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New Zealand Claims ‘Elimination’ of CCP Virus
- April 27, 2020
However, for most of the past week, new cases were in single figures. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in New Zealand. "Don't expect the first iteration to include things like Bluetooth applications", she said. Ardern said, "We are opening up the economy, but we're not opening up people's social lives". (more...)
- April 27, 2020
However, for most of the past week, new cases were in single figures. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in New Zealand. "Don't expect the first iteration to include things like Bluetooth applications", she said. Ardern said, "We are opening up the economy, but we're not opening up people's social lives". (more...)
Australia launches contact tracing app in bid to slow coronavirus
- April 27, 2020
How does the app work? Despite the source code not being released yet, some devs have already started digging into it via opensource tools such as apktool and JadX. However the app's Android .APK file, as is the case with all such files, can be just-about-decompiled. "But above all else we want to be able to be in contact, for the state health officials to be in contact". (more...)
- April 27, 2020
How does the app work? Despite the source code not being released yet, some devs have already started digging into it via opensource tools such as apktool and JadX. However the app's Android .APK file, as is the case with all such files, can be just-about-decompiled. "But above all else we want to be able to be in contact, for the state health officials to be in contact". (more...)
Italian Prime Minister Conte outlines coronavirus exit strategy blueprint
- April 27, 2020
The country started locking down towns with COVID-19 cases in the Lombardy region on February 23, and has added more regions of lockdown through March 9 when the entire country closed up shop. Britain's theatres and comedy clubs may have to wait until the end of the year to reopen, if the United Kingdom follows the same timetable as Italy. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
The country started locking down towns with COVID-19 cases in the Lombardy region on February 23, and has added more regions of lockdown through March 9 when the entire country closed up shop. Britain's theatres and comedy clubs may have to wait until the end of the year to reopen, if the United Kingdom follows the same timetable as Italy. (more...)
Bill Gates knocks 'unequal' coronavirus testing in US
- April 27, 2020
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said China "did a lot of things right" during the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus and that blaming the communist country for unleashing the virus on the world serves only as a "distraction". (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said China "did a lot of things right" during the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus and that blaming the communist country for unleashing the virus on the world serves only as a "distraction". (more...)
Kim Jong Un 'alive and well': South Korea
- April 27, 2020
A slew of media reports online and otherwise particularly from Japan had been claiming that Kim Jong Un was dead, while other reports claimed China had sent a high level team of medical doctors to attend to an ailing Kim Jong Un , who was reportedly in a vegetative state . (more...)
- April 27, 2020
A slew of media reports online and otherwise particularly from Japan had been claiming that Kim Jong Un was dead, while other reports claimed China had sent a high level team of medical doctors to attend to an ailing Kim Jong Un , who was reportedly in a vegetative state . (more...)
Boris Johnson returns to work, promising 'UK will emerge stronger'
- April 27, 2020
The Prime Minister added: "And so when we are sure that this first phase is over and that we are meeting our five tests: deaths falling, NHS protected, rate of infection down, really sorting out the challenges of testing and PPE, avoiding a second peak, then that will be the time to move on to the second phase in which we continue to suppress the disease and keep the reproduction rate - the R rate - down, but begin gradually to refine the economic and social restrictions and one-by-one to ... (more...)
- April 27, 2020
The Prime Minister added: "And so when we are sure that this first phase is over and that we are meeting our five tests: deaths falling, NHS protected, rate of infection down, really sorting out the challenges of testing and PPE, avoiding a second peak, then that will be the time to move on to the second phase in which we continue to suppress the disease and keep the reproduction rate - the R rate - down, but begin gradually to refine the economic and social restrictions and one-by-one to ... (more...)
It is early to lift lockdown, UK PM Boris Johnson says
- April 27, 2020
The UK on Sunday reported 413 deaths , taking the total number of fatalities in the country's hospitals to 20,732. The last time the health department recorded a smaller increase was on March 31, when 381 deaths were registered. Sunday's figures also showed another 4,463 people had tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to nearly 153,000. As other European countries begin to slowly reopen businesses and schools, Johnson said he shared Britons' impatience to get back to ... (more...)
- April 27, 2020
The UK on Sunday reported 413 deaths , taking the total number of fatalities in the country's hospitals to 20,732. The last time the health department recorded a smaller increase was on March 31, when 381 deaths were registered. Sunday's figures also showed another 4,463 people had tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to nearly 153,000. As other European countries begin to slowly reopen businesses and schools, Johnson said he shared Britons' impatience to get back to ... (more...)
Back to school in China as lockdowns start to ease
- April 27, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in Iran, the worst hit country in the Middle East, has passed 90,000, according to latest official figures, as Tehran announced its lowest number of new deaths in weeks. Saudi Arabia will relax its curfew between 9am and 5pm, and malls and retailers will be allowed to reopen in all regions of the kingdom until May 13, but a round-the-clock lockdown will be maintained in hotspots including the Muslim holy city of Mecca. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in Iran, the worst hit country in the Middle East, has passed 90,000, according to latest official figures, as Tehran announced its lowest number of new deaths in weeks. Saudi Arabia will relax its curfew between 9am and 5pm, and malls and retailers will be allowed to reopen in all regions of the kingdom until May 13, but a round-the-clock lockdown will be maintained in hotspots including the Muslim holy city of Mecca. (more...)
Ontario to unveil framework for reopening the economy
- April 27, 2020
Employees working more than 100 hours per month will also get lump-sum payments of $250 monthly over the next 16 weeks starting immediately. In total, an eligible employee who works 40 hours a week would receive $3,560 in additional compensation, said the province . (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Employees working more than 100 hours per month will also get lump-sum payments of $250 monthly over the next 16 weeks starting immediately. In total, an eligible employee who works 40 hours a week would receive $3,560 in additional compensation, said the province . (more...)
Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes committed by minors, says commission
- April 27, 2020
Saudi Arabia will abolish the death penalty imposed on those who committed crimes while still minors, the kingdom's Human Rights Commission has announced . Rights groups have documented past cases in which Saudi judges have sentenced criminals to flogging for a range of offences, including public intoxication, harrassment and extramarital sex. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Saudi Arabia will abolish the death penalty imposed on those who committed crimes while still minors, the kingdom's Human Rights Commission has announced . Rights groups have documented past cases in which Saudi judges have sentenced criminals to flogging for a range of offences, including public intoxication, harrassment and extramarital sex. (more...)
Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president
- April 27, 2020
Democrats would fund states and municipalities in the next piece of stimulus legislation, she said. "We will have state and local and we will have it in a very significant way". "We have to win in certain particular areas", she said at the time. "With so much at stake, we need the enthusiasm, invigoration and participation of all Americans - up and down the ballot, and across the country". (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Democrats would fund states and municipalities in the next piece of stimulus legislation, she said. "We will have state and local and we will have it in a very significant way". "We have to win in certain particular areas", she said at the time. "With so much at stake, we need the enthusiasm, invigoration and participation of all Americans - up and down the ballot, and across the country". (more...)
EU leaders task European Commission to link coronavirus recovery fund to budget
- April 27, 2020
Drawing up a recovery plan that can be endorsed by all will be more challenging. Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel told fellow leaders her country is willing to significantly increase its contribution to the common budget. That debate will again split Europe along north-south lines, with Germany, Netherlands and other so-called "frugals" urging for less money and any aid to come through loans with conditions. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Drawing up a recovery plan that can be endorsed by all will be more challenging. Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel told fellow leaders her country is willing to significantly increase its contribution to the common budget. That debate will again split Europe along north-south lines, with Germany, Netherlands and other so-called "frugals" urging for less money and any aid to come through loans with conditions. (more...)
'No Evidence' That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Are Immune, WHO Says
- April 27, 2020
The WHO said people believe they have recovered from the coronavirus so they will not be attacked second time. The WHO issued the original statement in response to a suggestion from politicians in several countries that so-called "immunity passports" could be issued to people in order to enable them to return to work. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
The WHO said people believe they have recovered from the coronavirus so they will not be attacked second time. The WHO issued the original statement in response to a suggestion from politicians in several countries that so-called "immunity passports" could be issued to people in order to enable them to return to work. (more...)
Praising Black Democrat Resigns After Backlash In Georgia
- April 27, 2020
She appeared on Fox News Channel's " The Ingraham Angle " telling host Laura Ingraham that her symptoms from the disease stopped "within a couple hours" of being administered the drug. Michigan Democrats reportedly plan to censure a state lawmaker who met with President Trump and expressed support and thanks to him and his administration for their endorsement of hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
She appeared on Fox News Channel's " The Ingraham Angle " telling host Laura Ingraham that her symptoms from the disease stopped "within a couple hours" of being administered the drug. Michigan Democrats reportedly plan to censure a state lawmaker who met with President Trump and expressed support and thanks to him and his administration for their endorsement of hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment. (more...)
Anderson Cooper Says 'He Wrote a Note,' Almost Loses It
- April 27, 2020
Jon tested positive for coronavirus in March, and had initially self quarantined himself in a part of their home. He, further, wrote that Katie was the most attractive, caring and nurturing person he had met in his life and that she was one of a kind. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Jon tested positive for coronavirus in March, and had initially self quarantined himself in a part of their home. He, further, wrote that Katie was the most attractive, caring and nurturing person he had met in his life and that she was one of a kind. (more...)
"People Say I Am Hardest Working President": Donald Trump
- April 27, 2020
The six-tweet outburst appeared to be sparked by a story in The New York Times , which reported that the president typically comes into the Oval Office as late as noon and in a foul mood after a cable news-filled morning, according to aides. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
The six-tweet outburst appeared to be sparked by a story in The New York Times , which reported that the president typically comes into the Oval Office as late as noon and in a foul mood after a cable news-filled morning, according to aides. (more...)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un`s train possibly spotted at Wonsan resort
- April 27, 2020
Even South Korea's main spy agency has a mixed record on confirming developments in North Korea . According to a report released Saturday from 38 North , a project dedicated to monitoring the secretive nation using satellite imagery, a train belonging to the Kim family was present in Wonsan, a port town on the eastern coast of North Korea, from April 21 and April 23. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Even South Korea's main spy agency has a mixed record on confirming developments in North Korea . According to a report released Saturday from 38 North , a project dedicated to monitoring the secretive nation using satellite imagery, a train belonging to the Kim family was present in Wonsan, a port town on the eastern coast of North Korea, from April 21 and April 23. (more...)
Cool and quiet Sunday night, with mostly clear skies
- April 27, 2020
A largely dry night ahead. A touch milder, lows 2°C. Tuesday will see a temporary break in the clouds under mostly sunny skies with a high of 61 and a low of 46. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram for the latest weather updates. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Highs will be near 80 on Wednesday , and closer to 70 Thursday . (more...)
- April 27, 2020
A largely dry night ahead. A touch milder, lows 2°C. Tuesday will see a temporary break in the clouds under mostly sunny skies with a high of 61 and a low of 46. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram for the latest weather updates. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Highs will be near 80 on Wednesday , and closer to 70 Thursday . (more...)
Spanish children allowed out from COVID-19 lockdown
- April 27, 2020
Spain has registered the third-highest number of COVID-19 deaths, after the United States and Italy . Since the start of the state of emergency, Spaniards have only been allowed to leave home for essential shopping, except those workers in industries who can not work from home. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Spain has registered the third-highest number of COVID-19 deaths, after the United States and Italy . Since the start of the state of emergency, Spaniards have only been allowed to leave home for essential shopping, except those workers in industries who can not work from home. (more...)
New Zealand begins to ease lockdown, allows fishing & surfing
- April 27, 2020
Our aim is to keep you informed. He said the latest victim was a woman in her 90s, who was a resident at St Margaret's Rest Home in Auckland. She had a number of underlying health conditions and was the third person in that cluster to die. (more...)
- April 27, 2020
Our aim is to keep you informed. He said the latest victim was a woman in her 90s, who was a resident at St Margaret's Rest Home in Auckland. She had a number of underlying health conditions and was the third person in that cluster to die. (more...)
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