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Ahead of a hastier than expected drawdown of U.S. troops in the Middle East before he leaves office, Donald Trump has a military record that stands apart from other modern American presidents. Only days after being appointed acting defense secretary, Christopher Miller announced the U.S. would reduce its troop numbers to 2,500 in both Afghanistan and Iraq by January 15. This was followed by ...

Scotland became the first country in the world to make tampons and menstrual pads available for free. The country will make the tampons and pads available at all public buildings, including schools and universities. The vote from the Scottish parliament came unanimously in favor of a Period Products bill on Tuesday. This made them the first to pass a law ...

China’s President Xi Jinping has called for a global mechanism that would use QR codes to open up global travel. The codes will majorly help in establishing the health status of a traveler hence making it easier to track the coronavirus. “We need to further harmonize policies and standards and establish ‘fast tracks’ to facilitate the orderly flow of people,’’ ...

A German doctor has been accused of killing two covid-19 patients and charged with manslaughter in Deutsche Welle. According to police in Essen, western Germany, the doctor doled out medication to hasten the death of one patient. He said that he did this to save the patient from further suffering. The two patients aged 47 and 50, were terminally ill ...

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been advised to self isolate after he came in close contact with a person who was confirmed to have contracted Coronavirus. This was after a 35 minute meeting held between Boris Johnson and the conservative MPs. The purpose for this meeting was to address rising concerns of the reappearance of Covid in Downing ...