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New cases of infection from a new coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year are being reported daily around the world. The US State Department warns Americans to reconsider travel to Italy due to the outbreak as cases worldwide surpass 83,000. https://twitter.com/misayeon/status/1233542070620631048 Hopes that the coronavirus would be contained to China have vanished as the first case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria, while the number of infections continues to grow in Europe pounding stock markets amid fears of a global recession. What is a Coronavirus or COVID19 As a brief Guide to…

Remains of a teenager found in the lion enclosure at Pakistan safari park The remains of a teenager who had been missing for two days have found in the lions’ enclosure at a safari park in Pakistan, officials said. The skull and bones of 18-year-old Muhammad Bilal were discovered when staff went to feed the animals on Wednesday, Chaudhry Shafqat, deputy director-general of Lahore Safari Park, said. His family later ransacked parts of the attraction to protest at what they said was incompetence by park authorities, police said. Members of Bilal’s family declined to comment to Reuters at the park,…

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg met Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai at Oxford University. Both became global figures for their relevant causes as teenagers.  Malala, a global figure for the rights of girls to have an education shared an image with Greta on Tuesday.  She wrote: “Thank you @gretathunberg” along with a heart emoji in the post.  It’s not clear why Thunberg, 17 and Yousafzai, 22, met on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1232360416375967745 Greta was just 15 when she started skipping school days to sit outside Sweden’s parliament calling for leaders to take stronger action on climate change.   She later addressed the…

The Six Nations game between Ireland and Italy has been postponed over health concerns over the Coronavirus outbreak. Irish Health Minister Simon Harris said on Tuesday the men’s game should be postponed and met with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) on Wednesday. Ireland’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday that the decision to call for the cancellation of the match in Dublin was “not made lightly”. The coronavirus epidemic has triggered several warnings from officials about an impending pandemic. Italy is trying to deal with the biggest cluster of infections in any country outside of Asia, with 322 cases including…

American actor Mark Ruffalo made it clear he’s not a fan of President Trump, telling Sky News: “The world should consider my president public enemy number one.”  Ruffalo is well-known for his political and environmental activism as well as his Hollywood career.  Ruffalo is promoting his latest film – Dark Waters – and thinks there are parallels to be drawn with his leader’s climate change denial.  Dark Waters, directed by Todd Haynes, tells the story of one man’s fight against chemical company DuPont – the creators of Teflon.  The company has always denied dumping toxic waste that contaminated the air,…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – In Florida, a distressed six-year-old was arrested by the police for misbehaving in class.  In New Dehli, 17 people have been killed in clashes with the authorities over the new citizenship law. More than 150 have been injured. France has reported its first coronavirus death of a French citizen. Three more cases have been confirmed in France.  A  UK court heard the US planned to kidnap or kill Julian Assange whilst holed up in London. The case also heard the US was spying on Assange.   Entertainment, singer…

Anyone returning to the UK from parts of northern Italy are now on lockdown because of the coronavirus and must self-isolate. All travellers from Italy must self Isolate for at least two weeks according to the UK chief medical officer.  The government has issued updated travel advice for anyone returning from specific areas. They say to should stay indoors, avoid contact with other people and call NHS 111 – even if you do not have any symptoms. People returning from the wider region – anywhere above but not including Pisa, Florence and Rimini – who do have flu-like symptoms must…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – In Indonesia, thousands have been caught in floods that have crippled much of the country’s capital. The WHO said the new coronavirus has peaked in China but issued a warning to the world of a potential pandemic. In India, five people including a police officer have been killed in clashes on the street over the citizenship law. The violence comes just hours before Trump’s arrival.  UK, life expectancy for women in poor areas has fallen and the North-South health gap continues to grow. Climate Change, an Antarctica…

An Indian police officer was among at least five people killed in New Delhi on Monday ahead of Trump’s arrival to India. During violent clashes on the streets of New Delhi protesters took to the streets over the contentious citizenship law, hours before US President Donald Trump arrived in the Indian capital for an official visit. The Indian citizens took to the streets of New Delhi hours before US President Donald Trump arrived in the Indian capital. Trump Landed and during his visit to Gujrat said “America loves India, and America respects India” but despite that, the violence continued in…

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas reportedly left almost his entire $61m fortune to charity. The actor died earlier this month at the age of 103.  On Sunday, The Mirror reported he left $50m to be distributed to the Douglas Foundation, which the actor and his wife founded in 1964. The charity’s goal is “helping those who cannot help themselves.” “Its primary focus is improving the education and health, fostering the well-being and most importantly developing new opportunities for the children who hold our future in their hands,” the website says.  The outlet states the beneficiaries of the fortune will include St…