US Military Smuggles Tonnes of Syrian Wheat to Neighboring Iraq - Report

This is the latest instance of what Syrian media say is an ongoing operation to move oil and grain out of the country, which has been devastated by a decade-long humanitarian crisis. SANA says trucks have been crossing into northern Iraq almost daily.

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Ex-State Sec Pompeo 'Regrets' US Was Not Able to Convince North Korea to Abandon Its Nukes

The Trump administration held two denuclearization summits with North Korea, but the efforts eventually came to a stalemate when Trump apparently demanded that Pyongyang dismantle its nuclear facilities in return for sanctions relief, while Pyongyang wanted the sanctions to be lifted first before denuclearization could start.

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She Said Seize Zimbabwe? Netizens in Stitches as Jill Biden Butchers Popular Spanish Phrase

It would seem language is not the forte of the Biden family. Last November, Joe Biden bungled another popular phrase in Spanish mi casa es su casa (my home is your home) during a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Incidentally, Pelosi is half-Italian.

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Social Media 'Violence' on the Rise in Israel as Chasm Between Left and Right Continues to Grow

The increase in attacks has largely been attributed to the incitement of politicians and the inability of pro- and anti-Benjamin Netanyahu camps to understand the other side.

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Life Expectancy in Sweden Falls For the First Time in Half a Century Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic marks a clear trendbreaker, as life expectancy in Sweden has been increasing steadily over the past 100 years and last took a dip in 1968 during the so-called Hong Kong flu.

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Millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines Ruined Because of Manufacturing Mistake

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Johnson & Johnson admits having produced a faulty batch of coronavirus vaccines at an East Baltimore facility, reportedly due to a mix-up of two ingredients that led to the ruining of about 15 million doses.

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EU Export Controls Cause 'Significant Burden, Some Uncertainty' for Vaccine Production, Pfizer Says

Last month, Pfizer touted its coronavirus vaccine as a drug that offers "robust immune responses" to the disease with no serious side effects.

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