HEADLINES: Senate probe into COVID-19 vaccines still on despite Duterte threat
President Rodrigo Duterte —MALACAÑANG PHOTO . . MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will proceed with an inquiry into the
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J.R.BIDEN PRES. ELECT TRANSITION: Republicans, Fearing Trump’s Wrath, Splinter Over Bid to Overturn Election
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) arrives at the Capitol in Washington, on the opening day of the 117th Congress,
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J.R.BIDEN PRES. ELECT TRANSITION: Trump’s Call Leaves Allies Fearful for American Democracy
. . BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary, wheedling telephone call to state officials in Georgia seeking to overturn the
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CYBERWAR: Assange case remains threat to investigative journalism: analysts
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was indicted by the US Justice Department with crimes under the Espionage Act . . .
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L.A. STORIES: Essential California, January 5, 2021
Essential California January 5, 2021 Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 5, and
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CYBERWAR: Julian Assange: WikiLeaks’ controversial founder
Julian Assange has spent most of the past decade either in custody or holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy as
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MARTIAL LAW ORDER: MANILA- Duterte Warns Congress of ‘Crisis’ If Soldiers Probed on Vaccine
FILE PHOTO: In this Feb. 25, 2020 handout photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte,
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ASEAN HEADLINES: MANILA- 100,000 Chinese in PH vaccinated, says Chinoy leader
. MANILA, Philippines — Some 100,000 Chinese based in the Philippines were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine in December,
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HEADLINE: MANILA- 100,000 Chinese in PH vaccinated, says Chinoy leader
Teresita Ang See . . The update-1.4.2021 Sick Earth Plague Day 404 Coronavirus as of Monday, 7am, January 4, 2021 Cases globally: 85,420,081
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MONEY LAUNDERING: WASHINGTON- US closes key money-laundering, tax evasion channel
The US Treasury Department building in Washington. PHOTO: AP . WASHINGTON (AFP) – A major avenue for global money laundering
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