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Nigeria, US excluded as EU releases countries allowed into European countries
The countries include Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco and South Korea. The 14 countries that made it onto the list of states to be allowed into the bloc include Australia, Canada, and Thailand. They are asking the ECDC, the European Union agency for disease prevention, to come up with more details, the sources said, adding that the lists will be reviewed every two weeks. [Full Article...]
Wave of activists make exit as new national security law is passed
Two Hong Kong media, Now TV and RTHK , reported on Tuesday morning that the NPC standing committee had passed the law unanimously after a ceremonial vote, citing unnamed sources. "We hope Hong Kong people continue to adhere to the freedom, democracy and human rights that they cherish", she told reporters. The change in Hong Kong's eligibility for controlled defense exports, however, is a more... [Full Article...]
Jacksonville Starts Requiring Indoor Masks Ahead of August GOP Convention
Jacksonville, Florida city officials announced on Monday a new policy requiring people to wear masks in public spaces and "other situations where individuals can not socially distance". "The RNC should be postponed or very significantly reduced in numbers because of these risks". "Allowing this number of people to descend on Jacksonville is unequivocally provocative of disease, predictably har... [Full Article...]
Before PM’s address to nation, China says this on TikTok ban
The announcement comes right after the Indian government just banned 59 Chinese apps in the country. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a radio interview on Sunday that a "befitting reply" has been given to invaders who "covet our territories", referring to the hand-to-hand battle on June 15 along the contested Indian-Chinese border in which at least 20 Indian soldiers and an unkn... [Full Article...]
Expect major petrol price hike on Wednesday - AA
The association attributes this to the spike in oil prices over the last month, while the rand has not yet recovered to pre-Covid levels. In fact, several state governments have also hiked their Value-Added Tax or cess on fuel in the last month. [Full Article...]
China: 4 lakh people under lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
Only essential workers are free to leave their homes, while one member of a household is allowed to go out once a day to shop for necessities, the BBC reported . China does not count asymptomatic patients as confirmed cases. The NHC said in a statement that five of the new COVID-19 cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas, compared with three such cases reported a day ... [Full Article...]
AstraZeneca says Brazil close to coronavirus vaccine deal
It is learnt that the coronavirus vaccine may appear on the market at the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021, according to China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Yet, a cure for COVID-19 has not been found. For China, it would also be about redemption, with the country's government having received fierce criticism for its delay in informing the world about the ou... [Full Article...]
WHO sends team to China to unravel source of COVID-19
According to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University , there have been more than 10 million confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide since the virus was first identified in China late a year ago, with more than a half-million deaths. [Full Article...]