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Nicolas Maduro
President of Venezuela
"It was a delegation of spies, not international observers. They moved freely throughout the country, spying on social, economic and political life."
Read more...Maduro invited the European Union election observers, who noted some improvement in the process but still found irregularities. -
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Kim Iversen
U.S. social media journalist
"I can't believe that after fully vaccinated travelers have been found to be the global spreaders of the omicron variant, we're STILL talking about forcing people into being vaccinated."
Read more...The World Health Organization says there’s not enough data on omicron and that vaccination is still the best defense against COVID-19. -
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Zhao Lijian
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson
“The unfair treatment of women and children among the refugees are especially outrageous, evoking grave concerns and solemn condemnations from more and more people upholding justice of the international community.”
Read more...China ignores Belarusian source of crisis, efforts by Lithuania to rectify it, and the spat over Taiwan office. -
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Mohammad Eslami
head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization
“The IAEA Director General has repeatedly stated that he has not seen any deviations in Iran's nuclear program.”
Read more...Contrary to Eslami, IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said there are issues with safeguarding Iran’s nuclear program and a deficit in monitoring capacities. -
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Vyacheslav Popov
Former Commander of Russia's Northern Fleet
"The submarine that collided with the Kursk was following the Kursk, apparently, but was unable to ensure safety in those sea conditions ... it got too close, or the Kursk's maneuvering led to a loss of contact ...”
Read more...There has never been any evidence for this theory. Russia’s official version (no collision) is backed up by independent evidence. -
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Jo Nova
“Ivermectin Cuts Indonesia Covid By 98%, Aussie Cases UP 500% With Lock-N-Vax”
Read more...Article provides no evidence linking ivermectin to Indonesia’s drop in COVID-19 cases. -
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Faisal Mekdad
Syrian foreign minister
“Western countries are hindering [refugees’] return so they can use them to put political pressure on Syria. These countries are using the pain of every Syrian refugee outside their homeland to serve their political ends.”
Read more...Millions of refugees from the Syrian civil war have no guarantee of a safe return. Rights groups have documented violent abuses against those who try. -
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Xie Zhenhua
China's Special Envoy for Climate Change
“If you look at the story (of power plant outages) from another perspective, it's a reflection of Chinese effort and seriousness to adjust our energy structure and limit the use of coal.”
Read more...In fact, coal shortages were behind China’s recent string of power plant outages. China is actually producing the most coal in six years.
