The broadcaster, which has seen the letter, said that sources within the Foreign Office said that EU Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida and his staff should not be afforded the status outlined in the Vienna Convention, which includes immunity from taxation, arrest, or detention. Vale de Almeida will also miss out on presenting his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II, because he is not a diplomat of a sovereign nation. … [Read more...] about Brexit Britain Refusing to Treat EU Like Sovereign State, Blocks Amb Diplomatic Status: Report
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Denmark Suspends Flights from Arab Emirates, Fears Covid Tests Bogus
On Friday, as the UAE shattered its 11th consecutive daily infection record with 3,552 new cases, Dubai’s state-run media office announced strict new limits on weddings, social events and private parties beginning next Wednesday, restricting all gatherings to 10 immediate family members. Wedding parties at hotels and other venues previously had been capped at 200. … [Read more...] about Denmark Suspends Flights from Arab Emirates, Fears Covid Tests Bogus
FDA panel endorses Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
Fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain and fever were all listed as reported adverse reactions but were categorized as mild to moderate. Serious adverse events remained uncommon and “represented medical events that occur in the general population at similar frequency as observed in the study.” … [Read more...] about FDA panel endorses Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
Doctors Challenge Boris Govt Decision to Space Vaccine Doses 12 Weeks Apart
Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said Friday “that there is evidence that there is an increased risk for those who have the new variant,” which is also more transmissible than the original virus. He said the new strain might be about 30 per cent more deadly, but stressed that “the evidence is not yet strong” and more research is needed. … [Read more...] about Doctors Challenge Boris Govt Decision to Space Vaccine Doses 12 Weeks Apart
‘Emotionally Manipulative Propaganda’: UK Govt Releases ‘Stay Home’ Coronavirus Scare Video
On Saturday, the official Number 10 Downing Street account for the office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Twitter published a dramatic video of sickly coronavirus patients and National Health Service (NHS) workers, demanding that Britons “Stay home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives”. … [Read more...] about ‘Emotionally Manipulative Propaganda’: UK Govt Releases ‘Stay Home’ Coronavirus Scare Video
