World
Navy recommends reinstating ousted USS Theodore Roosevelt captain
- April 25, 2020
Crozier was removed from the USS Theodore Roosevelt earlier this month after he sent a letter to Navy leaders pleading them to quarantine the crew who were displaying symptoms of COVID-19, which was leaked to the media. Esper's own spokesperson said before the meeting that the secretary trusted the Navy's judgment and would likely back its conclusion about Crozier, the Journal reported. (more...)
- April 25, 2020
Crozier was removed from the USS Theodore Roosevelt earlier this month after he sent a letter to Navy leaders pleading them to quarantine the crew who were displaying symptoms of COVID-19, which was leaked to the media. Esper's own spokesperson said before the meeting that the secretary trusted the Navy's judgment and would likely back its conclusion about Crozier, the Journal reported. (more...)
Trump says spoke 'sarcastically' about injecting disinfectants - Lysol says no
- April 25, 2020
Earlier on Friday Mr Trump had attempted to brush away fierce criticism of his suggestion in the day before's briefing that perhaps injections of disinfectant could treat Covid-19. "Not even a low dilution of bleach or isopropyl alcohol is secure". This isn't the first time a notable figure has given terrible medical advice, but it's up there with the worst! He has previously hyped a malaria medication, hydroxychloroquin, despite a lack of clinical evidence it helps treat Covid-19 and ... (more...)
- April 25, 2020
Earlier on Friday Mr Trump had attempted to brush away fierce criticism of his suggestion in the day before's briefing that perhaps injections of disinfectant could treat Covid-19. "Not even a low dilution of bleach or isopropyl alcohol is secure". This isn't the first time a notable figure has given terrible medical advice, but it's up there with the worst! He has previously hyped a malaria medication, hydroxychloroquin, despite a lack of clinical evidence it helps treat Covid-19 and ... (more...)
Niagara Falls to be illuminated red honouring Nova Scotia shooting victims
- April 25, 2020
There were several homes on fire, including the suspect's, when police arrived in the community. "This was an unimaginably tragic event that underscores the very real risk that our RCMP members face when they go to work everyday to protect our communities", said Brian Sauve, president of the National Police Federation. (more...)
- April 25, 2020
There were several homes on fire, including the suspect's, when police arrived in the community. "This was an unimaginably tragic event that underscores the very real risk that our RCMP members face when they go to work everyday to protect our communities", said Brian Sauve, president of the National Police Federation. (more...)
Unprecedented virus lockdown as Muslims mark Ramadan
- April 25, 2020
The invariably social occasion would see people gather with their families, but this year they have no choice but to find a new way to celebrate. But with countries around the world racing to curb the spread of the pandemic by restricting physical gatherings, much of what is central to Ramadan will be next to impossible. (more...)
- April 25, 2020
The invariably social occasion would see people gather with their families, but this year they have no choice but to find a new way to celebrate. But with countries around the world racing to curb the spread of the pandemic by restricting physical gatherings, much of what is central to Ramadan will be next to impossible. (more...)
Covid-19 will stalk planet for long time — World Health Organization chief
- April 25, 2020
Addressing the opening of the virtual conference, Tedros said that "our shared commitment is to ensure all people have access to all the tools to defeat COVID-19". COVID-19 has infected more than 2.6 million people around the world and a total of 1,83,027 people have died due to coronavirus, according to data from US-based Johns Hopkins University. (more...)
- April 25, 2020
Addressing the opening of the virtual conference, Tedros said that "our shared commitment is to ensure all people have access to all the tools to defeat COVID-19". COVID-19 has infected more than 2.6 million people around the world and a total of 1,83,027 people have died due to coronavirus, according to data from US-based Johns Hopkins University. (more...)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Calls Sen. Mitch McConnell 'Grim Reaper'
- April 25, 2020
The study tested 3,000 people for coronavirus antibodies at grocery stores and other retailers in 19 NY counties and 40 localities, Cuomo said , according to CNBC. "There's not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money from future generations". The study found that 21% of New York City residents had been infected, according to Business Insider. (more...)
- April 25, 2020
The study tested 3,000 people for coronavirus antibodies at grocery stores and other retailers in 19 NY counties and 40 localities, Cuomo said , according to CNBC. "There's not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money from future generations". The study found that 21% of New York City residents had been infected, according to Business Insider. (more...)
China 'resolutely' supports Hong Kong's arrest of activists
- April 25, 2020
In a separate statement, Beijing leaned into its claim that it holds "supervisory" powers over Hong Kong and said the central government "must intervene" if a situation arose that harmed the country and Hong Kong . In a special report published last week, three of Hong Kong's top judges told Reuters that the independence of the city's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing. (more...)
