Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 29 January 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, This was a week of records, and news outlets are very impressed with them.   Not high temperatures to bolster the climate crisis theology, but that’s coming.  Not only does every report begin with important COVID claptrap, but … Read More

Israel to give 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Palestinians

posted in: Israel, News

A Palestinian boy inspects the damage in his family home following Israeli airstrikes in Buriej refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra). Israel has agreed to transfer 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the … Read More

Russia Rises Up Against Putin as Thousands Defy Kremlin’s Medieval ‘Castle’ Crackdown

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The Kremlin deployed a brutal “castle” strategy to protect Putin from pro-Navalny protesters but huge numbers are risking beatings and imprisonment to make their voices heard. Anton Vaganov via Reuters MOSCOW—The opulent, fortified Kremlin, which stands right in the center … Read More

EU threat to close the Irish border gives fuel to those who want to see the Brexit deal scrapped altogether

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Northern Irish unionists and Tory Brexiteers have long wanted to see the deal rewritten because it puts a customs border in the Irish Sea. Arlene Foster wants the Northern Ireland protocol to be scrapped (Photo: Reuters) The EU’s threat to override … Read More

Joe Biden in no hurry to find compromise as Iran ramps up nuclear programme

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The president’s team has made clear that rejoining the Iran nuclear deal isn’t imminent. US President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. AP For Iran, the inauguration … Read More

China crackdown prompts thousands to flee Hong Kong as U.K. opens new visa route

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Hong Kong citizens protest Friday outside the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament in London against the limited rights of British National Overseas passport holders in the former U.K. colony. Photo: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images About 7,000 Hong Kongers have … Read More

Germany: Angela Merkel urges patience with lockdown rules

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Merkel has thanked families for their “huge effort” during the pandemic in the face of school closures, but has asked for more patience. A senior lawmaker has suggested Germany’s lockdown will go beyond February 14. Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday recognized … Read More

How many executive orders has Pres. Biden signed?

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President Joe Biden signs an executive order on climate change, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (ABC4) – It’s been more than a week since President Joe Biden took office … Read More

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