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Chinese journalist jailed for reporting COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is seen in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in this handout picture taken on May 3, 2020. The South China Morning Post notes the offense, which is often used by police to target dissenters, carries a maximum sentence of five years. [Full Article...]
Republicans Sue Pence to Ensure He Can Determine Electoral College Count
In a far-fetched bid to overturn the result of the US election, House Representative Louie Gohmert and other fellow Republicans on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence , who will preside over the upcoming congressional meeting that will finalize Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's victory. [Full Article...]
17 missing after Russian fishing boat sinks
A search and rescue operation is underway, but an aircraft is yet to be deployed in the wake of bad weather conditions. "It's practically impossible to hold out even with wet suits on". "According to the preliminary data, there are no survivors apart from two rescued sailors". Russia's Investigative Committee said in a statement on Monday that it would investigate whether the incident was link... [Full Article...]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Vaccine overdose in Germany puts health workers in hospital
While four of them reportedly developed flu-like symptoms, they were also hospitalized for further observation. The Spanish branch of Pfizer informed Madrid on Sunday night of the delay in shipments to the eight nations due to a "problem in the loading and shipment process" at its plant in Belgium, the health ministry said in a statement, AFP reported. [Full Article...]
Breonna Taylor Statue Vandalized, Sculptor Calls it 'Racist Aggression'
None of the men involved were indicted on murder charges; Brett Hankison - the now-terminated officer charged in the disturbance - was given three counts of "wanton endangerment" over shots fired into adjacent apartments; his bond was set at $15,000; an Federal Bureau of Investigation ballistics team calculated that around 22 shots were fired from the group of on-site officers. [Full Article...]
USA embassy urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives
They said that the lawyers appointed by Chinese authorities to defend the Hongkongers "refused to answer the family's calls and respond to the family's messages". "That's absurd", said Mr Lee Cheuk Yan, chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. The US Embassy in China on Monday also urged Chinese authorities to immediately release the activists in ... [Full Article...]
Fauci: U.S. taking hard look at variant of coronavirus
Dr. Fauci told CNN's Dana Bash , "The only thing I had was six to ten hours following the vaccine I felt a little bit of an ache in my arm that lasted maybe 24 hours, a little bit more". "That's where I got to the 85". Fauci explained recently to The New York Times why some of his estimates appeared to have changed during the crisis. [Full Article...]
Oregon Prisons Begin Vaccinating Staff Against COVID-19
The first supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to reach the Jewish State sometime in January, subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities in Europe , the U.S. A pilot traced a syringe in the sky to mark the arrival of the Covid vaccine in Germany. She said that in a survey, 70 percent of hospital employees said they would like to receive the vaccine. [Full Article...]