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Uganda accuses Washington of subversion, after US envoy tries to visit ‘captive’ opposition candidate Bobi Wine
The Ugandan government has accused the US of trying to “subvert” the country’s highly contested elections, after Washington’s envoy attempted to visit opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has been placed under house arrest.
rt - 17 minutes ago
2 people in India die after receiving Covid jab as Bharat Biotech says vaccine too risky for some
Two people have died after being administered Covid-19 shots in India, but the government insists that the jabs are not to blame. Meanwhile, one drug manufacturer has advised some groups to forgo the vaccine.
rt - 1 hour ago
Pregnant Highland cow mauled to death by Rottweiler who escaped owners’ home
The dog ripped the cow's tongue out.
metro - 11 hours ago
The UK now has the highest Covid death rate in the world
Around 16 people in every million are dying from the virus, new data has revealed.
metro - 11 hours ago
'Global pandemic alert system not fit for purpose': WHO report critical of China's & its own responses to Covid crisis
China, other governments and the WHO itself didn't act fast and decisively enough against the novel coronavirus, allowing it to become a pandemic, an interim report by an independent WHO panel on the handling of the crisis states.
rt - 11 hours ago
Russia opposition activist Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days
A Russian judge has imprisoned the opposition leader Alexei Navalny for 30 days. The hearing took place not in court, but a police station, with Navalny’s lawyer given barely any notice. The UK and other European countries are understood to be weighing possible further sanctions.
channel 4 - 11 hours ago
How has Trump’s talk of ‘fake news’ undermined US democracy?
In just over 40 hours, on Wednesday early morning, President Trump will leave the White House to fly to West Palm Beach in Florida, skipping the inauguration ceremony of his successor – the first outgoing President to do so since Andrew Johnson in 1869. If there has been an element of continuity in Trump’s presidency,…
channel 4 - 11 hours ago
MPs vote to extend universal credit increase
In the last few minutes MPs have voted to support the extension of the temporary £20 a week increase in universal credit.
channel 4 - 12 hours ago
Trump presidency ‘an aberration’ – Lewis Lukens, former US deputy chief of mission to UK
With a new incoming President in the White House, that is also going to mean a new US ambassador in the United Kingdom. Like Donald Trump, the man who’s been in charge of the embassy for the past three years has proved to be a controversial figure. The former deputy chief of mission at the…
channel 4 - 12 hours ago
FBI investigates background of troops guarding Capitol ahead of Biden inauguration
There is a vaccine story in Washington too – 30 million doses delivered so far, but only 12 million have ended up in people’s arms. President-elect Biden intends to change that quickly. Today, he visited a food bank as Americans celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. King was assassinated and there are fears of similar…
channel 4 - 12 hours ago
Over-70s and clinically extremely vulnerable offered Covid jabs in England
ore than four million people have had a first dose and from today the over-70s in England are being offered jabs.
channel 4 - 12 hours ago
Hospitals under intense pressure as vaccinations pass four million mark
Although vaccination numbers are rising sharply, hospitals remain under intense pressure. The number of patients with coronavirus in UK hospitals is the highest that it's been throughout the pandemic.
Police in Guatemala have started breaking up a caravan of hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants who had camped on a street while trying to reach the US, after their journey was halted by officials, migration authorities have said.
rt - 12 hours ago
'Deepest concerns': South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells, making it more infectious, govt adviser says
The so-called South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells with a stronger mechanism, allowing it to spread more easily between its human hosts, the government's advising chief epidemiologist said on Monday.
rt - 14 hours ago
Most ancient supermassive black hole ever discovered powers distant quasar and sheds light on early universe
In a milestone breakthrough, astronomers have discovered the oldest supermassive black hole ever seen. The extraordinary find dates back to the early days of the universe and fuels the most distant quasar yet known.
rt - 14 hours ago
China's Hebei province to reexamine Covid-19 test results after lab caught out over positive cases
Health officials in the Chinese province of Hebei will review hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 tests carried out by third-party agencies after it was revealed that one laboratory allegedly hid positive cases of the disease.
rt - 15 hours ago
The FBI Is Vetting 25,000 Inauguration Troops Over Fears of an Inside Attack
The FBI is reportedly concerned about National Guard troops with far-right and extremist views and affiliations.
vice - 15 hours ago
Canada to allow return of Boeing 737 MAX service by lifting flight ban imposed after devastating crashes
The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is set to return to service in Canada following a flight ban of almost two years, which was imposed after crashes that killed hundreds of people, the country's transport regulator said on Monday.
rt - 15 hours ago
Indian TV anchor’s texts spark cries for security leak inquiry after he discussed Pakistan airstrikes before they happened
Opposition politicians in India have called for an investigation into a potential national security leak after a TV anchor’s messages showed he had prior knowledge of airstrikes launched against Pakistan in February 2019.
rt - 16 hours ago
Top Iranian commander mocks Washington as US armed forces on alert for American attackers during Biden’s inauguration
Iran’s most senior general has ridiculed the US after American armed forces and the national guard were brought in to protect Washington from any further violence during the week of Joe Biden’s inauguration as president.
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‘Soft power propaganda tools’: US State Department ends five cultural exchange programs with China
rt - 1 month ago
The US State Department has axed five exchange programs with Beijing branding them as instruments of propaganda as relations between the states continues to deteriorate.
The cancelled programs are the Policymakers Educational China Trip Program, the US-China Friendship Program, the US-China Leadership Exchange Program, the US-China Transpacific Exchange Program, and the Hong Kong Educational and Cultural Program.
These “one-way” programs were funded and run by Beijing as “soft power propaganda tools,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
They provide carefully curated access to Chinese Communist Party officials, not to the Chinese people, who do not enjoy freedoms of speech and assembly.
The affected programs were ostensibly set up to foster bilateral ties and better understanding between Beijing and Washington.
For example, the Policymakers Educational China Trip Program is operated by the US-China Policy Foundation that was launched in 1995. It allows for short tours of US officials across China in order to provide them with “firsthand insight into the significant issues” between the states, according to the program’s website.
In August 2019, a group of American congressional staffers visited Beijing, Shanghai and Kunming, the capital of the southwestern Yunnan province, where they met with various Chinese state officials, diplomats and academics, and did some sightseeing. A similar trip was conducted in April 2019, when a US delegation visited Beijing and the Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
