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N. Korea media silent on Kim's health and whereabouts

April 24, 2020

O'Brien said Tuesday during a television interview with Fox News Channel that North Korea is "parsimonious with the information they provide about many things, including the health of Kim Jong Un , so we're monitoring these developments closely".

Armed police respond to 'man firing machine gun from balcony' in Chatham

April 24, 2020

Kent police closed several roads in the area as a precaution. A police helicopter is also surveying the area around the incident. The gunman filmed himself shouting down to armed police from the high-rise flat in Chatham, Kent, today. "Patrols remain at the scene where officers have located four suspected imitation firearms as part of their enquiries". The Police, in a statement, said members of the public reported seeing him with different guns.

Novel coronavirus is not 'manipulated or constructed' in labs: World Health Organization spokesperson

April 23, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit out at Beijing again yesterday over the coronavirus outbreak and accused it of taking advantage of the pandemic to bully neighbours, even as he welcomed China's provision of essential medical supplies. Geng hit back on Wednesday the suing should be dismissed, adding the move is not good for the USA and is also against the very idea of worldwide cooperation on the disease.

Iran: US Sanctions During COVID-19 Pandemic 'Inhumane'

April 23, 2020

Rouhani calls United States pressure barbaric crime against Iranians. It also raised concerns about the spread in detention facilities of the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. The country has struggled to contain the virus outbreak since reporting its first cases on February 19. Some officials and health experts in Iran and overseas have said the country's casualty figures may be higher than those it declared.

Pentagon assumes Kim still in control of military

April 23, 2020

The station later issued an apology for its "fatal mistake". North Korean state media on Wednesday made no mention of leader Kim Jong Un's health or whereabouts, a day after intense global speculation over his health was sparked by media reports he was gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure.

Las Vegas Mayor Looks to Reopen City, Won't Issue Social Distancing Guidelines

April 23, 2020

You say open them up even though you have no responsibility over how that would be done safely?... McCain went on to say that the coronavirus pandemic has forced her to reckon with the fact that there are awful people in office. At another point, Cooper's patience waned as he offered a curt assessment of Goodman's performance given her role as a public servant. Acosta said he and other workers are afraid that when they return, they will not know whether their guests are asymptomatic.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother died from COVID-19 complications

April 23, 2020

Warren had not previously disclosed her brother's coronavirus diagnosis to the public. "He was charming and amusing, a natural leader", she wrote in a series of tweets and confirmed in a statement on Thursday. The oldest brother of Sen. He earned numerous decorations before retiring in 1973 as a lieutenant colonel and starting an auto-detailing business. She often noted that two of them, including Don Reed , were lifelong Republicans who nevertheless agreed with her on the fundamental ...

Tornadoes rage across Texas and Oklahoma, leaving at least five dead

April 23, 2020

A woman was killed on a bridge in Woodworth, Louisiana, 15 miles south of Alexandria, due to the severe weather, the Rapides Parish's Office said. "At this time, search and rescue is ongoing, and we have 20-30 injuries and three deaths", Polk County emergency management said in a statement which also requested no " spontaneous volunteers ", asking the public instead to avoid the area as traffic has hampered the response at times.

How coronavirus has changed Ramadan for Muslims this year

April 23, 2020

Many mosques across the United Kingdom have been ramping up their online presence, already offering daily sermons or prayers sessions, with Imams working to continue to engage with their communities and help keep up morale during these trying times.

Trump Instructs U.S. Navy To Fire On Iranian Boats If Harassed

April 23, 2020

The statement added that the Iranian vessels "repeatedly crossed the bows and sterns of the United States vessels at extremely close range and high speeds, including multiple crossings of the Puller with a 50 yard closest point of approach (CPA) and within 10 yards of Maui's bow".

Palestinians launch diplomatic offensive to prevent Israeli annexation

April 23, 2020

The EU deemed annexations were "illegal" under worldwide law, he added. The acquisition of these territories by force is illegal under worldwide law. "This is extremely risky not just for Palestine, for Israel, for the region, but for the world", Ashrawi said. The Trump administration has repeatedly sided with Israel and against stances taken by the Palestinians and Arab states, including recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moving the USA embassy there.

Elective Medical Procedures To Resume As Ohio Moves To Ease Coronavirus Restrictions

April 23, 2020

In further regards to labs and testing, DeWine stated that in order to test for COVID-19 a reagent is needed to know if the virus is present in the sample. "The madness must stop". Mr McDaniel is survived by his wife and two children. McDaniel's social media accounts have since been deleted. "You wouldn't be able to find a husband, a father, a son, a brother, an uncle and a friend more loving and loyal", said the obit.

