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The German police crackdown on protests against COVID restrictions and forced vaccination earlier this week.
The home of a woman considered a leader of a demonstration in Ravenburg was searched by police today. She is to be prosecuted in court.
Other identified participants in the protest some 20 in all will be fined 500 euros ($566.15)...(DPA News Agency-RTL Germany)...DPA NEWS AGENCY RTL GERMANY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(Updated) Mandatory vaccination ordered in the South American nation of Ecuador.
Only those who can prove vaccination will complicate an existing medical condition will be exempt.
The order applies to all age five and older...BNO DESK TWITTER...URDU POINT...(Additional Info From Associated Press)
DUTCH PRIME MINISTER MARK RUTTE AND PRIME MINISTER HENDRIK WUST OF THE BORDERING GERMAN STATE OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA URGING THE DUTCH TO STAY OUT OF GERMAN TERRITORY.
PEOPLE FROM THE STRICTLY LOCKED DOWN NETHERLANDS SHOPPING AND EATING IN GERMANY EVEN GETTING COVID SHOTS TO FACILITATE VACATION PLANS IN PLACES LIKE AUSTRIA...(NOS Netherlands)
Today on France's island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean a group of protesters entering the island's legislative council building.
They are said to be opponents of vaccine passports and vaccine mandates.
Windows and other objects reported broken.
Legislators left the council chamber and locked themselves in offices in some cases.
And yes there is video of a group of protesters in the council chamber...
(COMMENT) What is going on here something real or something staged to discredit opposition to vaccine passports and forced vaccination?
(AFP FRANCE, BFM-TV, FRANCE INFO TV FRANCE)
The high drama of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Australia. The heavily vaxxed nation seeing another day of record positive tests.
Today's number 8,518.
In the second most populous state of Victoria an indoor mask order for all persons eight years and older as of 11:59 pm local time (759 am Eastern US time)...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA...
And a similar order in the most populous state of New South Wales announced as well along with density limits in hospitality venues and QR codes in some places...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
In New Zealand a martial arts gym fined 12 thousand dollars ($8,162,40 US). The gym punished for allowing unvaccinated employees to work...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
ON THE ISLAND OF CURACAO IN THE CARIBBEAN NEW COVID RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING A BAN ON EVENTS OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE, PROHIBITION OF DANCE PARTIES, LIMITING OF GATHERINGS TO FOUR PEOPLE AND A MASK ORDER IN PUBLIC PLACES...(NOS Netherlands)
More COVID news near the end of the summary...
JULIAN ASSANGE APPEALING TO THE BRITISH SUPREME COURT OVER A COURT ORDER TO EXTRADITE HIM TO THE US...THE NEW DAILY AUSTRALIA
SAUDI ARABIA REPORTED TO BE BUILDING BALLISTIC MISSILES WITH CHINESE HELP.
THE REPORT COMES FROM CNN WITH US INTELLIGENCE AND SATELLITE IMAGES AS SOURCES...MIDDLE EAST EYE
The Saudi-led military coalition continuing to launch air attacks in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels says today's attack hit a prison with the coalition calling the target a military camp...REUTERS
In Lebanon a Christian Party that's been in a ruling alliance with the Iranian backed Hezbollah says its reconsidering that alliance.
Lebanon in deep financial problems and dependent on Gulf Arab nations that are not friendly towards Iran...REUTERS YNET NEWS ISRAEL
THE TALKS BETWEEN IRAN AND NATIONS OTHER THAN THE US OVER THE JCPOA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT OF 2015 WILL RESUME NEXT MONDAY IN VIENNA...TASS RUSSIA
RUSSIA AND UKRAINE AGREEING TO RESTORE A 2020 CEASE-FIRE IN THE CONFLICT ZONE OF EASTERN UKRAINE.
THAT'S WHERE RUSSIAN SEPARATIST FORCES ARE FIGHTING UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT FORCES...BBC NEWS
(Updated-Transgendered Athletes) Russian President Vladimir Putin holding his annual news conference and addressing a wide range of topics.
Putin saying Russia's population of 146 million people is insufficient...TASS RUSSIA...Putin saying Russia's financial policy is "the golden standard"...TASS RUSSIA...
And one other item from the news conference Putin raising the notion that women's sports may become extinct with the arrival of transgender athletes...TASS RUSSIA
BREAKING NEWS: TEENAGE GIRL KILLED AS POLICE SHOT AT SUSPECT IN LOS ANGELES
A 14-year old girl in a dressing room at a store in North Hollywood killed as police were shooting at an assault suspect. A bullet went through the wall of the room.
The assault suspect was also killed by the police...
ABC 7 LOS ANGELES (VIDEO EMBED)
(UPDATED) HERE IN THE US A MINNESOTA JURY FINDING FORMER POLICE OFFICER KIM POTTER GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER IN THE KILLING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT.
POTTER CONVICTED ON TWO CHARGES AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY TO AWAIT SENTENCING FEBRUARY 18TH...MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE
A Tianamen Square statue that commemorates the June 4, 1989 killing of pro-democracy demonstrators by Chinese troops removed from a Hong Kong university campus...REUTERS-GLOBAL NEWS CANADA
PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS THE US SUPREME COURT TO STOP THE RELEASE OF WHITE HOUSE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO JANUARY 6TH. THE DEMOCRAT CONTROLLED JANUARY 6TH COMMITTEE SEEKING THOSE DOCUMENTS...
ACTOR JAMES FRANCO HAS ADMITTED TO SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH STUDENTS AT HIS ACTING SCHOOL.
EARLIER THIS YEAR FRANCO AGREED TO PAY A FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT IN THE FACE OF A LAWSUIT...BBC NEWS
POLITICS AND JOE BIDEN CLAIMING A SUPPLY CHAIN VICTORY AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH STORE SHELVES SAID TO BE MOSTLY FULL...BBC NEWS
More COVID news...
The Food and Drug Administration authorizing another pill to treat COVID. This one is made by Merck and it's called "molnupiravir".
The drug authorized for adults with early symptoms. Because of side effects it is expected to play a backup role to the Pfizer pill approved yesterday...THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OFFERING HIS VIEWS ON COVID-19 AT HIS YEAR-END NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.
PUTIN SAYING MORE VACCINATION IS NEEDED BUT NOT "PROSECUTION MEASURES" INVOLVING THE UNVACCINATED.
HIS GOAL IS TO PATIENTLY EXPLAIN AND ENCOURAGE VACCINATION.
BUT PUTIN SEES RUSSIA'S CURRENT LEVEL OF 'HERD IMMUNITY' (59.4 PERCENT) AS INADEQUATE AND CONTRIBUTING TO LARGE NUMBERS OF COVID DEATHS IN RUSSIA...
TASS RUSSIA
CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS VIA WORLDOMETERS TODAY
Positive test numbers rising with records set in nations like France and the UK today.
In the US 267,269 new positive tests and 972,789 Worldwide.
The numbers a week ago today 144,871 and 711,255.
In selected nations around the world outside the US new positive tests the UK 119,789, France 91,608 (Final Total), Spain 72,912, Germany 39,196 (Final Total), Italy 44,595
Russia 25,667, Turkey 18,771, Poland 17,156, Vietnam 16,377, Argentina 13,456 and The Netherlands 13,332.
Denmark 11,874, Portugal 10,549.
South Africa 21,156.
Canada 20,693 (Final Total).
Israel 1,745 (Final Total).
And that's the way it really is Day 647 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19, Day 647 of America and the World held hostage to COVID shots.
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