Coronavirus: Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization
Coronavirus: Trump moves to pull US out of World Health Organization The president follows up his vow to leave the world health body by formally notifying the UN. Go to Source
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Tom Hanks: ‘If you can’t wear a mask, I’ve got no respect for you’
Tom Hanks: 'If you can't wear a mask, I've got no respect for you' Actor Tom Hanks shared his thoughts on appropriate public behaviour in order to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus Go to Source
Coronavirus: Airborne transmission cannot be ruled out, WHO says
Coronavirus: Airborne transmission cannot be ruled out, WHO says The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles. Go to Source
Six arrested after ‘Dutch torture chambers’ found
Six arrested after 'Dutch torture chambers' found The suspects were located following the hack of a Europe-wide phone system. Go to Source
Ghislaine Maxwell has copies of Jeffrey Epstein sex tapes, ex-friend says | New York Post
http://youtu.be/q-XD-ToCpx4 Accused Jeffrey Epstein procuress Ghislaine Maxwell will use her secret stockpile of the late pedophile’s sex tapes as an insurance policy to save herself from federal charges, her friend said in a new report. The former socialite, who was arrested in New Hampshire last week, was moved Monday to a Brooklyn lockup to await trial on four counts of sex-trafficking minors and two counts of perjury for allegedly acting as Epstein’s fixer. Christopher Mason, a TV host and journalist who has known Maxwell since the 1980s, has said he was told that Epstein rigged his multiple homes with cameras and kept surveillance tapes of everyone and everything that went on in them. Mason said she has access to the potentially compromising tapes. #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpste...
Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly branded a ‘snooty rich b—h’ by New Hampshire inmates | New York Post
http://youtu.be/qJ2aj0u-I94 Ghislaine Maxwell was a “snooty rich b—h” to fellow inmates at a New Hampshire jail, according to a new report. Jeffrey Epstein’s accused madam was a “depressed loner” who was quickly distanced by others held at Merrimack County Jail after her arrest in a nearby luxury hideaway Thursday, a source told The Sun. “The general opinion of her at Merrimack was that she’s a snooty rich b—h. Nobody wanted anything to do with her,” the insider said. #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/
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Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus Bolsonaro, 65, announces: ‘It came back positive’Far-right president has repeatedly trivialized pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced live on television he has tested positive for coronavirus.“It came back positive,” a mask-wearing Bolsonaro told a hand-picked group of reporters on Tuesday lunchtime outside his official residence. Continue reading... Go to Source
London-born twins face deportation to different countries
London-born twins face deportation to different countries Exclusive: Darrell and Darren Roberts face deportation to countries they have never visitedTwins who were born in London and have never left the UK face deportation to different countries in the Caribbean where they have no close relatives, their families have told the Guardian.Darrell Roberts, 24, has been issued with a deportation notice informing him that the Home Office plans to send him to the Dominican Republic following a prison sentence, even though he has no connection with the country. He believes officials named it in error; his father was born on Dominica, another Caribbean island. Continue reading... Go to Source
Next and Asos drop Boohoo amid Leicester garment factory claims
Next and Asos drop Boohoo amid Leicester garment factory claims Fashion retailers suspend label from websites after report on supplier working conditionsAsos and Next have dropped the fast-fashion brand Boohoo after claims that some factories supplying its clothes paid less than minimum wage and failed to protect workers from coronavirus.The company had more than £1.5bn wiped off its stock market value since Monday in response to the allegations. Continue reading... Go to Source
Donald Trump’s behavior was shaped by his ‘sociopath’ father, niece writes in bombshell book
Donald Trump's behavior was shaped by his 'sociopath' father, niece writes in bombshell book Guardian obtains copy of Too Much and Never EnoughMary Trump says president’s sister helped write bookBook by niece is subject of legal battleDonald Trump’s extraordinary character and outrageous behaviour “threaten the world’s health, economic security and social fabric” and were shaped by his “high-functioning sociopath” father during childhood, according to a bombshell book written by the president’s niece. Related: Fox News apologises for cropping Trump out of Epstein and Maxwell photo Continue reading... Go to Source
China trying to force Chinese nationals living in US to return home – FBI chief
China trying to force Chinese nationals living in US to return home – FBI chief Christopher Wray condemns Operation Fox Hunt campaign‘A sweeping bid to target Chinese nationals Xi sees as threats’Chinese agents have been pursuing hundreds of Chinese nationals living in the US in an effort to force their return, as part of a global campaign against the country’s diaspora, known as Operation Fox Hunt, the FBI director has said. Related: Apple under pressure to act after TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong Continue reading... Go to Source
Coronavirus: Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive
Coronavirus: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive The president, who has belittled the risks posed by the virus, took the test after developing symptoms. Go to Source
China bubonic plague: WHO ‘monitoring’ case but says it is ‘not high risk’
China bubonic plague: WHO 'monitoring' case but says it is 'not high risk' It says the confirmed case of a herdsman in China's Inner Mongolia is being "well managed". Go to Source
Russian space official Safronov charged in treason probe
Russian space official Safronov charged in treason probe Former journalist Ivan Safronov is suspected of passing secrets to a Nato country but denies any guilt. Go to Source
Deutsche Bank faces $150m fine for Jeffrey Epstein ties
Deutsche Bank faces $150m fine for Jeffrey Epstein ties New York regulators cited "significant compliance failures" at the German bank. Go to Source
UK coronavirus live: No 10 fails to apologise for PM’s care homes slur, but claims he meant something different
UK coronavirus live: No 10 fails to apologise for PM's care homes slur, but claims he meant something different Charity boss says blaming care sector for repeated government mistakes is unacceptableFury as PM accuses care homes over high death tollGlobal coronavirus updates - live 12.46pm BSTHancock is responding to Ashworth.On Leicester, he says the data is moving in the right direction. 12.43pm BSTJonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, is responding to Hancock now.On Leicester, he asks what is the exit strategy is for the city’s lockdown. Continue reading... Go to Source
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne in six-week lockdown after Victoria records 191 new cases
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne in six-week lockdown after Victoria records 191 new cases Metropolitan Melbourne returns to stage 3 restrictions after community transmission soars and state records highest one-day increase in casesWhat you need to know about Melbourne’s stage 3 lockdownNSW-Victoria border closure: when does it start, and are there exemptions?What we know about Melbourne’s public housing tower ‘hard lockdowns’Full list of Victoria’s Covid-19 clustersMetropolitan Melbourne will go into stage three lockdown for six weeks from 11.59pm on Wednesday after the state recorded 191 new cases of coronavirus since Monday, the highest daily increase since the pandemic began.The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, announced that people living in the Melb...
