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Merkel: Germany is not out of the corona-the woods yet
The majority of shops smaller than 800 square metres (8,600 square feet) will be allowed to open, in a first wave of relaxations to strict curbs on public life introduced last month. Smaller shops can start serving customers again, and schools will gradually reopen with some students taking exams allowed to return. In the Saxon city of Leipzig, people waiting to get on trams and buses had their ... [Full Article...]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu signs agreement with rival Benny Gantz
Also, if the Supreme Court rules Netanyahu can not lead, the agreement ensures an automatic new election and not the formation of a government. With both politicians being called upon to avoid a fourth election as the country battles coronavirus, this latest agreement may come as a huge relief to many tired Israelis. [Full Article...]
Cases, deaths continue to increase as Georgia prepares to start reopening
The governor Monday said a decline in emergency room visits by people with flu-like symptoms indicates that infections are coming down. The state still doesn't expect a downward trajectory for almost two weeks, although a chart on the state's website shows a plateauing trend for the past few days. [Full Article...]
Suburban NYC county residents sue World Health Organization over coronavirus pandemic response
The worst is yet ahead of us, let's prevent this tragedy", he said . "It's a virus that many people still don't understand". As of Monday, the virus had infected nearly 2.5 million people in more than 200 countries and territories and killed at least 166,000 people, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. [Full Article...]
Death Count In Overnight Shooting Rampage In Canada Rises To 23
Police also confirmed Tuesday that the RCMP uniform the shooter wore on the weekend while committing his crimes was genuine, while the cruiser he drove was a "look-alike" RCMP vehicle. "I said, 'I'm not going down the road'". Police in Nova Scotia have yet to release what kind of weapon gunman Gabriel Wortman used when he embarked on his killing spree across the province's northern towns Satur... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom to begin trial of COVID-19 vaccine on patients from Thursday
Mr Hancock, who is under fire over his 100,000-per-day testing target and a lack of protective equipment for health and care staff, said it was clear that the "best way to defeat coronavirus is through a vaccine". An additional £22.5 million would be made available for researchers at Imperial College in London, where Hancock said another vaccine was entering its second phase of development. [Full Article...]
Trump tweets he's ordered US Navy to 'shoot and destroy' Iranian
President Donald Trump says he has ordered the Navy to attack and destroy any Iranian vessel that harasses US ships after Iranian ships appeared to harass USA vessels last week in the Persian Gulf . Iran claimed the US triggered that episode. However, U.S. military leaders have warned adversaries not to test U.S. military strength and resolve during the COVID-19 pandemic saying that the viru... [Full Article...]
Biden Would Add Michelle Obama to His Ticket
The former U.S. president's remarks came after Biden said during a campaign stop in Iowa in late January that he "sure would like Michelle [Obama] to be the vice president", touting the former First Lady and her husband as "incredibly qualified, decent and honorable people". [Full Article...]