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Jack Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and former Republic of Ireland boss, and brother of Bobby Charlton has died aged 85. A hero from the 1966 world cup triumph for England, immortalised as a legend. The former footballer and manager had been diagnosed with lymphoma in the last year and also suffered from dementia. Jack Charlton health A family statement read: “Jack died peacefully on Friday, July 10 at the age of 85. He was at home in Northumberland, with his family by his side. “As well as a friend to many, he was a much-adored husband, father,…

UN seeks an investigation by into Indian government torture of Muslims in occupied Kashmir in 2019. Four UN special rapporteurs have asked the Indian government to investigate the alleged torture and custodial killings of several Muslim men in the Kashmir region since January 2019. A report was sent to the Indian government on May 4 over “the continued deterioration of human rights conditions” in occupied Kashmir, documenting several cases of “arbitrary detentions, violations to the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment and rights of persons belonging to minorities”. The four UN special rapporteurs, referring to the torture, extrajudicial killings, minority issues, and freedom…

GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 12,394,651 DEATHS: 557,510 RECOVERED: 7,225,127 ……………………………………… Gyms to reopen in England by July 25, and further restrictions lifted  The Guardian says gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres will reopen in England in a few days as the government continues easing lockdown.  Outdoor pools can reopen from Saturday 11 July and indoor gyms, swimming pools and sports facilities may open from Saturday 25 July with new guidance on social distancing and cleaning equipment. They will also need to limit the number of people in the facilities and offer smaller class sizes.  Read the full story on…

Morocco reopening Muslims in Morocco will be able to attend mosques after July 15 as Morocco is opening for tourism, tentatively. To begin with, worships will only be able to pray the five daily prayers and the Friday Prayer will only be permissible where the Mosques can caution strict social distancing measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. In a statement released by the Religious Affairs Ministry urging anyone with coronavirus symptoms to abstain from going to mosques to protect other believers. People will have to wear facemasks, keep a distance of one and a half metre between worshipers and…

GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 12,170,840 DEATHS: 552,121 RECOVERED: 7,070,199 ……………………………………… ………………………………………………………………… Public spending on coronavirus soars to £190bn  BBC News says public spending on the battle against coronavirus has risen to nearly £190bn according to figures from the Treasury. The total was reached after the chancellor announced a £30bn package to combat the crisis in his summer statement on Wednesday. The reaction was mixed from business groups, several backed Rishi Sunak’s priority of saving jobs. But some industries in crisis say they had been “ignored.” Read the full story on BBC News ………………………………………………………………… Boris Johnson refuses to apologise to…

Dubai Police will start using trained K9 dogs to detect COVI-19 patients. Ministry of Interior officers in the United Arab Emirates have successfully completed trials in Dubai, involving the use of K9 police sniffer dogs in detecting COVID-19 patients as part of preventive and precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. The use of sniffer dogs comes after successful completion of practical experiments and scientific studies which authorities hope to use in the UAE, especially at its airports and ports. Experiments carried out in Dubai and the rest of the UAE has relied on high-speed sampling from the…

The Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died, minutes after falling ill at a ministerial cabinet meeting, the country’s President announced. In a statement, President Alassane Ouattara said the nation was in mourning over Coulibaly’s death on Wednesday afternoon, which occurred shortly after he attended a cabinet meeting in the Presidential Palace. He described the prime minister as his closest collaborator over a 30-year period. He said Mr Gon Coulibaly had become unwell during a weekly cabinet meeting and was taken to hospital where he later died. “I pay tribute to my younger brother, my son, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who…

Harvard and MIT two of America’s top Universities have started legal proceeding to block President Trump’s administration for threatening to revoke foreign student visa whose courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The universities’ lawsuit was in response to an announcement Monday by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the students with virtual classrooms must leave the country or transfer to a school offering in-person tuition. ICE said in its announcement the State Department would not issue visas to students enrolled in programs that are fully online for the fall semester and such students would not…

Instagram has censored the official Bella Hadid Instagram account for being pro- Palestinian. Bella Hadid called out social media platform Instagram for taking down her post that stated that her father, real estate mogul, Mohammed Hadid was born in Palestine. the 23-year-old, who is of Dutch and Palestinian descent, shared a photograph of her father’s expired American passport, which stated his place of birth as Palestine on her Instagram Story, writing “My baba and his birthplace of Palestine.” Bella Hadid Instagram On Tuesday, Hadid revealed to her 31.4 million Instagram followers that the post was taken down, as it allegedly…

GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 11,955,637 DEATHS: 546,721 RECOVERED: 6,902,360 ………………………………………………………………… Rishi Sunak to unveil ‘kickstart job scheme’ for young people BBC News says Rishi Sunak will announce a £2bn “kickstart scheme” later to create more jobs for young people.  The fund will subsidise six-month work placement for people on Universal Credit aged between 16 and 24, who are at risk of long-term unemployment.  Labour has welcomed the move, but said the government had failed to “rise to the scale of unemployment.” Read the full story on BBC News ………………………………………………………………… US officially withdrawing from the WHO CNN says the Trump…