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Latvian minister: all fundamental vaccines should be mandatory
Sep 20, 2024 · Latvia should restrict the spread of vaccination-related misinformation more strictly, said Minister of Health Hosams Abu Meri after a meeting of the State Immunization Council. The council’s meeting was called after the death of an unvaccinated child that caught diphtheria. Members of the council discussed proposals for improvements of the vaccination and immunization policy. The […]
California passes law to ban or restrict smartphones in schools
Sep 24, 2024 · California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on Monday, the 23rd of September, requiring schools to limit or ban the use of smartphones in school, amid a growing consensus that excessive use can contribute to the risk of mental illness and disrupt learning, reports Reuters.. Thirteen US states have followed Florida’s 2023 example by banning or restricting smartphones in schools or advising ...
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Moldovan President condemns "unprecedented" meddling in EU …
3 days ago · Moldovan President Maia Sandu said the double election on Sunday, the 20th of October, was under “unprecedented” attack from foreign interference after preliminary results showed the presidential election would end in a run-off vote, but despite Russian pressure, Moldova’s European Union (EU) membership, balancing between East and West, looks set to go ahead, reports Reuters. […]
Yulia Navalnaya: I will run for Russian president when Putin's gone ...
3 days ago · Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, told BBC News that she intends to run for president of Russia when Vladimir Putin is no longer in power, on Monday, the 21st of October, reports Politico.. When the time is right, “I will stand for election… as a candidate,” Navalnaya said in the interview.
South Korea summons Russian envoy to protest North Korea's …
3 days ago · South Korea’s foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul on Monday, the 21st of October, to protest against what it called the sending of North Korean troops to Russia for deployment in Ukraine and promised a joint international response, reports Reuters.. South Korea’s first deputy foreign minister Kim Hong-kyung summoned Russia’s top envoy in Seoul, Georgy Zinoviev, and ...
VIDEO | Trump makes french fries, Harris visits churches and both …
3 days ago · As the election approached, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump escalated their personal attacks – Trump served French fries at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s restaurant on Sunday, the 20th of October, to dispute Harris’ claim that she worked there, while Harris, who was in Georgia, wrote on X that Trump was “exhausted, unstable and unfit” to …
Regional court sentences infamous ex-Mayor of Ventspils to four …
On Wednesday, the 27th of September, Riga Regional Court announced its verdict in the so-called Lembergs criminal case – sentencing the chairman of For Latvia and Ventspils political party, ex-Mayor of Ventspils, internationally sanctioned Latvian businessman and politician Aivars Lembergs to four years in prison and confiscation of property. With …