Month: May 2020

The US has supplied Brazil with 2 million doses of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine

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The US has supplied Brazil with 2 million doses of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for use against the coronavirus, despite medical warnings about the risks associated with it. The two governments released a joint announcement just days after the WHO suspended testing it on Covid-19 patients due to health concerns. Both presidents have promoted its use, despite the US Food and Drug Administration issuing a warning about its use against the virus. In it, Mr Biden suggested he supported protests against the death of Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died after a white police officer in Minneapolis … Continue reading The US has supplied Brazil with 2 million doses of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine

A troop of monkeys broke into a medical college in India and stole coronavirus test samples

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A troop of monkeys broke into a medical college in India and stole coronavirus test samples after attacking a lab technician today. The monkeys took three test samples from Meerut Medical College in Uttar Pradesh this morning. Sir Jeremy’s comments appeared to be a reference to those made by Edmunds; a professor of infectious disease modelling at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine who was quoted as saying: We cannot relax our guard by very much at all. There are still 8,000 new infections every day in England without counting those in hospitals and care homes. If you … Continue reading A troop of monkeys broke into a medical college in India and stole coronavirus test samples

Friends and family including the over-70s will be able to hold socially-distanced gatherings in their gardens from next week

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Friends and family including the over-70s will be able to hold socially-distanced gatherings in their gardens from next week, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister told the daily Downing Street briefing that from Monday up to six people would be able to meet outdoors, including in their gardens, as long as they stayed two metres apart. Chinese president Xi Jinping cast one of the 2,878 votes for the bill – with only one against – in a move which has triggered a fresh wave of protests in the city despite Beijing’s promise to ‘smash’ any resistance.  Lawmakers in the … Continue reading Friends and family including the over-70s will be able to hold socially-distanced gatherings in their gardens from next week

A five-month-old girl has died after being given turtle blood to drink as a bizarre remedy to protect her from coronavirus

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A five-month-old girl has died after being given turtle blood to drink as a bizarre remedy to protect her from coronavirus. The baby’s seven-year-old sister and parents have also been hospitalised after drinking the animal blood too. Boris Johnson said the system was “relying on people’s public spiritedness” because the system was “our way out” of lockdown, “This is our way of defeating the virus, getting our country back on its feet, and I think people will want to work together,” he said. “That captivity for a tiny minority for a short time will allow us gradually to release, 66 … Continue reading A five-month-old girl has died after being given turtle blood to drink as a bizarre remedy to protect her from coronavirus

House Republicans, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, intend to sue Speaker Nancy Pelosi

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House Republicans, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, intend to sue Speaker Nancy Pelosi to block the chamber’s new proxy voting system. “It’s simple: one representative should equal one vote. We can’t let her get away with this,” Republican Whip Steve Scalise tweeted, announcing the House GOP’s legal plan. He then tried to murder his estranged wife and the mother of his children, but her thick wig cushioned the blow as he struck her on the head from behind with a heavy object. Laurent F. only admitted killing his young children once his trial had already got underway. More than … Continue reading House Republicans, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, intend to sue Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Two of the highest profile fashion houses are planning to cut back on how many collections a year they will launch

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Two of the highest profile fashion houses are planning to cut back on how many collections a year they will launch, the Associated Press reports. Gucci and Saint Laurent will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times-a-year rhythm, which sees the industry shuttle between global capitals for runway shows. Mr Trump and Melania Trump didn’t wear masks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry or while laying a wreath earlier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Mr and Ms Biden were flanked by full Secret Service protection as they laid a wreath of white flowers tied … Continue reading Two of the highest profile fashion houses are planning to cut back on how many collections a year they will launch

A bank executive and at least one other passenger have been pulled alive from the wreckage of an Airbus A320

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A bank executive and at least one other passenger have been pulled alive from the wreckage of an Airbus A320 which crashed after an engine failure in Pakistan today with 98 people on board.  Bank of Punjab president Zafar Masood was dragged from the smoking debris of the Pakistan International Airlines flight after it smashed into a residential area in Karachi on Friday. “I think he followed the instincts of every father and every parent, and I do not mark him down for that,” Johnson told the daily Downing Street press briefing. But within hours of Johnson’s defence of Cummings, … Continue reading A bank executive and at least one other passenger have been pulled alive from the wreckage of an Airbus A320

Hong Kong democracy activists yesterday made frantic plans to cover their tracks amid fears

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Hong Kong democracy activists yesterday made frantic plans to cover their tracks amid fears of a brutal crackdown by the world’s most powerful surveillance state. Many deleted politically sensitive online postings, wiped social media accounts and turned to proxy servers that mask their identities after China announced sweeping national security laws for the territory. Some confided in friends that they intended to destroy their electronic devices. A medic who treated protesters injured in police clashes at underground clinics said colleagues involved in the opposition planned to move overseas. At least two people aboard survived, according to the country’s health department, … Continue reading Hong Kong democracy activists yesterday made frantic plans to cover their tracks amid fears

Chilling footage captures the moment the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane fell from the sky

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Chilling footage captures the moment the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane fell from the sky before it crashed into homes today. Most of the 107 people onboard the Airbus A320 are feared to have died after the pilot reported an engine failure and mayday. “In this blessed night of the blessed month we remember God’s saying: If a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah. “Therefore, we the sons of the Martyr Jamal Khashoggi announce that we pardon those who killed our father, seeking reward God almighty,” he wrote. Witnesses said the flight from Lahore had … Continue reading Chilling footage captures the moment the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane fell from the sky

Donald Trump ignored pleas from Michigan’s governor and attorney general that he wear a mask while touring a Ford Motor Company facility

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Donald Trump ignored pleas from Michigan’s governor and attorney general that he wear a mask while touring a Ford Motor Company facility that is producing ventilators to combat coronavirus, saying he did not want to give media members the “pleasure” of seeing him in it as he claimed to have worn on in a “back area” of the factory. The president’s latest defiant act came after the state’s Democratic attorney general, Dan Nessel, urged the president to wear a protective face covering. In the Indian mega-city of Kolkata, which has a population of more than 14 million, roads were flooded … Continue reading Donald Trump ignored pleas from Michigan’s governor and attorney general that he wear a mask while touring a Ford Motor Company facility