German president marks ‘lonely’ World War II 75th anniversary Frank-Walter Steinmeier noted with sadness that due to the pandemic, commemorations are especially subdued this year. He also called on people to reject the temptations of “new nationalism” and isolationism.
8 May, 2020 Comments Off on German president marks ‘lonely’ World War II 75th anniversary Frank-Walter Steinmeier noted with sadness that due to the pandemic, commemorations are especially subdued this year. He also called on people to reject the temptations of “new nationalism” and isolationism.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday came together – 1.5 meters apart – to mark a somber and “lonely” commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. In his speech, Steinmeier noted with sadness that representatives of the Allied nations that defeated Nazi Germany, as well as thousands […]
Continue reading …Former Somalia goalkeeper Kanyare killed by unknown gunmen in mosque
8 May, 2020 Comments Off on Former Somalia goalkeeper Kanyare killed by unknown gunmen in mosque
The former goalkeeper was killed while observing Ramadan prayers in a mosque on Thursday evening Former Somalia goalkeeper Abdiwali Olad Kanyare has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in a mosque located in Afgoye, near the nation’s capital Mogadishu. The Somali Football Federation (SFF) confirmed the shooting which happened on Thursday evening and the death of […]
Continue reading …Nine veterans die with coronavirus at Royal Hospital Chelsea ahead of VE Day
8 May, 2020 Comments Off on Nine veterans die with coronavirus at Royal Hospital Chelsea ahead of VE Day
Nine residents of the Royal Hospital Chelsea have died in the pandemic (Picture: PA) Nine veterans living at the Royal Hospital Chelsea have died amid the coronavirus pandemic, the prestigious retirement home has confirmed. Five of the deaths occurred on-site, while four of the residents lost their lives while receiving treatment in hospital. The home, […]
Continue reading …COVID-19 pandemic unleashing ‘tsunami of hate,’ UN head says
8 May, 2020 Comments Off on COVID-19 pandemic unleashing ‘tsunami of hate,’ UN head says
In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Global Refugee Forum at the European headquarters of the U.N. in Geneva, Switzerland. (Keystone via AP) U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing “a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and […]
Continue reading …Trump’s personal valet tests positive for coronavirus The White House confirmed that both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for coronavirus.
7 May, 2020 Comments Off on Trump’s personal valet tests positive for coronavirus The White House confirmed that both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for coronavirus.
The White House. | Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images A member of the U.S. military who works at the White House has tested positive for coronavirus, a White House spokesman announced Thursday. The White House confirmed that both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for coronavirus after they were informed of the […]
Continue reading …More virus evidence slaps Trump’s China theory
7 May, 2020 Comments Off on More virus evidence slaps Trump’s China theory
Photo taken on April 18, 2020 shows a taped-off beach in Cannes, France. A further 642 people had died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in France, raising the country’s death toll to 19,323, official data showed on Saturday. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua) Mounting scientific evidence suggesting COVID-19 may have surfaced earlier than reported […]
Continue reading …Old habits die hard in Eastleigh as virus spreads
7 May, 2020 Comments Off on Old habits die hard in Eastleigh as virus spreads
Business in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on May 6, 2020, continues as usual despite coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NATION MEDIA GROUP A culture of socialisation and communal gatherings during the Ramadhan period have conspired to turn two areas in Nairobi and Mombasa into coronavirus hotspots. On Wednesday, the government locked down Eastleigh in Nairobi […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus researcher shot dead in US murder-suicide
7 May, 2020 Comments Off on Coronavirus researcher shot dead in US murder-suicide
Liu had been working on the novel coronavirus when he was shot dead in what police said was a dispute over an ‘intimate partner’ Johannes EISELE AFP/File An ethnic Chinese scientist working on the novel coronavirus in the United States has been shot dead in what police said was a murder-suicide over an “intimate partner”. Bing […]
Continue reading …Democrats demand intel on coronavirus origins Some in the Trump administration suspect that China is covering up a lab accident. Democrats want to see the intelligence.
7 May, 2020 Comments Off on Democrats demand intel on coronavirus origins Some in the Trump administration suspect that China is covering up a lab accident. Democrats want to see the intelligence.
Top Democratic lawmakers say the Trump administration should share with Congress the allegedly “enormous” evidence showing that the coronavirus sprang from a Chinese lab. Otherwise, they warn, the administration should quit hyping questionable information. The demands come as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo push the theory that Covid-19 somehow emerged from […]
Continue reading …‘At least 90,000 healthcare workers infected by COVID-19’, says nursing group
7 May, 2020 Comments Off on ‘At least 90,000 healthcare workers infected by COVID-19’, says nursing group
A nurse practitioner talks to a patient and holds her hand while a doctor administers an IV at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. – Copyright Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP At least 90,000 healthcare workers have been infected by COVID-19 and more than 260 nurses have lost their lives to the pandemic, the International Council of Nurses […]
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