Monthly Archives: February 2021
‘Red alert’…13 hospitals exceed COVID isolation capacity | News | Jamaica Gleaner
World Bank fury as Lebanon MPs jump vaccine queue
BEIRUT: Lebanese politicians have been accused of jumping the queue for the coronavirus vaccine, with the World Bank on Tuesday joining a chorus of condemnation and threatening to suspend its multi-million-dollar backing for the country’s vaccination drive.
The controversy erupted after some MPs secretly received the COVID-19 jab in the parliament building — despite not being in priority groups.
Allegations of favoritism mounted after it was revealed President Michel Aoun and his wife were inoculated last Friday by a medical team sent to the Baabda Palace.
The claims added to widespread frustration among Lebanese over delays and breaches of the vaccination campaign.
World Bank regional director Saroj Kumar Jha tweeted that if the allegations were shown to be true, “it would be a breach of the national plan.”
He warned that the bank may suspend financing for vaccines and support for the country’s coronavirus response.
“I appeal to all, I mean all, regardless of your position, to please register and wait for your turn,” Jha added.
Myanmar Anti-Coup Protesters Return to Streets After Observing General Strike | Voice of America – English
Protesters in Myanmar took part in yet another day of demonstrations against the country’s military junta Tuesday, although in much smaller numbers than the massive turnout in many cities and towns seen the previous day. An angry crowd of demonstrators gathered in front of the Indonesian embassy in Yangon following reports Jakarta is seeking support from other member countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a plan that would hold the junta to its promise of new elections within a year. The protesters demanded that Indonesia respect the results of last November’s elections, won in a landslide by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy. In Jakarta, Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah denied the reports, telling media Tuesday that it “is not Indonesia’s position at all to support a new election in Myanmar.” Teuku said Indonesia is consulting with its fellow ASEAN members to reach a consensus before a special meeting on the situation in Myanmar.
McConnell backs Garland for attorney general

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told Politico Tuesday he will back Merrick Garland’s nomination for A…
Al Jazeera to launch rightwing media platform targeting US conservatives
Did you need a reason to not read, listen or watch Al Jazeera? No need to subsidize it’s nurturing right-wing dictators and wannabe fascists!!!

Rightly will be led by a former Fox News journalist and is aimed at Republicans who ‘feel left out of conservative media’
Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network that has previously sought to become a liberal media force in the US, is launching a platform to target conservatives, it was revealed on Tuesday.
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New Yorkers should double mask until at least June, de Blasio says
Everyone should be – even if you have had vaccine.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said at a press conference Tuesday that New Yorkers should we…
Schumer eyes infrastructure, tech as next priorities for Democrats
How about getting the rest of the cabinet approved!!! First!

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) pointed to a massive infrastructure package and tech legislation as the next priorities for Democrats after they wrap up coronavirus relief.Schumer, speaking to repor…
Sewage samples reveal Americans, the Dutch among world’s biggest users of ‘party pills’
ADELAIDE, Australia — Who knew sewage could tell so much about a country’s drug habits? A new international study focusing on NPS (new psychoactive substances) levels in wastewater around the globe is providing unprecedented insight into designer drug use patterns across numerous nations. 
ADELAIDE, Australia — Who knew sewage could tell so much about a country’s drug habits? A new international study focusing on NPS (new psychoactive substances) levels in wastewater around the globe is providing unprecedented insight into designer drug use patterns across numerous nations. Researchers from the University of South Australia say, based on what’s in the…
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4 Aid Workers Are Shot Dead in Pakistan
Taliban men are as toxic and murderous as ever…

The attack could portend a resurgence of militant violence in the former tribal areas of Waziristan, once a hub of the Pakistani Taliban.
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