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson on way back to work, speaks to Trump

April 23, 2020

During his phone call with Trump, Johnson thanked the president for his good wishes while he was ill, the Downing Street statement said. "The leaders agreed on the importance of a coordinated global response to coronavirus, including through the G7 - which the USA now chairs".

Federal funding package aims to help students during pandemic

April 23, 2020

The fund also includes $75 million to increase support specifically for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Nation students. Investing $291.6 million to extend scholarships, fellowships, and grants for three or four months to keep research projects and placements going, including for postdoctoral fellowships.

Virus found in 14 more crew on cruise ship docked in Nagasaki

April 23, 2020

An additional 14 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in southwestern Japan have tested positive for coronavirus , Nagasaki prefectural government said Thursday, taking the total to 48. "It's hard for the prefecture to carry out decontamination work so I want to seek the country's support". However, at least 130 are on duty to maintain the ship's basic functions, Nagasaki officials said.

New Species of Pit Viper Discovered in India | Biology

April 23, 2020

Their findings were published this month in the journal Zoosystematics and Evolution , reports CNN . For those not familiar with Harry Potter , a quick history lesson. Pit vipers from this genus are venomous and found all over Asia. The Salazar's pit viper ( Trimeresurus salazar ), juvenile male from Pakke Tiger Reserve, India.

British Adviser Says Social Measures to Continue

April 23, 2020

Lockdown measures will be needed Britain until the end of the year to control coronavirus - until a drug or a vaccine is found, Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the United Kingdom government Chris Whitty said on Wednesday.

Bloomberg to help New York build 'army' of COVID-19 tracers

April 23, 2020

What he's saying: Cuomo said he's spoken to the governors of CT and New Jersey about plans to develop and train a "tracing army". "Remember, his company, Bloomberg, they went through the China close-down, open-up". The mayor previously set a benchmark testing 100,000 patients weekly. Cuomo says thousands of tracers will be needed. NY continues to show declining virus data, with hospitalizations falling for the ninth day in a row.

World Health Organization announces where coronavirus originated from

April 23, 2020

The president announced last week that the U.S. US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley noted that US intelligence agencies have said that the virus likely came about naturally and was not made in a Chinese lab , but they are not certain of anything yet.

Las Vegas Mayor’s interview leaves CNN anchor stunned and netizens fuming

April 23, 2020

Those comments were rebuked by Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick later Wednesday, who said pointedly, "We certainly don't want to be a " control group " for some out-of-left-field school science project". The mayor said Wednesday that while she wants casinos to reopen, she offered no guidance on how they could do so safely and maintain social distancing, saying "That's up to them to figure out", and "I am not a private owner".

8 big cats have tested positive for coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo

April 23, 2020

Seven more big cats have coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo, in addition to a tiger that tested positive earlier this month, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced. Two cats that live in separate areas of NY tested positive for the coronavirus , the United States Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

'On the brink of a hunger pandemic'

April 23, 2020

The majority of people suffering acute food insecurity in 2019 were in countries affected by conflict (77 million), climate change (34 million) and economic crises (24 million people). "We all need to come together to deal with this because if we don't, the cost will be too high - many lost lives and many more lost livelihoods", Reuters quotes him as telling reporters at a virtual briefing in Geneva, Switzerland.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is perfectly fine, sources claim

April 23, 2020

Two constant threads that have run through the history of North Korea: Rule by the Kim dynasty, and speculation about the health of its secretive leaders. North Korea's capital Pyongyang is witnessing an extreme shortage of essentials and groceries after people started panic buying food staples, as per the news service cited in the Bloomberg Quint report.

Top German paper demands $165 billion coronavirus reparations from China

April 23, 2020

The Express UK reported that a major German newspaper has put together a 130-billion-pound invoice that Beijing "owes" Berlin following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. "Would you like to explain this to the grieving widows, daughters, sons, husbands, parents of corona victims all over the world?" "With solidarity and cooperation between China and the United States, as well as other countries, we will win the war against the virus", he said.

Trump to Republican governor: 'too soon' to reopen

April 23, 2020

President Donald Trump disagreed with Georgia's plans to open up again despite the coronavirus pandemic. Georgia now ranks 11th in the nation with more than 20,000 positive tests, according to the Covid Tracking Project . Dewond Brown, 42, was laid off in March from an Atlanta-area restaurant as a line cook, making him anxious about his high blood pressure. "I love those people, they are, they're great", the president said.

