A German court in a landmark ruling has declared that COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by the government are unconstitutional. Thuringia’s spring lockdown was a “catastrophically wrong political decision with dramatic consequences for almost all areas of people’s lives,” the court said, justifying its decision ...Source. GreatGameIndia ... *. Note to readers ... etc ... ....
HARARE, Zimbabwe — ... “The pandemic has been indiscriminate ... No supermen or superwomen ... Advertisement ... It has entrenched and exacerbated the extreme inequalities and injustices that existed before the pandemic,” Itai Rusike, director of the Harare-based organization, CommunityWorking Group on Health, told the Associated Press on Sunday....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency ... READ MORE. Dominion VotingSystem sues Rudy Giuliani over baseless election claimsMORE. Biden plans to reverse Trump’s ban on transgenders joining military ... history ... Note to readers ... ....
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen said that the ex-president might have issued secret pardons to himself and his children during his tenure, which he will reveal if he is indicted ... He said he reached the conclusion after some research over the legality of pardons being disclosed to the people and press. Read more ... ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP ... ....
It looked at information taken from the Forbes' Billionaire's list and Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report...Danny Sriskandarajah, Oxfam GB Chief Executive said ... Credit. Oxfam ... "Fair taxation on the very richest could help with the global recovery, raise more money to fight poverty and help shape more equal societies.” ... Oxfam ... Peston....
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A US bankruptcy judge has agreed a $17m (£12.4m) payout to women who accused disgraced film directorHarvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct ... The directors and officers, who include Weinstein's brother, Bob, also received releases that absolve them of any potential liability for enabling Weinstein's conduct....
According to the Israeli newspaper, Israeli TVChannel 12 broke the news on Saturday night, adding that Cohen, a trusted Netanyahu ally, would be the first senior Israeli official to meet with Biden and the chief of the CIA... .......
A French court is set to hear a landmark case against more than a dozen companies that supplied the US with the notorious chemical Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The case was brought by Tran To Nga, a 78-year-old French-Vietnamese woman who covered the conflict as a journalist ... What does the lawsuit say? ... Related Topics. ....
Twitter is asking its users for help in combating fake news. It has announced a pilot that allows people to submit notes on tweets that may be false or misleading ... "Eventually we aim to make notes visible directly on Tweets for the global Twitter audience, when there is consensus from a broad and diverse set of contributors," Twitter said ... ....
Tehran, Jan 25, IRNA – Iran and its allies will not allow Daesh terrorist group to reorganize itself in Iraq and elsewhere in the region once again, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday .......
Public access to closed circuit surveillance television video records from daycare centers can be financially burdensome when they must be censored in accordance with the country's Privacy Act. Korea Times file. By Ko Dong-hwan ... However, officers at the station informed the parents, Jan. 20, that they would have to pay the extravagant fee ... ....