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Chew it! Rats are Going to Get More Aggressive Once Lockdown Ends

May 26, 2020

A post on the CDC's website reads, "Some jurisdictions have reported an increase in rodent activity as rodents search for new sources of food". "Rodents rely on the food and waste generated by these establishments". According to some reports, rats have resorted to infanticide or even cannibalism in New York City, which has seen a huge number of restaurants and eating establishments close during the pandemic.

Biden emerges from quarantine on Memorial Day

May 26, 2020

Trump's tweet follows a report published earlier this month by Politico , detailing the Obama administration's response to the H1N1 Swine Flu crisis in 2009 and 2010, based on interviews with various former officials who describe Biden as a setback during the process.

US Ambassador to Germany Grenell to step down: dpa

May 26, 2020

The news comes after Grenell ends a stint as acting director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). As the controversial envoy was about to leave his post, Andres Nick, a German lawmaker and the head of the nation's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), took to Twitter to question Grenell's legacy.

Federal Bureau of Investigation called to investigate deadly Minneapolis arrest

May 26, 2020

Warning: the following article deals with sensitive material and includes a very graphic video showcasing police brutality and a man's death. The officer continues to kneel on the man's neck even as a first responder checks his pulse. "We clearly have policies in place regarding placing someone under control", Arradondo said. She added that she has spoken to the mayor and vowed "to be as transparent and forthright with the community".

Biden Makes First In-Person Appearance In 2 Months

May 26, 2020

Biden , who has campaigned from his basement since mid-March, appeared at a Memorial Day service at Veterans Memorial Park near his DE home. Biden has been campaigning from a home TV studio since the coronavirus pandemic made traditional rallies and events impossible.

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Eight further Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland

May 26, 2020

That was from the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission", Bhargava said. On this, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn, said: "While NPHET continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19, both here in Ireland and internationally, ultimately it is the collective behaviours of each individual which will determine the course of this disease".

Trump demands North Carolina governor allow RNC at full capacity

May 26, 2020

Trump's tweets about the August RNC in Charlotte came shortly days after North Carolina's largest daily increase in coronavirus virus cases yet. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrates following his keynote address and nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH.

China likely to face U.S. sanctions over Hong Kong national security bill

May 26, 2020

The new legislation is also expected to enable Beijing to establish intelligence agencies in Hong Kong. Beijing plans to write a new security law for Hong Kong that bans treason, subversion and sedition after months of massive, often-violent pro-democracy protests past year.

Wuhan Lab Director Admits Having Three Live Strains of Bat Coronavirus

May 26, 2020

The Wuhan Institute of Virology now admits that it has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, as per the lab director, who made the statements to Chinese State media on Sunday. In April, the National Institutes of Health canceled funding to a NY nonprofit that supported research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday that some political forces in the US are trying to push the two global powers "to the brink" of "a new Cold War" and ...

India snake-bite assassin arrested after killing wife in second murder attempt

May 26, 2020

Sooraj has allegedly confessed to the police that he murdered his wife for financial gain. He purchased both the snakes for Rs 5,000 each. He also stated that the snake is being subjected to scientific tests as it was used as a weapon to kill the woman.

Shops In England Can Open Next Month If Guidelines Met, PM Announces

May 26, 2020

Pressing on with his bid to steer England out of lockdown, Mr Johnson said the loosening of restrictions for non-essential shops is contingent upon progress of lowering COVID-19 infection rates and ensuring there will be no second peak. Shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies have remained open trading throughout the pandemic. "We will only be successful, you only be successful or remember the basics so wash your hands, keep social distance and if you have symptoms and get a test".

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe lifts state of emergency

May 26, 2020

Japan's economy minister told reporters on Monday the government had received approval from key advisers to remove the state of emergency for all remaining regions. To support an economy on track for its deepest slump in postwar history, the government is considering fresh stimulus worth 100 trillion yen ($930 billion), mostly comprising financial aid for companies, the Nikkei newspaper reported on May 25.

Biden and Trump Show a Contrast in Style

May 26, 2020

Biden has been holding virtual campaign events ahead of the November 3 election from his house in Wilmington ever since much of the country was forced to stay largely at home to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The president last visited a golf property on March 8. Some Democrats have urged Mr. Biden to return to in-person campaign activities while the nation slowly reopens during the outbreak.

