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Pompeo again blasts China over Covid-9, denies inconsistency
Pompeo's comment on Sunday that there was "a significant amount of evidence" that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory appeared at variance with his own comments last week as well as those of the top USA general on Tuesday that it was still unknown where the coronavirus emerged from. [Full Article...]
Trump vetoes resolution limiting his powers to wage war on Iran
In a message explaining his veto, Trump called the resolution "very insulting" and said it would have "greatly harmed the President's ability to protect the United States, its allies, and its partners". That's what I did!" But the actual transmission of the congressional resolution to the White House was delayed for almost two months as Congress left Washington due to the coronavirus pandemic, a... [Full Article...]
Etats-Unis: un chercheur sur le coronavirus d'origine chinoise tué
Selon le département de police du canton de Ross situé en Pennsylvanie qui rapporte l'information repris8 par CNN, le défunt a été identifié comme étant le professeur assistant de recherche Bing Liu . "Bing était sur le point de faire des découvertes très importantes pour comprendre les mécanismes cellulaires qui sous-tendent l'infection par le SRAS-Cov-2 et la base cellulaire des complications",... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus survivors could be barred from military service
A memo penned by the US Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) laying out guidelines for staffers who screen applicants for military service has been circulated online. If they are diagnosed with coronavirus, they have to wait 28 days before returning to MEPS. The ban may also result from limited research on COVID-19, as there's still much that's unknown about the virus, the permanence an... [Full Article...]
Top Hizbul commander trapped in Kashmir village, two unidentified militants killed
Bhat had, in turn, replaced the slain Burhan Wani as the operational chief in Kashmir. "In the ensuing encounter, Naikoo was killed", a police source told Kashmir Monitor. The J&K administration made a decision to bury them and not reveal the location. Youths surrounded a security forces vehicle and pelted stones on them. [Full Article...]
Deadly gas leak at chemical plant
In the photos and videos that surfaced online, people were seen lying unconscious on the grounds, while some were seen running to save their lives. Images posted on Twitter showed emergency services including police officers, fire tenders and ambulances attending to the spot, attending to affected people. [Full Article...]
Tara Reade's ex-neighbor corroborates Biden sexual assault allegation
Their names are pronounced nearly identically, but the "Sharknado" star who first gained household recognition when she starred in the 1999 film "American Pie" says she has been flooded with messages on Twitter that have her confused for the former staffer in Biden's congressional office in the 1990s. [Full Article...]
Some states reported late about COVID-19 cases, deaths: Union Health Ministry
About West Bengal, where there has been a political controversy over the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, Joint Secretary of the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said, "We followed up with certain states as we were not receiving reports of cases and deaths on time from them". [Full Article...]
Forza Street is Now Available to Play on Android and iOS
New content is slated to come at weekly intervals, including events, stories, and challenges with each update, according to the game's description . Forza Street will also see you race other racers in the mobile community. All Galaxy S20 users also get the Chevrolet Corvette C6 for free. The free to play game has players competing in short, under-a-minute races to unlock new cars. [Full Article...]
Fire engulfs residential Abbco Tower skyscraper in UAE
Sharjah Police deployed a drone to check if anyone was trapped inside the burning tower. According to Gulf News , the residential tower is named Abbco Tower and it has 49 floors, excluding parking. The reason for the blazes, building and safety experts say, is the material used for the buildings' sidings, called aluminium composite panel cladding. [Full Article...]
Philippine telecoms body orders top broadcaster ABS-CBN to stop operations
The shutdown of ABS-CBN comes after their renewal had been pending in Congress, which is controlled by Duterte allies. On top of that, the relationship between the Filipino president and ABS-CBN has been proven to be tense all the way back to 2016 when he accused them of not running his campaign ads. [Full Article...]
Massive fire engulfs building in UAE's Sharjah, no casualties reported
Syrian Fadlallah Hassoun, who had just finished his day's iftar meal in his apartment in the tower, told The Associated Press he initially dismissed the fire alarm as a test. The residents were evacuated safely, as well as the tenants of neighbouring buildings. Sharjah police used a drone to check if there were people trapped inside the burning tower. [Full Article...]
Apple, Google Ban GPS Data Collection in COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps
Both the companies have also made it clear that the API will be restricted to one app per country, and in case a country goes for a regional/state-wise approach, the two companies will continue to provide additional updates. Most notably, the tech giants detailed what the public health authorities who can use their contact-tracing APIs to create those apps can't do: namely, they can't track your l... [Full Article...]
Man accused of wiping nose on store clerk's shirt
The incident happened at an Oakland County Dollar Tree store. A man in the U.S. has been charged with assault after allegedly wiping his nose on a shop employee's shirt. Rex Howard Gomoll, 68, of Linden, has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after police were tipped off about his identity following the release of the footage on Saturday, the Detroit Free Press reports . [Full Article...]
Pompeo again blasts China over Covid-19 handling, denies inconsistency
These reports raise uncomfortable questions about the secretary of state's contentious accusation over the weekend that his country is supposedly in possession of "enormous evidence. On January 3, China's National Health Commission issued a "no-publication order" about the virus and ordered samples destroyed. "China could have spared the world a descent into global economic malaise". [Full Article...]
India embarks on 'massive' coronavirus repatriation
It has also blown a large hole in remittances sent back to India from its workers overseas, which totalled nearly $80 billion in 2018, according to the World Bank. There are three flights scheduled for Bengaluru are from United Kingdom, USA and Singapore each. This trend has become common during the crisis, with some countries charging extremely high amounts to cover costs. [Full Article...]
Microsoft to Share Monthly Xbox News Starting With May's Inside Xbox
It kicks off with the May 7th episode of Inside Xbox, during which we will get a first look at third-party games running on the Xbox Series X. One of those games will be Assassin's Creed Valhalla , which was announced just days ago . You have to give Microsoft credit for knowing how to keep fans on the edge of their seats with tidbits of new information on the Xbox Series X. West also revea... [Full Article...]
Some deaths are possible while U.S. reopens
The U.S.is already the world most affected country by the pandemic , having recorded 1,170,719 infections and 68,046 deaths. "We want that money to get to the people. Trump also criticized former President Barack Obama, claiming the medical equipment "cupboard was bare" and the previous administration left him with "broken tests". [Full Article...]
Hancock 'speechless' over Professor Ferguson's breach of lockdown
I have therefore stepped back from my involvement in SAGE, ? said Ferguson after the report . "Social distancing regulations are there for a very clear objective", his spokesman said. "The epidemiologist is not the only high profile figure in Britain's coronavirus response to have been caught flouting the rules on social distancing". [Full Article...]
Has the US-China cold war now begun?
But asked about reports that he could cancel USA debt obligations to China , Trump said he could "do it differently" and act in "probably a little bit more of a forthright manner". And Republicans have called for an examination of the World Health Organization's handling of the early phases of the pandemic , with accusations that the organization's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,... [Full Article...]