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Sep 23, 2021 10:32
The Australian government has dismissed a French minister’s claims that Canberra had recommitted to the French submarine deal just hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a nuclear submarine pact with the UK and US.
- Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exports
Amnesty International France and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights have jointly filed a case in a Paris court to force French customs to release records of exports of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.Sep 23, 2021 10:43 - Covid-19 pandemic will be over in a year, Moderna chief executive saysThe CEO of US pharma giant Moderna, Stephane Bancel, has come up with a reassuring forecast, suggesting that increasing vaccine production could see the coronavirus pandemic finally coming to an end in mid-2022.Sep 23, 2021 09:58
- Melbourne, reeling from protests against Covid-19 restrictions, sets new world record for longest lockdownRattled by a wave of violent anti-lockdown protests, Australia’s second-largest city has hit a grim pandemic milestone, reportedly becoming the city that has lived the longest under lockdown as infections surge.Sep 23, 2021 04:44
- First region in Poland abandons anti-LGBT resolution over threats of losing EU fundsA region in southern Poland has revoked a controversial anti-LGBT resolution over fears of losing funding from the European Union, making it the first to ditch its declaration of being an LGBT-free zone.Sep 23, 2021 09:37
- Taiwan mounts urgent response after 19 Chinese PLA jets, including two nuclear-capable bombers, enter its air defense zoneTaiwan’s air force rushed to warn off a fleet of jets belonging to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that entered its air defense identification zone, including two nuclear-capable planes, Taipei has said.Sep 23, 2021 11:59
- Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exportsAmnesty International France and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights have jointly filed a case in a Paris court to force French customs to release records of exports of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.Sep 23, 2021 10:43
- Australia denies it recommitted to French submarine program just hours before AUKUS pact announcementThe Australian government has dismissed a French minister’s claims that Canberra had recommitted to the French submarine deal just hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a nuclear submarine pact with the UK and US.Sep 23, 2021 10:32
- Covid-19 pandemic will be over in a year, Moderna chief executive saysThe CEO of US pharma giant Moderna, Stephane Bancel, has come up with a reassuring forecast, suggesting that increasing vaccine production could see the coronavirus pandemic finally coming to an end in mid-2022.Sep 23, 2021 09:58
- First region in Poland abandons anti-LGBT resolution over threats of losing EU fundsA region in southern Poland has revoked a controversial anti-LGBT resolution over fears of losing funding from the European Union, making it the first to ditch its declaration of being an LGBT-free zone.Sep 23, 2021 09:37
- Melbourne, reeling from protests against Covid-19 restrictions, sets new world record for longest lockdownRattled by a wave of violent anti-lockdown protests, Australia’s second-largest city has hit a grim pandemic milestone, reportedly becoming the city that has lived the longest under lockdown as infections surge.Sep 23, 2021 04:44
- ‘No one is safe’: Actor Johnny Depp calls for revolt against cancel culture, warns that ‘it takes one sentence’ to destroy someoneHollywood star Johnny Depp has railed against “cancel culture,” warning that the phenomenon has gone so far that anyone can see their life destroyed if an accuser is willing to turn the mob against them.Sep 23, 2021 02:53
- Covid-19 appeared in the US before Wuhan, Chinese scientists claim in new research paperUsing mathematical models, a quartet of Chinese scientists has argued that the first case of Covid-19 appeared between April and November 2019 in the northeastern US, long before the outbreak in Wuhan, China.Sep 22, 2021 20:36
- Fantastic Beasts: Gay jokes and anger from trans community as new JK Rowling movie gets a titleThe latest spin-off movie from JK Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ universe will be called ‘Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore’. Jokers online immediately speculated that the secret was of a sexual nature.Sep 22, 2021 19:02
- Australian police attempt to keep reporters from covering Covid-19 protests, back off after news outlet threatens legal challengeMelbourne police partially backed off an order to keep news helicopters out of the sky over anti-lockdown protests after media pushed back with a legal challenge. Police said protesters were tracking cops’ movements via newsfeeds.Sep 22, 2021 18:49
- ‘Political dialogue is non-existent within NATO,’ France’s defense minister says amid AUKUS deal snubFrance’s Defense Minister Florence Parly has called for a review of NATO’s “strategic concept,” stating that “dialogue is non-existent” within the bloc. The remarks come amid the ongoing scandal over the new AUKUS pact.Sep 22, 2021 17:50
- France to return ambassador to Washington after Biden’s call to Macron in wake of major military contract snubThe French ambassador to the US, recalled recently over the AUKUS row, will return to Washington next week, President Emmanuel Macron has announced after a phone call with his US counterpart Joe Biden.Sep 22, 2021 16:28
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