL MOBILE UNIT TREAT VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS AT A CLOSED … Read More

FDA reports facial paralysis in 4 volunteers for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine

A new report by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators revealed that four volunteers for the COVID-19 experimental vaccine by Pfizer developed Bell’s Palsy after receiving vaccine shots, as per media reports. Bell’s palsy is a condition … Read More

Pope calls for greater cooperation to ensure the right of return of Middle Eastern refugees

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Pope calls for greater cooperation to ensure the right of return of Middle Eastern refugees Pope Francis has launched an appeal to the international community to make “every possible effort” to facilitate the return of refugees from Syria and Iraq … Read More

Cuomo suspends indoor dining in NYC, is backed by de Blasio

Takeout and outdoor dining will still be permitted. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that indoor dining would be suspended again in New York City — marking the latest devastating blow for struggling businesses in the Big Apple. … Read More

China Faces New Economic Woes During the Pandemic Era

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Image: Reuters Encouraging as this economic pickup is for the period immediately ahead, Beijing’s demographics casts a long and ominous shadow. Some people say that China’s leadership is all but magical. It has beaten the coronavirus pandemic before the United States or … Read More

Germany: Calls grow for harder lockdown ahead of Christmas holidays

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Germany’s health minister and the country’s Leopoldina sciences academy said harder measures were necessary to reduce infections. Saxony became the first state to impose a hard lockdown starting next week. With German coronavirus caseloads plateauing, but not sinking, calls for … Read More

Ingraham warns Biden presidency will strip Americans of their freedom

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INGRAHAM: Got it. All right. I’m Laura Ingraham, this is The Ingraham Angle from a busy Washington tonight. Can you believe it, one week to go and the president is still out on the trail as we speak? Omaha, Nebraska … Read More

Masks Not Very Effective at Protecting Wearers, Says New Danish Study

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But masks are still likely to prevent infected people from transmitting the virus. (Salvatore Laporta/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) The urgency of trying to control the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred public health researchers to search for evidence-based measures that might work to protect the … Read More

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