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Third person held in France knife attack south of Lyon
French counter terrorism police are investigating the attack and a Sudanese man, aged 33, who lives in the district has been arrested. One of his acquaintances was also detained. Following that, they reported, the assailant entered a tobacco shop, stabbed the tobacconist and two customers, and then went into the local butcher's shop. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: US warned to brace for 'saddest week'
Total deaths were 4,943 versus 4,313, according to the department of health and social care, rising at a slower pace than those reported on Saturday. US officials pleaded for public cooperation in hopes of replicating that pattern. "Can you imagine if Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, 'I'll be right behind you, Connecticut". There are more than 312,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US and more... [Full Article...]
Ukraine: Fire Near Contaminated Chernobyl Site Extinguished
The government said that as of 7am this morning, 'there was no open fire, only some isolated cells smoldering'. Chernobyl was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster when in April 1986, the No.4 reactor exploded, causing large quantities of radioactive material to disperse in the atmosphere. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus outbreak: South Korea extends social distancing drive for 2 more weeks
The death toll rose by three to a total of 186. Officials deemed that she had failed to cooperate with the South Korean government's isolation requirements and decided that she should be repatriated. About 30 to 40 new COVID-19 patients have been confirmed daily in the capital city and its vicinity, and a considerable number of them, medical facilities. [Full Article...]
Vanuatu braces as monster storm strengthens in Pacific
The Fiji Meteorological latest forecast tracking map indicates Tropical Cyclone Harold will be a powerful category 5 when it crosses over Vanuatu. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects the slow-moving storm will speed up and weaken somewhat once it clears the island chain, but will still pack a punch as it passes by Fiji and Tonga next week. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus
A Downing Street spokeswoman told United Kingdom news outlets: "On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests ". "The PM is still at hospital", a British government source told Reuters . We will succeed - and that success will belong to every one of us. "I've spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of coronavirus". [Full Article...]
British PM Boris Johnson hospitalized due to Coronavirus!
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital in London on Sunday evening after suffering with coronavirus for 10 days. But Downing Street flatly denied that the prime minister's health had seriously deteriorated, and insisted there were no plans at that point for him to be admitted to hospital . [Full Article...]
New Bern church kicks off Holy Week with drive-up service
The State government, through an order on March 18, had issued orders to temples, mosques and churches to curtail movement of people in view of COVID-19. According to them, though they won't have the opportunity to congregate in church, the development offered them the opportunity to have a feel of what the early Christians encountered before majority suffered persecution and annihilation. [Full Article...]