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‘Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020’
- May 17, 2020
We see it in the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on our communities, " Obama was quoted as saying. "More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so numerous folks in charge know what they're doing", Obama said during his speech. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
We see it in the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on our communities, " Obama was quoted as saying. "More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so numerous folks in charge know what they're doing", Obama said during his speech. (more...)
Cyclonic storm likely to bring heavy rain in coastal Bengal districts
- May 17, 2020
The Odisha government urged the Centre to temporarily suspend the running of "Shramik Special" trains to the state's coastal districts because of the impending cyclonic storm that is likely to intensify from Sunday, an official said. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Saturday informed that the possible cyclone likely to make landfall on May 20. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
The Odisha government urged the Centre to temporarily suspend the running of "Shramik Special" trains to the state's coastal districts because of the impending cyclonic storm that is likely to intensify from Sunday, an official said. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Saturday informed that the possible cyclone likely to make landfall on May 20. (more...)
Eleven firefighters injured and building ablaze after massive explosion in downtown LA
- May 17, 2020
Crews were battling a commercial fire at 6:26 p.m. inside a single-story commercial building at 327 E. Boyd St. when the explosion happened. The department issued a " mayday " call and characterised the incident as a "major emergency". Firefighters were seen pouring water on the flames from outside, unable to go inside the burning buildings. The LAFD said firefighters had arrived to reports of a one-story commercial building with smoke showing. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
Crews were battling a commercial fire at 6:26 p.m. inside a single-story commercial building at 327 E. Boyd St. when the explosion happened. The department issued a " mayday " call and characterised the incident as a "major emergency". Firefighters were seen pouring water on the flames from outside, unable to go inside the burning buildings. The LAFD said firefighters had arrived to reports of a one-story commercial building with smoke showing. (more...)
Trump threatens China biggest; global relations will be disrupted
- May 17, 2020
The assessment came after Trump expressed doubts over the phase one trade agreement signed between Washington and Beijing in January, saying the U.S. Analysts concern the more and more heated rhetoric on each side may endanger the US-China trade deal. "So I make a great trade deal, and now I say it just doesn't feel the same to me", he said. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
The assessment came after Trump expressed doubts over the phase one trade agreement signed between Washington and Beijing in January, saying the U.S. Analysts concern the more and more heated rhetoric on each side may endanger the US-China trade deal. "So I make a great trade deal, and now I say it just doesn't feel the same to me", he said. (more...)
LeBron James Hosting ‘Graduate Together’, A Virtual All-Star Graduation Event
- May 17, 2020
President Barack Obama is leading the commencement addresses, and he will be joined by sports stars, activists, actors, and performers from across the U.S. Due to the ongoing pandemic , which has closed schools around the country, the broadcast shines a light on high school seniors graduating during this hard time. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
President Barack Obama is leading the commencement addresses, and he will be joined by sports stars, activists, actors, and performers from across the U.S. Due to the ongoing pandemic , which has closed schools around the country, the broadcast shines a light on high school seniors graduating during this hard time. (more...)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo extends state-wide coronavirus stay-at-home order
- May 17, 2020
Hospitalizations, intubations and deaths have declined statewide for weeks since the virus peaked in April. Five regions in the state were allowed to reopen for business Friday, and Cuomo said he expects to see an increase in cases as more areas are phased in. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
Hospitalizations, intubations and deaths have declined statewide for weeks since the virus peaked in April. Five regions in the state were allowed to reopen for business Friday, and Cuomo said he expects to see an increase in cases as more areas are phased in. (more...)
Trump Administration Seeking a 90-Day Viral Supply Stockpile
- May 17, 2020
The officials did not divulge how many new ventilators they hope to add to the stockpile over the next couple of months. Congress appropriated $1 billion to that fund as part of the March 27 CARES Act responding to the pandemic. "Look, there's nothing good about what happened with the plague, OK - especially the death - but the one thing is, it said, 'Trump was right, ' " Trump said in an interview that aired on Thursday on Fox Business News. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
The officials did not divulge how many new ventilators they hope to add to the stockpile over the next couple of months. Congress appropriated $1 billion to that fund as part of the March 27 CARES Act responding to the pandemic. "Look, there's nothing good about what happened with the plague, OK - especially the death - but the one thing is, it said, 'Trump was right, ' " Trump said in an interview that aired on Thursday on Fox Business News. (more...)
India surpasses China in coronavirus cases to become new Asia hotspot
- May 17, 2020
India had 83,072 cases at 7.46pm IST compared to China's 82,933, said the website, which is widely quoted in the world media. "As on 8:00am (local time) Friday, 2,649 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country", information released by the ministry read. (more...)
- May 17, 2020
India had 83,072 cases at 7.46pm IST compared to China's 82,933, said the website, which is widely quoted in the world media. "As on 8:00am (local time) Friday, 2,649 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country", information released by the ministry read. (more...)
Strong quake hits near California-Nevada border
- May 16, 2020
Geological Survey. People from Salt Lake City to California's Central Valley tweeted that they felt it. But later the Nevada Department of Transportation said in an alert that the quake had damaged parts of U.S. It was about seven miles deep. The half-mile section of highway that was damaged was reopened later in the day. Keith Hasty, an employee at a gas station in Tonopah, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal groceries were shaken off shelves and residents who frequented the store ... (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Geological Survey. People from Salt Lake City to California's Central Valley tweeted that they felt it. But later the Nevada Department of Transportation said in an alert that the quake had damaged parts of U.S. It was about seven miles deep. The half-mile section of highway that was damaged was reopened later in the day. Keith Hasty, an employee at a gas station in Tonopah, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal groceries were shaken off shelves and residents who frequented the store ... (more...)
US COVID-19 cases surpass 1.4 mln -- Johns Hopkins University
- May 16, 2020
The worldwide count reached 300,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Thursday afternoon, with the US death toll making up almost a third of the global tally with nearly 85 ,000 deaths as some states continue lift stay-at-home orders. Europe, meanwhile, pushed ahead with plans to gradually reopen for summer tourism, even as fears persist of a second wave of infections in the pandemic that has forced more than half of humanity behind closed doors in recent months. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
The worldwide count reached 300,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Thursday afternoon, with the US death toll making up almost a third of the global tally with nearly 85 ,000 deaths as some states continue lift stay-at-home orders. Europe, meanwhile, pushed ahead with plans to gradually reopen for summer tourism, even as fears persist of a second wave of infections in the pandemic that has forced more than half of humanity behind closed doors in recent months. (more...)
First Covid-19 case found in Bangladesh camps
- May 16, 2020
A 35-year-old man living in Kutupalong, the largest of the Rohingya camps, was the first to test positive. In early April authorities had locked down Cox's Bazar - home to 3.4 million people including the refugees - after a number of Covid-19 cases. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
A 35-year-old man living in Kutupalong, the largest of the Rohingya camps, was the first to test positive. In early April authorities had locked down Cox's Bazar - home to 3.4 million people including the refugees - after a number of Covid-19 cases. (more...)
Italy Plans To Lift Some Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Early Next Month
- May 16, 2020
But all travel curb will be lifted from June 3 - a major milestone on Italy's road to recovery, with the government hoping to salvage the forthcoming vacation season, when Italians traditionally escape the cities for their annual summer breaks. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
But all travel curb will be lifted from June 3 - a major milestone on Italy's road to recovery, with the government hoping to salvage the forthcoming vacation season, when Italians traditionally escape the cities for their annual summer breaks. (more...)
Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga arrested in France
- May 16, 2020
Felicien Kabuga, who had a $5 million bounty on his head, had been accused of equipping militias in the genocide that killed more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them. He called it the most important capture by an global tribunal since the arrest of Gen. Ratko Mladic, the Serbian military leader who was charged with genocide during the Bosnian war in the 1990s. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Felicien Kabuga, who had a $5 million bounty on his head, had been accused of equipping militias in the genocide that killed more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them. He called it the most important capture by an global tribunal since the arrest of Gen. Ratko Mladic, the Serbian military leader who was charged with genocide during the Bosnian war in the 1990s. (more...)
