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Russian Jet Performs 'Unsafe' Interception of US Military Plane, US Navy Says
A Belgian F-16 fighter patrolling the Baltic region on Friday morning intercepted two Russian Air Force fighters flying over a United States destroyer off of the Lithuanian coast. The encounter took place over worldwide waters. "In both cases, the USA aircraft were operating consistent with global law and did not provoke this Russian activity", the Navy said. [Full Article...]
Korea reports 13 more cases of new coronavirus, total at 10,647
At the peak of disease, South Korea had reported 909 new cases in a single-day increase on February 29. The number of South Koreans who tested positive again for the Covid-19 after having been released from quarantine with full recovery rose to 163, the health authorities said on Friday (April 17). [Full Article...]
World Health Organisation chief warns ‘the worst is still ahead’
Speaking at a virtual press conference from Geneva , WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have a long history of cooperation and "having CDC staff means there is nothing hidden from the U.S. [Full Article...]
Australia calls for independent probe into global virus response
President Trump has called the Chinese Communist Party out for failing to accurately report its number of coronavirus cases after the virus broke out in the city of Wuhan in December, which hampered the USA and other countries' responses. Hunt had said that there was "considerable criticism" from the World Health Organization office in Geneva when the country had closed it borders for China from F... [Full Article...]
Pence says 150,000 coronavirus tests now being conducted daily
With debate over COVID-19 testing holding up a deal that would boost a maxed-out small business loan program by $450 billion, President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Democratic lawmakers and governors, accusing them of playing politics as negotiations dragged on and unemployment rates continued to rise. [Full Article...]
US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader in grave danger after surgery
However CNN reported the leader's health could be much worse than is publicly known. CNN reported Tuesday (April 21) that the U.S.is monitoring intelligence on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un , who according to an anonymous USA official is in critical condition after unknown surgery. [Full Article...]
Bolsonaro joins anti-lockdown coronavirus protests in Brazil
Bolsonaro has stepped up public appearances in recent weeks, meeting supporters, protesters, passersby or business owners, in defiance of social distancing measures advised by the World Health Organization and Brazil's health ministry. Even with the numerous military personnel represented in the cabinet, such as Vice President General Hamilton Mourao, Bolsonaro has horrified observers with his lax... [Full Article...]
Trump adviser Stephen Moore says economy 'may have turned a corner'
Stay-at-home orders and widespread business closures, while cited by public health authorities as vital to slowing the spread of the virus, have stifled the USA economy and thrown at least 22 million people out of work, a level of unemployment not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. [Full Article...]