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Number of coronavirus cases worldwide tops 12 million
- July 11, 2020
COVID-19 has claimed more than 4100 lives in Florida, where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis downplayed the outbreak early on but has since been forced to pause reopening. To control this, new tests are being done daily. "If you project this out over the next three weeks, we can't handle it", he said. Health care providers are running low on trays and chemicals needed to run machines used in the tests. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
COVID-19 has claimed more than 4100 lives in Florida, where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis downplayed the outbreak early on but has since been forced to pause reopening. To control this, new tests are being done daily. "If you project this out over the next three weeks, we can't handle it", he said. Health care providers are running low on trays and chemicals needed to run machines used in the tests. (more...)
Ghislaine Maxwell argues for $5 million bail, saying she's 'not Jeffrey Epstein'
- July 11, 2020
Prosecutors have said in court filings that Maxwell should be denied bail because she "poses an extreme risk of flight", citing her wealth, foreign citizenship and that she has "effectively been in hiding for approximately a year", since Epstein's arrest in July 2019. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Prosecutors have said in court filings that Maxwell should be denied bail because she "poses an extreme risk of flight", citing her wealth, foreign citizenship and that she has "effectively been in hiding for approximately a year", since Epstein's arrest in July 2019. (more...)
South African church attack: Five killed and hostages taken in Johannesburg
- July 11, 2020
Five people have been killed in a hostage situation at a Pentecostal church in South Africa Saturday. Police have arrested several suspects while still engaging hostage negotiators. Police said they have arrested over 40 suspects, including six people who have been taken to hospital. It is unclear why the hostages were being kept, though there are rumours that the incident relates to a dispute between church members. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Five people have been killed in a hostage situation at a Pentecostal church in South Africa Saturday. Police have arrested several suspects while still engaging hostage negotiators. Police said they have arrested over 40 suspects, including six people who have been taken to hospital. It is unclear why the hostages were being kept, though there are rumours that the incident relates to a dispute between church members. (more...)
Hong Kong virologist who fled to US accuses China of coronavirus cover-up
- July 11, 2020
Of the 38 new confirmed cases, 32 were locally transmitted, including 11 residents of a public housing estate, 10 who are related to two local restaurants and nine whose source of infection is unknown. She said she fled China for the US because she feared the Chinese government would make her "disappear" for speaking out. In yet another claim, which is bound to ruffle some feathers in the WHO, Yan revealed that Professor Malik Peiris, the co-director of a WHO-affiliated lab and who is ... (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Of the 38 new confirmed cases, 32 were locally transmitted, including 11 residents of a public housing estate, 10 who are related to two local restaurants and nine whose source of infection is unknown. She said she fled China for the US because she feared the Chinese government would make her "disappear" for speaking out. In yet another claim, which is bound to ruffle some feathers in the WHO, Yan revealed that Professor Malik Peiris, the co-director of a WHO-affiliated lab and who is ... (more...)
Trump Promises ‘Road to Citizenship’ for DACA Illegal Aliens
- July 11, 2020
Adding to the confusion, Trump said about DACA: "We put it in, and we'll probably going to then be taking it out" - a phrase he repeated twice in the interview . you're allowed to talk good or to praise to one president but you're not-when I was called to be part of this commission to aid in economic and educational prosperity and you make a positive comment, all the sudden that's not acceptable", Unanue told Fox News on Friday. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Adding to the confusion, Trump said about DACA: "We put it in, and we'll probably going to then be taking it out" - a phrase he repeated twice in the interview . you're allowed to talk good or to praise to one president but you're not-when I was called to be part of this commission to aid in economic and educational prosperity and you make a positive comment, all the sudden that's not acceptable", Unanue told Fox News on Friday. (more...)
Supreme Court rules swath of east Oklahoma is reservation land
- July 11, 2020
The reservation once encompassed 3 million acres (12,100 square kilometers), including most of Tulsa. Under an 1856 treaty between the USA and the Creeks, the Creek lands were to be a "permanent home " for the displaced nation for as long as it existed (at a time when Aboriginal-Americans were still widely expected to diminish and disappear as a race). (more...)
