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Wednesday 24 June coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 24 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. Global COVID-19 UPDATE Coronavirus Cases: 9,359,818 Deaths: 479,880 Recovered: 5,046,314 Spurs leaves West Ham in trouble Jimmy Kimmel apologises for blackface makeup UK must prepare for a second wave -health experts Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? US National Institutes of Health was “told to cancel” grant to group studying bats, Fauci says. UK must prepare for second wave –…

British aid worker kidnapped in Syria – by Yvonne Ridley, Diplomatic Editor A British aid worker was kidnapped on Monday night by members of a Sunni Islamist militant group in the last rebel-held stronghold of Idlib in Syria. Tauqir Sharif, 31, from Walthamstow, in East London, lives and works in the northwestern Syrian city, with around 200 other British humanitarian workers who form a coalition community group called The Unity Project. Details of his kidnapping are still sketchy but the group Hay’ at Tahrir al-Sham, commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, is thought to be behind his disappearance. According to…

A US soldier has been accused of planning an attack on his Army unit by giving classified information to a neo-Nazi satanist group based in the UK.  Ethan Melzer, 22, has been charged with: Conspiring and attempting to murder US nationals. Conspiring and attempting to murder military service members. Providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists. Conspiring to murder and maim in a foreign country, according to court documents.  ‘Deadly British neo-Nazi satanist group’ Melzer was arrested by the FBI on June 10 after investigators claimed he gave sensitive military information to the Order of Nine Angles. The…

Twitter security breach Twitter users received an email from the networking giant this morning stating information about a data security incident that may have involved their personal information on ads.twitter.com and analytics.twitter.com. The email says: “We became aware of an issue that meant that prior to May 20, 2020, if you viewed your billing information on ads.twitter.com or analytics.twitter.com the billing information may have been stored in the browser’s cache.  “Examples of that information include email addresses, phone number, last four digits of your credit card number (not complete numbers, expiration dates or security codes), and billing address. “If you…

Cinemas, museums and galleries The PM is set to announce changes to the 2m rule and the reopening of cinemas, museums and galleries along with a rebooting of the hospitality industry. Cinemas, museums and galleries will be able to reopen in England from 4 July. Venues that shut their doors in mid-March will be able to welcome back visitors as long as safety measures are in place.  The PM is also due to announce how pubs can reopen safely following a review of the 2m distancing rule. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday that the virus was “in retreat.” …

A 28 year old man, who has been accused of touching a woman’s breast, has gone on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance on charges of sexual abuse. The 21-year-old Indian woman testified that she lived in a residential building at Al Qusais when the 28-year-old defendant called her asking to meet her. “I opened the apartment door and spoke with him. He asked me if I wanted to rent a cheaper apartment. I told him that I’m happy in the existing apartment which I shared with my friends. He was angry and suddenly abused me. When I…

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Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to earn more than $1 billion (€885m), according to Forbes magazine. The Juventus player ranked fourth on the publication’s 2020 Celebrity 100 list after earning $105 million (€92.9m) before taxes and fees in the past year. He beat arch-rival Lionel Messi by one spot with the Argentinian netting $104 million (€92.1m). Ronaldo, 35, is not the first athlete to cross the $1 billion thresholds while still active, golfer Tiger Woods and boxer Floyd Mayweather beat him to it — but he is the first to reach it in a team sport. His prowess…

Justin Bieber strongly denies 2014 sexual assault allegation.   A woman identified as Danielle tweeted a lengthy statement yesterday detailing an alleged incident that occurred in March 2015 in Austin, Texas. Her account has since been removed. A second woman identified as Kadi alleged via her Twitter account an incident with Bieber in May 2015 in NYC. Justin Bieber has not yet addressed Kadi’s allegations.  Danielle’s allegations  In her statement, Danielle said she attended a small event in Austin hosted by Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun on March 9 2014. “My friends and I were enjoying ourselves the entire night,” Danielle wrote,…

Monday, June 22 coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 22 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.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 9,051,535Deaths: 470,804Recovered: 4,841,948 Iraqi football legend dies after Covid-19 battleTom Petty’s family issue Trump cease and desist over songTrump beats Higgins to Tour semisPM to announce on Tuesday if pubs will reopen in July Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Brazil tops 1 million Covid-19 cases. It may pass the US next, becoming the worst-hit country on the planet.UK: PM…