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Obama blasts decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn

May 10, 2020

Had Mr Barr been attorney general when the special counsel investigation began, Mr Trump said, "he would have stopped it immediately". "These are dirty politicians and dirty cops and some terrible people, and hopefully they're going to pay a price some day in the not too distant future", Mr Trump said.

Iran says ready to swap prisoners with USA without preconditions

May 10, 2020

Last week, USA officials said they were making progress in efforts to secure the release of Michael White, a detained Navy veteran in Iran. Michael White, a U.S. A senior US official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said, "There has been no offer and no offer of direct talks".

USA accuses Russian Federation of 'worsening' Libya conflict, sending Syrian fighters

May 10, 2020

Jim Jeffrey, the United States special envoy for Syria, also warned that the Libyan conflict could get even more complicated due to Russian involvement. Asked if Haftar's foreign supporters could persuade him to halt his offensive on Tripoli given recent battlefield setbacks, Wooster said: "I don't think that in the near-term offing, at least in the foreseeable future, there's any likely prospect whatsoever that that would happen".

Barack Obama Labels Donald Trump's COVID-19 Response A "Chaotic Disaster"

May 10, 2020

Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., January 20, 2017. During an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, Kudlow was asked for his reaction to a leaked phone call in which Obama ripped Donald Trump's administration on multiple fronts.

World coronavirus infection cases top 4 million

May 10, 2020

As many as 2,390 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the past 24 hours (5,308 yesterday) in Russian Federation, bringing the total number of cured people to 34,306. In recent days in Russian Federation confirmed 10 817 new cases of coronavirus in 84 regions. These figures raise questions in and outside China. The database also relies on accurate reporting from local governments - and reports indicate that USA officials are suspicious that China has not been providing accurate information ...

Coronavirus uncomfortably close to White House

May 10, 2020

All six later tested negative, the White House said. Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for coronavirus , U.S. officials said on Saturday while confirming the third infection in the White House in less than a week.

Three children die from rare disease feared to be linked to coronavirus

May 10, 2020

What is the link between COVID-19 and Pediatric Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome? "This is every parent's nightmare, right?" That your child may actually be affected by this virus. He said parents should call their pediatrician, who could recommend if the child needs to be taken to the emergency room, if their child develops worrisome symptoms.

Infections rise in Asia; Obama bashes Trump on coronavirus actions

May 10, 2020

The state Committee for issues of health of China on March 29 said that the spread of the epidemic in the country as a whole is stopped. Northeast China's Shulan City in Jilin Province announced Sunday that it will start implementing closed-off management after one new coronavirus case was confirmed in the city on May 7, and Jilin reported 11 new local transmitted cases on Saturday.

Secretary-General Guterres asks people to stop hate

May 10, 2020

In April, US President Donald Trump ordered that his country's funding be halted for the WHO over negligence, claiming that the United Nations health agency had impeded the global response to the pandemic and let it spread by covering up the true scale of the COVID-19 initial outbreak China.

Young French surfer punches shark during Bells Beach attack

May 10, 2020

The victim's name has not been released. A surfer was killed in a shark attack off a Northern California beach, state park officials said Saturday. The water one mile south and north of the scene will be closed for five days as a result of Saturday's shark attack, the department said. Signs warning beachgoers about the shark attack are now posted on access points and beach entrances within a one-mile radius of the incident.

United Kingdom to introduce mandatory 14 day quarantine for arriving passengers

May 10, 2020

The policy, first reported by The Times , is expected to be announced on Sunday. Under the measures, which are likely to come into force in early June, travellers will have to provide the address at which they will self-isolate on arrival.

Wuhan reports first new case in more than a month

May 10, 2020

Jilin officials on Sunday raised the Shulan city risk level to high from medium. Aside from the Shulan cluster and the Wuhan case, the remaining two new confirmed cases were imported infections. "This coronavirus epidemic is a big test of our country's governance and governing ability, and it exposed the weak links in how we address major epidemic and public health systems", Li Bin, vice minister of the China National Health Commission, informed reporters.

