Austrian Interior Minister Carl Nehammer called the incident a “terrorist attack” and urged members of the public to stay indoors as police searched for the remaining attackers. Firing erupted in the Austrian capital on Monday night, just hours before a nationwide lockdown began to counter the resurgence of Covid-19. Police …
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A child identified as Elif Perinsk was rescued by authorities on Monday morning, more than 65 hours after the devastating quake. Turkish Health Minister Fahretin Koka said Perinsk’s mother and two others had been rescued earlier, but unfortunately one of her siblings had died. Koka said later Monday that the …
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It was arranged so that one of its critically ill Covid-19 patients could see their loved ones. But instead of the usual smiling face at the other end of the line, or the couple waving to the children, this time there were 45 relatives, all sneaking into one room. “On …
Read More »As France approaches national lockdown, investors flee to take risks, invest in stocks and buy bonds
File photo: Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) breaks out in France Reuters U.S. Stock futures stabilized, pointing to further losses above Wall Street, while in Europe, the Stocks 50 index of top eurozone stocks fell to a four-month low. Rising cases in France could lead to another national lockdown, hitting the euro, …
Read More »Despite the large spikes in the new infection, why the death in the second wave of Covid-19 is not increasing rapidly
Recent cases and fatal statistics from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show that when recorded Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany and other European countries, with deaths not rising at the same rate. In the UK, mortality has dropped, …
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