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Reading stabbing attack: Everything we know so far
Local police chief Chief Constable John Campbell said: "Incidents of this nature are very rare, though I know that will be of little comfort to those involved and understand the concern that this incident will have caused amongst our local community". [Full Article...]
Maharashtra reports 3,827 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 1,24,331
In all, 5,48,270 people have been screened in Dharavi. "The proactive measures adopted by BMC reduced the COVID-19 growth rate to 4.3% in May 2020 and further to 1.02% in June". MSRTC buses were operated for facilitating staff conveyance. The state has over 30% of the total cases in the country. With this, the total number of positive scenarios in the state now stands at 1,28,205, explained th... [Full Article...]
WHO Reporting Largest Single Day Increase of COVID-19 Cases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported the highest single-day increase in cases of Covid-19 on Sunday (21 June) since the onset of the pandemic. It is also the second country to register more than 50,000 coronavirus related deaths. Media reports say Florida and SC reported their biggest one-day infection counts on Friday. [Full Article...]
Brexit breakthrough ahead as negotiators edge toward deal on easier extradition
They do not doubt that human rights will be protected in the United Kingdom after the Brexit transition period and are bullish that a breakthrough can be found in the intensified talks that start in July or before October. Brussels will not accept a "pig in a poke", said Michel. Britain left the European Union on January 31 but talks on future relations have so far made little progress. [Full Article...]
Greta says anti-racism protests show society at 'tipping point'
But when millions have died because of air pollution, she said, those lives "we can put a price on". Thunberg left her family earlier this year after believing she had contracted coronavirus. Thunberg toured the globe shaming politicians and world leaders over the lack of action on climate change in 2019 with her followers staging protests of various scales along the way. [Full Article...]
Global COVID-19 cases surge over 8.6mn: Johns Hopkins University #109464
Brazil's total cases have surpassed 1 million, reaching 1,032,913, only second to the US caseload, according to the CSSE. In terms of cases, Russian Federation ranks third (583,879), and was followed by India (410,461), the United Kingdom (305,803), Peru (251,338), Spain (246,272), Chile (242,355), Italy (238,499), Iran (204,952), France (197,008), Germany (191,272), Turkey (187,685), Mexico (18... [Full Article...]
18-Year-Old Shot and Killed By LA County Sheriff's Deputy
Calderaro said Guardado, 18, was not a licensed security guard, nor was he wearing a uniform or any marked clothing, the L.A. Times reports . While Barragan, Waters and Guardado's family claimed he was shot in the back, homicide investigators said the teenager was shot in the upper torso and that he was armed with a.40-caliber handgun that had no serial number and was fitted with a prohibited e... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus entering new and unsafe phase
Tedros said nearly half of the new cases came from the Americas, with large numbers also being reported in South Asia and the Middle East. Arizona has now passed the 50,000 mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases after reporting 2952 new ones. But monitoring and some other restrictions have been re-imposed following the recent jump in infections. Lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of the disease ha... [Full Article...]