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New Jersey governor declares state of emergency due to winter storm; all vaccine sites closed

https://youtu.be/kYtMPr9lZPU New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency that started Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in response to the expected winter storm. Snow accumulation from the storm began Sunday afternoon, with the heaviest snow happening Monday. Hazardous conditions may continue through Tuesday morning. Executive Order No. 218 declares a state of emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the duration […]

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State of emergency in effect for New York as Nor’easter pummels region

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for 44 counties as a slow-moving Nor’easter is producing blizzard-like conditions for the next two days with wind gusts ranging from 40 to 60 mph. The governor is deploying 130 members of the National guard to hardest hit areas to aid in emergency response efforts. Watch details in this report by Eagle News America prepared by Eagle News Service’s North America bureaus. (Eagle News Service)

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Huge snowstorm hits US east coast, disrupting virus vaccinations

  by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A huge snowstorm brought chaos to the United States’ east coast Monday, canceling thousands of flights, closing schools and forcing the postponement of coronavirus vaccinations as New York City steeled itself for possibly one of its heaviest ever snowfalls. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued storm warnings from Virginia to Maine — home to tens of millions of people — as heavy […]

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Brazil Congress elects new leaders in test for Bolsonaro

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil’s Congress on Monday elected Rodrigo Pacheco as Senate speaker, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, whose political future could hang in the balance ahead of the lower house’s vote. Pacheco, of the Democrats (DEM) party, won by 57 votes. The 44-year-old achieved the feat of receiving backing from Bolsonaro, as well as the Workers Party (PT), and former leftist presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) and Dilma Rousseff […]

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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Myanmar on Tuesday

  UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday on the situation in Myanmar, following the coup by the country’s military, according to an official calendar of events. The meeting, to be held by videoconference, will take place behind closed doors, says the calendar — which was approved Monday by council members. The UN special envoy for Myanmar, Swiss diplomat Christine Schraner Burgener, is expected to brief the […]

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England to step up testing after detecting 11 S.African variant cases

  by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Health officials said Monday they will urgently increase testing in eight areas across England where nearly a dozen South African Covid-19 variant cases have been identified in the last week. The 11 cases, detected in genomic sequencing carried out on random samples of positive coronavirus results, cannot be traced back to international travel, prompting concerns of localised transmission. The move in the areas […]

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Anger after US police pepper-spray 9-year-old girl

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A nine-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester, footage released Sunday showed, sparking new outrage over excesses committed by the country’s law enforcement. Deputy Police Chief Andre Anderson said Sunday the girl — who has not been named — had been suffering from a serious mental health emergency, reportedly threatening to take her own life and that of her mother. Officers […]

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S.Africa passes second wave peak as first vaccines land

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the country had “passed the peak” of its second coronavirus infection wave, allowing for the easing of restrictions ahead of first vaccinations this month. The country hit hardest in Africa had earlier taken delivery of its first shipment of coronavirus shots, paving the way to the first phase of inoculation. Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation that that “first good […]

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Europol warns on fake COVID-negative papers being sold at airports

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The EU’s police agency on Monday warned travellers to watch for organised crime gangs selling fake Covid-negative certificates at airports, sometimes for as much as 300 euros each. The warning from Europol comes after police busted several suspects selling forged certificates declaring people Covid-19 negative at airports in Britain and France, online and through mobile messaging chat groups in Spain and the Netherlands. Many EU countries and others now […]

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Nueces County, Texas makes history with largest Covid-19 vaccine distribution in Coastal Bend region

https://youtu.be/bNfvZMmdJIM In Texas, they like to do things in a big way and immunizing people against Covid-19 is no exception. Eagle News correspondent Jane Kathleen Gregorio tells us about a huge vaccination effort being launched in the Coastal Bend region of the state. Watch details in this report from Eagle News International prepared by Eagle News Service’s North America bureaus (Eagle News Service)

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Japan urges Myanmar military to free Suu Kyi, restore democracy

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan called Monday for Myanmar’s military to release Aung San Suu Kyi and restore democracy, saying it was opposed to moves that pushed the country “backwards”. “We request the release of stakeholders including state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi who was detained today,” Japan’s foreign ministry said in a statement, urging the army “to quickly restore the democratic political system in Myanmar”. The ministry said Japan had been “strongly supporting the […]

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Chicago mayor says schools safe to reopen despite pandemic

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The mayor of Chicago has said the US city’s public schools are “safe” and will reopen Monday, despite teachers union calls for them to continue remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We expect all of our teachers who have not received a specific accommodation to come to school tomorrow,” Lori Lightfoot said during a press conference. “Those who do not report to work, and I hate to even […]

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