- July 11, 2020
The reservation once encompassed 3 million acres (12,100 square kilometers), including most of Tulsa. Under an 1856 treaty between the USA and the Creeks, the Creek lands were to be a "permanent home " for the displaced nation for as long as it existed (at a time when Aboriginal-Americans were still widely expected to diminish and disappear as a race). (more...)
‘A slap in the face:’ Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
- July 11, 2020
Unanue was invited to the White House as part of President Trump's Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, an executive order aimed at improving Hispanic Americans' access to educational and economic opportunities. because it's entirely illegal". Negotiations fully broke down after Trump's rescission was blocked by the courts, starting a two-year process that ended in June's Supreme Court ruling. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Unanue was invited to the White House as part of President Trump's Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, an executive order aimed at improving Hispanic Americans' access to educational and economic opportunities. because it's entirely illegal". Negotiations fully broke down after Trump's rescission was blocked by the courts, starting a two-year process that ended in June's Supreme Court ruling. (more...)
Odisha COVID-19 tally zooms to 12,526 with 570 new cases
- July 11, 2020
The WHO has not issued any standard definition of community transmission or localised outbreak but has given the right to member states to assess the situation and report accordingly on it, he added. "We will be in a position to share it once that gets over", he said. "So this concept protects you from small droplets that may remain suspended in air for longer period of time". (more...)
- July 11, 2020
The WHO has not issued any standard definition of community transmission or localised outbreak but has given the right to member states to assess the situation and report accordingly on it, he added. "We will be in a position to share it once that gets over", he said. "So this concept protects you from small droplets that may remain suspended in air for longer period of time". (more...)
United States policy triggers Harvard lawsuit, could expel thousands of Canadian students
- July 11, 2020
But it's worrisome that worldwide students at this university will have just over a month from when the university announces which classes will be online on July 15 to either transfer to an institution offering in-person classes, find a way to take in-person classes or leave the country. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
But it's worrisome that worldwide students at this university will have just over a month from when the university announces which classes will be online on July 15 to either transfer to an institution offering in-person classes, find a way to take in-person classes or leave the country. (more...)
Singapore's governing PAP returns to power but faces setback
- July 11, 2020
The opposition Workers' Party (WP), which got six seats in the 2015 election, gained 10 seats this year. Supporters of Singapore's Workers' Party are seen in Singapore on July 11, 2020. His PAP came ino the election confident that voters would endorse its virus response, said Bridget Welsh, honorary research associate of the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
The opposition Workers' Party (WP), which got six seats in the 2015 election, gained 10 seats this year. Supporters of Singapore's Workers' Party are seen in Singapore on July 11, 2020. His PAP came ino the election confident that voters would endorse its virus response, said Bridget Welsh, honorary research associate of the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia. (more...)
Australia suspends extradition agreement with Hong Kong
- July 11, 2020
The move came after Chinese President Xi Jinping last month signed a controversial legislation to impose a national security law in Hong Kong that allowed Beijing to crackdown against dissent, criminalising sedition and curtailing protests with punishments up to life in prison. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
The move came after Chinese President Xi Jinping last month signed a controversial legislation to impose a national security law in Hong Kong that allowed Beijing to crackdown against dissent, criminalising sedition and curtailing protests with punishments up to life in prison. (more...)
Seoul mayor reported missing, police searching
- July 11, 2020
South Korean broadcaster SBS reported that one of Park's secretaries filed a criminal complaint against him for sexual harassment on Wednesday evening, alleging that he had harassed her repeatedly after she started working for him in 2017. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
South Korean broadcaster SBS reported that one of Park's secretaries filed a criminal complaint against him for sexual harassment on Wednesday evening, alleging that he had harassed her repeatedly after she started working for him in 2017. (more...)
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
- July 11, 2020
Erdogan has been a major proponent of the move. The court ruled on Friday that the 1934 decree converting the ancient Byzantine cathedral into a museum was not lawful. "This extraordinary site is a testament to religious expression and to artistic and technical genius, reflected in its rich and complex 1,500-year history", he said. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Erdogan has been a major proponent of the move. The court ruled on Friday that the 1934 decree converting the ancient Byzantine cathedral into a museum was not lawful. "This extraordinary site is a testament to religious expression and to artistic and technical genius, reflected in its rich and complex 1,500-year history", he said. (more...)
