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UK's official death toll is highest in Europe
The UK has more than 200,000 cases in total at the time of writing. May 5's updated statistics, showing 32,313 total deaths by around April 24, means Britain has probably had the highest official death numbers in Europe for days. It suggests Britain's true death toll from the virus may be even higher. Boris Johnson defended his government's record and signalled that some lockdown measures co... [Full Article...]
Trump says task force to remain but shift its focus to reopening
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Trump said that because of its success, "the Task Force will continue on indefinitely with its focus on SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN". He added the task force "will also be very focused on vaccines and therapeutics". White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany called reports suggesting the White House is no longer involving medical experts "total... [Full Article...]
Facebook Oversight Board On Removing Objectionable Content Announces Members
The oversight board is to make final decisions regarding the kinds of posts known to embroil Facebook in controversy about censorship, misinformation or free speech. According to Facebook, the Oversight Board members have lived in more than 27 countries, and speak at least 29 languages among them. - Catalina Botero-Marino: A former special rapporteur for freedom of expression of the Inter-Am... [Full Article...]
Pompeo blames China for hundreds of thousands of virus deaths, denies inconsistency
Pompeo also said the U.S.is delaying a report to Congress assessing the autonomy of Hong Kong as it assesses what some officials believe are Chinese attempts to assert more control in the self-governing former British colony. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, said Monday that evidence the virus began in a lab is "inconclusive". Domestic critics of President Donald Trump, includ... [Full Article...]
Philippines’ leading TV network ordered to halt operations
The company has 10 days to respond and say why frequencies assigned to it should not be recalled, it added. President Duterte has been engaged in a long-running feud with ABS-CBN, after the channel angered him during the 2016 presidential election by refusing to broadcast his campaign ads. [Full Article...]
8 dead after gas leak from chemical plant in AP
Requesting Citizens around these locations not to come out of houses for the sake of safety precautions, the authorities said. At least seven people killed, including a six-year-old, and almost 200 fell unconscious after a chemical gas leaked from a plastic manufacturing unit of LG Polymers in Andhra Pradesh's Gopalapatnam near Vishakapatnam. [Full Article...]
Biden leads Trump as most voters know about Reade allegation
The conversation has now moved to whether Reade filed a complaint against Biden at the time. The secretary's office told The Epoch Times that it couldn't disclose any documents about the matter. With the 2020 USA election coming up, CBC Washington correspondent Paul Hunter reports on how the Democratic Party is responding to the allegation against their presumptive presidential candidate. [Full Article...]
Kamasi Washington scores Michelle Obama's new Netflix documentary
Her stylist as well gives insight into how she incorporated Obama's personality into "First Lady fashion", leading to eight years of colorful and iconic style moments that still inform the way American women dress. Clyde Lederman, president of the committee, calls Obama "the most trusted and most well-liked woman in America", viewing her as the ideal choice for the vice presidency. [Full Article...]