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The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online

The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online

By Sheera Frenkel

Researchers and regulators say Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines.

They Waited, They Worried, They Stalled. This Week, They Got the Shot.

By Julie Bosman

The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.

The Fisherwomen, Chevron and the Leaking Pipe

The Fisherwomen, Chevron and the Leaking Pipe

By Ruth Maclean and Yagazie Emezi

Big Oil has a filthy legacy in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. One prominent environmentalist said: "They are moving out and leaving all the mess behind."

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American Dysfunction Is the Biggest Barrier to Fighting Covid

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American Dysfunction Is the Biggest Barrier to Fighting Covid

By Zeynep Tufekci

Lax vaccination and haphazard rules on masking sabotage the fight against the Delta variant in the U.S.

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Alabama Governor: 'It's Time to Start Blaming the Unvaccinated Folks'

Video Video: Alabama Governor: 'It's Time to Start Blaming the Unvaccinated Folks'

By Reuters

Kay Ivey, the Republican governor, said unvaccinated residents were driving the rise in coronavirus cases and deaths in Alabama. Only 33.9 percent of Alabama's residents are fully vaccinated, according to federal data.

Protesters Clash With Riot Police Over French Health Passes

Video Video: Protesters Clash With Riot Police Over French Health Passes

By The Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in France on Saturday against the government's Covid-19 health pass policy, which requires those who attend large events to present proof of vaccination, a recent negative test or recent Covid-19 recovery.

Anti-Lockdown Protesters Clash with Police in Sydney

Video Video: Anti-Lockdown Protesters Clash with Police in Sydney

By Storyful and The Associated Press

Defying a statewide stay-at-home order, 3,500 mostly maskless protesters marched downtown in Australia's largest city, a sometimes violent rally that raised fears an outbreak driven by the Delta variant might worsen.

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PSNI ‘aware’ of asylum protest plan in Carrickfergus today

Your weekly news roundup from the Belfast News Letter
 
 
     
   
     
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A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

 
     
  PSNI 'aware' of asylum protest plan in Carrickfergus today  
     
  The PSNI has said it is "aware" of plans to hold a protest today in Carrickfergus over the use of a local hotel to accommodate asylum seekers.  
     
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Ben Lowry: Republican terrorist atrocities are increasingly being partly blamed on the security forces
 
Five years ago, in early 2016, it emerged that the Police Ombudsman was investigating a complaint about the RUC handling of the IRA Shankill bomb.
 
     
 
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As opponents of Brexit once said, we must listen to the experts — now on the protocol
 
News Letter editorial of Saturday July 24 2021:
 
     
 
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Ben Lowry: Hot weather ought to be welcome in Northern Ireland but this is extreme
 
I remember when I was young my eldest brother pointing out that feeling after arriving for a summer vacation when you leave the air conditioned airport and step out to a wave of heat on the pavement.
 
     
 
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As anti Brexit voices once said, we must listen to the experts
 
There was a kerfuffle recently after women from the Shankill and elsewhere appeared before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (NIAC) in Westminster.
 
     
 
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It would be a sad day for Ulster if sausages mean more than the unborn
 
A letter from Rev John Coates:
 
     
 
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No new record on Friday but Northern Ireland heatwave continues
 
Another scorching hot day in Northern Ireland on Friday fell short of breaking the all-time record as the heatwave continues.
 
     
 
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Peter Robinson's claim that Northern Ireland supports the UK link is untested
 
A letter from Kevin Kerr:
 
     
 
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The unionist Gaeligoir
 
JOANNE SAVAGE talks to peerless Irish langauge advocate Linda Ervine MBE about how the vernacular we speak in Norhern Ireland is littered with Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Manx and French Hugenot vocabulary
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
 
   
 
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