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On Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said EU countries will start their coronavirus vaccination programs in just over a week, assigning the three days from December 27-29 for rolling out protections against COVID-19. The 27 European Union member states are jointly buying vaccines together, with leaders discussing the plans at the latest European Council summit in Brussels last week. Brussels had hoped this show of unity would deliver a message to
The West s disappointing double standards
Posted : 2020-12-17 15:08 By Sun Xi
More than a decade ago, when I came from China to study in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, two political terminologies were deeply laid the seeds in my mind. One was the fantastic human rights, and another was the disgraceful double standards .
I still vividly remember my then-Dean Kishore Mahbubani, an internationally renowned thinker and the former president of the United Nations Security Council, repeatedly shared his dedicated collections of the West s double standards on human rights, including numerous cases from the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa. In his opinion, the reason behind such double standards was that the West will take a moral stand only when its fundamental interest is not involved. That has unfortunately been the hard truth.
HOLLAND has been plunged into a five-week lockdown over Christmas after daily cases surged past 8,500.
The Netherlands leader Mark Rutte told the nation that it is closing down - with schools and gyms shutting.
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Mark Rutte made the announcement this evening Credit: Rex Features
Households can t welcome any more than two visitors over the age of 13 from tomorrow.
Schools will be closed until January 18, as well as all public places, including gyms, museums, zoos, cinemas, hairdressers and beauty salons.
However, there will be a three-day period over Christmas when the restrictions will be slightly relaxed and three people over 13 can visit another household.
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