Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high

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BERLIN (AP) — Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The country recorded 179.8 virus infections per 100,000 … Read More

Military escalation in Syrian desert | Violent battles continue between regime forces and ISIS, while Russian jets execute over 40 airstrikes

Fierce battles are still underway between regime forces and proxy militias on one hand, and ISIS members on the other, as SOHR sources have reported that violent clashes erupted this morning in Jabal Al-Bishri area and near Aleppo-Hama-Al-Raqqah triangle. These … Read More

Israel, Jewish groups blast EU court ruling against kosher and halal slaughter

European Court of Justice says authorities can effectively ban religious ritual slaughter; Israeli Foreign Ministry says decision sends ‘a harsh message to all European Jewry’. Illustrative: A butcher in Jerusalem, April 26, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash90) The European Court of Justice … Read More

Iran’s President Says ‘No Doubt’ U.S. Will Return to Nuclear Deal Commitments

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran December 14, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo REUTERS (REUTERS) – IRAN’S President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday he was certain the incoming U.S. administration will … Read More

Joe Biden claims ‘foul play’ in Hunter tax investigation but says he’s ‘not concerned’

The president-elect said he will be able to look past personal attacks on his son while in office. President-elect Joe Biden defended his son Hunter Biden amid an ongoing investigation into the younger Biden’s taxes. During an interview with Stephen Colbert that is … Read More

Fauci tells Americans not to see their kids for Christmas

Doc says an already ‘difficult situation’ means it can’t ‘be business as usual this Christmas’ Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said this week that he and his wife will not be seeing his three adult children … Read More

WHO Team Leaves for Wuhan to Investigate Coronavirus Origin

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Getty Images A World Health Organization research mission to China is expected to arrive in Wuhan next month to investigate how the novel coronavirus jumped from animals to humans, and whether it emerged earlier or in a different place than originally thought. … Read More

Alaska health care worker suffers adverse reaction after COVID-19 vaccine

The woman had an allergic reaction within 10 minutes of receiving the shot. A health care worker in Alaska is doing “well” after suffering an adverse reaction minutes after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. The health care worker, who was identified as a … Read More

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