#SOUTHAFRICA: Pres. Ramaphosa Condemns US Travel Restrictions

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced travel bans on Southern African nations linked to the new COVID-19 variant and has called for an end to the “discriminatory” and “unscientific” restrictions.

South African scientists revealed on Nov. 25 that they had detected a new, potentially more infectious variant now known as “Omicron.” 

They tracked the first case to neighboring Botswana and now suspect that Omicron is driving a new wave of infections in South Africa’s Gauteng province, which includes the country’s most populous city, Johannesburg.

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#CHINA: Beijing Angry It's Not Invited To "Democracy Summit," But Taiwan Was

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The US reportedly intentionally kept Communist China and Russia off the list of invitees for the Biden administration-sponsored "Summit for Democracy" set to be held next month in virtual format. 

The first ever US-sponsored event of its kind has a goal of restoring democracy and promoting human rights across the globe, based on Biden's foreign policy agenda, and the US has invited at total of 110 countries to participate. 

China issued a scathing statement, after it's been revealed the White House has invited Taiwan instead of China to the world gathering which runs from Dec. 9 through Dec. 10.

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#COLOMBIA: Florida Gov.DeSantis Condemns Biden's Dropping FARC Terror Group From US Terror List

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted President Biden over his administration’s decision to remove the Colombian rebel group FARC from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. 

"Joe Biden's decision to legitimize the Marxist terror group FARC paves the way for Castrochavismo in Colombia and is a slap in the face to Colombian-Americans," the Florida Republican tweeted Wednesday.

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