Russian energy giant Gazprom will withdraw gas transit to Moldova in the next 48 hours after Chisinau failed to settle its outstanding debt for supplies already delivered, a spokesman for the company announced on Monday. At the end of last month, the Saint Petersburg-based company and Moldavgaz agreed a new …
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Why don’t people like Joe Biden? Let me count the ways
Bored with kicking around Covid-19 like the political football it has become, the chattering class has taken on a new cause: why do so many people dislike the US president? It would take several encyclopedia-size volumes to fully answer that question, but let’s try to be brief. Anointed by Barack …
Read More »Iraq COVID cases stable with 829 more infections and 21 more deaths
Iraq recorded 829 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 21 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 1,821 patients have achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in …
Read More »Migrant boat with 10 dead bodies arrives in Sicily
A boat carrying the bodies of 10 migrants found dead at sea arrived in Sicily on Friday, along with dozens of people it rescued this week as they tried to cross the Mediterranean. The crew of the Geo Barents vessel, run by charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), found the corpses …
Read More »Militants kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attack
Militiamen killed at least 12 people during an attack on displaced civilians in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson said on Monday, and some local groups said the death toll was much higher. Fighters from the CODECO militia raided the village of Drodro on Sunday night, killing …
Read More »IED explosion targets a convoy of the US-led Coalition southern Baghdad
A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global coalition in south Iraq earlier today, Monday. A source told Al-Ghadeer News agency that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition on the southern road leading to Babel. The attack resulted in no casualties, …
Read More »Indian farmers hold mass rally, make additional demands to keep pressure on Modi
Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved in to demands for agricultural reform laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally on Monday to demand minimum support prices be extended to all products, not just rice and wheat. The protest movement launched by farmers more than …
Read More »Al-Amiri: We have Evidence of Electoral Fraud
The head of Al-Fatah Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri confirmed today that there is “conclusive evidence” of fraud in the parliamentary elections. Al-Amiri’s office said in a statement that the latter received the French Ambassador Eric Chevalier in his office in Baghdad, where they discussed joint diplomatic relations between the two countries …
Read More »Dutch PM lashes out at ‘idiots’ after third night of violence
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday lashed out at “idiot” rioters who rampaged through cities across the Netherlands this weekend when protests against coronavirus policies turned violent. More than 100 people were arrested during three nights of violence, which saw police open fire at rioters in Rotterdam on Friday. …
Read More »Uganda says seven suspects killed, 100 others held during Kampala blasts investigation
Uganda said on Monday that seven suspects had been killed and 106 people detained during operations by the security services linked to three suicide bombings in the capital Kampala last week. “To disrupt and dismantle acts of domestic terrorism, we have intensified operations. ..since these operations began, a total of …
Read More »Five dead, dozens injured after SUV plows into Wisconsin Christmas parade
A speeding SUV plowed into dozens of people, including children, during a Christmas parade in a small Wisconsin city on Sunday, leaving a scene of chaos and carnage in its wake, with at least five people killed and about 40 injured. Police Chief Dan Thompson told reporters that one person …
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