AMSTERDAM (Sputnik) - About 200 people gathered on Sunday at Museum Square (Museumplein) in central Amsterdam to protest against the government's restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country, a Sputnik correspondent reported...
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Former House Speaker John Boehner.
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Boehner slammed the effort by a group of House Republicans to create an "America First Caucus."
On NBC's "Meet The Press," Boehner called the idea one of the...
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After a certain pause in mass protests since last summer, when demonstrations against police brutality and racism swept the city, sometimes violently, in response to the death of Black man George Floyd in police custody, violence has resumed,...
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Cemetery workers in full protective gear lower a coffin that contain the remains of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
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Bitcoin slipped as much as 5% Friday after reports that Turkey has banned the use of cryptocurrencies.
The move stoked fear among investors of a precedent that other countries may follow.
Cryptocurrencies have become...
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President Joe Biden, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington.
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President Biden called on the Senate to...
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Palestinian volunteers clean the Al-Aqsa mosque compound ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 10, 2021. (Photo: Jamal Awad/APA Images) The Latest: 306,961 Palestinians have tested positive for COVID-19;...
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FILE PHOTO: Russia's FM Lavrov meets with Iran's FM Zarif in Moscow
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Russia is expelling 10 US diplomats in response to new US sanctions.
The Biden admin. issued new sanctions over Russian election interference and the SolarWinds...
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The country could soon have its first female prime ministerCounting of votes in Samoa. Photo from the Facebook page of the Office of the Electoral Commission – Samoa
Despite confident predictions from Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr...
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A photo of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" was named the World Press Photo of the Year on Thursday.It was the second time the Danish photographer who shot the...
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Hong Kong protests have transformed into everyday life resistanceA socially distanced protest outside the RTHK broadcasting house. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. Use with permission.
The following post was published by Hong Kong Free Press on April 15,...
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As online publishers grapple with how to replace dwindling ad revenue and find new ways to bring in money, Reuters, one of the largest news organizations in the...
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Firefighters walk towards the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 in New York City. | (Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images, September 2001)
President George W. Bush declares the end of major combat operations in Iraq aboard an aircraft...
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A Liberal lawmaker from Quebec found himself in an embarrassing situation this week after a nude photo of him found its way online – it was taken during a virtual meeting with fellow parliamentarians. It’s easy to feel sorry for him – in...
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President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington
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The Biden administration issued new sanctions against Russia on Thursday.
The sanctions target...
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President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington
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The Biden administration issued sanctions on Russia on Thursday targeting more than 30 Russian...
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After two decades, tens of thousands of deaths and trillions of dollars in cost, the U.S. maps out its exit
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Three UN Special Rapporteurs said the bill ‘stigmatises civil society’Civil society groups and environment advocates holding a protest action in Thailand. Photo from Facebook page of Prachatai, content partner of Global Voices.
The Thai...
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Irina Shayk is taking over the streets of New York City for a fashion shoot!
The 35-year-old Russian supermodel posed all over the city for a Victoria’s Secret photo shoot on Tuesday (April 13).
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An aerial photo of the town of Bitche, France.
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Facebook removed the official Facebook page for the town of Bitche in northeastern France.
Facebook has not given a reason, but restored the page on...
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