- April 25, 2020
In a separate statement, Beijing leaned into its claim that it holds "supervisory" powers over Hong Kong and said the central government "must intervene" if a situation arose that harmed the country and Hong Kong . In a special report published last week, three of Hong Kong's top judges told Reuters that the independence of the city's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing. (more...)
Cuomo: Study Suggests 13.9% of New Yorkers Have Had Coronavirus
- April 25, 2020
Cuomo also broke down the infection percentages by race, and concluded an already established fact: that black and Latino New Yorkers are testing positive at higher rates. People line up at Gotham Health East New York , a COVID-19 testing center Thursday, April 23, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. 'A farmer in northeast Kansas, his wife has one lung and diabetes, he has five masks and sends one mask to ny for a doctor or a nurse. (more...)
- April 25, 2020
Cuomo also broke down the infection percentages by race, and concluded an already established fact: that black and Latino New Yorkers are testing positive at higher rates. People line up at Gotham Health East New York , a COVID-19 testing center Thursday, April 23, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. 'A farmer in northeast Kansas, his wife has one lung and diabetes, he has five masks and sends one mask to ny for a doctor or a nurse. (more...)
In Images: Coronavirus exposes the impact of air pollution
- April 25, 2020
Over one million Indian deaths are estimated to occur each year from diseases associated with air pollution . "This chronic exposure could be an important contributor to the high Covid-19 fatality rates observed in these regions", Ogen said in the study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment . (more...)
- April 25, 2020
Over one million Indian deaths are estimated to occur each year from diseases associated with air pollution . "This chronic exposure could be an important contributor to the high Covid-19 fatality rates observed in these regions", Ogen said in the study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment . (more...)
Some of N.S. gunman's weapons came from US, police say
- April 24, 2020
RCMP officers in Alberta joined colleagues across the country on Friday to honour the people killed in Nova Scotia on the weekend. The emergency alert says police are investigating in a wooded area between the Haliburton Hills and Highland Park Heights subdivisions in relation to shots fired. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
RCMP officers in Alberta joined colleagues across the country on Friday to honour the people killed in Nova Scotia on the weekend. The emergency alert says police are investigating in a wooded area between the Haliburton Hills and Highland Park Heights subdivisions in relation to shots fired. (more...)
COVID-19 vaccine trial on humans starts in UK
- April 24, 2020
Meanwhile other companies in Europe, including Italy's ReiThera, Germany's Leukocare and Belgium's Univercells said they were working together on another potential shot and aimed to start trials in a few months. A bigger trial, of about 5,000 volunteers, will begin in the approaching months and may have no age restrict. Older folks are inclined to have weaker immune responses to vaccines. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Meanwhile other companies in Europe, including Italy's ReiThera, Germany's Leukocare and Belgium's Univercells said they were working together on another potential shot and aimed to start trials in a few months. A bigger trial, of about 5,000 volunteers, will begin in the approaching months and may have no age restrict. Older folks are inclined to have weaker immune responses to vaccines. (more...)
Michigan Gov. Whitmer extends modified stay-at-home order into May, as lawmakers intervene
- April 24, 2020
Employers must also provide at least cloth face coverings to their employees. Staying home is still the best weapon for limiting the spread of COVID-19, Whitmer said, and Michiganders can't let up. Bike fix and maintenance shops can also re-open. Motorized boating and golfing can also resume, but Whitmer said golf carts cannot be used. According to ClickonDetroit , travel between residences (such as cabins and summer homes) is also now permitted, though still discouraged. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Employers must also provide at least cloth face coverings to their employees. Staying home is still the best weapon for limiting the spread of COVID-19, Whitmer said, and Michiganders can't let up. Bike fix and maintenance shops can also re-open. Motorized boating and golfing can also resume, but Whitmer said golf carts cannot be used. According to ClickonDetroit , travel between residences (such as cabins and summer homes) is also now permitted, though still discouraged. (more...)
FDA officially 'cautions against' using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus
- April 24, 2020
The study - backed by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia - marked the largest of its kind on the controversial drug but has not been reviewed by other scientists. The EMA was troubled by two trials, one in COVID-19 patients in Brazil taking chloroquine and another global study of rheumatoid arthritis patients taking hydroxychloroquine. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
The study - backed by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia - marked the largest of its kind on the controversial drug but has not been reviewed by other scientists. The EMA was troubled by two trials, one in COVID-19 patients in Brazil taking chloroquine and another global study of rheumatoid arthritis patients taking hydroxychloroquine. (more...)