Face-off Between Indian & Chinese Troops In North Sikkim

May 10, 2020

According to Indian Army sources, An aggressive acts took place in which the soldiers on both sides suffered injuries. It is being said that this clash took place in Naku La sector of North Sikkim. As per a Hindustan Times report , four Indian and seven Chinese soldiers were injured in the scuffle that included around 150 troops. However, the face-off ended following a delegation-level talks between the two sides.

Top US Covid-19 task force officials self-quarantine after possible exposure

May 10, 2020

Robert Redfield has been determined to have had a low risk exposure on May 6 to a person at the White House who has COVID-19. The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is quarantining himself after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.

Coronavirus updates: South Korean fears second wave as it cautiously reopens

May 10, 2020

South Korea reported 34 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, the biggest daily rise in a month, bringing the total number of infections to 10,874. The new cases are linked to Seoul's bars and nightclubs, after a 29-year-old COVID-19 patient visited as many as five such places from the night of May 1 to the early hours of the following morning.

Fauci begins 'modified quarantine' after virus exposure

May 10, 2020

She is the second White House staffer to check constructive, after a U.S. navy personnel serving as a private valet to the president. Just a few hours earlier, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn had come into contact with someone who tested positive and was in self-quarantine for the next two weeks.

Travellers to Britain to face two-week quarantine

May 10, 2020

Airport operators said it could have a "devastating" impact on the aviation industry and the broader economy. "Passengers arriving at airports and ports including Britons returning from overseas, will have to self-isolate for 14 days", the newspaper said, adding that travellers will have to provide the address sat which they will self-isolate on arrival.

Mild but breezy for Mother's Day

May 10, 2020

We won't see a chance for rain with this front, but it will get cooler, with highs dropping into the low 60s on Sunday . We could see an isolated shower late Sunday night and/or Monday , but much of the region will stay dry. According to the National Weather Service , tonight we can expect rain, mainly before 3::00 a.m. with a low around 37 and winds from 7 to 15 miles per hour.

Trump casts new doubt over future of Federal Bureau of Investigation boss Wray

May 10, 2020

Obama had previously said the country lacked " a coherent national plan to navigate this pandemic ", but he offered aides a harsher apparent assessment of Trump's performance during the crisis. While government watchdogs renewed their call to Congress to impeach Barr, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) denounced the DOJ's decision to drop Flynn's case on Thursday, but didn't confirm whether any action would be taken by Congress.

State Collaborates With Gates Foundation To Reimagine Education

May 10, 2020

Governor Cuomo Announces Collaboration with Gates Foundation to Reimagine EducationAmid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Tuesday that New York State is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a blueprint to reimagine education in the new normal.

Seoul shuts down nightclubs after virus spread - worldwide

May 10, 2020

The order will remain in effect until further notice. But it is highly likely that numerous people who went to the same clubs will choose not to be tested for the virus for fear of being outed, especially working people who fear workplace discrimination, said Jay Kim, a 38-year-old gay man living in Seoul .

Obama Trashes Trump Over Coronavirus Response as "Chaotic Disaster"

May 10, 2020

News. calling Trump's response to COVID-19 "an absolute chaotic disaster". The following statement was first reported by Yahoo News , which obtained an audio recording of the call. Mr Trump's approach to government is partly to blame for the U.S. response to coronavirus , Mr Obama said. But Obama has kept his strongest words for the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis and its worldview.

Pandemic fuels historic USA job losses, European Union wants borders kept shut

May 10, 2020

And it should have never happened, ' US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House. The U.S.is the country with the highest numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths in the world. Mr Trump has vowed to freeze the more than $US400 million in annual USA funding for the United Nations body, saying it did not act quickly enough when the mysterious respiratory disease emerged in Wuhan and blindly took the word of China.

Trump Administration Reportedly Rejected CDC Reopening Plan for US

May 10, 2020

A set of detailed documents created by the top disease investigators in the USA meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places such as mass transit, day care centres and restaurants during the still-raging pandemic has been shelved by the Trump administration.

Roaming 'Robodog' Tells Singapore Park Goers To Maintain Social Distance

May 10, 2020

The Straits Times reports that four-legged robot dogs will be patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore from Friday, May 8, to remind citizens of safe social distancing measures. A recorded message encourage social distancing will be broadcast from the robot. Spot's cameras will reportedly not be fitted with or tied to facial recognition software and will not collect or store any personal data.

