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The UK Civil Aviation Agency has suspended Pakistan International Airlines flight operations from three airports — Birmingham, London Heathrow and Manchester. The move announced on Tuesday afternoon follows the decision by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to suspend PIA’s air operations permit for a period of six months over concerns that Pakistan is “not capable to certify and oversee its airline operators”. https://twitter.com/Official_PIA/status/1277977170413907975 It comes after the grounding of 262 Pakistani pilots whose licences aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan termed “dubious”. The UK Civil Aviation Authority is required under law to withdraw PIA’s permit to operate to the UK…

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Morocco is reopening borders; and according to the official press release they are expected to reopen on July 10th, following the country’s nationwide state of emergency that lockdown the country since March. After months of adhering to protective measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, Morocco is strategically working towards the resumption of socio-economic activities, as well as domestic and international travel. Marrakesh News In March following the confirmation of 28 COVID-19 cases, Morocco suspended all international flights and shut down its land and sea borders. Shortly after, on March 19, the country declared a state of emergency and ordered a…

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Tuesday June 30 coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Tuesday 30 June 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers. The top story this Tuesday morning: Leicester back in lockdown as infection cases spike. The city will not join the rest of England in the reopening of pubs and other businesses on July 4. Global COVID-19 UPDATE Coronavirus Cases: 10,412,421 Deaths: 508,228 Recovered: 5,668,668 Iran records biggest single-day death toll WHO says pandemic is not even close to being over …

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2020 so far: As lockdown nears to an end, let’s look back on six months that changed the world and the stories you may have forgotten. But despite the global lockdown a lot has happened in 6 months Every day we publish multiple five-minute reads, including our Briefings, Columns and Trend Lines. Our briefings are written by our global network of expert contributors, on matters of current importance. Our lineup of five columnists provides a different authoritative take on international affairs every day of the week. Trend Lines items are brief looks at current events, written by our editors, including…

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Monday 29 June coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Monday 29 June 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers. Monday’s leading story: the UK needs the ‘biggest peacetime job creation plan’ to stop mass unemployment. Global COVID-19 UPDATE Coronavirus Cases: 10,249,460 Deaths: 504,466 Recovered: 5,556,634 Covid-19 global death toll hits 500,000 Mike Pence tells young Americans to wear a facemask UK needs ‘biggest ever peacetime job creation plan’ to stop mass unemployment Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say?…

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Palestinian music producer, living and working in Hollywood DJ Khaled went viral last week for wearing a full hazmat suit to go to the dentist for a root canal, and this week his barber was dressed in full hazmat gear to give the A list music star a hair cut. The hitmaker is continuing to take extreme precautions in order to protect himself and others from the coronavirus. This week, the father-of-two posted a picture of himself getting an at-home haircut on Instagram. To ensure his safety, his barber was wearing a full protective suit, along with a face mask,…

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Reports of a massive explosion in Iran on Friday. The explosion took place at an Iranian missile plant that shook Tehran and sent a massive fireball shooting into the night sky was almost certainly caused by sabotage. An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains that analysts believe hides an underground tunnel system and missile production sites. A key target for Israeli intelligence. The blast happened at the Khojir military explosive manufacturing and testing site in the Parchin defence industries area, in the Alborz mountains about 20 km east of the capital. What exploded…

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A quick guide to Darwinism The theory of evolution also known as Darwinism is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection,” which was proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the nineteenth century. It is difficult to provide an actual guide to Darwinism because it is evolving but we have organised some key facts. Charles Darwin was an English Biologist and philosopher, who lived in the 19th Century. In the modern era, he is referred to as a naturalist. Someone who is an expert in or student of natural history. The Theory of…

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