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A big talking point for mainstream media today with COVID positive tests topping a million worldwide details at the end of the summary but first...
ISRAEL IS REDUCING THE LIST OF 'RED' COUNTRIES ON ITS COVID NO-FLY LIST FROM 69 TO 15 BUT CANADA, THE UK AND THE US REMAIN ON THAT LIST.
TRAVEL TO THOSE NATIONS WILL STILL BE BANNED...TIMES OF ISRAEL
(Updated) In Belgium the Council of State has reversed the closure of cultural venues ordered as a measure against COVID but the government has imposed rules for the newly opened facilities.
The cultural sector challenged the closure with some movie theaters remaining open in defiance of the rules. Police had said they would not enforce those rules.
But the government did impose a seating limit of 200 in concert halls, theaters and cinemas with face masks and vaccine passports required...(NOS Netherlands)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are being targeted with a COVID shot campaign.
The vaccination rates are lower in the "Haredi" areas. Mobile units are being deployed in Israel to help drive vax numbers up...ASSOCIATED PRESS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
For the moment the British government is holding back on any new COVID restrictions for England. Tighter controls are in force for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales...BBC NEWS
At the Ghislaine Maxwell trial US District Judge Alison Nathan citing COVID as a reason for the jury to work longer hours.
She wants the jury to meet on Thursday and Friday scheduled days off...ASSOCIATED PRESS-TIMES OF ISRAEL...REUTERS-METRO US
IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DECLINING TO CHARGE FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO OVER INCIDENTS INVOLVING TWO WOMEN INCLUDING A STATE TROOPER.
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THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN NASSAU COUNTY DECIDED LAST WEEK NOT TO PROSECUTE CUOMO OVER ALLEGATIONS FROM THE SAME FEMALE STATE TROOPER.
THE ALBANY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS RESISTING MOVING FORWARD WITH A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FROM A WOMAN WHO SAYS SHE WAS GROPED BY CUOMO AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION...ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE SAVE THE CHILDREN CHARITY CONFIRMS THAT TWO OF ITS STAFF MEMBERS WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED IN A MASSACRE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MILITARY IN MYANMAR...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY
More on last night's Israeli attack in Syria.
A Russian military officer says that two F-16's launched four missiles at facilities in the port of Latakia starting at 421 am local time this morning (921 pm Eastern US time last night).
Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuralev says minor material damage was caused by the attack...SPUTNIK NEWS RUSSIA
THE TALIBAN OPENED FIRE ON A GROUP OF WOMEN PROTESTING IN KABUL TODAY...TASS RUSSIA
CHINA IS COMPLAINING ABOUT UNSAFE ACTIVITY IN SPACE INVOLVING ELON MUSK'S SPACE X SATELLITES.
CHINA'S SAYS THE SATELLITES HAVE GOTTEN TOO CLOSE TO ITS SPACE STATION...AFP FRANCE-STRAITS-TIMES SINGAPORE
RUSSIA GETTING PANNED IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA TODAY OVER A DECISION BY ITS SUPREME COURT TO DISSOLVE THE 'INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL' GROUP.
THE GROUP WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED A FOREIGN AGENT IN RUSSIA INTENDS TO APPEAL THE COURT RULING.
THE COURT RULING BASED ON THE NOTION THAT THE GROUP DID NOT PUT ITS FOREIGN AGENT STATUS INTO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
'INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL' FORMED TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF THE SOVIET ERA...TASS RUSSIA...BBC NEWS
"Traitor"
Activists supporting former Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu taking aim at parliament member Benny Begin.
Begin is the son of former Prime Minister Menachem Begin who left the Likud Party to join a party supporting the new Israeli government that replaced Mr. Netanyahu's one.
Critics say Begin is betraying his father's legacy by supporting a left-wing government...TIMES OF ISRAEL
The accolades are pouring in for the late South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu but there is at least one dissenting voice.
Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz sees Tutu as an "anti-Semite" who in his words "minimized the Holocaust"...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
HE WAS THE FIRST COMMANDER OF THE US NAVY'S SEAL TEAM SIX.
RICHARD MARCINKO HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 81...BBC NEWS
FORMER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER DEMOCRAT HARRY REID OF NEVADA IS DEAD AT THE AGE OF 82...LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
THE LEGENDARY NFL COACH LATER FOOTBALL BROADCASTER JOHN MADDEN IS DEAD AT THE AGE OF 85...FOX NEWS
A massive bird flu outbreak in Israel has killed more than five thousand cranes and led to the destruction of over half a million chickens.
Authorities struggling to contain the disaster with the government trying to import eggs to deal with an expected shortfall...NEWS AGENCIES DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
WORLDOMETERS COVID NUMBERS TODAY-1.2 MILLION+ WORLDWIDE POSITIVE TEST LEVEL
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With a record number of new positive tests today in France, the UK and other nations including Spain and Greece today's Worldwide total has topped one million and gone over 1.2 million.
In the US 312,939 new positive tests and 1,217,831 Worldwide.
Those numbers a week ago today 181,264 and 745,639.
In selected nations outside the US new positive tests France 179,807, the UK 129,471, Spain 99,671, Italy 78,313, Argentina 33,902 and Turkey 32,176.
Russia 21,922, Greece 21,657, Portugal 17,172, Vietnam 14,440, Denmark 12,330 and Australia 11,267.
Germany 30,978 (Final Total), Switzerland 10,373, Poland 9,843, The Netherlands 9,111 and Ireland 9,006.
Canada 27,023 (Final Total).
South Africa 7,216.
Israel 2,995 (Final Total).
China continuing to report high numbers 209 today.
That's the way it really is Tuesday December 28th, 2021 Day 653 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19, Day 653 of America and the World held hostage to COVID shots.
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