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Trump calls Trudeau “far left lunatic” as siege continues in Ottawa

Trump calls Trudeau “far left lunatic” as siege continues in Ottawa

“Our goal is to end the demonstration,” Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly said Friday morning, acknowledging that the extended protest has led to “a lot of unacceptable and unlawful activities.” The demonstrators are “highly organized, well funded, extremely committed to resisting all attempts to end the demonstrations safely,” he said. “Freedom Convoy 2022” organizers raised … Read more

Merkley calls U.N. chief's decision to attend Beijing Olympics 'shameful'

Merkley calls U.N. chief's decision to attend Beijing Olympics 'shameful'

“The Olympic Games is an extremely important event, and it’s an event that symbolizes the role of sports in bringing people together and in promoting peace,” Guterres said at a January press conference. “And it is in this strict context and without any political dimension that I intend to be present in the opening.” Late … Read more

U.K.’s Boris Johnson faces calls to resign after Covid lockdown parties report

U.K.’s Boris Johnson faces calls to resign after Covid lockdown parties report

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Britain calls out Russia in show of post-Brexit strength

Britain calls out Russia in show of post-Brexit strength

LONDON — With troops gathering on the Russian-Ukraine border, Britain senses an opportunity to demonstrate it can be more diplomatically nimble since Brexit. After leaving the EU, the UK has deployed its so-called Magnitsky sanctions — which allow the government to stop targets from entering the country, channeling cash through British banks or profiting from … Read more

Harrowing 999 calls reveals final moments of mum as she waited an hour for an ambulance

Harrowing 999 calls reveals final moments of mum as she waited an hour for an ambulance

Harrowing ‘999’ calls have revealed a mum screaming “I’m going to die” as she waited an hour for an ambulance, but it came too late to save her life. Newly released tapes have shed light on the tragic final moments of Bina Patel’s life, while her son, Akshay Patel, 28, made six phone calls to … Read more

Biden calls on Fed to put the fire out as inflation rages

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has accepted the task, saying on Wednesday that there’s “quite a bit of room” for the central bank to raise interest rates. But even that isn’t without risk: The Fed has a history of causing recessions when it raises borrowing costs to bring down inflation, and the stock market has already … Read more

Netflix’s first Arabic film ‘Perfect Strangers’ sparks debate, calls to ban it

Netflix’s first Arabic film ‘Perfect Strangers’ sparks debate, calls to ban it

A Lebanese father tells his teenage daughter that she is free to choose whether to have sex with her boyfriend, despite his reservations. An Egyptian woman discreetly removes her black lace underwear from under her clothes before going out to dinner, and it’s not her husband she’s trying to excite. And in a dramatic moment, … Read more

Fauci calls for at least doubling virus testing before reopening country

Coronavirus will be ‘imprinted on the personality of our nation for a very long time,’ Fauci warns

  Public health experts called for more testing to provide a clearer picture of the magnitude of the pandemic and to identify, isolate and track contacts for infected patients. High rates of positive results could mean that there are not enough tests, Fauci said, adding that they should be “maybe less than 10 percent”. In … Read more