United Kingdom minister quits over Cummings lockdown trip

May 26, 2020

Not long after Ross quit, Harriet Baldwin joined a growing list of Conservative MPs calling on Cummings to resign. Tonight, MP Douglas Ross tendered his resignation after declaring he had "trouble" with Mr Cummings decision particularly given the grim virus death toll.

Woman tells NYPD 'African American man' is threatening her

May 26, 2020

At no point in the video is the woman threatened, with Cooper explaining the whole incident began after her brother " politely [asked ]" that the woman put her dog on a leash - as the park mandates. "We live in an age of Ahmaud Arbery , where black men are gunned down because of assumptions people make about black men, black people, and I'm just not going to participate in that", Mr Cooper said.

North Carolina's Democratic governor is the target of Trump's convention push

May 26, 2020

In his tweets , Trump took aim at Cooper, criticizing him for being in "Shutdown mood" and for being "unable to guarantee that by August we will be allowed full attendance in the arena". Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. At the time , Charlotte, which had previously hosted the 2012 Democratic National Convention, had been the only city to publicly pursue the convention, while other cities, including Philadelphia, San Antonio and Nashville, ...

Feds probing Ahmaud Arbery slaying, family lawyer says

May 26, 2020

More than two months passed before Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael , were arrested on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. As previously reported by Law&Crime, the man who filmed Arbery's murder, William "Roddie" Bryan, Jr . The McMichaels were arrested and charged with murder on May 7, 73 days after Arbery was killed.

Mother's Day gatherings boosted coronavirus cases in Ontario, health minister says

May 26, 2020

Ford announced Sunday that anyone concerned they may have been exposed to COVID-19 can now get tested, whether or not they have symptoms. It's also the seventh straight day that Ontario has failed to meet its goal of 16,000 tests a day, or its max capacity of 21,000.

United Kingdom teaching unions challenge school reopening plans

May 26, 2020

Sources involved said the risk of coronavirus to pupils going back to the classroom was "very, very small, but it is not zero". Is it safe to reopen schools? . "It is clear from the evidence we have collected that June 1 is simply too early to go back". The evidence published by the SAGE committee suggested that children were less likely to be severely ill from coronavirus, but there was less clear-cut evidence on how likely they were to be infected or spread the virus.

Trump Threatens to Move Republican National Convention From North Carolina

May 26, 2020

Trump said on Twitter that if Democratic Governor Roy Cooper does not immediately answer "whether or not the space will be allowed to be fully occupied", then the party will find "with all of the jobs and economic development it brings, another Republican National Convention site".

New York Times dedicates its front page to COVID-19 victims

May 26, 2020

The gravity of the peril has been profoundly illustrated on the front page of the May 24 edition of The New York Times . Instead, it sampled obituaries and death notices from around the country, ultimately listing 1,000 names across multiple pages.

Whitmer Extends Stay-At-Home.Again

May 26, 2020

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order until June 12th. The order allows, by Tuesday, gatherings of up to 10 people with social distancing, as well as open retail businesses and auto dealerships by appointment only.

JobKeeper numbers cut by 3 million after Federal Government reveals accounting bungle

May 26, 2020

Mr Frydenberg said he won't answer calls from Labor to appear before a senate committee over the bungle. Chair of the Senate Inquiry into COVID-19 Senator Katy Gallagher. The government admitted on Friday its JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme to assist business and workers through the COVID-19 pandemic will now be $70 billion rather than $130 billion and will now only cover 3.5 million people rather than 6.5 million that had been forecast.

Swarms of locusts enter Jaipur residential areas

May 26, 2020

Swarms of locusts entered Rajasthan's capital Jaipur on Monday as the pests spread to wider parts of Rajasthan along with Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. Images and videos of swarms entering the city have been doing the rounds on social media. The ministry of civil aviation has earlier a few days back permitted use of drones for locust control while the government has also exempted chemicals used for locust control from its draft list of chemicals that could be banned in ...

Trump Defends Holiday Weekend Golf Outings

May 26, 2020

It's the first time Biden has left the area around his home in Wilmington, since mid-March when he began self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic . Golfing during a crisis has always proved problematic for presidents. "Once more, the men and women of the United States military have answered the call to duty and raced into danger", Mr Trump said.

