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After months in a Chinese prison cell, Canadian former diplomat Michael Kovrig has finally made contact with the outside world. It became a virtual conversation full of surprises: the man did not know what Covid-19 was and was shocked about the state of the world. “That sounds like a zombie movie,” he said according to … Read more
JENEWA, KOMPAS.com – Head of the World Health Organization ( WHO) on Monday (12/10/2020) warned that let Covid-19 spread out to reach herd immunity it is “unethical” and people misunderstand it. Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, in a virtual press conference, “ Herd immunity is a concept used for vaccination, in which a population … Read more
Pensioners protested in Minsk and other cities in Belarus today The police began to detain students who came out to greet pensioners. They, on the other hand, tried to free them from the hands of the officers. Then explosive grenades flew towards retirees On the recording posted by the portal tut.byshows the clashes that took … Read more
In March, thousands of people became infected with corona in Ischgl, “the Ibiza of the Alps”, in Tyrol in Austria. What went wrong then? A lot, according to the final report of an independent investigation committee. A succession of errors is described in three hundred pages. The local government was completely overburdened, but the government … Read more
A truck collision with a tram in Zurich injured 14 people on Monday, police said. The truck was reversing outside the construction site when it collided with a passing tram, police said. As a result of the impact, a hole about 13 meters wide was pulled out on the side of the tram. All victims … Read more
According to the agency France-Presse (AFP), the information was conveyed by Sean Conley during a particularly confused statement, since the doctor explained that Trump tested negative for the presence of the new coronavirus, but through a rapid test and not through of the standard screening that hundreds of thousands of Americans are undergoing daily. “I … Read more
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The Republicans’ ad discusses Trump’s attempt to recover personally from the coronavirus and his administration’s work to tackle the pandemic. The message uses Fauci’s older comments in a way that makes it appear that he is praising the president. “I can’t imagine anyone could do more,” says Fauci in the ad. But those comments come … Read more
The hearing on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as judge at the US Supreme Court has already set off fireworks for the first time on Monday. The Democrats made it clear that they felt it was irresponsible and shameful that they should meet in the Senate. The Republicans had nothing but praise for Barrett. … Read more
The United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction (UNDRR) in Geneva today announced that some 6,700 such disasters, including floods, storms, droughts and fires, occurred between 2000 and 2019. Between 1980 and 1999, there were approximately 3,700 such disasters, which wreaked havoc and robbed people. The rapid increase in the number of climate-related disasters accounts for … Read more
Prague There are only three weeks left until the US presidential election. John Authers at Bloomberg summarizes the prospects. Surveys suggest states Bloombergthat Joe Biden is leading by so much that he should win comfortably even in a complex American election system through an electoral college. – His leadership in the undecided states for which … Read more