In South Africa Omicron wave, Pfizer vaccine less effective against hospitalisation – study
By Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf OHANNESBURG, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70% protection against hospitalisation in South Africa in recent…
China’s genocide isn’t as bad as Georgia’s voting law, according to Biden
By Zachary Faria China may be committing genocide against its minority Uyghur population, trying to erase the culture of Tibet, and threatening to invade Taiwan — but it could be…
US ‘Resolutely Committed’ Defending Taiwan If China Invades, Blinken Says
By Aldgra Fredly The United States is “resolutely committed” to defending Taiwan if China invades, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as he warned China’s leaders not to “precipitate…
US, Mexico to announce deal reinstating Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy: report
By Edmund DeMarche Mexico and the U.S. are expected to announce that they reached an agreement to restart the controversial “Remain in Mexico” program that will look “fairly close” to…
China Russia and the USA
By Don Wood Are China and Russia preparing to simultaneously start wars at the same time? Russia with Ukraine, and China at Taiwan. If they coordinate and strike within a…
Mexican Authorities List Conditions to Reboot ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
By Tom Ozimek Mexican authorities have laid out a series of conditions for reviving the “Remain in Mexico” program, the Trump-era framework under which asylum-seekers were returned to Mexico to…
Flashback: Biden suggested Trump’s coronavirus travel ban was ‘xenophobic’
By Andrew Mark Miller President Joe Biden has imposed travel restrictions into the United States due to coronavirus fears despite previously slamming former President Trump as xenophobic for doing the…
Omicron variant spread: US to limit travel from 8 southern Africa countries
By Peter Aitken The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday over concerns of a “heavily mutated” COVID-19 variant, senior administration officials said.…
US Vulnerable to Electromagnetic Attack From Adversaries Such as China, North Korea: Experts
By Katabella Roberts Experts are warning that the United States is vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack from adversaries such as China and North Korea, which could render the…
Oil drops 11% in worst day of 2021, breaks below $70 as new Covid variant sparks global demand concerns
By Pippa Stevens The leg lower came amid a broad sell-off in the market with the Dow dropping more than 900 points. The World Health Organization warned Thursday of a…
WHO meets to discuss new, ‘heavily mutated’ COVID-19 variant
By Edmund DeMarche The World Health Organization is holding a meeting Friday to discuss the dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa that has been blamed on a new…