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Rochester NY Police Officer Pepper- Sprays a Handcuffed 9-Year-Old Girl
But the video released Sunday shows not enough has changed, activists said. "We're dealing with a very hard situation". Officers with the Rochester Police Department responded to a call for "family trouble" and a possible stolen auto around 3.30pm on Friday, the Democrat and Chronicle reported. [Full Article...]
WHO, Navalny and Greta Thunberg Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
All three of those nominations are backed by Norwegian lawmakers, who have a track record of picking the victor, according to The Guardian . Dershowitz had defended Trump in his first impeachment trial previous year, and said in an opinion article that the Senate should dismiss the article of impeachment against the former president over the deadly storming of the US Capitol on 6 January as h... [Full Article...]
Vietnam re-selects party chief, shuts Hanoi schools in Covid-19 battle
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong thanked delegates at the 13th National Party Congress for their trust and electing the new Party Central Committee - the supreme organ of the Communist Party of Vietnam between two congresses - during his remarks on February 1. [Full Article...]
Court fines Navalny's wife after protests in Moscow
One of the protesters held on Sunday was Mr Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya, who was detained near the infamous prison where her husband is being kept and fined £200 for taking part in unauthorised protests in support of her husband. Pavel Chikov, a lawyer and rights advocate, said police had opened 40 criminal cases in 18 different regions related to the two weekends of protests. [Full Article...]
Weather forecast for Ireland for the coming week from Met Eireann
Police in Hertfordshire reported "extensive flooding" affecting a number of properties in Long Marston on Saturday afternoon, after heavy rain fell throughout the day. Lowest temperatures should be 3° to 7°, with moderate to fresh southeast winds. However, the good news is that Saturday is set to boast finer weather with the prospect of brighter, drier conditions. [Full Article...]
Republicans press Biden to downsize Covid relief plan
Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has drawn criticism for past social media posts reported by various news organizations in which she's suggested support for killing Democratic politicians, unfounded QAnon theories and racist views. Biden's package includes $350 billion in emergency funding for state and local governments. House Republican Adam Kinzinger , who also voted to impeach, on Sunday anno... [Full Article...]
Somalia hotel hit by explosion and gunfire; casualties expected
They were driven out of Mogadishu by government forces backed by 20,000 African Union peacekeepers in 2011. Somalia's government announced the end of a seven-hour deadly siege in the capital Mogadishu Sunday night, which left nine people dead. [Full Article...]
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews defy lockdown
Most at the funeral for Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik wore no masks, Gantz charged, adding: "Either we close for everyone, or we open for everyone". Netanyahu's cabinet voted to extend the five-week-old national lockdown until Friday, pending parliamentary approval, Israeli media reported. Israel's often high-density Ultra-Orthodox communities make up around 15% of the population. [Full Article...]