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Australia’s two largest states will further ease public coronavirus restrictions at libraries, community centres and nightclubs, officials said on Sunday, despite recording increases in new infections. New South Wales (NSW), the most populous state, said that from July 1, a 50 person limit on indoor venues such as restaurants and churches would be scrapped, so long as the venues observed a one person per four square metre rule. Nightclubs and music festivals would operate from August if new cases remain low, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said. The state on Saturday reported the first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in weeks, and…

Friday June 12 coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGFriday 12 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: 7,600,265Deaths: 432,901Recovered: 3,843,996 England may join West Indies in protest says AndersonUK economy shrinks by 20.4%Netflix drops the Mighty Boosh Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? UK economy shrinks by record 20.4% in April lockdown.BAME review: call to publish COVID protection advice.India’s coronavirus caseload ranks fourth in the world as infections near 300,000.Indonesia’s suspected child coronavirus deaths highlight danger.US coronavirus:…

Australian officials warned Black Lives Matter supporters they could arrest them if they breach CORONAVIRUS restrictions to take part in public protests, as debate erupted over the country’s own indigenous history. Prime Minister Scott Morrison drew strong criticism on Thursday after he said “there was no slavery in Australia” during a discussion of the early days of British settlement, which he acknowledged was “pretty brutal.” Shock and agitation expressed, Australia’s history of slavery Historians, Aboriginal activists and some lawmakers expressed shock and dismay at the comments. However, Australia does have a history of forced labour and stolen wages of Aboriginal…

Bar Refaeli tax evasion case The long-standing Bar Refaeli tax evasion case has reached a conclusion. The Israeli supermodel will be doing nine months of community service. And her mother is set to be jailed after signing a plea bargain agreement to settle the case. The deal over the case is built around the supermodel’s worldwide income and alleged attempts to downplay her ties to Israel. Her mother, Zipi, who acted as her agent, will be sent to prison for 16 months. In addition, they have been ordered to pay a £790,000 fine on top of millions of back taxes. …

Thursday 11 June coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 11 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: 7,460,415Deaths: 419,049Recovered: 3,779,035 JK Rowlinglocal authorities could go bust unless govt takes immediate actionAJ and Fury to fight Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Trump is getting his reopening as the virus takes another swipe.UK: Growing calls for the government to cut the 2-metre rule.Crisis means local authorities could go bust.Experts warn of second-wave in Egypt.Palestinians stranded by Covid-19 seek…

PALESTINE will declare statehood over all of the West Bank and Gaza, with Jerusalem as its capital, and push for global recognition if ISRAEL goes ahead with plans to annex land it occupies, the Palestinian prime minister has said. Speaking from his office in Ramallah to an audience of foreign media organisations, Mohammad Shtayyeh said that the Palestinian Authority would unilaterally declare an independent state along with the 1967 partitions, with Jerusalem as its capital. Mohammad Shtayyeh described the possible step pledged by the Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, as an “existential threat” to a decades-long international effort for Israelis and…

The State Department informed Congress it intends to reopen the US consulate in Wuhan later this month aiming to be reopened around June 22, 2020. The State Department noted that “at the current time, conditions in China generally, and Hubei province specifically, have improved to such a degree that resuming operations in Wuhan is appropriate.” The US consulate was shut down when the  U.S. State Department withdrew staff and their families in late January after the Chinese government put the city under lockdown to curb the spread of the CORONAVIRUS. https://twitter.com/aadilbrar/status/1270402739219161089 The rhetoric between Washington and Beijing has been heated throughout…

The strange case of the two missing children from Idaho has had a major update after police found what they believe to be human remains.  Joshua “JJ” Vallow, who was seven when he disappeared and his sister Tylee Ryan, 17, have not been seen since September 2019.  The remains were found by investigating officers at the home of Mrs Daybell’s current husband, Chad Daybell, but have not yet been identified.  Chad Daybell is an author of several apocalyptic novels loosely based on Mormon religious teachings, and the couple is involved in a group that promotes preparing for the apocalypse. The…

Tuesday, June 9 coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGTuesday 9 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: 7,201,569Deaths: 408,794Recovered: 3,538,708 Primary school pupil plans scrappedWHO says pandemic is ‘far from over’ Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? India’s coronavirus numbers continue to climb.WHO says pandemic is ‘far from over’.UK: plan dropped for primary pupils back in school.UK Health Secretary hails the fall in death rate. Tanzania’s president declares the country is virus-free. India’s coronavirus cases continue to climbCNN…

Philippines officials announced on Monday, they will not allow tens of millions of children back to school until a CORONAVIRUS vaccine is available, saying they may have to broadcast lessons on TV. Nations like France and South Korea resumed face-to-face classes as they got their outbreaks under control, but Philippine authorities see the risk as too great. President Rodrigo Duterte said last month that even if students could not graduate, they needed to stay out of school to fight the spread of the virus. Philippines education secretary words, children restrictions “We will comply with the president´s directive to postpone face-to-face…