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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 11,564,185 DEATHS: 536,893 RECOVERED: 6,538,868 ………………………………………………………………….. Coronavirus can float in the air, experts say WHO and CDC should tell people that CNN says the coronavirus can float in air droplets and is likely transmitting that way, a group of experts say. They are publishing an open letter to the WHO and other health agencies, asking them to be more forthright in explaining how the virus can transmit in the air. …
A high-level meeting coordinated by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday reviewed internal and external security situation where Pakistan sends India a warning. India must not test the resolve and sovereignty of the country which would be protected at all costs. The meeting was attended by high-rank officials including Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General (CJCSC) Nadeem Raza, and the Chief of Army Staff. Pakistan sends India a warning…
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe quit his office on Friday signalling a government reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron in a bid to increase his green credentials and win back disillusioned voters ahead of a possible re-election bid. French PM Edouard Philippe, head of President Emmanuel Macron’s government, resigns after poor local election results, as the French president is taking extreme measures in a bid to cling to power for as long as he can. French…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 10,991,872 DEATHS: 524,176 RECOVERED: 6,150,606 ………………………………………….. The US is “not going in the right direction,” Fauci says CNN says the US coronavirus pandemic is not headed in a positive direction, but it’s possible to balance the need to reopen with precautions that can help slow the spread of coronavirus, Dr Anthony Fauci has said. He said it’s not a case of either supporting reopening or public health measures. “There’s this…
More than 360 elephants found dead in mysterious circumstances in Botswana in the past three months, according to local conservationists. Live elephants seen nearby appeared physically weak, and one was walking in circles, unable to change direction, observers said. Other species in the area did not appear to have been affected by whatever struck down the elephants. The unusual number of elephant carcasses were first recorded at the start of May. No one knows why…
Trump’s U-turn on masks: President is ‘all for masks’ as they make him ‘look like the Lone Ranger’ US President Donald Trump has publicly said he is “all for masks,” a drastic changing of his stance. The president had long opposed to wearing a face-covering in public. He made clear that face coverings do not need to become mandatory to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Once again he predicted Covid-19 would “disappear” despite…
Thursday 2 July coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 2 July 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.Thursday’s leading story: English pubs reopen July 4 amid fears of ‘chaos’ as police step up patrols. Doctors plead with the public not to get ‘plastered’ over concerns of ignoring social distancing. Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 10,809,998Deaths: 519,050Recovered: 6,032,381 Police step…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aviation authority is seeking to block PIA flights unless it can verify the credentials of the Pakistani pilots. The UAE needs to verify claims of fake credentials of Pakistani pilots who have been operating PIA flights globally. The UAE is seeking to verify the credentials of all PIA staff including Pakistani pilots and engineers employed by its airlines after the South Asian government grounded 262 pilots for holding “dubious” qualifications.…
Latest News from Mexico; Armed gunmen attack Irapuato rehab centre from At least 24 people were killed and seven wounded when armed men attacked a drug rehabilitation centre in Irapuato, as the government struggles to contain violence perpetrated by drug mafias in the country. This is the second such attack to take place in Irapuato in one month. The attack was also confirmed by a federal government official. Photos from the scene shared by police…
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