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Hong Kong police spray tear gas in protest at shopping mall
The spread of COVID-19 to the city put a halt to ongoing protests calling for democratic reforms and autonomy from Beijing for the last three months. But small protests have bubbled up in the past week and activists are hoping to use May Day to muster numbers once more. [Full Article...]
Internal U.S. document predicts surge of coronavirus deaths this month
Coronavirus deaths in the United States over the next few weeks will steadily rise to nearly double their current daily rate to some 3,000 by the end of the month, a USA administration document states, even as President Donald Trump urges states to reopen their economies, The New York Times reported on Monday. [Full Article...]
China conspiracy: 'Enormous evidence' coronavirus started in Wuhan laboratory - Pompeo
The Chinese government denied all responsibility for the origins of the killer virus. President Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of China's role in the pandemic, which has infected almost 3.5 million people and killed more than 240,000 around the world. [Full Article...]
New Zealand And Australia Consider Coronavirus "Travel Bubble"
However, Australia on Monday reported 26 new cases, including a seven-year-old boy, its biggest daily jump in two weeks. Australian correspondent Donna Demaio told Kate Hawkesby there are still some concerning clusters, like a meatworks in western Melbourne. [Full Article...]
Russia Trails First US Warships in Barents Sea Since 1980s
Russia's defense ministry had been notified on May 1 "in an effort to avoid misperceptions, reduce risk, and prevent inadvertent escalation", the Navy confirmed. Russian Federation argues that the missile defense systems destabilize worldwide security, and for years it has demanded that they be included in future arms control cuts. [Full Article...]
Liquor shops open, chaos reigns across the state
The authorities have shut down liquor shops in Laxmi Nagar, Mayur Vihar and Krishna Nagar areas, where people reportedly violated the social distancing norms and were seen standing in groups close to each other. This goes to show that many females have been visiting the shop. A police constable waiting outside the shop said they had to disperse people as a large number had queued outside, with... [Full Article...]
United States will have COVID-19 vaccine by year's end
US President Donald Trump now says his worst-case coronavirus scenario would be 100,000 deaths, but the country will probably reach that grim milestone by next month, according to several scientific models - none of which predict a summertime halt to the virus's spread. [Full Article...]
Biden complaint did not say 'sexual harassment,' says Reade
The office determined that any complaint filed against Biden could not be made public "based on the law's strict confidentiality requirements (Section 313) and the Senate's own direction that disclosure of Senate Records is not authorized if prohibited by law". [Full Article...]