Trump wears mask 1595052809472

COVID-19: Donald Trump vows not to order Americans to wear masks

US President Donald Trump has vowed not to order Americans to wear masks to contain the spread of coronavirus. His comments came after the country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, urged state and local leaders to be “as forceful as possible” in getting people to wear masks. Wearing face coverings, Dr Fauci added, […]

5e738156c4854037217bf562 1594973065195

The World: India becomes the third nation in the world to cross grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus infections

India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospitals and test the country’s feeble health care system. A surge of 34.956 new cases in the past 24 hours took the national total to 1,003,832. […]

800 5

The World: China becomes first economy to grow since coronavirus pandemic

China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2 per cent expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened. Growth reported Thursday for the three months ending in June was a dramatic improvement over the previous quarter’s […]

1800 1594711781760

South China Sea: US says Beijing’s claims to disputed area ‘completely unlawful

The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said Washington will treat Beijing’s pursuit of resources in the South China Sea as illegal, inflaming tensions between the two countries and ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations. It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump’s administration to challenge China, which he has increasingly […]

Elvis Presley Girl Happy Boris Sagal 1594626884323

The World: Elvis Presley’s grandson dies aged 27

Presley’s representative Roger Widynowski said in a statement to The Associated Press on today that she was “heartbroken” after learning about the death of her son Benjamin Keough. He is the grandson of the late Elvis Presley. TMZ reports that Keough died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound today in Calabasas, California. “She is completely heartbroken, […]

marbella hotel 1594538202717

The World: British man dies after ‘falling from Spanish hotel balcony and killing bystander’

A British man has died at a Spanish hotel in a fall that killed another man, according to reports. A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said officials were supporting the family of a British national in Spain after a death at the Melia Don Pepe Hotel in Marbella. The spokesman said: “We are supporting the […]

roger stone 5 1594451559162

The World: President Trump commutes Roger Stone’s sentence

President Trump has commuted the sentence of his longtime adviser Roger Stone, calling him a victim of the “Russian hoax” and saying he would have been put at serious medical risk in prison. Trump on Friday signed an executive grant of clemency just days before Stone was due to report to prison Tuesday to serve […]

images 1 1594368398071

Covid 19 coronavirus: ‘Unknown pneumonia’ deadlier than coronavirus

The Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan has warned of a deadly “unknown pneumonia” after the former Soviet republic reported a spike in pneumonia cases since June. “The death rate of this disease is much higher than the novel coronavirus. The country’s health departments are conducting comparative research into the pneumonia virus, but have yet to identify […]

roger stone 1 1594257858668

Roger Stone banned from Facebook, Instagram after controversial post

President Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone has been blocked on Facebook and Instagram just days after he publicly asked the commander-in-chief for clemency and petitioned a federal appeals court to put off his 40-month prison sentence, his supporters charged. “Facebook and Instagram have just disabled Roger Stone’s account in an outrageous display of censorship and […]

113276433 martelkamers ontdekt in brabant 1594173334589

The World: Six arrested after ‘Dutch torture chambers’ found

Six men have been arrested in the Netherlands following the discovery of seven shipping containers converted into cells and torture chambers. The containers were located in Wouwse Plantage, south of Rotterdam, after French police cracked encrypted phones used by criminals. Dutch police said the containers were found before they were used, and potential victims were […]

jair bolsonaro sobrevoara santa catarina neste sabado 1594092015311

The World: Brazil’s Bolsonaro takes Covid-19 test after showing symptoms

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus and his lungs were “clean,” after local media reported he had symptoms associated with the Covid-19 respiratory disease Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the impact of the virus, even as Brazil has suffered one of the world’s worst outbreaks, […]

GettyImages 713781133

The World: China issues bubonic plague alert, forbids eating risky animals

Chinese authorities have issued a warning about the bubonic plague and forbidden eating certain animals after a suspected case was reported at a Mongolian hospital. Known as the Black Death of the Middle Ages, the disease is highly infectious and often spread by the fleas on rodents. The warning in the Chinese region of Inner […]

The World: US to Send Aircraft Carriers and Warships to the South China Sea

The U.S. Navy will send two aircraft carriers and several warships to the South China Sea for military exercises just a few days after China began a series of maneuvers in that Pacific Sea region. “The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan do not pose a threat to the region or respond to […]

thumbs b c 3b7942702dc573465c164aa67d54aa94 1593837395484

The World: Russia set to reopen embassy in Libya

Russia will reopen its embassy in Libya although it will be temporarily based in Tunisia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday. “I would like to inform you that we have decided to reopen the Russian Embassy in Libya, which at this stage will be headed by the charge d’affairs, Mr Jamshed Boltaev,” he said […]

Screenshot 20200703 051632 1593749847642

The World: New Zealand mosque shooter sentencing begins on August 24

Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty earlier this year to 51 charges of murder, 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act. Justice Cameron Mander said the hearing is estimated to last three days, but it will take as long as is necessary. Tarrant has been in police custody since March 15, […]

800 1593664151360

The World: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said. Police in the north-central state of Guanajuato said the attack occurred in the city of Irapuato. Three of the seven wounded were reported in serious condition. Apparently the attackers shot everyone at […]

3P6BIBD6JRFPFI2VEN62Y4L354 1593592666427

The World: Concern for pandemic potential flu strain found in China

A new strain of swine flu that has the potential to cause another pandemic has been labelled “very, very dangerous” and a “salutary reminder” that humans are constantly at risk of new diseases jumping the species barriers from animals. However, Chinese media have played down concerns with warnings not to “overreact”. That’s despite the new […]

pig farm china 1593528246014

The World: WHO warns ‘we cannot let our guard down’ after new flu virus discovered in China

The World Health Organisation has said it will “read carefully” a Chinese study on a new swine flu, which researchers noted has the potential to cause another pandemic. A spokesman said the emergence of the virus, detected in pigs at slaughterhouses in China, showed the world must remain on guard for new diseases even as […]