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Canadian Truckers Block Major International Bridge in Detroit

Just as they had promised, Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates are now blocking the largest international bridge between their country and the United States in their continued effort to force Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau to back down. The bridge, between...

Freedom Convoy Protest on Vaccine Mandate Puts Ottawa in Emergency

The protest by the "Freedom Convoy" against a vaccine mandate has forced Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson to declare declared a state of emergency on Sunday. The protest by the Freedom convoy has blocked much of the center of the Canadian...

Austria is First Western Democracy to Impose Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate

Austria became on Saturday the first western democracy to impose a strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate for almost all its population. According to the new measure, Austrians over the age of 18 must be vaccinated against Covid-19 or face the possibility of...

Unvaccinated Seniors Hit With Monthly Fine in Greece

Greece will start fining citizens aged 60 and over who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 on Monday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis introduced the new mandate to try to sway the unvaccinated population and alleviate the burden on the nation's healthcare...

Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Businesses

The US Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses on Thursday, but it upheld his mandate for healthcare workers. The mandate targeted businesses with over 100 employees, in an effort to encourage increased vaccinations....

Google Set to Fire Unvaccinated Employees

Google announced on Tuesday that it will give its employees until January 18 to get their vaccination against Covid-19 or apply for an exemption. The company's vaccine mandate became public on Tuesday, but the tech giant's employees were notified internally...

New York City Will Implement New Vaccine Mandate by December 27

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced on Monday that the city will be implementing a new Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The mandate, which will affect nearly 200,000 businesses, addresses the newly vaccinated population of children ages 5-11. Children between those...

Violent Riots Rage in Holland Over Covid-19 Restrictions

Riots in Holland raged for three nights due to the general public chafing under Covid-19 restrictions as Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday condemned rioters, calling them “idiots,” and promising that they would be brought to justice. There were...

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Frozen by US Federal Appeals Court

A US federal appeals court froze President Biden's sweeping vaccine mandate on Saturday, citing "grave statutory and constitutional" issues with the order. The mandate, which Biden first announced in September, will affect over 100 million workers in the United States....

Biden Announces January 2022 Deadline for Corporate Vaccine Mandate

Joe Biden announced on Thursday that his new vaccine mandate for companies with over 100 workers will be place starting on January 4, 2022. The mandate, which Biden first announced in September, will affect over 100 million workers in the...