Month: January 2021
Thousands of Iraqis mark anniversary of top Iranian general’s death
Thousands of Iraqis on Sunday commemorated the first anniversary of the assassinations of a top Iranian general and a leader of a powerful Iraqi Shiite militia by a US airstrike. Last year’s US strike near Baghdad airport killed Qassem Soleimani,
Read MoreNonprofit Ogen lends record $50 million to ease small business cash squeeze
Ogen Group hopes to become Israel’s first social bank, as pandemic highlights how traditional lenders prefer bigger, less risky businesses over small enterprises
Read MoreGerman lawmakers call on British government to protect Julian Assange
Several members of the German parliament have called on the British government to intervene in case a court decides that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US. “Extraditing Julian Assange to the US, where he faces no
Read MoreIn their own words: Families talk about their endless search for Mexico’s missing
BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico — They are called los desaparecidos — the disappeared. The term gained popularity among extralegal military and police forces in Argentina in the mid-1970s, describing people taken by government-backed armed forces. They vanished without a trace into
Read MoreSuicides down in IDF in 2020, but remain leading cause of death for troops
28 soldiers died over the past year — the second lowest number in Israel’s history — but only one in an attack
Read MoreIndia approves easily stored AstraZeneca and locally made COVID-19 vaccines
Emergency authorization given for British shot amid demands for greater transparency over inoculation developed by Indian company Bharat Biotech
Read MoreLIVE UPDATES: Biden electoral win facing challenge from Cruz, other GOP senators – Fox News
LIVE UPDATES: Biden electoral win facing challenge from Cruz, other GOP senators Fox News Trump throws grenades into high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs in final stretch NBC News Are Congressional Republicans breaking away from Trump? CBS This Morning GOP effort to thwart Biden is
Read MoreFederal appeals court rejects election lawsuit against Pence – NBC News
Federal appeals court rejects election lawsuit against Pence NBC News Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election The New York Times 10 things you need to know today: January 2, 2021 The Week Magazine Editorial: Schemes to overturn the 2020
Read More‘This is different’: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Louisville home vandalized – KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
‘This is different’: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Louisville home vandalized KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home in Kentucky vandalized FOX 35 Orlando Homes of Pelosi, McConnell are vandalized after Senate fails to pass $2,000 stimulus checks The Washington Post McConnell, Pelosi
Read More‘There’s no running away from the numbers:’ Fauci laments surging COVID deaths as Trump claims ‘fake news’ – ABC News
‘There’s no running away from the numbers:’ Fauci laments surging COVID deaths as Trump claims ‘fake news’ ABC News Fauci pushes back on Trump on COVID-19 ‘exaggerated’ remarks: ‘The deaths are real deaths’ | TheHill The Hill Fauci fires back after Trump
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