Germany swears in new Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Here’s how much money Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson could make from COVID vaccines
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US has surpassed 29 million COVID-19 cases, 525,000 related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Over 92 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the United States as of Monday, according to the latest data from the Centers for … Read More
UK Warns of Big Omicron Risk
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The UK Health Security Agency predicts that Omicron was likely to overtake Delta and become the dominant variant in that country. Ever since the Omicron variant first appeared around Thanksgiving, the U.S. government has been cautious but largely optimistic. While … Read More
$1.79 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants
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The increasing needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela have worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic, say UN rights experts. The number of Venezuelans worldwide who’ve gone on the run has now topped six million, with the vast majority hosted by … Read More
Senate rejects Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses
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WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The vote was 52-48. The … Read More
Olaf Scholz prepares to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as Germany’s fourth wave deepens
Sitting alone in a blacked-out studio, a somber soundtrack lending gravitas to his five-minute monologue, Olaf Scholz implored the people of Germany to get real and get vaccinated. A full year after the first COVID-19 shots were administered and the … Read More
Germany finally has a government ready to lead Europe
The ‘Merkel brake’ that held up progress on the rule of law is now finally off. Guy Verhofstadt is a member of the European Parliament. He is the former leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 3 December 2021
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Greetings from Tyler, All the authorities are holding out the prospect of extreme mandates on the news of the new variant. They’re not sure about anything, but stand by. It’s liable to confer all power to our tormentors. Maybe it … Read More
Japan’s Covid-19 deaths lowest in 16 months as cases plummet
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – In the world’s oldest nation, less than one person a day is dying from COVID-19. The six confirmed deaths in Japan over the past week is the lowest it’s been in the country since July 2020, before … Read More
US hiring stumbles in November as economy adds just 210,000 new jobs
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Economists expected payrolls to increase by 550,000 in November. U.S. job growth significantly undershot expectations in November, suggesting that difficulty in attracting new workers is weighing on the labor market’s recovery from the pandemic, even as COVID-19 cases dissipated nationwide. … Read More