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Boris Johnson says Russia has plans for ‘biggest war in Europe since 1945’
The Observer 20 Feb 2022
Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine would lead to the largest conflict in Europe since the second world war, Boris Johnson has warned ... The UK’s foreign secretary, Liz Truss, meanwhile, used a separate interview to state that Vladimir Putin “will not stop at Ukraine”, arguing that he is looking to piece the Soviet Union back together ... Read more ... Read more.
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Anti-Trump Republicans agree on one thing – but that’s about all
The Guardian 19 Feb 2022photo: AP / Michele Tantussi, Pool
"Could it be that you are Stupid or Something" — Best or Worst of Karl Lauterbach on Omicron variant? [Mäckle macht gute Laune]
WorldNews.com 20 Feb 2022
Prof. Dr. Karl Wilhelm Lauterbach. is Germany's new health minister since 8 December 2021. . Lauterbach. We need compulsory vaccination "because the vaccine is not 100% effective" ... So more people should get vaccinated because only a little more than a third of vaccinations are effective? ... .
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Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID, has mild symptoms
Tampa Bay Times 20 Feb 2022
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding that she still plans to carry on working. The diagnosis prompted concern and get-well wishes from across Britain’s political spectrum for the famously stoic 95-year-old ... She will turn 96 on April 21 ... UK ... ....
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China was a brutal communist menace; in 1972, Richard Nixon visited anyway
Stars and Stripes 20 Feb 2022
Chinese dictator Mao Zedong woke up early and got a shave and a haircut for the first time in months. He put on a crisp new suit and new shoes specially made for the occasion. He sat down in an armchair in the study of his home, a porcelain spittoon on the floor nearby. Not far away, President Richard M ... He wore a dress shirt with cuff links ... “If Mr ... .
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Congo seeks to recover $2b of assets from Israeli investor
The New Arab 20 Feb 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo is close to a deal with Fleurette Group, controlled by Israeli investor Dan Gertler, that could enable it to recover mining and oil assets worth about $2 billion, minutes of a cabinet meeting showed on Saturday ... Fleurette Group could not be reached for comment ... Gertler denies any wrongdoing ... (Reuters) ....
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Chagossian exiles celebrate emotional return as UK tries to justify control
The Guardian 20 Feb 2022photo: AP / Hussein Malla
Risks of terrorism spillover out of Afghanistan show how adept terrorists are at exploiting 'power vacuum': UN chief
Beijing News 20 Feb 2022
Kabul , February 20 (ANI). The risks of terrorism spillover out of Afghanistan show how adept terrorists are at exploiting power vacuums and subverting fragile states, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Guterres made these remarks at the Munich Security Conference ... (ANI) ....
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US House Representative to Introduce Bill Offering Asylum to Canadian Truckers
The Epoch Times 20 Feb 2022photo: Creative Commons
Colonial-era looted art returned to Nigeria and Benin
Indian Express 20 Feb 2022
Two Benin bronzes were returned to their ancestral home 125 years after British soldiers looted them from West Africa. A colorful ceremony on Saturday marked the return of sculptures, one of a cockerel and the other the head of a king, to the Oba palace in Benin City in Nigeria ... Colonizers stole on a grand scale ... Twitter ... Tags ... Advertisement ... Photos ... .
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Thousands hail Zimbabwe opposition leader at new party rally
The Independent 20 Feb 2022photo: WN / bholanath
Grow bananas from seed for an exotic plant
The Observer 20 Feb 2022
We all have our own annual milestones that coax us out of horticultural hibernation, kicking off a flurry of plans for the year to come. For me, it’s taking down the Chinese New Year decorations at the start of February ... This week, I’ve been thinking about the laughter-filled warm evenings spent in my grandparents’ colourful garden back in Borneo ... .
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16 dead as Storm Eunice, hits power, transport in Western Europe
Independent online (SA) 20 Feb 2022
by Jitendra JOSHI. London - Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses a day after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across northwest Europe and left transport networks in disarray ... "I could feel the whole roof going above me ... Explosive storms ... "I appeal to you ... Hefty insurance bill.
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Ethiopia: GERD Nile mega-dam begins partial power generation
The New Arab 20 Feb 2022
Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam that is being built on the Blue Nile. The milestone was reached on Sunday morning when one of the 13 turbines of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam started power generation in an event officiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ... ....
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Trump’s social network will reportedly launch on Monday
Engadget 20 Feb 2022
Truth Social, Donald Trump’s Twitter-like social media platform, will launch in the App Store on February 21st, according to Reuters. The date comes courtesy of a post seen by the outlet on a test version of the network ... “We’re currently set for release in the Apple App Store for Monday, February 21st,” the executive said, according to Reuters ... .