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Coronavirus: Turkey calls Eid lockdown as it passes 150000 cases
During the fasting month of Ramadan, the curfew ran from 9 pm to 6 am. Egypt's private sector employees will be given a five-day paid holiday for Eid Al-Fitr as of Sunday, Mohamed Saafan, the manpower minister, said on Monday. The coronavirus will not disappear, he said, but the government will work to ensure the safety of its citizens alongside returning to normal life and productivity - with p... [Full Article...]
Trump calls Barack Obama ‘grossly incompetent’ after ex-president`s Covid-19 criticism
On Saturday, Obama had criticised the Trump leadership for bungling their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, accusing them in twin commencement addresses of not "even pretending" to be in charge and asking the wrong questions. Trump, however, is still being held accountable for allowing the COVID-19 pandemic to rage out of control. The US now accounts for the world's highest number of cases a... [Full Article...]
Israel settler convicted of murdering Dawabsheh family
Ben Uliel, who is 25 and from the settlement of Shilo, sat with his head down as he was found guilty of three counts of murder by the Lod District Court on Monday. "This was testimony given after continuous torture for three weeks", he claimed in an interview with Israeli public radio on Monday, ahead of the verdict. [Full Article...]
Trump fired watchdog who was probing Saudi arms sales - lawmakers
Linick, whose job it was to expose waste and malfeasance within the agency, investigated a number of issues at the State Department that agitated senior Trump administration officials, but it remained unclear what specifically triggered his ouster Friday night. [Full Article...]
Detroit priest uses water pistol for socially distanced holy water blessing
Ambrose Parish , has gone viral for blessing churchgoers with holy water from a distance via a trusty a toy gun. The Internet of course had to turn the squirt gun priest into a meme. But, he said, "I haven't heard anything yet". Before he armed himself with a squirt gun, Pelc reportedly ran the idea by his friend who works as an emergency room doctor in Detroit to make sure it was safe. [Full Article...]
Jacinda Ardern and partner turned away from Wellington cafe
A Newshub/Reid Research poll had National crashing down to 30.6 per cent support, losing 12.7 points from the last poll. He said did not believe there were rumblings about his leadership. The numbers would mean Labour would have 72 seats in the House, enough to form a government without any support partners. National, on the other hand, would win just 39 seats - a drop of 16 seats on their cur... [Full Article...]
Italy to further ease coronavirus restrictions
Italy is one of the worst affected countries globally by the COVID-19 pandemic, having registered more than 225,000 infections and almost 32,000 deaths , according to the USA -based Johns Hopkins university. "We're facing this risk and we have to accept it because otherwise, we will never get started again". But from June 3, all travel curbs will be lifted and European Union travellers will b... [Full Article...]
Viral: Priest Sprays Holy Water From Toy Gun To Maintain Social Distancing
Photos posted on social media by St Ambrose Church in Detroit show Father Tim Pelc shooting holy water into a vehicle window as it stopped by the steps of the church on Easter. But, he said: "I haven't heard anything yet". "He said, 'not only is this safe, this is fun, ' and he came with his kids", Pelc said. Obama said: "More than anything this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the ... [Full Article...]