Politicians in the News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 16 – The win in Msambweni mini poll by Feisal Bader, who went for the seat with backing from Deputy President William Ruto, is by all means significant to all political players in the country. For Ruto and his Tanga Tanga brigade, it signifies their strength and influence on the ground at [...] Published December 16, 2020 at 04:31AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech during the virtual Climate Ambition Summit 2020 dominated the front page headlines in Wednesday’s issue of the three mainstream Palestinian Arabic dailies. President Abbas was reported in al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida stating that despite living under the ]Israeli[ occupation and the coronavirus pandemic, the [...] Published December 16, 2020 at 03:31AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

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Boris Johnson is planning to toughen up guidance to families seeing elderly relatives over Christmas amid warnings the virus was again spiralling out of control.The Prime Minister is expected to urge the public to “stay local” over the festive season to avoid spreading the disease across the country. Ministers will hold more urgent talks tomorrow [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 03:31PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Health Ministry officials said on Tuesday that Israel may have to tighten coronavirus restrictions within 7-10 days to prevent another general lockdown as cases surge nationwide.Officials voiced their concerns during a meeting with hospital directors as the ministry prepares to start distributing the vaccine at several hospitals next Sunday. Although the hospitals taking part in [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 02:25PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove will resume crisis talks over the plans for up to three households to mix between December 23 and 27 with leaders of the devolved administrations on Wednesday morning.A UK Government source acknowledged the four UK nations may take differing approaches, but insisted there would be no change in the law [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 07:33PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

The quest for unity, inclusivity or peace by any other name is not new to post-independent Kenya. Indeed, from the inchoate stages of the nation state’s development, ethnic rivalries were rife. Some culminated in assassinations of leading political figures. Yvonne Owuor in her critically acclaimed book ‘Dust,’ talks of the dystopian state following the murder [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 04:09PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Bratwurst in a bun, washed down with mulled wine.A brass band, a gingerbread man and a spot of Christmas shopping under the stars.For hundreds of years, German Christmas markets have symbolised the joy and happiness of the festive season and millions of tourists flock there every year to have a taste of it.But this year [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 04:08PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

<!-- --> Welcome to Coronavirus Government Global Briefing, Mandarin Premium’s coverage of local and global COVID-19 policy news. Canada hits supply chain issues, emphasises First Nations groups in vaccine roll-out As the world begins to roll-out COVID-19 vaccines — both those that have and have not officially passed Phase 3 trials — countries are grappling with issues [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 03:40PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

No one who has not drunk the Kool-Aid would go that far, but some otherwise sober commentators are willing to give Trump credit for reorienting the U.S. approach to China. The Economist, for example, recently wrote: “The achievement of the Trump administration was to recognise the authoritarian threat from China. The task of the Biden [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 05:04PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Boris Johnson to be Republic Day Parade Chief Guest, First British PM in 27 Years to Grace RajpathUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day parade in 2021 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invitation to his British counterpart last month. Johnson will be the first British PM [...] Published December 15, 2020 at 06:05AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

A new government method of providing insight into Ottawa’s ban on assault rifles while maintaining cabinet confidence indicates that top-level planning for the prohibition began in March. But the content of a government defence of its response to requests for documents at a Federal Court challenge of the ban, which took effect on May 1, [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 03:51PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Amid COVID Lockdown in NYC UN Guterres To Fly To Germany Then Other Points Corrupt By Matthew Russell Lee, PatreonBBC - Guardian UK - Honduras - ESPN SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 14 – How corrupt is today's United Nations? Well, just as New York prepares to go into another COVID-19 lockdown, its Secretary General prepares to [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 02:39PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Matt Hancock announces Tier 3 restrictions for LondonProfessor Karol Sikora spoke out after the Government announced the capital would move into the toughest lockdown tier with just a week to go before Christmas. From one minute past midnight on Wednesday, all hospitality venues will be forced to close their indoor seating areas and will only [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 12:35PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Guidelines for South Africans travelling to high-risk Covid-19 countries. Photo: iStock DIRCO Minister Dr Naledi Pandor has issued a plea to South Africans travelling to the Northern hemisphere for the festive season to exercise caution as most countries are deep into the second way of Covid-19. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said she [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 12:09PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

December 14, 2020 On December 12, 2020, Erik Goldstein, Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was interviewed by La Razon on the British “premier” and how it has lost popularity due to his chaotic management. In the article, titled “‘Los días de Boris Johnson en [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 11:59AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the first shipments of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine via Twitter on Sunday.  Photo by David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe first COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada are expected to be administered on Monday to long-term care home workers in Ontario and Quebec.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned to Twitter on Sunday evening to announce the [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 11:07AM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Electoral College cast votes on Monday for a new president based on the 2020 election results, making Democrat Joe Biden's White House victory official.The former vice president has surpassed 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the White House after California, which has 55 Electoral College votes, the most of any state, [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 07:20PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

Hello, A personal support worker in Ontario is the first person in Canada to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Anita Quidangen was one of five staff members from a Toronto nursing home that got a shot today. Quebec will start giving doses of the vaccine to people at long-term care homes in that [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 12:36PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .

With several important events lined up for today, Zee News brings to you all the important happenings that will take place today on Tuesday, December 15. Read the top news headlines and other major updates from across the country to start your day.PM Modi to inaugurate world's largest renewable energy park in Kutch today Prime [...] Published December 14, 2020 at 08:18PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal .