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Arrests Of Zimbabwe Journalist, Opposition Leader Worry OHCHR
That's long after next Friday's planned anti-corruption protest: the state said Chin'ono was telling Zimbabweans on Twitter to join the march. In a statement, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for an end to the "pattern of intimidation" seen in Zimbabwe , warning that authorities may be using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to "clamp down" on freedom of expressi... [Full Article...]
U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu closed: China's Foreign Ministry
Consulate closures in Houston and Chengdu have escalated a sharp deterioration in ties between the world's two biggest economies, which were already their worst in decades amid disputes over trade and technology, the COVID-19 pandemic, China's territorial claims in the South China Sea and its clampdown on Hong Kong. [Full Article...]
Pet cat becomes first animal in United Kingdom to test positive for coronavirus
Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss said: "Tests conducted by the Animal and Plant Health Agency have confirmed that the virus responsible for COVID-19 has been detected in a pet cat in England". The advice from Public Health England is for people to wash their hands regularly, including before and after contact with animals. Health officials believe the cat can not pass on the virus. [Full Article...]
Google Mandates Work From Home for Employees Through July 2021
Google employees will remain working from home until at least next July, it has been reported . Google will extend its coronavirus work from home order to summer 2021, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday . Twitter has allowed employees to work from home "forever" if they wish. Salesforce and Facebook staff expect to return by the end of this year, however Mark Zuckerberg has indica... [Full Article...]
Robert O'Brien, national security adviser, tests positive for the coronavirus
O'Brien has been meeting his foreign counterparts and diplomats routinely, both at home and overseas, having recently returned from Europe, where he and his top deputy met with officials from the UK, France, Germany and Italy. A senior official told CNN that O'Brien has been working from home since last week. The White House recently ended regular temperature checks for people entering the Whi... [Full Article...]
Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive for coronavirus
The statement said Mr O'Brien, 54, who has been self-isolating and working from home has mild symptoms . An NSC official said he heard about it from the press this morning and another White House official said it was business as usual at the White House on Monday. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump coronavirus panic: White House chaos as major adviser tests positive
In May, Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence's spokeswoman who is also married to Trump's close advisor Stephen Miller, tested positive for the virus. O'Brien is in frequent contact with President Trump, although it was not immediately clear how recently the two had been in proximity. O'Brien has been working from home for a week, according to Bloomberg, and apparently contracted the viru... [Full Article...]
North Korea Declares State of Emergency After First Suspected COVID-19 Case
On Sunday, North Korea said that Kim had put a city near the border with South Korea under lockdown and declared a state of emergency after a person with suspected COVID-19 symptoms was recently found there. How did he return to North Korea? Meanwhile, the total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 15.6 million- 15,668,380 to be specific, while the deaths have increased to 638,243. [Full Article...]