The Virus Originated from Bats, not from a Laboratory

April 23, 2020

Citing World Health Organisation rules implemented in 2007, Pompeo said, "We strongly believe that the Chinese Communist Party did not report the outbreak of the new coronavirus in a timely fashion to the World Health Organisation". China's Foreign Ministry denied the USA allegations on Thursday. "These schemes will not prevail", said Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang. Pompeo noted the presence of labs in China "that contain complex pathogens that were being studied".

Malaysia calls for peaceful end to months-long South China Sea standoff

April 23, 2020

In close proximity, there are a combination of Chinese survey vessels, coast guard, and maritime militia ships, according to vessel tracking software. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, nations are required to seek permission to conduct marine scientific search within another nation's exclusive economic zone, which extends roughly 200 nautical miles from its coast.

Merkel 'concerned' as Germany inches to reopen

April 23, 2020

Germany is among the first countries in Europe to cautiously revive business activity as the pandemic continues to shutter factories, restaurants and shops from Madrid to Prague. But while Mrs Merkel's government has recommended the wearing of masks, it stopped short of making them compulsory on a national basis. But the virus can flare up again, she warns.

U.S. Senate intelligence report backs joint assessment of 2016 Russian meddling

April 23, 2020

The intelligence community's 2017 assessment found that Russia's goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process; denigrate the nominee of the Democratic Party, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and harm her electability and potential presidency.

Cuomo dismisses reopen NY protests: 'Take a job as an essential worker'

April 23, 2020

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. About a half dozen USA states, mostly in the South, are loosening stay-at-home guidelines, allowing an array of non-essential businesses to reopen in the hope of reviving their devastated economies.

Pentagon: Kim Jong Un still presumed to be 'in full control'

April 23, 2020

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed the leader sent birthday greetings to "persons of merit" on Tuesday. North Korean media presented a business as usual image, carrying routine reporting of Kim's achievements, publishing his older or undated quotes on issues like the economy.

North Korean media silent on Kim’s whereabouts as speculation on health rages

April 23, 2020

And the official Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday that Kim sent a reply to Assad, who had congratulated him on the anniversary of his late grandfather's birth last week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported . Speculation about Kim's health erupted earlier this week, following a report on a Seoul-based news website which said the leader was in " grave danger " following heart surgery.

China's northeast tightens restrictions on movement as coronavirus resurges

April 23, 2020

Harbin, which has air links with Russian Federation, reported seven new confirmed cases on Tuesday, taking its local infections to 52, excluding recoveries discharged from hospital. - entails an 87-year-old man surnamed Chen who'd remained at two hospitals because April 2. A total of 82,788 coronavirus cases have been reported to date in mainland China, while the number of deaths remained unchanged at 4,632.

Trump Signs Order Barring Immigration for 60 Days

April 23, 2020

But the governors of Georgia and Florida have announced more aggressive easings of restrictions, even as the United States daily death toll spiked to more than 2,700 on Tuesday. Trump has said he does not oppose legal immigration, but he has supported legislative proposals that would dramatically reduce the number of immigrants able to come to the country legally.

Trump signs immigration order as part of pandemic crackdown

April 23, 2020

There's a big difference when we have a full economy, and frankly, where some of the companies - we have many companies moving in, where they need actually - they need workers. "Unfortunately, President Trump seems more interested in fanning anti-immigrant flames than in saving lives", commented Andrea Flores, deputy policy director of the equality division of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Biden: I would pick Michelle Obama as VP 'in a heartbeat'

April 23, 2020

The move followed Biden saying in January that he wanted former US First Lady Michelle Obama to become the country's next vice president. Mr. Biden told a CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh this week that a vetting process is underway for a female vice president, although Mrs.

COVID-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine showed no benefit, more deaths in study

April 23, 2020

The fact of the matter is, we don't know. "It was not done in a controlled clinical trial ". S. Scott Sutton, Pharm.D. and Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, M.D. The patients weren't given the treatment for purposes of the study, which only began after all either had died or been discharged. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.

Very high chance of successful coronavirus vaccine, says London trial lead

April 23, 2020

An additional £22.5 million ($27.6 million USD) was given to Imperial College London who is also working on a vaccination. Volunteers have been asked to step forward to test a potential coronavirus cure. "In normal times, reaching this stage would take years", stated Hancock. It is expected that the jab will take six months to flawless and only a small amount of patients will be tested upon to make sure it is safe.

