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United Kingdom extends lockdown measures for at least 3 more weeks
On the question of relaxing lockdown , Raab asserted: "We will only do it when the evidence demonstrates that it is safe to do it, adding,"it could involve relaxing measures in some areas while strengthening measures in other areas, but. He said that the following conditions will need to be met before the government considers lifting the lockdown measures. It came as Beijing today said the Worl... [Full Article...]
ED files money laundering case against Tablighi Jamaat chief
Later, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also registered a money laundering case against Saad and others under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on a predicate offence registered by Delhi Police. It says that despite repeated efforts, the event organisers failed to inform the health department or any other government agency about the huge gathering inside the Markaz and deliberately d... [Full Article...]
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe issues state of emergency for whole country
He also said there is a need to reduce the strain on hospitals. The first confirmation of a coronavirus infection in Japan was in mid-January when a man in his 30s residing in Kanagawa Prefecture returned from Wuhan, China , where the outbreak is believed to have started. [Full Article...]
Switzerland Projects American Flag Onto Alps in Show of Solidarity
Switzerland expressed solidarity with India in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic by projecting the tricolour on the most photographed mountain in the world, Matterhorn, situated in the Swiss Alps . Images of the projection, almost 800 metres high, were tweeted by Indian Foreign Service Officer Gurleen Kaur. "With this light projection, Zermatt wants to give people a sign of hope an... [Full Article...]
S.Korean ruling democratic party 'wins majority'
The main opposition United Future Party and its sister party won 103 posts. The polling in South Korea was one of the first national elections taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic , and the country took significant safety precautions to try to ensure that infections did not spread. [Full Article...]
Israel MPs tasked with ending deadlock over unity govt
In his letter to Gantz , who now serves as Israel's Knesset Speaker, Rivlin wrote that as Israel is in a third consecutive election cycle this year, without any elected official able to form a government that would have the confidence of the Knesset, he was passing the mandate back to the Knesset so that "a government will be formed in Israel, as soon as possible... [Full Article...]
Covid-19: Global fiscal measures, liquidity injections near $14 trillion, says International Monetary Fund
In a joint statement, the fund says they will work on restoring economic growth, protecting jobs and reinforcing the global financial system. This instrument was used to support Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola epidemic. [Full Article...]
Gov. Inslee calls out President Trump’s ‘unhinged rantings’
Public backlash grows over stay-at-home orders; Fox News legal analyst Mercedes Colwin weighs in. Walz said there were 2,071 confirmed cases and 111 deaths in Minnesota at the press conference. In a daily briefing Friday, Walz said he respects the right to protest, but those involved need to practice safe social distancing . 'And I watched, in one particular state, where they were - they ... [Full Article...]