China ‘tried to suppress’ Coronavirus news and made ‘false accusations’ says US Ambassador
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China 'tried to suppress' Coronavirus news and made 'false accusations' says US Ambassador | Gript
The U.S. Ambassador to the Britain, Woody Johnson, has blamed China for the spread of the coronavirus, saying it 'tried to suppress' the emergence of the bug and accusing the Chinese government of seeking to "stonewall international health authorities that…
MATT TREACY: No, the Covid-19 measures do not amount to socialism
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No, the Covid-19 measures do not amount to socialism | Gript
Certain liberal left politicians are celebrating some of the measures implemented to tackle the Covid crisis as evidence that major steps are being taken towards a centralised state controlled economy.
“Sneak attack” to widen abortion measures during Coronavirus crisis is slammed
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"Sneak attack" to widen abortion measures during Coronavirus crisis is slammed | Gript
Attempts by Sinn Féin and left-wing TDs such as Bríd Smith to include amendments to the Emergency Measures legalisation which would allow abortion pills to be taken without a face-to-face consultation have been slammed as the "worst kind of opportunism" by…
Relics of St Corona, patron saint of epidemics, to be showcased in Aachen Cathedral
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Relics of St Corona, patron saint of epidemics, to be showcased in Aachen Cathedral | Gript
Aachen Cathedral in Germany is renowned for its beauty and for being one of the oldest cathedrals in Europe, constructed by order of the emperor Charlemagne, who was subsequently buried in the church in 814.
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has suggested that a form of "global government" might be required to tackle the Coronavirus
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Gordon Brown: What we need now is One World Government | Gript
The New World Order?
The G7 has been unable to issue a joint statement about Coronavirus after other countries bowed to Chinese pressure and resisted US attempts to call it "The Wuhan Coronavirus" - a name that was globally used just a few weeks ago:
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G7 caves to China over name of Wuhan Coronavirus | Gript
Cowardice.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for Covid-19, days after Prince Charles did the same. Queen Elizabeth and her 98 year old husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, remain in isolation at Windsor Castle:
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UK: Boris tests positive for virus as Queen remains in self-isolation | Gript
Struck down.
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Gardaí attempted to stop a car in the Ballynanty area of Limerick but the vehicle drove away at high speed through a number of housing estates before eventually stopped with the assistance of the Armed Support Unit (ASU), a specially trained response unit who are armed with a combination of handguns, PDWs, which are similar to sub-machine gun, and shotguns.
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Suspected firearm seized after high-speed chase in Limerick | Gript
Late last night Gardaí in Limerick arrested a man after a high-speed chase through Limerick. Gardaí attempted to stop a car in the Ballynanty area of Limerick but the vehicle drove away at high speed through a number of housing estates before eventually being…
79% of respondents REJECTED abortion law imposed on Northern Ireland
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79% of respondents REJECTED abortion law imposed on Northern Ireland | Gript
A very significant majority of the public submissions made to a consultation on abortion in Northern Ireland organised by the British government opposed any changes to the abortion law.
Harris contradicts HSE advice on abortion pill provision in Cornavirus crisis
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Harris contradicts HSE advice on abortion pill provision in Cornavirus crisis | Gript
The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, appeared to contradict the official advice given by the HSE on abortion pill provision during a debate on the Emergency Measures legislation in the Dáíl yesterday.
Greenland Australia, which is largely owned by the Government of Shanghai, acquired 3 million protective masks, 700,000 hazmat suits and 500,000 pairs of protective gloves from a number of countries and flew them back to China over January and February of this year. Those items, according to a company newsletter, came from “Australia, Canada, Turkey, and other countries”.
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Chinese companies raided Australian medical supplies as COVID-19 raged | Gript
At least two companies backed by the Chinese Communist Party have been involved in the mass stockpiling of medical supplies since January of this year. The stockpiled supplies, which were gathered from various countries around the globe, primarily consisted…
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Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix, has died
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Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix, has died | Gript
Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of the Asterix comic books (with his friend René Goscinny, who died in 1977), passed away this week at the age of 92. Such is the all-encompassing nature of the current pandemic that multiple media outlets felt it necessary to…
BOOK REVIEW: Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking
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BOOK REVIEW: Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking | Gript
Back in December I added Susan Cain’s Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking, which was first published in 2012, to my reading list for 2020. At the time nobody could have imagined that Covid-19 would force large numbers of people…
“It’ll be fine”: Nobel laureate predicts world will turn corner on Coronavirus earlier than predicted
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"It'll be fine": Nobel laureate predicts world will turn corner on Coronavirus earlier than predicted | Gript
Amidst the news of lockdowns, rising numbers of deaths, and panic buying, comes some reassurances from an expert in - what might be some good news from a leading expert who has examined the data and predicts a less gloomy outcome than most.
MATT TREACEY: "Typhoid Mary: a refusal to isolate or practice social distancing"
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Typhoid Mary: a refusal to isolate or practice social distancing - Gript
Mary Mallon was born in Cookstown, county Tyrone in 1869. She emigrated to America in 1884 or 1885 and became a cook in New York. While working in Mamaroneck in 1900 she seems to have infected a number of people with typhoid. The same happened when she left…
Ghouls: While the world locks down to save lives, these people are worried about too few abortions
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Ghouls: While the world locks down to save lives, these people are worried about too few abortions | Gript
What kind of mentality observes the global lockdown and horrifying death toll from the Coronavirus and acts as if the real problem is that there might not be enough abortions?
The World Health Organisation has been left deeply embarrassed after a television interview in which Dr Bruce Aylward, who was the co-lead of WHO’s COVID-19 mission to China, refused to acknowledge any questions he was asked about Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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WHO embarrassed after top official gives bizarre interview | Gript
The World Health Organisation has been left deeply embarrassed after a television interview in which Dr Bruce Aylward, who was the co-lead of WHO’s COVID-19 mission to China, refused to acknowledge any questions he was asked about Taiwan’s response to the…