The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 22 people…
Month: May 2020
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the Coronavirus pandemic is a long way from being…
Thursday 21 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 21 May News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared on Tuesday an end to all agreements signed with Israel and the United States. The…
Egypt on Tuesday registered 720 new Coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, its the highest daily toll…
President Donald Trump has argued it is “a badge of honour” that the US has the world’s highest number of confirmed COVID-19…
Wednesday 20 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGWednesday 20 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated…
Up to 60m people will be pushed into extreme poverty by the economic consequences of the Coronavirus crisis, and current…
President Trump says he’s taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine, as Nancy Pelosi says she fears for the ‘morbidly obese’ president.President Trump…
Countries in the Gulf region will emerge “weaker, poorer and damaged” from the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the UAE’s Minister…
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull…
A Chinese laboratory has developed a drug that it believes has the power to end the Coronavirus pandemic. It will…
UK unemployment rose by 50,000 to 1.35 million in the three months to March, as the effects of the coronavirus…
Tuesday 19 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGTuesday 19 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated…
Many European countries will be further easing their Coronavirus lockdown restrictions from Monday including Italy and Spain who were among…
The health system in Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with…
Monday 18 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 18 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated…
The prime minister has admitted his government’s plans for easing the Coronavirus lockdown is causing “frustration”, as he faces a growing…
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday Italy is opening borders and was taking a calculated risk in rolling…
The UK’s Coronavirus crisis has reignited one of the country’s most bitter political debates: Can the United Kingdom and Northern…
Just days after Mike Pompeo’s visit to Israel, the Chinese ambassador to Israel has been found dead. Du Wei, the Chinese…
After three brutal elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another delay because of political infighting in…
Her brutally frank observations reveal an upbringing in an atmosphere of what she perfectly describes as “performative hate”.
By Yvonne Ridley Like all good reads, Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar has so many layers to it and is the book…
All mosques in Iran will reopen temporarily this week, a further step in the government’s plans to ease restrictions that…