World Health Organization warns of new lockdowns if transition not managed carefully

May 10, 2020

Officials say that could be due to poor surveillance or less developed transport links. "The risk of returning to lockdown remains very real if countries do not manage the transition extremely carefully and in a phased approach", he said at a virtual briefing in Geneva.

China admits Covid-19 exposed gaps in healthcare system

May 09, 2020

The fee intends to construct a "centralised and efficient" chain of command and reform, and modernise the illness prevention and management system, he mentioned. Truck drivers are also put under strict management, with most foreign drivers required to enter and leave China on the same day. Transport companies are encouraged to monitor truck drivers and constantly conduct nucleic acid tests on them, Liu said.

Venezuela unveils Guaido-US veteran raid conversation

May 09, 2020

The AP investigation detailed how Goudreau, through his Florida private security firm, had teamed up with a retired Venezuelan army official to train at secret camps in Colombia dozens of deserters from Venezuela's security forces for a mission targeting Maduro, for whose capture the USA has offered a 15 million US dollar bounty.

Iowa man arrested in 1990s killings in Tennessee and Wyoming

May 09, 2020

On May 6, police arrested 58 year old Clark Perry Baldwin at his home in Waterloo, Iowa following a year-long multiple agency investigation. Baldwin is now being held in the Black Hawk County pending extradition to Tennessee . Jazz Baldwin, 32, learned two years ago that she is Baldwin's daughter after he bought a DNA kit. The two had been in contact over Facebook since then, she said.

Mother’s Day 2020: Top 5 Bollywood movies to watch with your mother

May 09, 2020

To help children in the essay competition and stage speeches, we have jotted down long and short essays on Mother's day in English along with Ten lines on Mother's day below to express your feelings and surprise your MOM in the competitions & stage performance.

Cuomo: New coronavirus testing sites to open in 2 North Shore churches

May 09, 2020

There's so much we still don't even know about this virus, the governor said. Cuomo extended a moratorium on evictions for another 60 days - now in effect until August 20 - and said renters will be able to use their security deposits as partial payment.

Ford announces reopening of provincial parks but campgrounds will remain closed

May 09, 2020

Gardner, who is the chief medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, said during his press briefing on Friday, May 8 that he is continuing to advise against people coming up to their cottages or secondary residences.

In Ahmaud Arbery Case, Authorities Say More Arrests Are Possible

May 09, 2020

President Donald Trump said he had seen the video and called it "very, very disturbing". Reynolds said investigators are looking into that. Gregory McMichael , 64, and his son Travis, 34, have been taken into custody by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and charged with aggravated assault as well as murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in the town of Brunswick.

Coronavirus: Paris restrictions to stay as France reopens

May 09, 2020

A medical worker at a centre in Paris testing for Covid-19 adjusts her protective face mask. It comes as France prepares to calm down its lockdown on Monday, with retailers and a few faculties allowed to reopen. The Ile-de-France region around Paris , Hauts-de-France in the north, Grand Est in the east and central eastern Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes account for 72 percent of hospitalisations, according to authorities.

Brazil records 10,503 new coronavirus cases, 615 deaths in 24 hours

May 09, 2020

Doria, a member of center-right party PSDB, has refused to be pressured, saying reopening too soon would cause a public health catastrophe. Brazil registered 10,222 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday and 751 deaths, the health ministry said.

COVID-19: Justin Trudeau extends emergency wage subsidy over soaring jobless rate

May 09, 2020

The announcement came after Statistics Canada revealed that the Canadian economy lost nearly two million jobs in April-a record high brought on by the closure of non-essential services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So far businesses have applied for the 75-percent wage subsidy to the equivalent of about 2-million employees. "... And if you had to let people go, try to bring them back".

Kenyan Journalist Joins Ksh13 Billion Facebook Oversight Board

May 09, 2020

The co-chairs are USA federal circuit judge Micheal McConnell, law expert Jamal Greene, attorney Catalina Botero-Marino and former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. "Our financial independence is also guaranteed by the establishment of a $130 million (Ksh13 billion) trust fund that is completely independent of Facebook, which will fund our operations and can not be revoked".