Ex-Labour MP faces jail after admitting child abuse image offence
Ex-Labour MP faces jail after admitting child abuse image offence Eric Joyce ordered to sign sex offenders’ register after making indecent image of childThe former Labour MP Eric Joyce is facing a prison sentence and has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register after he admitted to making an indecent image of a child.The 59-year-old, who was MP for Falkirk in Scotland between 2000 and 2012, pleaded guilty at Ipswich crown court to the offence, which took place between 7 August 2013 and 6 November 2018. Continue reading... Go to Source
Former Kasabian singer Tom Meighan avoids jail for assaulting ex-fiancee
Former Kasabian singer Tom Meighan avoids jail for assaulting ex-fiancee Meighan, 39, ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work after pleading guiltyThe former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has narrowly avoided jail after pleading guilty to a “sustained attack” on his former fiancee.Meighan, 39, appeared at Leicester magistrates court on Tuesday where he was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work for attacking Vikki Ager. Continue reading... Go to Source
Hong Kong police given sweeping powers under new security law
Hong Kong police given sweeping powers under new security law Officers able to conduct raids without warrants and secretly monitor suspectsHong Kong police have been granted sweeping new powers, including the ability to conduct raids without a warrant and secretly monitor suspects, after controversial security laws were imposed on the city by the Chinese central government.The powers allow for the confiscation of property related to national security offences, and allow senior police to order the takedown of online material they believe breaches the law. The city’s chief executive can grant police permission to intercept communications and conduct covert surveillance. Penalties include HKD$100,000 (£10,300) fines and up to two years in prison. Continue reading... Go to So...
Coronavirus in Australia: Melbourne returns to lockdown as cases surge
Coronavirus in Australia: Melbourne returns to lockdown as cases surge Five million residents of the Australian city are again told to stay at home, as state borders close. Go to Source
Live Coronavirus Updates: Testing Demand in U.S. Soars
Live Coronavirus Updates: Testing Demand in U.S. Soars Dr. Anthony Fauci said the country was “knee-deep in the first wave.” The U.S. will pay a company $1.6 billion for vaccine development. Brazil’s president had Covid-19 symptoms. Go to Source
Colleges Plan to Reopen Campuses, but for Just Some Students at a Time
Colleges Plan to Reopen Campuses, but for Just Some Students at a Time To provide some semblance of the campus experience during a pandemic, colleges say large chunks of the student body will have to stay away and study remotely for all or part of the year. Go to Source
Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion for Coronavirus Vaccine From Operation Warp Speed
Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion for Coronavirus Vaccine From Operation Warp Speed The Maryland-based company, which has never brought a product to market before, just made the biggest deal to date with the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed. Go to Source
A Million Jobs Lost: A ‘Heart Attack’ for the N.Y.C. Economy
A Million Jobs Lost: A ‘Heart Attack’ for the N.Y.C. Economy While the national jobless rate has rebounded as many states started to reopen, New Yorkers continue to lose jobs and seek benefits. Go to Source
Reopening N.Y.C. Schools Safely: A Huge Challenge
Reopening N.Y.C. Schools Safely: A Huge Challenge The plan now emerging could have an enormous impact because the local economy may not fully recover until working parents can send children to school. Go to Source
Mother vows for justice as IOPC brings case against Met firearms officer
Mother vows for justice as IOPC brings case against Met firearms officer Appeal challenge over Jermaine Baker’s death to focus on when police use of force is justifiedThe mother of a man shot dead by police has vowed to get justice for her son as the court of appeal is to hear a challenge to police use of force.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is bringing the case against a Metropolitan police officer known as W80, who fired a fatal shot killing 28-year-old Jermaine Baker, from Tottenham, north London, in December 2015. Continue reading... Go to Source
Tuesday briefing: Arrest if you challenge Hong Kong laws, says Carrie Lam
Tuesday briefing: Arrest if you challenge Hong Kong laws, says Carrie Lam Bookshelves purged and Tik Tok pulls out … Melbourne, Australia put in six-week Covid-19 lockdown … ode to devilishly good fiddle playerHello and welcome to Tuesday morning’s news with me, Warren Murray. Continue reading... Go to Source
Coronavirus: Spanish study casts doubt on herd immunity feasibility
Coronavirus: Spanish study casts doubt on herd immunity feasibility A Lancet study estimates that around just 5% of the Spanish population has developed antibodies. Go to Source
TikTok to exit Hong Kong ‘within days’
TikTok to exit Hong Kong ‘within days’ The move by the short-form video app comes after China imposed its new security law on the city. Go to Source