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US withdrawing troops from Afghanistan - but will peace last?

July 16, 2020

The insurgents said a suicide bomber detonated a device inside a auto near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) while gunmen stormed the building in Aybak city in the north of the country. The insurgent group's claims are often inflated. "We condemn today's attack". "We will continue to execute our counterterrorism mission while simultaneously supporting the 38-nation NATO Resolute Support Train, Advise, Assist mission and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) as they ...

United Kingdom accuses 'Russian actors' of attempting to meddle in 2019 election

July 16, 2020

Britain on Thursday accused "Russian actors" of attempting to disrupt the 2019 general election by spreading leaked trade documents between the United Kingdom and the US. His statement follows the formation of the new parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC). Raab said their investigation found that when the documents made little impact, further attempts were made to promote illicitly obtained material online before the election.

Australian PM flags limit on number of returning travellers

July 16, 2020

That includes the Collingwood, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda and Melbourne AFL teams who all arrived in NSW on staggered days from last Saturday onwards in a bid to keep the national league running this year's season. Tweed Heads police were warning of potential 20km traffic jams and to prepare for heavy delays. Tweed Byron Police Commander Superintendent Dave Roptell suggested drivers "have some snacks and water in the car".

Trump Admits Authorising Cyber Attack on Russian Agency in 2018

July 16, 2020

Media houses after The Washington Post has reported a year ago that, Trump's administration has disrupted Russia's Internet Research Agency in 2018. However, this is Trump's first official confirmation. In the interview , Trump said the cyber attack was part of a broader policy to confront Russian Federation.

Sudan reverses ban on alcohol consumption for non Muslims, bans FGM

July 16, 2020

After more than 30 years of Islamist rule, Sudan has outlined wide-reaching reforms including allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrapping the apostasy law and public flogging. "We are keen to demolish any kind of discrimination that was enacted by the old regime and to move toward equality of citizenship and a democratic transformation", Sudan Tribune reports him as saying.

U.K., U.S., Canada accuse Russian Federation of hacking virus vaccine trials

July 16, 2020

The APT29 group has been active for a number of years, and is also known in the hacker community as "the Dukes" or "Cozy Bear". NCSC director of operations Paul Chichester said it was "despicable". Britain and the United States said in May that networks of hackers were targeting national and global organisations responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Savannah mayor responds to Gov. Kemp’s new order

July 16, 2020

Local officials who had issued mask mandates as hospitals filled up were outraged Wednesday night as Kemp overrode their judgment. Kemp's move is likely to infuriate local officials in communities that had acted, including Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Rome and the governor's hometown of Athens-Clarke County.

E.U.'s Top Court Invalidates Data-Sharing Agreement With U.S.

July 16, 2020

The EU-US Privacy Shield system "underpins transatlantic digital trade" for more than 5,000 companies, about 65% of which are small-medium enterprises (SMEs) or start-ups, according to UCL's European Institute. Lisa Peets, a partner at Covington who represented the British Software Alliance, said: "The Court's decision to invalidate the U.S. -EU Privacy Shield without hearing argument on the merits of the Shield will be disappointing to many".

Shamima Begum wins right to enter United Kingdom for citizenship appeal

July 16, 2020

The judge added: "Fairness and justice must, on the facts of this case, outweigh the national security concerns". Ms. Begum had been tracked down in northern Syria in February past year by "The Times" newspaper, when she was nine months pregnant with her third child, who later died .

Tokyo may raise coronavirus alert as travel campaign comes under fire

July 16, 2020

Some observers expect Japan's economy to shrink at its fastest rate in many years because of the health crisis. She noted that the city, home to nearly 14 million people, was due to conduct more than 4,000 tests on Thursday, as the city steps up testing amid a surge in cases since the nationwide state of emergency was lifted in late May.

Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads Not Guilty In Manhattan Supreme Court

July 16, 2020

Maxwell's family was at the center of one of the biggest scandals in Britain in recent years: her father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell , died under mysterious circumstances in 1991 after vanishing from a luxury yacht - named the Lady Ghislaine.

Reti rises, Mitchell misses in Collins' National reshuffle

July 16, 2020

Muller had taken over the leadership 53 days earlier in a move prompted by the party's stagnant polling, but his tenure was short and troubled. At the time, she would not be drawn on whether she would continue as a senior leader in the party.

Japan’s Nishimura: To declare emergency if coronavirus cases grow further

July 16, 2020

Fearing a second wave of infections, local municipalities, opposition lawmakers and social media users have asked the central government to suspend a "Go To" travel aid campaign that aims to boost domestic tourism . The program is set to start on July 22. He says the government will move forward slowly with the "Go To" campaign. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister for economic revitalization, said the tourism ministry will reevaluate whether to proceed with the campaign.

Pompeo seeks high-level talks with N.Korea

July 16, 2020

Trump was the first sitting United States president to meet Kim, and the two agreed in broad terms at their first summit in Singapore in 2018 that North Korea would give up its nuclear program. but you need to have a willing partner, and the North Koreans have chosen at this point in time not to engage in a way that can lead to a potential solution ", he said, expressing hope that the North Koreans will "change their mind".

Ethiopia denies damming the Nile as conflict looms in Africa

July 16, 2020

Tortuous, often acrimonious negotiations spanning close to a decade have left the three nations short of an agreement to regulate how Ethiopia will operate the dam and fill its reservoir, including talks on Tuesday. Cairo was anxious to secure a legally binding deal that would guarantee minimum flows and a mechanism for resolving disputes before the dam started operating.

Melbourne coronavirus hotspot suburbs where cases are surging despite tough lockdown measures

July 16, 2020

Cases increased by 317 on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 4,765. There are now 27 active COVID-19 cases in Western Australia. The school is now at the centre of 157 infections. Several residents of the Menarock Aged Care facility have been taken to hospital for treatment but Prof Sutton said that was not necessary for all aged care residents who contracted the virus.

Could the U.S. or United Kingdom be the next countries to ban TikTok?

July 16, 2020

If the use of these apps is banned in India and America, then there will be a ban in some western countries which will lead to the snatching of a major weapon by the spying or surveillance work of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). Concerns surrounding privacy and security have spread across the U.S. as it investigates an alleged breach in the children's privacy agreement TikTok signed.

Trump Again Casts Doubt On Fauci As COVID-19 Cases Surge

July 16, 2020

Fauci and the Democrats, I will need an ID card to go shopping but not to vote?" President Donald Trump on Monday took a swipe at health experts in his government leading the U.S. Navarro wrote that " Fauci has a good bedside manner with the public, but he has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on". Fauci has refrained from addressing the White House's criticism in interviews this week, although he spoke Tuesday about the importance of not letting "anything ...

Barr Confirms Arrest of MS-13 Leaders

July 16, 2020

Prosecutors also said they would seek the death penalty against Alexi Saenz , another MS-13 leader on Long Island, New York , charged in seven killings, including those of two high schools students slain with a machete and a baseball bat.

New Body Cam Footage Reportedly Reveals Last Words — George Floyd Case

July 16, 2020

Lawyers for George Floyd , who died on May 25 after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes, will file a civil lawsuit against the city and its police officers on Wednesday, according to a statement from his attorneys.

Trump Campaign Manager Out In Last-Minute Shakeup

July 16, 2020

The president wrote that Parscale "who has been with me for a long time", will stay as a senior adviser. Trump said in Facebook post , and later on Twitter after the cyberattack on that platform , that he is removing his top campaign manager, Brad Parscale , and tapping Bill Stepien , his deputy campaign manager and a veteran Republican operative, to take over.

67% of Americans don’t trust Trump on coronavirus pandemic, poll finds

July 16, 2020

The Natural Resources Defense Council said that when Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act 50 years ago, it did so with the understanding that environmental well-being is compatible with economic well-being. That's the whole goal here. "Today's action is part of my administration's fierce commitment to slashing the web of needless bureaucracy that is holding back our citizens", said Trump .

Russian defence ministry claims virus vaccine is tested and safe

July 16, 2020

The adaptive phase I/ II human clinical trials of ZyCoV-D have commenced with the first human dosing, it said, adding that the adaptive phase I/II dose escalation, multi-centric study will assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the vaccine.

Visitor Restrictions Eased At Long-Term Care Homes

July 16, 2020

Indoor visits, which are now limited to essential workers and families of palliative patients, will be permitted as of July 22, with a two-person limit. He said that "beginning immediately" any new or newly renovated long-term care home will be mandated to have air conditioning. Public Health Ontario has reported 102 new cases of COVID-19 today, a record low that goes back to March 25 reporting levels, when testing was much lower.

Oklahoma's governor says he has tested positive for COVID-19

July 16, 2020

Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican who attended President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa almost three weeks ago, had faced a backlash after posting on Twitter a photo of himself and two of his children at a crowded restaurant, even as state health authorities urged social distancing.

New demographic study predicts ‘jaw-dropping’ population decline this century

July 16, 2020

According to the researchers, including those from the University of Washington in the United States, there may be dramatic declines in working age-populations in countries such as India and China, which they said may hamper economic growth and lead to shifts in global powers.

Discussed India-China Border Row With Foreign Minister: America's Mike Pompeo

July 16, 2020

Mr Stillwell called out Beijing for claiming ownership in the disputed reigned and said they are undermining sovereign rights of other coastal states. "This is a regime that failed to disclose the information they had about a virus that has now killed over 100,000 Americans ... and now it is allowing the World Health Organization to go in to conduct what I am confident will be a completely, completely whitewashed investigation", Pompeo told reporters.

Florida posts new daily virus death toll record

July 16, 2020

The president and CEO of Jackson Health System in Miami on Tuesday said health workers 'can't do this forever'. "We have the beds", Migoya said. "But we can't do this forever". Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber called on Governor DeSantis to immediately adopt a statewide mask mandate - something Florida still doesn't have despite an explosion of cases.

Officer with knee on man's neck draws outrage, protests

July 16, 2020

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome confirmed the investigation and said that Police Chief Murphy Paul planned to meet with the teen's family on Monday afternoon. "Police should NOT be first responders to those in a mental health crisis". We need this officers name and bade# [sic] NOW #ICantBreathe'. "The final portion of the video depicts hospital staff and police escorting the individual into the hospital".

France & UK Team Up to Fight Illegally-Facilitated Channel Crossings

July 16, 2020

These were the details of the news France and United Kingdom to establish intelligence unit to curb migrant smuggling across Channel for this day. A huge search and rescue operation has been under way on Sunday as Border Force and partner agencies have been responding to "a number of incidents" off the United Kingdom coast.

Readers React: Congress should subpoena Roger Stone again

July 16, 2020

Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, Stone said he believed his reprieve had saved him from "a near-death sentence". "This president has fought for those who are given unduly harsh sentences, more than any Democrat who would like to talk about it, but never actually did it", she said.

In defeat, Sessions still says Trump right for the nation

July 16, 2020

I was honored to serve the people of Alabama in the Senate and I was extraordinarily proud of the accomplishments we had as attorney general... Trump asserted, and still laments, that Sessions should have not recused himself and should have testified on his behalf.

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows promise

July 15, 2020

Overall, the study concluded the mRNA-1273 vaccine "induced anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune responses in all participants, and no trial-limiting safety concerns were identified". Following the second vaccination, serum neutralizing activity was detected by 2 methods in all participants. The company's vaccine arrived five and a half years after the virus emerged in West Africa, and this could explain why Kenneth Frazier, Merck's CEO, was cautious in a recent interview about the speed of vaccine ...

Airspace blockade: Qatar welcomes International Court of Justice's ruling

July 15, 2020

Very past year, the ICJ - established up in 1946 to rule in disputes in between United Nations member states - rejected a request by the UAE to choose special measures against Qatar, immediately after Doha received a situation at the ICJ in 2018 in excess of alleged discrimination from its citizens.

Russian university successfully completes human trials of coronavirus vaccine

July 15, 2020

According to UQ vaccine project co-leader Professor Paul Young, the vaccine has been shown to induce antibodies able to neutralise the virus and preliminary studies have shown it to be safe for people. It takes at least 14 days to test sterility, which is the first step critical to patient safety and a deciding factor on whether the vaccine candidate is safe for human dosage.

British Government Bans Huawei 5G Equipment From Mobile Networks

July 15, 2020

Its executives reportedly wrote to Johnson's office requesting that Britain's ban on the installation of new Huawei equipment only take effect at the end of 2021. Shortly after Dowden made his remarks, a Huawei U.K. spokesperson issued a statement calling it a "disappointing decision". According to the British government, Huawei's 5G products are now based on many American technologies.

NYT Opinion Writer Quits, Slams 'Illiberal' Environment

July 15, 2020

It puts a target on your back. But friends and supporters said Tuesday that her decision was prompted in part by events surrounding the forced resignation last month of opinion editor James Bennet, to whom she reported during her three years at the Times .

'Black Lives Matter' mural outside Trump Tower vandalized with red paint

July 15, 2020

Police are looking for the person who threw red paint across the mural, who was last seeing running west on 56th Street. The suspect is wanted for criminal mischief, according to the NYPD. "This will further antagonize New York's Finest, who LOVE New York & vividly remember the frightful BLM chant, 'Pigs In A Blanket, Fry 'Em Like Bacon'".

