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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Years of @hrw research proves you wrong, @DanielBShapiro. Israel’s army has long record of unlawful strikes w/ high civilian casualties. It targets civilian structures. It fires on protesters who pose no imminent threat to life, pursuant to orders from the top. Impunity the norm. https://twitter.com/DanielBShapiro/status/1125267556007403521 …

Years of @hrw research proves you wrong, @DanielBShapiro. Israel’s army has long record of unlawful strikes w/ high civilian casualties. It targets civilian structures. It fires on protesters who pose no imminent threat to life, pursuant to orders from the top. Impunity the norm. https://twitter.com/DanielBShapiro/status/1125267556007403521 …

German parents face fine for refusing measles vaccination

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Law would make vaccination mandatory for children in schools and nurseries

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against measles in Germany could be punished with fines of up to €2,500 (£2,130), according to a draft law presented by the health minister, Jens Spahn.

The law, which is set to come into effect from 1 March 2022 if it passes through parliament before the end of this year, would make vaccination against measles mandatory for all children attending nurseries and schools, as well as teachers, educators and medical staff at hospitals and surgeries.

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Mongolian couple die of bubonic plague after eating marmot

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Six-day quarantine declared in region, preventing tourists from leaving

A Mongolian couple have died of the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot kidney, triggering a quarantine that left tourists stranded in a remote region for days.

The ethnic Kazakh couple died on 1 May in Mongolia’s westernmost province of Bayan-Ulgii, which borders Russia and China.

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Outcry as Turkey orders rerun of Istanbul mayoral election

Caliph wannabe cannot tolerate democracy

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Erdoğan’s successful bid to overturn vote is ‘plain dictatorship’, says CHP party

Turkish authorities have scrapped the result of a vote for Istanbul mayor that was lost by the candidate backed by the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in response to calls by his AK party for a rerun.

In a move that hit the lira and drew opposition accusations of “dictatorship“, the high election board (YSK) ruled that a fresh Istanbul mayoral contest must be held on 23 June.

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