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Supreme Court rules: here’s the good news and the bad news
Principia Scientific 19 Jan 2022
First, the bad news. The Supreme Court has upheld the vaccination requirement for health-care workers as a condition for receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds ... Perhaps this ruling will lead to further growth in direct primary care practices, which accept neither Medicare nor Medicaid, nor even traditional insurance. That is another question ... ....
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Ex Guantánamo detainee plans legal action to restore British passport
The Guardian 19 Jan 2022
A former Guantánamo detainee is planning legal action against Priti Patel to try to restore his British passport, which was stripped from him eight years ago after two trips to Syria.
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Macron calls for new European security framework with NATO, Russia
Urdu Point 19 Jan 2022
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British PM Boris Johnson denies he lied about lockdown party
Gulf News 18 Jan 2022
London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday an accusation by his former adviser that he had lied to parliament about a lockdown party, saying nobody had warned him the "bring your own booze" gathering might contravene COVID-19 rules ... Asked if he had lied to the public and parliament, Johnson told reporters. "No ... 'The PM lied' ... .
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Tonga says facing ‘unprecedented disaster’, UN prepares relief
Al Jazeera 19 Jan 2022
The Tonga government says the Pacific island nation is facing an “unprecedented disaster” after a massive volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami and blanketed parts of the country of 100,000 people in thick volcanic ash ... The United Nations said it was ready to provide assistance, but might have to do so remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic ... .
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Cummings claims Johnson lied about alleged parties at Downing Street
Irish Independent 18 Jan 2022
Dominic Cummings, the former chief aide to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has claimed he and other eyewitnesses are prepared to swear under oath that Mr Johnson has "lied to parliament about parties" at Downing Street. He also alleged there are "many other photos of parties after I left yet to appear" ... (© Telegraph Media Group Ltd 2022).
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Is midnight upon us? Doomsday Clock panel to set risk of global catastrophe
The Guardian 19 Jan 2022photo: AP / Thibault Camus
Gaspard Ulliel: Moon Knight actor dies aged 37 after ski accident
BBC News 19 Jan 2022
French actor Gaspard Ulliel, who is set to appear in Marvel's forthcoming TV series Moon Knight, has died aged 37 ... He gained international attention for his performance as the famous cannibal in Hannibal Rising in 2007 ... .
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Afghan acting PM calls for diplomatic recognition of Taliban
Al Jazeera 19 Jan 2022
Afghanistan’s acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, is calling on international governments to officially recognise the country’s Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in Kabul that all conditions had been met ... “Short-term aid is not the solution; we must try to find a way to solve problems fundamentally,” he said ... .
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UK PM Johnson faces 'pork pie' plot to trigger leadership challenge
Hong Kong Standard 19 Jan 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Wednesday amid a revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street. ... Johnson has repeatedly apologized for the parties and said that he was unaware of many of them ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>>.
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Madeleine McCann investigators find ‘shocking’ new evidence about suspect
The Independent 19 Jan 2022
A German TV channel has discovered “shocking” new evidence against a man suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann, reports suggest ... Juliane Ebling, the channel’s editor, said ... .
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As Ukraine crisis deepens, Blinken leads new talks: Live news
Al Jazeera 19 Jan 2022
The US’s top diplomat is beginning a hastily arranged diplomatic push to defuse the crisis over Ukraine and prevent what Washington and its allies fear may be an imminent Russian invasion ... On Friday, he will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland ... Here are all the latest updates.. 19 mins ago (09.00 GMT) Washington ... .
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World's oldest man dies 3 weeks short of 113th birthday
Manila Bulletin 19 Jan 2022
NEW YORK, United States — The world’s oldest man, Spaniard Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, has died at the age of 112 years and 341 days, the Guinness World Records said Wednesday ... .
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S.Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to jointly develop hydrogen economy
The Siasat Daily 19 Jan 2022
Riyadh. South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and agreed to work together in areas related to the hydrogen economy ... Under the deals, South Korea can secure a supply of carbon-neutral hydrogen and ammonia from Saudi Arabia ... .
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Pfizer chief Albert Bourla wins $1 million Genesis Prize
The Hindu 19 Jan 2022
Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., was awarded on January 19 the prestigious Genesis Prize for h ....