Posts Tagged ‘limit’

Senate Passes Bill Opening Path to Raise US Debt Limit, Sends to Biden’s Desk

The U.S. Senate voted to pass legislation that would expedite the process for passing a bill to raise the federal government’s $28.9 trillion debt limit, to avert a U.S. default. The vote for the measure was 59-35, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats in favor of the bill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was among those in […]

Israel and Jordan limit travelers as omicron spreads to 24 countries

Palestinians take part in a campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in Gaza City on December 2, 2021. (Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images) The Latest: 461,467 Palestinians tested positive for COVID-19; 453,392 recoveries; 4,810 deaths Of those who tested positive 243,648 live in the West Bank and 187,463 live in the West […]

Wash toys, limit kissing: French health ministry warns on bronchiolitis epidemic

Parents should wash toys and limit other peoples’ contact with their babies, including kisses, amid a bronchiolitis epidemic, France’s health ministry warned. Bronchiolitis is a common respiratory infection that affects babies under two years old. The early symptoms include a slight fever and cough or wheezing. France has an early epidemic of bronchiolitis this year […]

Calls for Tunisia president to set a time limit for his exceptional measures

Tunisian human rights advocates called on President Kais Saied to stop the “rhetoric of treason and defamation against his opponents”, which they said would increase tensions and hate in the country. They also demanded that he stop threatening officials working in state institutions. The Democratic Current Party also called on Saied to set a time […]

The World Is Way Off Track To Limit Climate Change, warn UN and WMO

Just days before world leaders meet in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), a new report has revealed just how far off course we are to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and limiting the impacts of global warming. From October 31 to November 12, the leaders of the world […]

The End of the Speed Limit on the Highway to Nowhere

There was a time when time was time and space and speed had some human meaning, for people lived within the limits of the natural world of which they were a part. As Albert Camus said, “In our madness, we push back the eternal limits, and at once dark Furies swoop down upon us to […]

A Syria-story: Limit of the Empire’s power

The following observations tell at least one aspect of the reality yet dominated by the Empire. Bonnie Kristian, fellow at Defense Priorities, writes in Business Insider (“Bashar Assad’s inevitable presidential victory is another sign of the limits on the US’s power”, June 2, 2021, https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/bashar-assads-inevitable-presidential-victory-is-another-sign-of-the-limits-on-the-uss-power/amp_articleshow/83175304.cms): “For the United States, Assad’s re-election should be a reiteration […]

China Announces Three-Child Limit

China has announced that couples will be permitted to have up to three children in a major policy shift from the existing two-child limit, after recent data showed a dramatic decline in births in the world’s most populous country. “To actively respond to the ageing of the population … a couple can have three children,” […]

Pennsylvania Votes to Limit Governor’s Emergency Powers

Pennsylvania voted to amend its Constitution on May 18 in response to their governor’s use of emergency declarations to decide laws during the pandemic. As more than two million Pennsylvanians voted in a primary election, they passed two constitutional amendments in ballot questions to restrict the governor’s emergency declaration powers to give some power back to the legislature. […]

Government’s ‘Online Safety’ Bill Will Limit Free Speech, Lead To Massive ‘State-backed Censorship’ Warn Watchdogs

Free speech activists in the UK have warned that new government legislation aimed at social media companies is set to decimate free speech and bring in ‘state-backed censorship’ on an unprecedented scale. The ‘Online Safety’ Bill is being introduced with the justification of forcing big tech to be more accountable for ‘harmful’ content on their […]

Proposed limit on US aid to Israel tests the pro-Israel diaspora – opinion

In the partisan changeover that resulted from the 2020 US elections, there were bound to be some tests and challenges for those of us who identify within the broad spectrum of “pro-Israel.” The first is now upon us: a proposed bill emerging in the House of Representatives that places a set of limitations on how […]

NCAA to Pull Events from States that Limit Transgender Participation in Sports

The NCAA sided with transgender athletes on Monday, saying they will no longer hold events in states that aren’t “free of discrimination.” The NCAA Board of Governors made the announcement as legislatures in more than two dozen states propose, debate, and advance legislation aimed at requiring state schools to ensure that athletes compete in the […]

