Jeanine Áñez, the former interim president of Bolivia, was arrested Saturday on charges of terrorism, sedition, and conspiracy over an alleged coup in 2019 that deposed the country’s socialist President Evo Morales, according to reports. Al Jazeera reported that Áñez was arrested in Trinidad and moved to the Bolivian city of La Paz where she...
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MADRID: CALL FOR EARLY ELECTION
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who rose in popularity due to her reticence to impose strict coronavirus restrictions last year, announced last week that she would dissolve her regional assembly and called for new elections on 4 May. Díaz Ayuso’s decision came shortly after a no-confidence motion was filed by the Socialist Party against her conservative Popular...
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ISRAEL TARGETS IRANIAN OIL SHIPMENTS TO SYRIA
Israel has employed various forms of weaponry – including mines – to impede the shipment of Iranian oil to Syria and has targeted at least a dozen ships, the Wall Street Journal reported. The report stated these attacks in the Red Sea have been occurring since 2019 and have not been previously disclosed. The paper...
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U.N.: YEMEN HELL
David Beasley, the head of the U.N.’s World Food Program, told reporters last week after a visit to Yemen that the conditions on the ground in the country are “hell.” Beasley underscored his point by describing a children’s wing of a hospital: “In a children’s wing or ward of the hospital, you know, you normally...
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SENEGAL: DEADLY CLASHES, YOUTH REVOLUTION
Thousands of young protesters took to the streets in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, over the indictment of a popular opposition candidate and to lash out about socioeconomic conditions, according to reports. The Financial Times reported last week that at least eight people were killed and military vehicles were deployed throughout the city after rape...
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ARGENTINIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS WORSENS
Argentinian President Alberto Fernández’s decision to increase taxes for the thriving farm sector and wealthy individuals to pull Latin America’s third-largest economy out of a three-year recession has rankled business leaders who have been reducing their investments in the country. The Wall Street Journal interviewed Javier Rotondo, a farmer, who said the country’s move to...
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MYANMAR PROTESTS: 39 PROTESTERS KILLED ON SUNDAY
As we have reported in our 9 March article, “PROTESTS RAGE IN MYANMAR DESPITE MILITARY CRACKDOWN,” protesters have continued to face off against the military-backed police in the country to voice opposition against the military coup last month. The protesters are demanding the release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and...
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CDC: KEEP MASKS ON KIDS, IGNORE EMOTIONAL SCARRING
According to the official USA.gov website, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.” As we reported last week, according to new CDC...
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CANADIAN DOC: “DON’T THINK FOR YOURSELF”
A family physician in Newfoundland, Dr. Peter Morry, who has been posting comments on his Facebook page critical of the government’s lockdown and mandatory mask edicts, is feeling pressure to stop. The critical force is coming from Newfoundland and Labrador’s medical regulator who specifically warned Dr. Morry to cease posting information that influences readers to...
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NEW STUDY: TROUBLING SIGNS FOR VACCINES
On 8 March, Yahoo News reported a recent lab study revealed “troubling signs” regarding the effectiveness of both Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines. The lab study, published in Nature on 25 February, tested the two vaccines against a new South African variant. The results showed a sharp drop in effectiveness compared to results against the...