Surrogate-born babies stranded in Ukraine
- May 16, 2020
Parents have paid between £5,745 and £57,365 for services from the organisation that has assisted them with starting families. Ukraine's borders were closed in March as a result of the virus outbreak. "Every child is a gift of God that should be gratefully accepted in the marriage of a man and a woman", they said. The parents of sixteen of the babies have been able to travel to Ukraine so far. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Parents have paid between £5,745 and £57,365 for services from the organisation that has assisted them with starting families. Ukraine's borders were closed in March as a result of the virus outbreak. "Every child is a gift of God that should be gratefully accepted in the marriage of a man and a woman", they said. The parents of sixteen of the babies have been able to travel to Ukraine so far. (more...)
Malaysia drops charge against 'Wolf of Wall Street' producer
- May 16, 2020
Riza was charged with five counts of money laundering amounting to US$248 million allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB. Riza Aziz reached a settlement with the government and was discharged Thursday without being formally acquitted, meaning that prosecutors can revive the charge. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Riza was charged with five counts of money laundering amounting to US$248 million allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB. Riza Aziz reached a settlement with the government and was discharged Thursday without being formally acquitted, meaning that prosecutors can revive the charge. (more...)
Storm Tests Philippines' Capacity to Protect Evacuees From Virus
- May 16, 2020
Vongfong packed gusts up to 190 kilometres an hour and drenching rains when it roared into the Philippines . The rest of the country will be placed in less restrictive quarantine, and crucial businesses will partially reopen starting next week. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Vongfong packed gusts up to 190 kilometres an hour and drenching rains when it roared into the Philippines . The rest of the country will be placed in less restrictive quarantine, and crucial businesses will partially reopen starting next week. (more...)
5 surfers die in stormy weather off Dutch coast
- May 16, 2020
Later two more bodies were discovered while a fifth body was seen floating in the waters but out of reach of rescuers. Officials and witnesses told Agence France-Presse the conditions created "avalanche-like" sea foam along the coast. Pat Smith, elected in March as the "night mayor" of The Hague, said (via nltimes.nl) that he knew two of the surfers "very well" because, like him, they were internationally trained lifeguards. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Later two more bodies were discovered while a fifth body was seen floating in the waters but out of reach of rescuers. Officials and witnesses told Agence France-Presse the conditions created "avalanche-like" sea foam along the coast. Pat Smith, elected in March as the "night mayor" of The Hague, said (via nltimes.nl) that he knew two of the surfers "very well" because, like him, they were internationally trained lifeguards. (more...)
India's Covid-19 infections surpass China, but contagion slowing
- May 16, 2020
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package's details for agriculture and allied activities to help them tide over the COVID-19 pandemic. The toll in the United States, United Kingdom and Italy is much higher. Chandigarh reported no new cases. The state has reported 76 cases. Bihar has reported 1,033 cases (seven deaths) and J&K has reported 1,013 cases (11 deaths). (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package's details for agriculture and allied activities to help them tide over the COVID-19 pandemic. The toll in the United States, United Kingdom and Italy is much higher. Chandigarh reported no new cases. The state has reported 76 cases. Bihar has reported 1,033 cases (seven deaths) and J&K has reported 1,013 cases (11 deaths). (more...)
Vande Bharat mission: MEA refutes West Bengal minister's discrimination charges
- May 16, 2020
On Thursday evening, West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress general secretary Partha Chatterjee tweeted to complain that no cities in West Bengal had been made part of repatriation flights in the first two weeks of operation Vande Bharat. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
On Thursday evening, West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress general secretary Partha Chatterjee tweeted to complain that no cities in West Bengal had been made part of repatriation flights in the first two weeks of operation Vande Bharat. (more...)
Trump fires State Department watchdog amid report of probe into Mike Pompeo
- May 16, 2020
Linick, a former assistant USA attorney in California and Virginia who has held the IG position since 2013, had overseen reports that were highly critical of the State Department's management policies since Trump took office. "The president must cease his pattern of reprisal and retaliation against the public servants who are working to keep Americans safe, particularly during this time of global emergency", Ms Pelosi said. (more...)
- May 16, 2020
Linick, a former assistant USA attorney in California and Virginia who has held the IG position since 2013, had overseen reports that were highly critical of the State Department's management policies since Trump took office. "The president must cease his pattern of reprisal and retaliation against the public servants who are working to keep Americans safe, particularly during this time of global emergency", Ms Pelosi said. (more...)
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