UConn Senior Peter Manfredonia Sought in 2 Murders

May 26, 2020

Manfredonia is also believed to have abducted another individual and stolen a second vehicle, a Volkswagen Jetta, later found in New Jersey on the Pennsylvania border. A GoFundMe page has been started to help the DeMers family. Police warned the public not to approach Manfredonia . This information brought officials to Roosevelt drive, where they found the body of of 23-year-old Nicholas Eisele.

White House Bars Entry Of Non-Citizens Traveling From Brazil

May 26, 2020

The proclamation is meant to curb the spread of infection between the two countries. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany cast it as a move by Mr Trump "to protect our country" from foreigners who could bring additional infections to the US.

WHO pauses hydroxychloroquine coronavirus trial over safety concerns

May 26, 2020

Although numerous US' top medical professionals claimed HCQ to be an ineffective treatment for coronavirus , Trump revealed that he had consulted with the White House physicians regarding its use. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, WHO's chief scientist, said the organization's own investigators and regulators in individual nations have raised enough red flags about hydroxychloroquine to prompt this halt.

Trump spends Memorial Day weekend golfing and insulting female politicians

May 26, 2020

Biden released a political ad calling the president out for golfing as "nearly 100,000 lives have been lost, and tens of millions are out of work". Deflecting the criticisms he widely faced, Trump in his Monday morning tweets took aim at Obama and "Sleepy Joe" Biden .

Western Australia state hit by ‘once-in-a-decade’ storm

May 26, 2020

Western Power spokesman Paul Entwistle told ABC Radio Perth a large pocket of properties in Kalgoorlie had been left in the dark. "We can actually restore customers by back-feeding but with the storm still going through it's creating new hazards on the network".

White House bans travel to the USA from coronavirus hotspot Brazil

May 25, 2020

A senior Trump administration official told Efe news in a statement that between May 11-17, nearly 1,800 travellers entered the country from Brazil and that each week more than 1,500 passengers arrive at USA airports on flights from Brazilian territory.

Trump golfs at his Virginia club amid the coronavirus pandemic

May 25, 2020

I haven't been able to play golf for a while. He was dressed in a white shirt, white cap and black pants. U.S. President Donald J. Trump (C), wearing a white hat and white Polo shirt, plays golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, USA, 23 May 2020.

Japan lifts Covid-19 state of emergency, eyes new stimulus package

May 25, 2020

A senior government official said on the night of May 23 that although new confirmed cases on May 24 should also be taken into consideration, lifting the state of emergency for Tokyo and the four prefectures on May 25 is nearly a certainty.

Republicans sue to block California from voting by mail in November

May 25, 2020

President Trump accused Democrats of trying "Rig" November's general election as Republican groups filed a lawsuit against California Sunday in an attempt to stop Gov. Said Jesse Melgar, Newsom's press secretary: "California will continue to defend Californians' right to vote, including their right to vote by mail, and the right to hold an election that is safe, secure and accessible".

AngloGold shutters world’s deepest mine after 164 COVID-19 cases

May 25, 2020

The continental disease control and prevention agency, which noted that the virus has so far spread into 54 African countries, also disclosed that some 42,626 people who have been infected with the COVID-19 have recovered across the continent as of Sunday morning.

Trump Considering Testing Nuclear Weapons For First Time in Decades

May 25, 2020

The article says they didn't reach a conclusion. A senior administration official was quoted as saying the discussion is ongoing. The reported talk of the USA potentially conducting the nuclear tests was heavily debated at the meeting, and received backlash from the National Nuclear Security Administration, sources told The Washington Post .

PM's support for Cummings has lost our trust, say Bishops

May 25, 2020

Cummings insisted that "the rules ... allowed me to exercise my judgment". When asked whether he had offered Boris Johnson his resignation, Mr Cummings said he had not. Scientists, doctors, police officers and even bishops have criticised Mr Cummings' apparent undermining of the lockdown rules in a country that has recorded more than 36,000 coronavirus deaths.

Russian COVID-19 cases exceed 350000

May 25, 2020

According to the crisis center, the daily growth in cases was at a record low rate of 2.6% versus 2.9% a day earlier. It said the number of fatalities had risen by 92 overnight, taking the overall nationwide death toll from the virus to 3,633.

