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This is what a socially-distanced protest looks like
Protesters, keeping two metres from each other in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, gather to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv , Israel on April 19, 2020. Netanyahu on Monday announced movement restrictions during the upcoming Passover holiday. Netanyahu and Gantz, a former army chief, have been negotiating on a rotation deal un... [Full Article...]
Viewers Spot A Suspicious Figure In TikTok User’s "Home Alone" Video
The original video garnered over 1.7 million views, while a follow-up video of Reu (as he signed his articles) reacting to the footage had 6.2 million views. Some of them scared the user saying that his basement is haunted and he should be careful. "Obviously this is planned, the caption says 'I was home alone, ' (he) wanted us to know", speculated one user. [Full Article...]
Andrew Cuomo: ‘The President Is Right’ that States Should Lead on Testing
He said: "We've been watching this 24 hours a day (...) the total hospitalisation rate is down again in the state of NY, we're down to 16,000". "I get it, but we have to stay smart and we have to stay united". In this March 2, 2020 file photo New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo , left, and Mayor Bill de Blasio discuss the state and city's preparedness for the spread of coronavirus at a news conference... [Full Article...]
Workplace temperature checks will be key after coronavirus crisis, de Blasio says
Almost 13,000 New Yorkers have died since the state's first coronavirus case was reported March 1, the governor said . As of Saturday, the number of coronavirus deaths in NY state dropped under 550 for the first time in over two weeks as hospitalizations continue to decline. [Full Article...]
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro joins anti-quarantine protest in the country's capital
Since being sworn in on January 1 2019, Bolsonaro has asked the defense ministry to organize commemorations of the two decade-long military dictatorship, paid tribute to Gen. Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso focused his criticism on the protesters. Many Brazilians were also angered at Bolsonaro's defiance of the stay-at-home measures introduced by several state governors. [Full Article...]
Doubts cast over the exit date of controversial Ruby Princess cruise ship
Authorities handling the probe are investigating if criminal negligence took place by operator Princess Cruises or Ruby Princess crew members in the March 19 disembarkation of the ship, as well as any failures of NSW or Commonwealth departments. [Full Article...]
NY says over peak, as Trump's lockdown exit plan draws fire
We are going to do what we think is right, what I think is right. President Donald Trump has boasted that the USA has the highest number of ventilators in the world despite biting global shortage, declaring America the "king of ventilators". [Full Article...]
Top Saudi religious body urges Muslims to pray at home for Ramzan
Let me tell you that at Easter many devotees went against the prohibitions related to the corona virus and gathered in large gatherings and faced strict action. More than 160,000 people have died worldwide due to the virus which originated in China previous year. Awad pointed out that CAIR has reported an unprecedented spike in bigotry targeting American Muslims, immigrants and members of other ... [Full Article...]