Business
Trump admin strikes deal with Russia, Ukraine to secure Black Sea shipping
Both statements asserted that the respective parties were committed to a "durable and lasting peace."
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Coronavirus
EU regulators caution that too many booster shots could weaken immune systems
Boosters "not something that we can think should be repeated constantly" – European Medicines Agency" Marco Cavaleri
Politics
Proposed law in Russia sends repeat child sex offenders to Arctic penal colonies for life
They cannot be called humans, although they are in human form," a Russian lawmaker said. "We hope that this measure will protect children, families, and society as a whole from those who cause irreparable harm"
Politics
Russia to send forces to Kazakhstan after dozens of demonstrators killed in protests
The protests began on Sunday in rural areas over rising gas prices
Coronavirus
Dutch police disperse anti-lockdown protest with biting dog, batons: video
Gatherings in the Netherlands are limited to two people
Politics
Schiff says Russian invasion of Ukraine 'very likely'
"I think that it would require enormous sanctions on Russia to deter what appears to be a very likely Russian invasion of Ukraine again," Schiff said
Politics
Satellite images depict new Russian troop movements amid demands that Ukraine be blocked from NATO
Russian and U.S. officials will meet after the new year to discuss Moscow's demand that Ukraine not be allowed to join NATO.
Coronavirus
Police open criminal probe into U.K. vaccine rollout after medical dissenter's legal challenge
"You do not experiment on humans, and consent must be freely given without coercion and include a discussion about alternative treatments … and an individual's material risk of developing covid-19 or actually coming to harm from it," said English Dr. Sam White
Politics
Russia accused of playing politics as it reverses flow in key pipeline, sending gas prices soaring
Critics have accused Moscow of withholding gas as leverage towards its goals in the region, like its tense standoff with NATO over Ukraine
Technology
Astronomers: Black holes may have existed just after Big Bang, shedding light on universe’s history
Data might help “solve mysteries of modern cosmology."
