Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted: 'Yeah this is not okay. My office is free this week to any service members who'd like to use it for a break or take nap on the couch. We'll stock up on snacks for you all too. (We're in the middle of moving offices and it's a bit messy so don't judge, but make yourself at home!)' … [Read more...] about National Guard are allowed back inside the Capitol after 5,000 were forced to take their breaks in parking lot by Capitol Police – sparking outraged governors of Florida and New Hampshire to recall their troops
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China’s Wuhan remembers coronavirus lockdown
"On the night of January 22, I woke up randomly in the middle of the night. I looked at my phone and saw a message that the city would be completely sealed off by 10 a.m.," he said, adding he was lucky enough to catch the last train out of Wuhan to a smaller city in the area. … [Read more...] about China’s Wuhan remembers coronavirus lockdown
Mali: French military operations face growing resistance
There are various reasons for why the French Barkhane mission in particular has come under fire. Aly Tounkara, the founder and head of the Center for Security and Strategy Analyses in the Sahel (CE3S), explained that one problem was image. "The French army claims victories in the fight against terror for itself, but keeps saying that it is working with other troops in the Sahel, especially Malian ones. The question is how efficient their cooperation is." … [Read more...] about Mali: French military operations face growing resistance
Czechs question Germany’s cross-border COVID claims
Frantisek Navrkal, a member of the Czech Parliament for the Usti region from the opposition Pirate Party told DW the tightened restrictions were reasonable, given that "the Czech government is failing so badly to deal with the pandemic." He also hopes that the requirement could finally provide some concrete data on whether or not Czechs are carrying the virus into Germany. … [Read more...] about Czechs question Germany’s cross-border COVID claims
Coronavirus: Fighting the United Kingdom’s disinformation pandemic
In the United States, many of these messages specifically target the Black community, drawing on examples such as the Tuskegee experiment to support the narrative that vaccines and other medical treatments come with a racist agenda. The infamous study, which ran from the 1930s into the 1970s, saw Black men in Alabama left untreated for syphilis so researchers could learn about the disease. In the UK, these messages have targeted Muslim and other ethnic and religious minorities. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Fighting the United Kingdom’s disinformation pandemic