Covid: French uproar as Macron vows to 'piss off' unvaccinated
French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of using divisive, vulgar language after he used a slang term to say he wanted to make life difficult for unvaccinated people.
"I really want to piss them off, and we'll carry on doing this - to the end," he told Le Parisien newspaper.
Three months ahead of a presidential election, opponents of Mr Macron said his words were unworthy of a president.
Kazakhstan protests: president threatens ruthless crackdown
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says in televised address ‘I plan to act as toughly as possible’
Kazakhstan’s president has threatened to crack down ruthlessly on protests ongoing across the country, claiming the unrest has led to deaths and injuries among law enforcement officers.
“As the head of state … I plan to act as toughly as possible,” said Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in a televised address on Wednesday afternoon. “This is a question of the safety of our country. I am certain that the people will support me,” he added, saying he had no plans to flee the country’s capital.
Earlier on Wednesday, Tokayev accepted the resignation of the government and introduced a state of emergency in several provinces in an attempt to claw back control over the situation, but the moves failed to deter angry crowds.
Taiwan buys Lithuanian rum ‘blocked by China’ amid diplomatic row
A state-owned firm bought 20,400 bottles and the Taiwanese government is sharing cocktail recipes online
Taiwan bought a large shipment of Lithuanian rum bound for China after learning that Chinese customs were set to block it amid a diplomatic row between Beijing and Vilnius.
The state-owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor (TTL) said on Tuesday that it decided to go ahead with the purchase of 20,400 bottles of rum in December to support Lithuania.
“TTL stood up at the right time, purchased the rum and brought it to Taiwan,” the South China Morning Post reported the company as saying. “Lithuania supports us and we support Lithuania – TTL calls for a toast to that.”
How China's 'zero COVID' pursuit is stoking anger, public shaming
As Chinese authorities impose stringent measures to curb COVID infections, some controversial incidents have sparked public outcry.
Over the past two weeks, Chinese authorities have reimposed strict pandemic control measures to curb a new wave of domestic coronavirus outbreaks. However, some of the extreme measures have triggered a public backlash, as Chinese people question the validity of these restrictions.
For the last 13 days, residents of Xi'an — an ancient capital with 13 million people — have been banned from leaving their homes, causing many of them to run short on food and other essential supplies like medicine.
So far, more than 1,600 confirmed COVID cases have been reported in the city since December 9.
What next for Sudan after PM Hamdok’s resignation?
Late on Sunday, Abdalla Hamdok appeared on state television to announce his resignation as Sudan’s prime minister.
The announcement came just six weeks after the Western-backed civilian leader had returned to the post following his overthrow and house arrest in a military coup on October 25 – but it did not come as a surprise.
Reports citing sources close to Hamdok say he was fed up with the decision of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan – the top military commander and leader of the coup – to restore the widely feared intelligence service, as well with his refusal to allow the prime minister to freely appoint members of his cabinet.
The Justice Department frequently charges Muslims with felonies for making false statements to federal agents.
IT WASN’T HARD for the FBI to identify Jeff Grace as one of the rioters in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. A 61-year-old long-haul truck driver from Washington state, Grace was in the background of one of the most ridiculous and iconic photographs from that day: the shot of a man in a red, white, and blue Trump hat waving to the camera while carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern through the rotunda. Grace’s bald head was visible in the background.
“You know the guy carrying the lectern out?” Grace would later ask a Texas police officer, in a video Grace recorded and posted online during a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border while he was on pretrial release.
“Yes, sir,” the officer responded.
“Look at the old man behind him,” Grace boasted. “That’s me.”
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