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Social Democrats

Social Democrats narrowly beat Angela Merkel’s alliance

Social Democrats narrowly beat Angela Merkel’s alliance CNBC.com: The German election is heading for tough coalition talks and a possible three-way power-sharing agreement in Berlin, after one of the country’s most significant votes in recent years. Preliminary results on Monday morning showed the center-left Social Democratic Party gaining the largest share of the vote with 25.9%, according to the country’s Federal Returning Officer, but falling well short of achieving a […]

today09/27/2021 7

Italy

Italy makes Covid passports mandatory for all employees

Italy makes Covid passports mandatory for all employees Via CNBC.com: Italy has become the first European country to make a Covidcertificate mandatory for all workers, as countries start to take stronger measures in an effort to boost inoculation rates.  From mid-October, any Italian worker that fails to present a valid certificate will face suspension and could have their pay stopped after five days, the government said on Thursday. The document, […]

today09/17/2021 12

vaccine passports

UK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues

UK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues Via AP News: Authorities in Britain have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England, Britain’s health secretary said Sunday, reversing course amid opposition from some of the Conservative government’s supporters in Parliament. Health Minister Sajid Javid said the government has shelved the idea of vaccine passports for now but could reconsider the […]

today09/13/2021 8

Afghanistan

Lawmakers sound alarm over Americans stranded in Afghanistan

Lawmakers sound alarm over Americans stranded in Afghanistan Via Just The News: The State Department is endangering the lives of Americans and others still in Afghanistan, lawmakers and others allege, even as the State Department claims it has accomplished an unprecedented, global evacuation effort.  Military veteran Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) who has called on President Biden to resign over Afghanistan, is calling on Americans to demand that Secretary of State […]

today09/07/2021 5

Israel

Israel doubles down on booster shots as daily Covid cases set new record

Israel doubles down on booster shots as daily Covid cases set new record Via CNBC.com: Israeli lawmakers are keen to avoid another lockdown after overseeing one of the world’s fastest vaccination drives. New daily coronavirus infections, however, have just climbed to record levels. While many nations were grappling with the rapid spread of the highly transmissible delta variant, Covid-19 transmission in Israel declined sharply as the country vaccinated more than […]

today08/30/2021 3

Kabul

‘Very real threats’: More attacks could hit Kabul at any time, top U.S. general says

'Very real threats': More attacks could hit Kabul at any time, top U.S. general says Via Just The News: Additional attacks outside Hamid Karzai International Airport could occur at any time, a top U.S. general in charge of Afghanistan said Thursday.   There are "very, very real threat strings" said Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command. The threats are "what we would call tactical, that […]

today08/27/2021 10

World Bank

World Bank halts aid to Afghanistan, ‘deeply concerned’ on prospects for women

World Bank halts aid to Afghanistan, ‘deeply concerned’ on prospects for women Via CNBC.com: The World Bank has become the latest international organization to pause aid disbursements to Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover. The Islamic militant group has controlled the Afghan capital of Kabul for more than a week now. It marked the collapse of the country’s government as U.S. and allied troops withdraw from the war-torn country after 20 […]

today08/25/2021 4

Airbnb

Airbnb says it plans to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees

Airbnb says it plans to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees Via CNBC.com: Airbnb is planning to start housing 20,000 Afghan refugees around the world free of charge, the company’s CEO, Brian Chesky, said Tuesday. The refugees will be housed in properties listed on Airbnb’s platform and the stays will be funded by Airbnb, Chesky said on Twitter, without specifying exactly how much the company plans to spend on the commitment […]

today08/24/2021 15

Afghanistan evacuees

Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees

Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees Via CNBC.com: The Pentagon has ordered U.S. commercial airlines to provide planes to help speed up Afghanistan evacuation efforts, it said Sunday. The planes would not fly into Kabul but instead would be used to transport those who have already been flown out of the country to military bases or transit points in Europe and the Middle East. That would allow […]

today08/23/2021 7

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