Denmark to Limit ‘Non-Western’ Residents in Neighborhoods to 30 Per Cent

Joe Biden’s secretary of state nominee Antony Blinken, who is currently receiving lavish praise from the media for being the quintessential “internationalist,” previously appeared on Sesame Street to promote refugee immigration to America. Blinken is being hailed by some legacy media outlets as something akin to the second coming. The Guardian gushes over him being […]

Oregon Democrats Seek to Limit Where Permit Holders Can Carry Guns

Oregon Democrats are pushing legislation to make it illegal for concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms for self-defense in certain public buildings. The legislation, Senate Bill 554, is sponsored by State Sens. Ginny Burdick (D) and James I. Manning Jr. (D), and State Reps. Rachel Prusak (D) and Lisa Reynolds (D). The summary of […]

Erdogan tells Greek PM to ‘know his limit,’ calls two-state solution Cyprus’ only option

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed Greek proposals to turn the divided island of Cyprus into a federation, insisting the only viable option is to create two separate states. Erdogan lashed out at Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as he spoke at a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party on Wednesday. Turkey’s […]

Los Angeles County pause cremation-limit to ease Covid body backlog

Air quality regulators in Los Angeles County have suspended its limit on cremations to deal with a backlog of deaths amid a deepening Covid-crisis in Southern California. As the number of daily deaths is more than double than that before the pandemic, a public health crisis is being caused by the sheer number of bodies […]

Los Angeles County Lifts Cremation Limit as Coronavirus Deaths Surge

Air pollution control officials in Los Angeles County are temporarily lifting restrictions on how many bodies can be cremated as deaths surge due to the Chinese coronavirus. “The current rate of death is more than double that of pre-pandemic years, leading to hospitals, funeral homes, and crematoriums exceeding capacity without the ability to process the […]

No enrichment limit based on NPT: Takht Ravanchi

TEHRAN – Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, has said based on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) there is no limit for enriching uranium for civilian uses.  “In NPT there is no ceiling for enrichment,” Takht Ravanchi told the IRNA news agency published on Monday. The ambassador said the level and amount of […]

France won’t limit Egypt arms sales despite human rights concerns, Macron says alongside Sissi

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30-Worshiper Limit in France Ruled ‘Illegal’

Photo Credit: Aaron Burden/Unsplash (The Christian Institute) — The French government has been ordered to review its limit on the number of people allowed in places of worship by the country’s highest court. Last month, the French government announced its autumn lockdown would be lifted in stages, with non-essential retail and places of worship allowed […]

Israeli army vowed to limit arrests of Palestinian minors, but data shows otherwise

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Biden Delivers Thanksgiving Message: ‘Limit Family Gatherings, Get People Away From Each Other’

Joe Biden delivered a Thanksgiving message Wednesday which consisted of him scolding Americans, telling them not to see each other, and vowing to separate sick people from their families. After announcing that families should only engage in limited gatherings, Biden stated that “We still have months of this battle ahead of us.” “More testing. We’ll […]

Biden Delivers Holiday Message: ‘Limit Family Gatherings, Get People Away From Each Other’

Mirroring rhetoric from others in the industry, a spokesperson for Korean Air has said there’s a “real possibility” airlines will mandate passengers take a COVID-19 vaccine before being allowed to travel. “South Korea’s largest airline has a similar message,” reports ABC News. “Jill Chung, a spokesperson for Korean Air, said Tuesday there’s a real possibility […]

Former Vatican Insider Says “The Great Reset” Will Be Used To “Drastically Limit” Human Freedom

The Facts: Elon Musk recently revealed he had completed four rounds of COVID-19 testing, tweeting that something “bogus” is going on because two of the tests came back false, and the other two came back positive. Reflect On: Why is there so much conflicting information about COVID-19? Why are so many scientists and doctors providing […]

Israel didn’t just limit demos. It neutered the right to protest

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COVID-19 spike pushing Israeli hospitals to the limit, report warns

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How Netanyahu’s attempt to limit anti-government demonstrations backfired

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Likud members told to attack prosecutor’s office directive to limit criminal prosecution of protesters

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Likud members told to attack prosecutor’s office directive to limit criminal prosecution of protesters

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Countries want to limit US veto power at WTO

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