[ad_1] Asia China has issued a lengthy rebuttal to what it said were 24 “ludicrous accusations” by some of the top American politicians about its handling of the new coronavirus outbreak. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian attends a press conference in Beijing, China, April 8, 2020. REUTERS …
Read More »British Johnson to establish five-tier COVID-19 warning system
[ad_1] LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will establish a five-tier warning system for the coronavirus in England on Sunday (May 10) when he outlines the government roadmap to gradually ease the blockade measures that have shut down much of the economy for almost seven weeks. Johnson will use a televised …
Read More »The revocation of the United States prevents the UN vote on the pandemic truce
[ad_1] The United States surprised other members of the UN Security Council on Friday by avoiding a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, they said. diplomats. Washington’s reversal came a day after it accepted …
Read More »United Kingdom sent COVID-19 evidence to the United States for processing: Minister
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain had to send evidence of coronavirus to the United States for processing after a problem in one of its laboratories, Housing Minister Robert Jenrick said on May 10. The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported that 50,000 test samples were sent on chartered flights to the United States last …
Read More »COVID-19 spread accelerates again in Germany
[ad_1] BERLIN: New coronavirus infections are accelerating again in Germany a few days after their leaders loosened social restrictions, raising concerns that the pandemic could again spiral out of control. The Robert Koch Institute for Disease Control said in a daily bulletin that the number of people each sick person …
Read More »COVID-19: Arrests, conspiracy theories in protest against the closure of Australia
[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Ten people were arrested and one police officer wounded on Sunday (May 10) in a protest against the closure in Melbourne, where protesters claimed that COVID-19 was a government-designed conspiracy designed to control the population. About 150 protesters demonstrated outside Victoria’s state parliament to protest a shutdown aimed …
Read More »While some violent Covid-19 parties, others want ‘immunity’ quickly, Opinion News & Top Stories
[ad_1] “Yes. Boost the herd’s immunity,” wrote a Singapore surfer in response to US health authorities warning of the Covid-19 parties where people get together with an infected person in hopes of getting sick. But most of the other Straits Times Facebook users discovered that the idea of infection parties …
Read More »COVID-19: special effects and virtual guests as weddings in China connect
[ad_1] BEIJING: Like many couples in the era of social estrangement, Ma Jialun and Zhang Yitong held their wedding ceremony online, but added a twist by broadcasting the event live to more than 100,000 strangers. Coronavirus blockades and travel restrictions have forced people around the world to delay their nuptials …
Read More »Field Notes for Half a Pandemic, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] It’s been 34 days since Singapore went into semi-closure, with most workplaces, retail stores, and schools closed. On April 7, the government imposed what it called a “circuit breaker” to reduce the spread of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease that is ravaging the world. The rules of …
Read More »A French surfer hits a shark and survives the attack in Australia, Australia / NZ News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SYDNEY (AFP) – A French surfer survived a shark attack in Australia with minor leg injuries by hitting him twice, local media reported. Dylan Nacass, 23, was surfing at Bells Beach, about 1.5 hours south of Melbourne, when the shark attacked on Friday (May 8), Nine News said. Video …
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