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GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 13,462,873 DEATHS: 581,317 RECOVERED: 7,852,445 ……………………………………… UK’s Huawei 5G network ban ‘disappointing and wrong’ BBC News says China’s ambassador to the UK has called Britain’s decision to ban Huawei from its 5G network “disappointing and wrong.” The UK government has ordered companies to strip equipment from Huawei out of the system by 2027. It comes after the US imposed sanctions after claims the Chinese firm poses a national security threat – something Huawei denies. President Trump welcomed the UK’s decision, calling Huawei “unsafe.” Read the full story on BBC News ……………………………………… British airlines to…
Holders of United Arab Emirates UAE visit visa that expired after March 1 must leave the country by August 10 or face fines for overstay. The UAE earlier said it was cancelling the extension of visa validity that was given because of the pandemic that closed most international borders. Due to the lockdown temporary extensions were granted to those who couldn’t leave, but that extension has now expired. The rule covers entry permits, visit visas and tourist visas that expired after March 1 2020. Holders of visas that expired before March 1 were asked to leave anytime between May 18…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 13,240,994 DEATHS: 575,627 RECOVERED: 7,707,396 ……………………………………… Face coverings in England’s shops to be compulsory from 24 July BBC News says wearing a face-covering in shops and supermarkets in England is to become mandatory from 24 July. Those who fail to follow the new rules will face a fine of up to £100, the government is to announce. The new rule brings England into line with Scotland and other major European nations like Spain, Italy and Germany. Since mid-May, the public has been encouraged to wear face-coverings in enclosed public spaces, where they may encounter…
Man City ban in European competitions has been overturned. Manchester City have successfully overturned their two-year ban from European club competitions on appeal to the European Court of Arbitration of Sport (Cas) Cas also announced the club was cleared of “disguising equity funds as sponsorship contributions”. Uefa issued the ban in February after ruling City had committed “serious breaches” of Financial Fair Play regulations between 2012 and 2016. City’s fine has been cut from 30m euros (£26.9m) to 10m euros. Man City ban overturned In delivering the ruling, Cas said City did “fail to cooperate with Uefa authorities” but overturned…
Iran report details the errors behind the decision to down Ukrainian passenger flight. A report released late Saturday by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation details the errors made that led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 onboard. The report claims a misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorisation led to the downing on the jet. Authorities had initially tried to deny responsibility but changed course days later after Western nations presented evidence that Iran had shot down the plane. The plane’s black box flight…
Britain and France agree to join together to fight migrant traffickers. The interior ministers of Britain and France have signed an agreement creating a new joint police intelligence unit to fight migrant traffickers and reduce the “unsustainable” numbers crossing the Channel illegally. Priti Patel met with France’s new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday in Calais – a region where migrants usually gather to find a way to Britain. “We signed a new agreement to create a joint intelligence cell which will crack down on gangs behind people smuggling operation,” Patel wrote on Twitter. She said they had discussed “the…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 13,041,698 DEATHS: 571,660 RECOVERED: 7,588,094 ……………………………………… ……………………………………… WHO reports record increase in global cases rising by 230,370 in 24 hours The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global Covid-19 cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 228,102 on 10 July. Global deaths remain at around 5,000 a day. And global coronavirus cases are approaching 13 million, according to Johns Hopkins…
Brenton Tarrant, a Facebook-live terrorist, is accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in the New Zealand mosque terrorist shooting incident, has decided to represent himself at the sentencing of the case. Tarrant pleaded guilty earlier this year to 51 charges of murder, 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act. His guilty plea made a six-week trial due to begin in June redundant. His decision to represent himself would not affect the sentencing hearing set to begin on Aug. 24, Judge Cameron Mander said in minutes of a hearing released by the court. New Zealand…
Iran second wave of Covid-19 is sweeping across the country. As the coronavirus outbreak takes the death toll to 12,635. Iran cannot afford to shut down the economy for a second time as US sanctions cripple the health care system Iranian Authorities confirmed that it cannot afford to shut down Iran’s economy as the second wave of COVID-19 is sweeping across the sanction-hit economy. The second wave hits Iran as the country’s outbreak worsens with record-high death tolls and rising infections. Iran must continue “economic, social and cultural activities while observing health protocols”, President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised…
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…
British author and WTX News Journalist Yvonne Ridley has made an astonishing offer to go to war-torn Syria and demand the release of East London aid worker Tauqir ‘Tox’ Sharif who was kidnapped by Idlib’s Syrian Rebels, the controlling rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. Ridley, from Scotland, is understood to be in direct dialogue with the Islamists, in an attempt to break the deadlock between HTS and Sharif’s family, friends and supporters. Syrian Rebels Take ‘Tox’ captive The British aid worker was arrested on June 29 by around 15 HTS men heavily armed and wearing masks. Eyewitnesses have confirmed reports…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 11,744,397 DEATHS: 540,764 RECOVERED: 6,740,096 ………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………….. Fury as Boris Johnson accuses care homes over high Covid-19 death toll The Guardian says care leaders, unions and MPs have rounded on PM Boris Johnson after he accused care homes of failing to follow proper procedures amid the coronavirus crisis, saying the PM appeared to be shifting blame for the high death toll. With nearly 20,000 care home residents confirmed to have died with Covid-19 and estimate that the true toll is much greater, there has been widespread criticism about a lack of PPE, testing and clear…
The US will not allow foreign students to stay if their university classes move online. And the US is to send foreign students back home if universities don’t resume classes soon. “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement. “Active students currently in the United States enrolled in such programs must depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction to remain in lawful status,” ICE said. “If…
Tensions between the United States and China continue to simmer with the United States to ban Tik Tok. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a TV interview on Monday that Washington was “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps including Tik Tok. “I don’t want to get out in front of the President (Donald Trump), but it’s something we’re looking at,” Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News, As the presenter queried and pushed him to confirm that the United States to ban Tik Tok The development comes a few days after India announced it was boycotting 59…
Pakistan’s ‘fake pilot’ scandal Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) the largest airline operating in Pakistan has grounded 150 of its pilots over claims they may not hold a valid licence or had cheated on exams. The licence scandal emerged following a report into a plane crash in May. On 22 May 2020, a plane crashed in Karachi killing 97 people and leaving two survivors. It is unknown if the pilots held fake licences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK1cHoL8NYE May 2020 fatal crash According to the report, the pilots were distracted talking about coronavirus and repeatedly ignored warnings from air traffic controllers before the plane went…