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Beijing’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ Part of Long Term Influence Campaign Against US and Its Neighbors

Internal documents reveal that China’s recent “vaccine diplomacy” amid the COVID-19 pandemic is consistent with its past influence tactics, as about 80 countries and 3 international organizations will receive China-made vaccines, according to Chinese authorities. Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a video speech to the Colombian people at the invitation of Colombian President Ivan Duque, […]

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Plurality in New Poll Want Illegal Immigrants Held Until Court Hearings

A plurality of respondents to a new poll say they want illegal immigrants detained in holding centers until their court hearings. Crossing the border into the United States is illegal. Many border crossers claim asylum, which requires a court hearing. President Donald Trump curbed the so-called “catch and release” program—which allowed illegal immigrants to remain

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Pandemic Spending Sent Federal Deficit to $268 Billion in January, Feds Say

OTTAWA—The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $268.2 billion through 10 months of its fiscal year as the treasury pumped out more pandemic aid. The deficit from April to January compares to a deficit of $10.6 billion over the same period one year earlier. The government says in its monthly fiscal monitor

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Chinese Sanctions ‘Wake-Up Call’ for West: UK Rights Advocates

The Chinese regime’s sanctions against Western individuals and entities who have been vocal about its human rights record should serve as a “wake-up call” for the democratic world, UK politicians and human rights advocates said on Friday. China’s Foreign Ministry said it would sanction nine individuals and four entities on the UK side that “maliciously

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EU Turns up Heat on AstraZeneca as New COVID-19 Wave Surges

BRUSSELS—EU leaders voiced frustration on Thursday over a massive shortfall in contracted deliveries of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, as a third wave of infections surged across Europe. With inoculation programs running far behind those of Britain and the United States, the bloc’s executive warned that vaccine exports by the British-Swedish company would be blocked until it

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