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30 Jan

#France #Lebanon #Paris (#Threat?)

At a rare news conference devoted to Lebanon, Macron said that by failing to form a government, the political elite had agreed "to betray" their responsibilities and had committed "collective treason"

Mustapha Adib, Lebanon's leader-designate, stepped down on Saturday, saying he was unable to form a reform-minded government. "They have decided to betray this commitment (to form a government)," Macron told reporters, declaring he was "ashamed" of the country's leaders.

"I see that the Lebanese authorities and political forces chose to favour their partisan and individual interests to the detriment of the general interest of the the country," he added. He also sent a pointed warning to the Iran-backed Hezbollah Shiite party,

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30 Jan

#Chile #SantiagodeChile #Fire #Coronavirus

A major fire destroyed parts of a hospital in the Chilean capital Santiago. More than 100 emergency services fought against the flames in the San Borja hospital on Saturday, as the fire brigade announced.

According to initial investigations, the fire was triggered by a short circuit. All 350 patients in the clinic were brought to safety and distributed to surrounding hospitals. Among them were some people suffering from Covid-19.

They were moved to other hospitals under special precautions and in special ambulances, Health Minister Enrique Paros said. More than 700,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Chile. More than 18,000 patients have died in connection with Covid-19.

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30 Jan

#Germany #Hamburg #Coronavirus #VACCINE

According to the First Mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher, Moderna is delivering less vaccine than promised. "The Federal Chancellery has just announced that the promised deliveries of the Moderna vaccines will now also be reduced,"

tweeted the SPD politician. "How should you plan the vaccinations?" He added. Moderna had already announced on Friday evening that it had issued "delivery estimates adjusted at short notice". Nevertheless, all delivery obligations would be met in the first quarter.

Italy had previously announced that it would initially receive fewer doses of Moderna in February than expected. The other approved vaccines from Biontech and Astrazeneca are also currently struggling with delivery bottlenecks.

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30 Jan

#France #Paris #Protest

In numerous French cities, people have again expressed their displeasure with a planned security law. According to the organizers, there are at least 55 gatherings today.

With the security law, France's central government wants to better protect the police. Critics fear, among other things, a restriction on the freedom of the press.

After mass protests, a particularly controversial article is now being reformulated to limit the distribution of recordings of police operations. The organizations are demanding that it be completely deleted and criticizing other points in the law,

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30 Jan

#Africa #AU #AddisAbeba #Coronavirus

On Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the ongoing COVID-19 second wave infections may be linked with the emergence of more transmissible variants.

"Africa is currently experiencing an increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases," the specialist healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) Commission said in its latest publication on Saturday.

As of Jan 27, at least 40 countries have undergone a second wave of the pandemic, including all countries in the region of Southern Africa, the Africa CDC said. "This new wave of infections is thought to be associated with the emergence of variants that are more transmissible,"

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30 Jan

#China #Fuqing #Fujian #NuclearPower

On 30 January, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that Unit 5 of China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the world's first demonstration project to implement China's indigenous Generation III nuclear power technology,

Hualong One, also known as HPR1000, was put into commercial service. The achievement marks a milestone for China's nuclear power advancement, making China the fourth country after the US, France and Russia to master its indigenous Generation III nuclear power technology.

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For Chinas goverment nuclear power plants are part of there project to archive climate neutrality and get supported by the state.

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