French National Assembly votes in favour of giving employers the right to fire non-vaccinated employees
The amendment passed today will allow employers to terminate employees who do not comply with France’s newly adopted domestic vaccine passport.
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Mass looting as unrest spreads in South Africa, President Ramaphosa warns of food and medicine shortages
The initial riots erupted after the former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma was jailed on July 7, 2021 for contempt of court.
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German authorities arrest suspected double agent accused of spying for China
On Tuesday, July 6, the German federal prosecutor’s office announced that German authorities had arrested a former spy for Germany’s secret service on suspicions that he conducted “intelligence agent activities” for China.
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U.S. State Department intelligence confirms three workers from Wuhan lab became sick in November
A previously undisclosed report reveals that three workers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became severely sick in November 2019 and sought hospital care, weeks before the Chinese authorities’ first confirmed case of COVID-19.
Canadian Court rules Iran purposefully shot civilian plane with the intent to destroy it, deems it an “intentional act of terrorism”
The Ontario Superior Court has ruled on Thursday that the downing of Flight 752 by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was an intentional act of terrorism.
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China now emits more greenhouse gases than the rest of developed world combined, research shows
Newly released research on May 6, 2021 from Rhodium Group has found that for the first time, beginning in 2019, China’s greenhouse emissions have exceeded those of all developed countries (OECD) combined.
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UK government researching COVID-19 spread by hosting large pilot events, including maskless raves without social distancing
On Friday, April 30, a large rave event was hosted in Liverpool to research whether large-scale events can begin again safely. The event is part of the UK’s government Events Research Programme (ERP).
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Opinion | For a Decentralized Vaccine Passport
Do we really want to be deprived of travel in the name of dogmatic egalitarianism?
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China sanctions Canadians, including Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong
On Saturday, March 27, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced new sanctions on individuals and entities in Canada and the United States.
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UK to ban overseas travel- £5,000 fines for non-essential international travel
A ban on leaving the UK without a “reasonable excuse” will be coming into force next week on March 29.
