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EU announces financial ‘firepower’ of 1.85 trillion with 750 billion for COVID recovery

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EU announces financial ‘firepower’ of 1.85 trillion with 750 billion for COVID recovery

A woman wearing mouth mask, to prevent against the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, walks past EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, May 7, 2020.  Copyright  Virginia Mayo/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved The big day has arrived the European Commission has laid out its vision for post-pandemic recovery funds, and it is worth 1.85 trillion […]

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US Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 100,000

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US Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 100,000

FILE – Registered nurse Stephanie Mundo draws blood during a COVID-19 antibody test at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, May 14, 2020, in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. The United States now has more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, a toll larger than the number of U.S. deaths in the Vietnam and Korean wars […]

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Russia Begins Building First Stealth Bomber – Report

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Russia Begins Building First Stealth Bomber – Report

   Stealth bombers are designed to evade radar detection while carrying large amounts of weaponry.Defense Ministry Russia has begun manufacturing the prototype of its first strategic stealth bomber, the state-run TASS news agency reported Tuesday, as the country presses ahead with the modernization of its military. Quoting defense industry sources, TASS said the state-controlled United Aircraft […]

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New York Stock Exchange reopens with masks, waivers after over 2-month hiatus

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New York Stock Exchange reopens with masks, waivers after over 2-month hiatus

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is pictured on May 26, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. (AFP Photo)  New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) trading floor partially reopened on Tuesday for the first time since March 23 when it was forced to go all-electronic due to the coronavirus pandemic. New York Governor Andrew […]

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‘Inter-Korean exchange should accompany North’s disarmament’

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‘Inter-Korean exchange should accompany North’s disarmament’

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, US President Donald Trump (left to right) at a three-way gathering in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in June 2019 (KCNA-Yonhap) South Korea should make sure that the inter-Korean exchange proceeds in parallel with North Korea’s denuclearization, the United States State Department said Tuesday, […]

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Four US police officers fired after death of unarmed black man

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  Protesters gather at the scene where George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was arrested by police officers before dying in hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 26, 2020. © REUTERS/Eric Miller A video of a handcuffed black man dying while a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for more than five minutes sparked a fresh furor in […]

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Iranian Fuel Tanker Reaches Venezuela, Defying US Threats The five Iranian tankers are estimated to carry enough gasoline to supply Venezuela for 50 days.

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Iranian Fuel Tanker Reaches Venezuela, Defying US Threats The five Iranian tankers are estimated to carry enough gasoline to supply Venezuela for 50 days.

The Fortune, flanked by a Venezuelan Navy escort, continues en route to Puerto Cabello. (@NicolasMaduro) Mérida, May 24, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The first of five Iranian fuel tankers arrived in Venezuela on Sunday. After entering Venezuelan waters on Saturday evening, the Fortune was escorted by the Venezuelan navy and air force before docking Sunday night in the […]

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Boris Johnson’s approval rating drops by 20 points since Cummings saga

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Boris Johnson’s approval rating drops by 20 points since Cummings saga

The Prime Minister’s approval rate has plummeted, according to the tracker (Picture: PA/ Savanta) Boris Johnson’s approval rating drops by 20 points since Cummings saga Comment Lucy MiddletonTuesday 26 May 2020 10:27 am Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messenger 444 SHARES The Prime Minister’s approval rate has plummeted, […]

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Turkey sends medical aid to Chad to fight COVID-19

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Turkey sends medical aid to Chad to fight COVID-19

Medical aid destined for Chad sits beside a military cargo plane at Etimesgut airport in Ankara, Turkey, May 26, 2020. (AA Photo)  ATurkish plane carrying medical supplies departed from the capital Ankara for Chad on Tuesday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The boxes containing the aid carried a message for the people of […]

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Coronavirus: Cases of stroke in young people with COVID-19 emerge in alarming new studies

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Coronavirus: Cases of stroke in young people with COVID-19 emerge in alarming new studies

A health care assistant works on the Acute Stroke Unit at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in Blackburn, north-west England on May 14, 2020   –   Copyright  HANNAH MCKAY / POOL / AFP Researchers have recently reported multiple cases of strokes in young people with COVID-19. A stroke is when there’s an interruption of a flow of oxygen to […]

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