Trump threatens to move Republican National Convention out of North Carolina

May 25, 2020

Gyms, primary schools, playgrounds, theaters, music venues, bowling alleys, and bars remain shuttered. The Republican national convention, scheduled for 24-27 August, is the centerpiece of Trump's re-election campaign. We all want to be in Charlotte. Several days later, during a visit to the Charlotte area, a top Trump administration health official sounded less certain.

Girl who pedalled injured dad across India offered national team trial

May 25, 2020

Jyoti bought a used bicycle for a little over $25 and made a decision to carry her father on it all the way to her village 1,200 kilometres away, after their landlord asked them to vacate their home since they were unable to pay the rent. USA presidential adviser Ivanka Trump's praise of an Indian teenager's bicycle ride home hundreds of kilometres away is drawing criticism in India for being insensitive to the plight of impoverished migrant workers struggling in a lockdown.

Japan eyes stimulus plan worth over $929 bln to battle pandemic - Nikkei

May 25, 2020

Kanagawa and Hokkaido also did not meet the required level for new infections in the past week. But on April 7, with cases beginning to spike and fears for the country's health system, Abe declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other regions - later expanding it to cover the entire nation.

White House announces ban on travel between US, Brazil amid coronavirus pandemic

May 25, 2020

We're helping Brazil with ventilators. As of Sunday, the South American country has more than 360,000 reported cases and more than 22,000 deaths. Third on the list is Russian Federation. The ban on travel from Brazil takes effect late Thursday. The travel ban will not apply to U.S. citizens, or to the spouse, parent, legal guardian, or child of a USA citizen or lawful permanent resident, and most siblings under the age of 21.

Huawei, To Be Excluded From The UK’s 5G Infrastructure by 2023

May 25, 2020

Australian security officials are privately applauding a British decision to review whether Huawei poses a threat to its soon-to-be-built 5G mobile network, after it initially approved the Chinese telco's involvement. The policy has been dubbed "Project Defend". The development comes as Beijing has been tackling mounting global criticism over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which began in China before spreading to the rest of the world.

Taiwan promises 'necessary assistance' to Hong Kong's people

May 25, 2020

There are plenty of direct ways the new national security law could backfire on economic freedom in Hong Kong. As dusk fell, police and demonstrators faced off in the nightlife district of Wan Chai. The assault took place during Sunday's rally which was broken up by police, who fired tear gas and water cannon in the most intense clashes for months.

Chandigarh airport to resume operations from Monday

May 25, 2020

Prior to the suspension of passenger flight services on March 25 in the wake of nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the AAI-GVK group-run airport had been operating over 1,000 daily flights (arrivals and departures), including on worldwide routes.

Woman Must Delete Photos of Grandchildren on Facebook

May 25, 2020

The judge ruled that the matter falls under EU's General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), so they ordered the grandmother to take the photos down. In addition, if she posts more photos of her grandchildren in the future, she will be fined an extra €50 a day. It has also progressed to the "decision phase" into a separate probe initiated on foot of a complaint which focuses on Facebook Ireland's obligations to establish a lawful basis for personal data process.

Justice Department Backs Challenge To Illinois Stay-At-Home Order

May 25, 2020

The Justice Department has expressed its support for a lawsuit that argues Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of COVID-19. Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office stated Thursday in its court filing that it was moving the case from state court because it involves USA constitutional rights of free religion and due process.

Coronavirus in Africa reaches new milestone as cases exceed 100,000

May 25, 2020

This is according to the latest figures the Africa Centre for Disease Control ( CDC ) released on Friday. Sudan suffered the most deaths in East Africa with fatalities now tallying at 137, while in Somalia 61 people were reported dead due to coronavirus-related complications so far.

Just In: President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation on Sunday

May 25, 2020

But he said that a third of cumulative cases were recorded in the last week alone. The announcement comes exactly 10 weeks after South Africa announced a state of national disaster around the coronavirus pandemic. Also, those who do not need to go to work or to an educational institution should continue to stay at home. The national night-time curfew will be lifted on 1 June and people will be able to exercise whenever they like "during the day", providing they don't do so in groups.

Over-65s account for 90% of coronavirus deaths recorded in Ireland

May 25, 2020

Today's data from the HPSC , as of midnight, Thursday 21 May (24,451 cases), reveals: 57% are female and 43% are male; the median age of confirmed cases is 48 years; 3,211 cases (13%) have been hospitalised; and of those hospitalised, 393 cases have been admitted to ICU.

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