Canada Mass Shooting Started With Assault on Girlfriend, Confirms Police
- April 24, 2020
Darren Campbell said. "That was obviously an advantage the suspect had on police, public, everyone he encountered". Police have said some of his victims were known to him, but others appear to have been chosen randomly. Within the next 20 minutes, the extent of the carnage came into sharp focus as police called for more ambulances - twice. A police perimeter was set up and the search continued into Sunday morning, but by 8 am it became clear that the suspect had fled. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Darren Campbell said. "That was obviously an advantage the suspect had on police, public, everyone he encountered". Police have said some of his victims were known to him, but others appear to have been chosen randomly. Within the next 20 minutes, the extent of the carnage came into sharp focus as police called for more ambulances - twice. A police perimeter was set up and the search continued into Sunday morning, but by 8 am it became clear that the suspect had fled. (more...)
NY infection rate 'could be high as one in five'
- April 24, 2020
Statewide, 13.9 percent tested positive, a number that, if it's indeed reflective of the larger reality, would translate to some 2.7 million people, Cuomo said. Random blood tests from 3,000 people across NY state showed 13.9pc had developed Covid-19 antibodies. Citing new model data by Northeastern University, the newspaper also reported there could have been more than 28,000 infections in five major United States cities by March 1, when those cities were only reporting 23 cases. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Statewide, 13.9 percent tested positive, a number that, if it's indeed reflective of the larger reality, would translate to some 2.7 million people, Cuomo said. Random blood tests from 3,000 people across NY state showed 13.9pc had developed Covid-19 antibodies. Citing new model data by Northeastern University, the newspaper also reported there could have been more than 28,000 infections in five major United States cities by March 1, when those cities were only reporting 23 cases. (more...)
New coronavirus cases, deaths rise in Spain
- April 24, 2020
Spain remains on a strict lockdown but the government announced that starting this weekend, some restrictions will be lifted on children who have been confined to their homes since March 14, Anadolu Agency reported. Children under 14 will be allowed outside between 8am and 10pm for up to one hour a day and must be accompanied by an adult with whom they live, according to a provisional government document seen by La Sexta television. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Spain remains on a strict lockdown but the government announced that starting this weekend, some restrictions will be lifted on children who have been confined to their homes since March 14, Anadolu Agency reported. Children under 14 will be allowed outside between 8am and 10pm for up to one hour a day and must be accompanied by an adult with whom they live, according to a provisional government document seen by La Sexta television. (more...)
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to speak to the Queen and Trump
- April 24, 2020
Johnson went to Chequers to recuperate after spending a week in hospital, including three days in intensive care, when his breathing deteriorated. Mr Trump has been widely criticised for halting USA payments to the World Health Organisation, which he accused of failing to do enough to stop the disease's spread out of China. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Johnson went to Chequers to recuperate after spending a week in hospital, including three days in intensive care, when his breathing deteriorated. Mr Trump has been widely criticised for halting USA payments to the World Health Organisation, which he accused of failing to do enough to stop the disease's spread out of China. (more...)
Drop in emissions due to pandemic won't fix climate
- April 24, 2020
Experts say that once the global economy starts to recover, emissions will return to normal and continue to contribute to climate change. "The extreme weather conditions are increasing, and the coronavirus will not make them disappear". (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Experts say that once the global economy starts to recover, emissions will return to normal and continue to contribute to climate change. "The extreme weather conditions are increasing, and the coronavirus will not make them disappear". (more...)
Iran’s launch of military satellite DOES NOT violate UNSC resolution - Moscow
- April 24, 2020
Gen. Hossein Salami's threat comes a day after President Trump said he authorized the US Navy to "destroy" any Iranian gunboats if they hound American vessels. Salami was reacting to a warning from US President Donald Trump , who tweeted on Wednesday that he had instructed the US Navy to attack and destroy any Iranian gunboats that harass US ships. (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Gen. Hossein Salami's threat comes a day after President Trump said he authorized the US Navy to "destroy" any Iranian gunboats if they hound American vessels. Salami was reacting to a warning from US President Donald Trump , who tweeted on Wednesday that he had instructed the US Navy to attack and destroy any Iranian gunboats that harass US ships. (more...)
Boris Johnson resumes work on Monday — Newspaper
- April 24, 2020
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work as early as Monday - a month after testing positive for the coronavirus , a report said. "I think she's awesome, she just said how proud she was of me and the country was so proud and it was so heart-warming and that's something I will never forget". (more...)
- April 24, 2020
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work as early as Monday - a month after testing positive for the coronavirus , a report said. "I think she's awesome, she just said how proud she was of me and the country was so proud and it was so heart-warming and that's something I will never forget". (more...)
Latest news
Some Australians return home as others evacuated in floods crisis