Crane Collapses On House, Trapping People Inside
- July 11, 2020
One person is missing and at least four others were injured Wednesday after a crane collapsed at a construction site in London. Two people are in hospital with head injuries while two others were treated by paramedics at the scene on Wednesday afternoon. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
One person is missing and at least four others were injured Wednesday after a crane collapsed at a construction site in London. Two people are in hospital with head injuries while two others were treated by paramedics at the scene on Wednesday afternoon. (more...)
President Trump: Roger Stone's prayers may have been answered
- July 11, 2020
Trump has cited Hart's posts in his criticism of the case on numerous occasions and spent months hinting he might pardon Stone but refused to commit to the possibility, saying as recently as Thursday, "He was framed, he was treated horribly, he was treated so badly". (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Trump has cited Hart's posts in his criticism of the case on numerous occasions and spent months hinting he might pardon Stone but refused to commit to the possibility, saying as recently as Thursday, "He was framed, he was treated horribly, he was treated so badly". (more...)
Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa
- July 11, 2020
In South Africa, 2,000 people between the ages of 18 and 65 are being enrolled for the trial, which will run at multiple sites in the country. Of the 512,039 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the continent , 71 percent have been reported in just five countries: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana and Algeria. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
In South Africa, 2,000 people between the ages of 18 and 65 are being enrolled for the trial, which will run at multiple sites in the country. Of the 512,039 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the continent , 71 percent have been reported in just five countries: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana and Algeria. (more...)
Amber Alert issued for missing girl, 3, in Kan
- July 11, 2020
Police have been searching for them and Carpentier around Saint-Apollinaire, Que., about 40 kilometres southwest of Quebec City. The father said he was taking the girls out for ice cream on Wednesday evening and the three of them were last seen together in Lévis at about 8:30 p.m., the SQ said. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
Police have been searching for them and Carpentier around Saint-Apollinaire, Que., about 40 kilometres southwest of Quebec City. The father said he was taking the girls out for ice cream on Wednesday evening and the three of them were last seen together in Lévis at about 8:30 p.m., the SQ said. (more...)
Tehran Vows Consequences for Anyone Involved in Natanz Nuclear Facility Blast
- July 11, 2020
In 2010, the Stuxnet computer virus, widely believed to have been developed by the United States and Israel, was discovered after it was used to attack Natanz . These actions will have consequences, the spokesman added. However, the spokesman has dismissed these reports, according to the local Tasnim news agency. (more...)
- July 11, 2020
In 2010, the Stuxnet computer virus, widely believed to have been developed by the United States and Israel, was discovered after it was used to attack Natanz . These actions will have consequences, the spokesman added. However, the spokesman has dismissed these reports, according to the local Tasnim news agency. (more...)
Ghislaine Maxwell denies charges she aided Jeffrey Epstein, deserves bail
- July 10, 2020
Prosecutors said Epstein, a convicted sex offender, and Maxwell had a "personal and professional" relationship, as well as an "intimate relationship" from about 1994 to 1997. The investigators had been keeping an eye on Maxwell and knew she had been hiding out in various locations in New England. Maxwell was not sent to the same jail. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Prosecutors said Epstein, a convicted sex offender, and Maxwell had a "personal and professional" relationship, as well as an "intimate relationship" from about 1994 to 1997. The investigators had been keeping an eye on Maxwell and knew she had been hiding out in various locations in New England. Maxwell was not sent to the same jail. (more...)
Federal mandate for coronavirus vaccine not expected, Anthony Fauci says
- July 10, 2020
Fauci is a nice man, but he's made a lot of mistakes", Trump said. The President added: 'A lot of mistakes were made, a lot of mistakes. "And that may be one of the reasons why I haven't been on television very much lately". The number of cases in the United States has surged to more than 3 million as states that quickly reopened bars and restaurants have reported sharp increases. (more...)
- July 10, 2020
Fauci is a nice man, but he's made a lot of mistakes", Trump said. The President added: 'A lot of mistakes were made, a lot of mistakes. "And that may be one of the reasons why I haven't been on television very much lately". The number of cases in the United States has surged to more than 3 million as states that quickly reopened bars and restaurants have reported sharp increases. (more...)
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Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa