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A person in the know reveals more details on Meng Wanzhou's case

July 27, 2020

Meng was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport on a warrant from the United States . The US wants her extradited to face fraud charges, but her arrest has infuriated Beijing, which sees her case as a political move created to prevent China's rise.

Rajasthan political crisis | Governor doing Centre’s bidding, says Congress

July 27, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had on Friday accused the BJP of a conspiracy to bring down its government in Rajasthan. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said that leadership is recognised in times of crisis but the BJP government at the centre has made its intention clear by attempting to topple the governments elected by the people when the country is facing pandemic .

COVID-19: Florida reports 12,199 new infections, N.Y.’s numbers dip

July 27, 2020

Florida on Saturday reported more than 12,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus, and in doing so, surpassed the state of NY in the total number of COVID-19 cases. The state has 19.4 million residents. New deaths were reported in Alachua, Broward, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Martin, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, St.

Republican COVID-19 Stimulus Package Will Be Unveiled Monday, Treasury Secretary Says

July 27, 2020

Mnuchin and Meadows spent the weekend meeting with Senate leadership staff to work out the final details of the Republican proposal, which is expected to include another round of direct payments to Americans, $105 billion for reopening schools, $16 billion in new money for testing, more flexibility for state money, and liability protections for schools and universities.

Australian warships `confronted` by Chinese Navy in disputed South China Sea

July 27, 2020

The Global Times newspaper said Australia's bold challenge to Beijing's ownership of disputed islands in the South China Sea was a reckless provocation, amid bilateral relations which have "already drastically soured". About $3 trillion worth of trade passes through the waterway each year. China has designed bases atop atolls in the region but says its intentions are tranquil.

Australia reports jump in daily new cases, record deaths

July 27, 2020

The state's second wave is being driven by workplace infections, including at aged-care and healthcare facilities, big distribution centers, slaughterhouses, cold-storage facilities and warehouses, Andrews said. Around 20 Australian Defence Force members will begin a training program with paramedics, including driver training and proper PPE protocol. "Ten families are now planning funerals today and the youngest of them have lost someone in their 40s", he said.

St Bernard rescued from England's highest mountain

July 27, 2020

The mountain rescue team spent almost five hours rescuing Daisy, who had collapsed Friday evening while descending the mountain with her owners. No details have been released about Daisy's owner. From there on, apart from the odd little adjustment, the evacuation was found to be not that much different to a normal adult evacuation which is, of course, the bread and butter of our team, which we have done hundreds of times before'.

Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital

July 27, 2020

The crowd gathered Saturday for a Black Lives Matter protest , news outlets reported. However, it wasn't the police who shot him dead. It was one of the armed civilians Foster had believed wouldn't fight back. "They've been participating in these protests nearly every day for the past 50 days", Sheila Foster said. Tributes were paid to Garrett Foster on social media, and by Sunday afternoon an online fundraiser had raised more than $67,000 (£52,400).

Multiple people injured in West Jordan airplane crash

July 27, 2020

A nine-month-old baby girl and two others have been killed after a plane crashed into homes near Salt Lake City, Utah . The crash happened Saturday afternoon when a Piper PA-32 aircraft carrying six people crashed into a backyard in the city of West Jordan, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.

Israelis continue protests against PM's handling of pandemic

July 27, 2020

Corruption charges against Mr Netanyahu have further fuelled the demonstrations. The protests are emerging as among the biggest challenges to Netanyahu's lengthy rule since demonstrations over the cost of living in 2011 drew hundreds of thousands to the streets.

US Joint Chiefs Visits Israel Amid Tensions With Iran, Hezbollah

July 27, 2020

This was the case in September, when the terror group fired three anti-tank guided missiles at Israeli military targets along the Lebanese border, narrowly missing an IDF armored ambulance with five soldiers inside, after the IDF killed two of its fighters in Syria the month before.

Church volunteer admits to setting fire that gutted French cathedral

July 27, 2020

An arson investigation was launched nearly immediately after the two-hour battle by firefighters to save the building, and shortly afterwards a Rwandan immigrant - who was a volunteer at the cathedral and had been responsible for locking up the building the night before - was held and questioned by police.

Harry and Meghan book lifts lid on bitter split with family

July 26, 2020

Harry and Meghan's decision to cut free grew out of Harry's belief they were unprotected by the institutions around the monarchy and derided by the old guard for being too sensitive and outspoken, the book claims. "And in the end, the fitting was fine". Meghan is suing Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, over articles which featured parts of a "private and confidential" letter from the duchess to her estranged father, Thomas Markle.

Colorado police investigating after auto drives through crowd of protestors

July 26, 2020

Another person arrived at the hospital with a graze wound, though it was unclear if the injury was associated with the incident, police said. Based on eyewitness reports, the natives of a busted blue defendant vehicle proved later intercepted by authorities.

Vancouver demonstrators gather to stand in solidarity with Portland protesters

July 26, 2020

Durkan also said she met with the King County executive, the county prosecutor, the Seattle city attorney and the state Attorney General's Office, and that they will take "every legal step necessary" if federal forces intervene here as they have in Portland .

China reports 24 new COVID-19 cases in single day

July 26, 2020

The commission said that there are 68 new asymptomatic carriers of the infection. On Thursday, 18 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, and one new suspected case was reported. The COVID-19 toll remained at 4,634. According to the commission, 11,762 close contacts were still under medical observation after 673 people were discharged from medical observation Saturday.

Holidaymakers stunned after United Kingdom removes Spain from travel safe list

July 26, 2020

The measures come into effect from midnight tonight, and all returning travellers will be made to isolate for 14 days. "Following a significant change over the last week in both the level and pace of change in confirmed cases, Spain has been removed from the list of countries where people do not have to self-isolate when arriving into to the United Kingdom", the Department for Transport said in a statement.

One person shot, killed during Black Lives Matter protest in Texas

July 26, 2020

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The victim has been identified as Garrett Foster , whose mother, Sheila , spoke to Good Morning America on Sunday. Footage posted during a Facebook Live on Saturday showed the moment when several shots rang out as a group of about 100 people marched and chanted "fists up!" No other details from police or the EMS were immediately available.

The Pentagon is set to make some of its UFO findings public

July 26, 2020

Despite Pentagon statements that it disbanded a once-covert program to investigate unidentified flying objects, the effort remains underway and officials are continuing to study mystifying encounters between military pilots and unidentified aerial vehicles.

Black box data confirms 'illegal interference' with downed jet, says Ukraine

July 26, 2020

The data extraction was carried out in the presence of Ukraine International Airlines, Boeing, Safran, as well as other foreign aviation regulators representing the victims' countries. This was reported by the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety . "We have urged Iran to release factual information from the recorders as soon as possible", Fox said, adding that Iran - which is leading the investigation - has not authorised the TSB to release details.

Dueling Armed Militias Congregate in Louisville

July 26, 2020

Scores of the demonstrators, carrying semi-automatic rifles and shotguns and clad in black paramilitary gear, walked in formation to a fenced off intersection where they were separated by police from a smaller group of armed counter-protesters.

Covid-19: India's cases soar to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh infections

July 26, 2020

According to a PTI report, the foreign affairs, defence and health ministries of Israel will lead an anti-COVID-19 cooperation with India, an Israel Embassy statement stated. Almost 30,000 Indians have died from the disease. He could not say whether the Indian coronavirus patients were paid for their participation or if they volunteered, and acknowledged that he had not checked whether human rights violations may be involved in the way the Indian authorities were selecting the patients for ...

Coronavirus: Spain quarantine rule 'disappointing but needed'

July 26, 2020

A government spokesperson said: 'Changes to the exemption for people returning from Spain will take effect from midnight tonight, meaning anyone returning from midnight tonight will have to self-isolate. A total collapse of tourism from Britain would have a huge impact on the country's vital tourism industry, which accounts for some 12% of Spain's economy.

China's Houston consulate closure linked to Covid-19 research, says United States official

July 26, 2020

It was unclear who or what was inside. US-China relations spiralled down this week, when the Chengdu mission was told to shut in retaliation for the forced closure of Beijing's consulate in Houston, Texas, with both sides alleging the other had endangered national security.

France advises citizens against travel to Catalonia over COVID-19 fears

July 26, 2020

Along with the United States, India and Brazil, which are reporting tens of thousands of new cases each day, the countries include Algeria, Bahrain, Israel, South Africa, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Turkey and Madagascar.

Minister Grant Shapps faces quarantine over Spanish holiday

July 26, 2020

The decision, also made by the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland and Wales - as well as the UK Government , has been made to reduce the risk of the transmission of the virus by those travelling from Spain and arriving in Scotland.

NSW Police Force statement on Supreme Court decision

July 26, 2020

Barrister Felicity Graham , acting on behalf of the rally's leader Padraic Gibson, said they would lodge an appeal and successfully asked for the court order to be temporarily suspended until Monday morning so they could offer to police to move the protest to the Domain as a compromise.

Federal judge rules to unseal documents in 2015 case against Ghislaine Maxwell

July 26, 2020

She is the former girlfriend and confidant of the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell's lawyers had previously claimed that information contained in the 80 documents, which run to hundreds of pages, would cause "embarrassment" as they fought to keep them secret.

HSBC denies reports that it 'fabricated evidence' on Huawei

July 26, 2020

Meng was arrested at Vancouver's airport in 2018 on a USA extradition request over allegations she lied about Huawei's relationship with a telecommunications company in Iran, violating American sanctions - claims she and Huawei deny. and omit (ting) highly relevant information" about the knowledge that Huawei shared with HSBC about its operations in Iran. The Chinese government arguably created bargaining chips of its own by arresting Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor on espionage ...

Coronavirus: UK removes Spain from list of safe countries

July 26, 2020

On Friday Norway said it will re-impose a 10-day quarantine requirement for people arriving from Spain from Saturday, while France advised people not to travel to the Spanish region of Catalonia. 'Second wave of Covid-19 there has prompted decision to kick Spain off the safe country list, ' the newspaper's political editor, Tim Shipman, said on Twitter.

Kurdish-Iranian author held for 6 years granted asylum in New Zealand

July 26, 2020

Boochani has been recognised as a refugee under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugee and its 1967 Protocol, Fiona Whiteridge from Immigration New Zealand (INZ) told Reuters. He eventually used his phone to write his book, sending snippets in Farsi to a translator over the messaging app WhatsApp. Boochani could not collect his award or the prize money of 125,000 Australian dollars ($89,000) in person because he was still confined to Manus.

Protests against governor’s arrest continue in challenge to Kremlin

July 26, 2020

Demonstrators say they want Furgal, who they think has been set up, to be flown back from Moscow and put on trial in Khabarovsk. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed claims of foreign interference but said the protests were a " nutrient.

Agents on Standby in Seattle, 'Should They Be Required'

July 26, 2020

Meanwhile, dozens of protesters and journalists have also been injured in violent clashes with the police. Many local and state officials, as well as congressional lawmakers, claim the deployment of the federal forces has escalated the unrest in Oregon's largest city, saying that the decision was tantamount to federal overreach or a dictatorship.

N Korea reports 'suspected' COVID case in returned defector

July 26, 2020

North Korea has steadfastly said it has no single virus case on its territory, a claim questioned by outside experts. North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, convened an emergency politburo meeting on Saturday to implement a " maximum emergency system and issue a top-class alert" to contain the virus, according to the KCNA.

Atlantic comes roaring to life with Hanna, Gonzalo eyeing land impacts

July 26, 2020

Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb warned residents who live in flood-prone areas to heed coronavirus precautions when deciding to evacuate, the Texas Tribune reported. The new threat comes as coronavirus cases have been rising in several counties in the storm's path. Cases along the state's coast have soared into the tens of thousands, and more than 400 people in Corpus Christi's city of 325,000 were hospitalized with the novel coronavirus on Friday, according to city data.

USA charges 18 Portland protesters as it sends tactical police to Seattle

July 26, 2020

General Services Administration lead for the region. Federal agents had leaf blowers of their own to counteract. The Justice Department Office of Inspector General has opened an investigation into allegations of excessive use of force, including tear gas and "less-lethal munitions", by federal agents in Portland .

Strong winds, flash flooding possible for southern Texas, Hawaii

July 26, 2020

Some slight additional strengthening is possible over the next few hours before Hanna makes landfall later this afternoon into early evening in south Texas, approximately 3 to 7 p.m. The past week has also been the county's deadliest of the pandemic. "If there's any benefit to be gained from this, it's that people have to stay at home for a weekend", Trevino said.

Bolsonaro tests negative for COVID-19 after quarantine

July 26, 2020

The Brazilian courts previously passed a bill known as the "Brazilian Law on Freedom, Responsibility and Transparency on the Internet" that was aimed at combatting so-called fake news propagated by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro . Brazil, Latin America's largest nation, is one of the outbreak's epicenters. Poder360 said the president's approval rating was 52 per cent among beneficiaries of the government's monthly coronavirus emergency relief checks of 600 reals (115 US dollars), ...

Nelson County Public Schools reveals plans for coming school year

July 25, 2020

At least 600 students have been attending in-person classes which began last week. Students will continue to have access to all supports and services provided by the Selinsgrove Area School District. The province has yet to decide what school will look like in September, but a small segment of students in Waterloo Region will return to the classroom no matter what.

Heart-stopping footage: French boys jump from apartment fire, caught by neighbours

July 25, 2020

To a chorus of screams from onlookers, the older brother hung out of the window and then let himself fall into the arms of the rescuers gathered below. The second child then sits on the ledge of the window before making a leap into the outstretched arms of the locals, drawing more gasps and cries. "We didn't know what to do", Walid told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

England's shoppers ordered to wear face coverings

July 25, 2020

Public Health England has warned parents and carers not to put masks on babies or very young children because of a risk of choking or suffocation. But the rules on enforcement have faced a backlash from store owners, who are not keen to impose the rules on customers and the police are also wary of imposing fines of up to $120.

New CDC guidelines favor reopening schools. Here’s what you need to know

July 25, 2020

That document classified as "highest risk" the full reopening of schools , and its suggestions for mitigating the risk of school reopenings would be expensive and hard for many districts, like broad testing of students and faculty and contact tracing to find people exposed to an infected student or teacher.

Trump Says He Sometimes Regrets Making Certain Tweets and Retweets

July 25, 2020

Portnoy has expressed his love of Trump in the past, so as you can imagine, this was a bit of a softball interview . Trump then said that "it's the retweets" that get him "into trouble" rather than the original posts he writes himself.

Oswego School District Board views updated 'remote for all' learning plan

July 25, 2020

The Oregon Department of Education released new updates to its Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance for school districts this week, including new mandatory and recommended guidelines for face coverings, cohort sizes, grading, attendance, instructional minutes, and structure for at-home learning.

DOJ charges Chinese hackers who stole American trade secrets and IP

July 25, 2020

The US Justice Department has accused two " Chinese hackers " of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of trade secrets, including defense data and research related to the development of a vaccine against coronavirus . Demers said in April that U.S. hospitals and research labs were being targeted by Chinese cyber activity. USA security agencies and their British and Canadian partners last week accused Russian hackers of targeting organizations developing the COVID-19 ...

Over 400 participants recruited so far for SA's COVID-19 vaccine trial

July 25, 2020

The WHO was working to expand access to potential vaccines and to help scale up production capacity, Ryan said. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Thursday that multiple shots of a potential COVID-19 vaccine could be needed to immunise onself.

Safety officials move closer to allowing Boeing 737 Max fly

July 25, 2020

Final planning is underway for FAA's flights on evasion procedure and joint operations evaluation board review or proposed training for flight views is based on design changes and crew procedures. Separately, regulators from the US, Canada, Europe and Brazil will review proposed minimum pilot-training requirements. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson was asked in a letter to share the outcome of the December 2019 survey that asked employees how they felt about a long-standing agency program ...

Joe Biden Claims Trump’s Budget Will Defund the Police

July 25, 2020

Kevin Madden, a top aide to Republican Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, said Trump's ad juggernaut was having a hard time breaking through to voters. "The unemployment numbers were the best". "I am sorry I get so labored up about it, but it would make me so indignant when I come across persons based on the coloration of their pores and skin or their national origin are somehow viewed in a various way".

More than 10,000 health workers infected in Africa

July 25, 2020

The increasing numbers of infectivity amongst health professionals, coupled with limited or lack of consistent supply of resources, results in refusal to attend patients". "Shipment for an initial set of 23 African countries are planned to start this weekend". The Africa CDC had earlier this week said that some 40 African countries are still under "full border closure" while night-time curfew has been activated across around 34 countries in an effort to halt the spread of the infectious virus.

China agree on 'early and complete' disengagement of troops from eastern Ladakh

July 25, 2020

Officials, however, said India's engagement with China on multilateral fora like Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS), Russia-India-China (RIC) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were expected to continue. At Patrolling Point 15, the distance between troops is around 8 km. The Chinese Army had retreated as per the consensus, but again returned. The countries are locked in a standoff that is over 10-week old, at multiple points, hitherto unprecedented along the border.

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