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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called Twitter's decision to ban President Donald Trump "an unacceptable act of censorship."

If anyone would know what living under a real authoritarian system is like, Navalny would Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny – one of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent foes who nearly died last year of suspected poisoning by the state – called Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump permanently on Saturday “an unacceptable act of censorship.” Navalny, the leader of the opposition Progress Party and a longtime protest organizer calling for the end of Putin’s ...

‘Master plan’ for climate draws flak January 8, 2021 The Norwegian government rolled out its new “master plan” for meeting climate goals on Friday, just a day after state meteorologists confirmed that last year was Norway’s warmest ever. The plan for cutting the emissions blamed for climate change met an immediate storm of criticism, but also some praise. Norwegian governments over the years have been harshly criticized for not doing enough to halt climate change, mainly because of ...

Government seeks curfew permission January 8, 2021 Alarmed by the prospect of a third wave of Corona infection, the Norwegian government has proposed imposing curfews for the first time. The proposal calls for ordering Norwegians to mostly remain indoors for as long as 21 days, but Justice Minister Monica Mæland hopes it won’t be necessary. Justice Minister Monica Mæland, speaking at a press conference earlier this week. PHOTO: Regjeringen.no The proposal from the health ministry comes af...

705 “Afomi y3 Swalaba,” to wit, “I was born in Swalaba” is a Ga phrase President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been using since he started campaigning for the presidency as far back as 2007. Swalaba is a suburb within Accra Central which can now be safely described as an inner city and, therefore, the significance of the phrase is to give an indication that he is not far removed from  the daily challenges of the ordinary Ghanaian. And moreso, his place of birth underscores hi...

Premier retains her popularity January 7, 2021 Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been firmly guiding Norway through its worse crisis since World War II during the past year, and that’s clearly maintained her popularity among Norwegian voters. Fully 53 percent favour her over the opposition’s candidate for prime minister, and her Conservative Party remains the largest in the land. Prime Minister Erna Solberg, at one of her many press conferences and public appeals during the recent Corona cr...

Saturday, 2 January, 2021 - 07:00 Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), flanked by Ali Babacan (L) and Ahmet Davutoglu (R), in Ankara in 2014. (Reuters) Ankara - Saeed Abdulrazek Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is concerned with the growing popularity of former deputy prime minister Ali Babacan and his Democracy and Progress Party ahead of the 2023 parliamentary elections, revealed sources from the ruling Justice and Development party....

Executive summary: things aren’t getting better. Wed Dec 30, 2020 This year the biggest story in Western Europe, as around the world, was the Chinese virus and lockdown. Yet the issue of Islam didn’t go away. More cars and churches went up in flames. Muslims continued to expand no-go zones, to engage in gang violence, to bash Jews and gays, to rape infidel women and “groom” infidel girls, to collect hefty welfare payments from supine governments, and to accrue political powe...

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Former Council of State member Habib-Jawulaa dies at 78 A former member of the Council of State and former Ambassador to Denmark and the Scandinavias, Hajia Fati Habib-Jawulaa, has died at age 78. She is said to have died on December 15 and was laid to rest on the day after in line with customs of her Religion. Hajia Fati Habib-Jawula was the Northern Region Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from 1997 to 2000. She was the wife of the late Alhaji Habib Jawula (Founder...