Australia Virus Cases Exceed 10000 as Sydney 'Hotspots' Grow

July 15, 2020

New South Wales recorded 13 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with ten of those cases coming from the Crossroads Hotel outbreak. Patrons who visited a NSW pub at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak have since tested negative for the virus in Queensland, as the state cracks down on travellers coming from the area.

Daniel Lewis Lee: US carries out first federal execution in 17 years

July 15, 2020

Lee was put to death by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, a medium-security prison operated by the federal Bureau of Prisons. On July 7, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Bishop William Medley of Owensboro, Kentucky, Bishop Oscar Solis of Salt Lake City, Bishop Thomas Zinkula of Davenport, Iowa, and Bishop Richard Pates who is the apostolic administrator of Joliet, Illinois, all joined more than 1,000 faith leaders in calling for a stop to ...

World Health Organization says coronavirus crisis will get "worse and worse and worse"

July 15, 2020

Mr Ghebreyesus said the first situation was countries that were alert and aware - they prepared and responded rapidly and effectively to the first cases. President Donald Trump of the United States made headlines on Saturday for wearing a face mask in public for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on a visit to the Walter Reed military hospital in Maryland, where he met wounded soldiers and healthcare workers.

Moderna says COVID-19 candidate vaccine induces strong response

July 15, 2020

The first volunteer to receive Moderna's trial vaccine was injected on March 16. Speaking with Bloomberg , the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases, Anthony Fauci , said the data was "really quite promising".

Trump says more Whites killed by police than Blacks

July 15, 2020

When he was asked about why black people are dying at the hands of law enforcement, Trump said, "So are white people". What a awful question to ask. "More white people by the way", Trump added. Trump signed an executive order at the end of June to protect federal monuments after statues memorializing the Confederacy and some of the nation's Founding Fathers were vandalized.

Doctors find worm in woman’s tonsil 5 days after she ate sashimi

July 15, 2020

Medics identified a black worm , which was 38 millimetres long and still moving, inside the woman's left tonsil , and removed the creature using tweezers. The report added that there have been hundreds of documented cases of worm infections in countries in which seafood is consumed raw, primarily Japan and in South America.

Nigeria's Gokada founder murdered in NY

July 15, 2020

Police made the shocking discovery in a building on E. Houston St.at Suffolk St. on the Lower East side about 3:30 p.m which Saleh bought the condo for $2.25 million previous year. Detectives initially found just the victim's head and the electric saw. "He was very professional", the Daily News quoted a police source as saying.

Iran executes former defense worker as 'CIA spy'

July 15, 2020

Reza Asgari had been an employee of the aerospace department of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and was executed last week, the RFI news agency reported. airstrike in Iraq on 3 January, has not yet been enforced, according to the spokesman. It was the second such execution in the past month. A sharp rise in subsidised gasoline prices led to four days of unrest in cities and towns across Iran in November, which rights group Amnesty International said led to more than 300 ...

Talks between the two militaries reached 'progress' on further disengagement: China

July 15, 2020

They have to also make clear that American fascination in the financial connection is not entirely for the gain of United States providers, but alternatively for all countries cautious of Chinese expansionism and aggression, such as India itself.

In New York City: Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh, found dead, body dismembered

July 15, 2020

But the dismembered body parts were found at the scene of the murder. Mr Faleh's body was found Tuesday afternoon decapitated in his Manhattan apartment in the US, the New York Daily News reported . Detectives were waiting for fingerprint and forensics tests on the body, police sources said. "He never said he was scared", a male friend told the paper.

New Zealand National Party Leader Todd Muller Steps Down

July 15, 2020

Long-serving lawmaker Judith Collins will lead New Zealand's opposition National Party into a general election against a popular government in just over two months, taking over from Todd Muller, who quit the leadership Tuesday citing health reasons.

ITV: Oxford COVID-19 vaccine producing positive results on initial trials

July 15, 2020

According to the study, the investigational vaccine - mRNA-1273 - induced immune responses against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in all participants, "and no trial-limiting safety concerns were identified". But Tuesday, researchers reported anxiously awaited findings from the first 45 volunteers who rolled up their sleeves back in March. As of Wednesday morning, the overall number of global Covid-19 cases has increased to more than 13.2 million, while the deaths have soared to over ...

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