Trump rejects South Korea’s offer for defense costs

April 23, 2020

US President Donald Trump has refused an offer from South Korea on the cost of keeping US forces in the country. "We're doing a tremendous service". "It's not fair", Trump said. We have a wonderful feeling and a wonderful relationship with each other. He described Seoul as a "very wealthy nation".

Iran Hits Back At US After Donald Trump's "Destroy Gunboats" Remarks

April 23, 2020

But Mr. Trump on Wednesday suddenly escalated the potential American response, in a tweet that seemed to catch the Pentagon by surprise. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, following a deadly rocket attack on an Iraqi base in Kirkuk and attempts to storm the U.S.

Rampage in Nova Scotia Left 22 Dead, Canadian Police Say

April 23, 2020

Police teams were spread out across 16 locations in central and northern Nova Scotia, including the neighborhood where the 12-hour rampage began late Saturday on Portapique Beach Road, where the suspect, Gabriel Wortman, lived. Bourduas said in an interview Tuesday that based on his experience, the investigation will "tax to the max" the RCMP's Nova Scotia division, and they will likely need outside help "in order to be able to move rather swiftly on the investigations".

Four cops killed in horror Melbourne crash

April 23, 2020

The driver of the Porsche, who is believed to be uninjured, remains at large after running away from the scene. A female senior constable, a male senior constable and two male constables, one of whom had only recently joined the force, are among the deceased.

‘We Don’t Know’ Status of Kim Jong Un

April 23, 2020

Kim's health is also fueled by the "lack of clarity about the line of succession" in the regime should the North Korean leader die suddenly. Daily NK , a South Korean online news outlet focused on the North, reported Monday that Kim received a cardiovascular procedure on April 12 at a special hospital exclusively used by the Kim family located north of Pyongyang.

Novel coronavirus is not "manipulated or constructed" in labs: World Health Organization spokesperson

April 23, 2020

Pompeo added China has destroyed virus samples, denied its human-to-human transmission and silenced doctors who warned of the new illness. According to the State Department, the virus could have originated from a bioweapons lab in Wuhan, but such claims will require a thorough investigation.

Cops probe possibility that Nova Scotia gunman had accomplice

April 23, 2020

Officials have not given a motive for the killings. At around this time, "a key witness" helped police identify the suspect and they learned that he was wearing what turned out to be a real police uniform and driving a fake police auto. Police believe there are at least 22. Some homes in the area had been set on fire and police confirmed that victims have been found inside some of these buildings.

USS America, two other ships operate in South China Sea amid standoff

April 23, 2020

In March, Beijing also launched two new research stations on artificial reefs in territory claimed by the Philippines and others. The Defence spokesperson said that during their time in the region, Australian and USA forces went through exercises on the water together.

MI governor says Trump's coronavirus messages 'put people in greater danger'

April 23, 2020

On Tuesday, Whitmer said on a live video with The Washington Post that the stay-at-home order will continue in "some form". According to a survey by Business Insider, Whitmer's salary in 2019 was $159,300. She invoked President Trump's comparison of the fight against COVID-19 to war against an invisible enemy and urged MI residents to put aside their political differences and focus on overcoming the outbreak.

Bolsonaro joins anti-lockdown coronavirus protests in Brazil

April 23, 2020

In the video, Bolsonaro himself can be seen at the rally without a mask waving at the crowd and coughing at times. 'I am here because I believe in you. "That is what the people want". Brazil's Estadão newspaper reported Monday that Bolsonaro's participation in the rally caused "enormous discomfort" among the top brass, not least because the protest took place in front of a military base.

1st LD Writethru: Russian COVID-19 cases rise by 4268 to 47121

April 23, 2020

The number of fatalities topped 400, while 44 people died over the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 405, the country's emergency team said in a statement. Over the past day, 155 people have been discharged in 21 regions, including 75 in Moscow, 14 in the Moscow Region, 12 in the Lipetsk Region and 11 others in the Komi Republic.

US Senate approves almost $500 billion more for coronavirus bailout

April 23, 2020

So it's an interesting debate. "I welcome this bipartisan agreement and hope the Senate will quickly pass it once members have reviewed the final text", the Senate's Republican majority leader, Mitch McConnell , said in a statement. The emerging virus aid package - originally designed by Republicans as a $250 billion stopgap to replenish the payroll subsidies for smaller businesses - has grown into the second largest of the four coronavirus response bills so far.

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