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Official COVID-19 death toll in the USA overtakes China
For the second day running, authorities announced a record death toll, with 864 new fatalities. A total of 164,610 people are infected by this deadly virus in the USA, edging out Italy, which has reported the most deaths, Spain and China , where the virus was first detected in December in the metropolis of Wuhan. [Full Article...]
Some Calgarians feel 6.5-magnitude quake from Idaho
It listed the event as a 6.5 magnitude quake and placed it 10 kilometers deep. - Did you feel it? It was centered 73 miles northeast of Meridian, Idaho. People across a large area reporting shaking, according the Associated Press. The shaking was also felt in nearby states, including Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Utah. [Full Article...]
Russia's top coronavirus doctor who met Putin tests positive
Dr. Protsenko works at Moscow's top hospital treating coronavirus patients and had shaken hands with the Russian leader during the latter's visit to the Kommunarka hospital. There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin on whether Putin had undergone a virus test following Protsenko's announcement. Over the past 24 hours Russian authorities have reported 500 new cases - the biggest daily incre... [Full Article...]
Malaysia sorry after virus tips for women spark anger
The Women's Development Department (JPW) yesterday apologised if certain tips it had shared for women to practise during the Movement Control Order (MCO) were deemed inappropriate and touched on the sensitivities of certain groups. A government hotline created to provide support for victims of domestic abuse has received 2000 calls, double of the usual numbers, since Malaysia entered partial lo... [Full Article...]
Air defences down missiles from Israeli warplanes, Syrian state media reports
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Israeli warplanes fired eight missiles at the Shayrat air base in Homs province. Lister added, "That's the same base the Trump admin hit in April 2017 - it's now home to a squadron of SyAF MiG-29s & the #IRGC & Hezbollah are there too". [Full Article...]
UN chief says COVID-19 is worst crisis since World War II
Guterres announced the establishment of a COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund to support efforts in low- and middle-income countries, with the aim of swiftly enabling governments to tackle the crisis and promote recovery. "We are only as strong as the weakest health system in our interconnected world", he said. The report also cites International Labor Organization estimates for 2020 that between ... [Full Article...]
China's Wuhan reports one imported COVID-19 case
The Chinese government has so far excluded the number of people with the virus who show no symptoms from its official statistics. Yang Zhanqiu, a Wuhan-based virologist, told the Global Times "that there may be an estimation of at least 200,000 virus varriers with no symptoms now in China". [Full Article...]
April Fool’s Day: Delhi Police has a strict warning for you
While this could sound like an elaborate fake out, Google's centralized marketing team had earlier chose to skip April Fools' as well. Delhi Police is warning that strict legal action would be taken against anyone attempting to fool people by spreading rumours in the guise of April Fools day. [Full Article...]