Biden accuser Tara Reade adds Trump-friendly lawyer to her team

May 09, 2020

She said that afterwards, Biden told her she "was nothing" before walking away. "I want to say: You and I were there, Joe Biden ", Reade told Kelly . There's certainly were some contemporaneous statements by her at the time. Mr Wigdor is well known for his work on prominent cases related to sexual harassment and assault.

California to send all voters mail-in ballots this November

May 09, 2020

Newsom said that his order would still allow an "appropriate number" of in-person voting sites, saying that some voters, including those that are disabled, require technological help to cast a ballot. Secretary of State Alex Padilla said California was the first state in the U.S.to be sending all voters vote-by-mail ballots in response to the pandemic.

Bolsonaro continues to dismiss Covid-19 threat as cases skyrocket in Brazil

May 09, 2020

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has continuously argued that farming and mining are the only ways to lift the region out of poverty. Deforestation in the region has soared since President Jair Bolsonaro took office previous year, according to conservation groups.

Barr, Trump push federal law enforcement to an 'all time low'

May 09, 2020

Those include what he believes were irregularities in the FBI's 2017 interview of Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to agents about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. "They did not have a basis for a counterintelligence investigation against Flynn at that stage, based on a perfectly legitimate and appropriate call he made as a member of the transition".

EU travel ban extended until June 15

May 09, 2020

The Schengen Member States and the Schengen Associated States may remain closed to non-EEA nationals for another month as the European Commission has invited these countries to extend the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU for another 30 days, until June 15.

LNA denies targeting Turkish, Italian embassies in Tripoli | MEO

May 09, 2020

Libya has been torn by civil war since a NATO-backed popular uprising ousted and killed the North African country's longtime dictator Colonel Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. The UAE and Egypt have long strengthened Haftar's forces with military equipment, including aircraft and helicopters, while Moscow provided private contractor forces.

Polish governing coalition postpones Sunday presidential vote

May 09, 2020

PiS and its junior coalition partner, Agreement, reached an understanding on May 6 on postponing the ballot in anticipation that the Supreme Court will declare the election invalid because of the inability to vote physically. Warsaw-based political scientist Stanislaw Mocek pointed to "several violations of the constitutional order" in the PiS's handing of the election. Illustrating the chaos, Parliament Speaker Elzbieta Witek, the official in charge of naming election dates, is seeking the ...

Biden asked to withdraw from presidential race over sexual assault allegations

May 09, 2020

The "Fox News Sunday" host made the remarks on Friday while speaking to colleague Bill Hemmer about the former vice president's accuser; she says he violated her with his finger while pushing her up against a wall in 1993. Wigdor announced he had been hired by Reade on Thursday. "On several occasions petitioner related a problem that she was having at work regarding sexual harassment , in U.S.

WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

May 09, 2020

Other materials, such as how to get checked, will be personalized by the country of the user. More than 40,000 people on the Isle of Wight have been testing the NHSX app for a week. The solution jointly proposed by Apple and Google will make use of smartphones for contact tracing while collecting minimal data from users, thus hoping to strike a balance between users' legitimate privacy concerns and the need to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Southwest Airlines jet hits, kills person on runway in Texas, airport says

May 09, 2020

A representative for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport told Business Insider that the person involved in the incident was pronounced dead on the scene. "The aircraft quickly came to a safe stop, and the pilots reported the event to local air traffic controllers", the airline said. After landing, the plane taxied to a gate.

Where the travel bubble' may let us visit next

May 09, 2020

An Air New Zealand 787-9 ZK-NZF arriving at Auckland on 29 September. "We both stand to benefit from getting travel up and running again but any travel agreement between Australia and New Zealand would prioritize safety", Ardern clarified.

Roy Horn Of ‘Siegfried & Roy’ Dies After Contracting Coronavirus

May 09, 2020

The two - born in Germany as Siegfried Fischbacher and Uwe Ludwig Horn - made their first appearance in Las Vegas in 1967 and played at several different casinos, ultimately becoming the headlining act at the Mirage Resort and Casino in 1990.

USA and China recount contrasting versions of talks on trade deal

May 09, 2020

Relations have deteriorated between the countries because of the coronavirus outbreak. "If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what's out there now, [the scientific evidence] is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated", he said during an interview with National Geographic .

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