Madrid (Reuters): European countries from Denmark to Greece announced new restrictions on Friday to mitigate the soaring COVID-19 cases in some of their largest cities, while Britain is considering a new national lockdown. Cases in the United Kingdom almost doubled to 6,000 per day in the latest reporting week, hospital admissions rose and infection rates […]
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ایک عدالتی بیان میں کہا گیا ہے کہ چین کے ایک رئیل اسٹیٹ ٹائیکون اور صدر شی جن پنگ کے واضح ناقد کو بدعنوانی، رشوت ستانی اور عوامی فنڈز کے غبن کے الزام میں منگل کو 18 سال قید کی سزا سنائی گئی۔ رین زیکیانگ – جو کبھی حکمران کمیونسٹ پارٹی کے اندرونی حلقوں میں سے تھا – مارچ میں عوام کی نظروں سے اوجھل ہو گیا، ایک مضمون لکھنے کے فوراً بعد […]
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A torrid row over Australia’s state border closures has pushed the country’s prime minister to tears, sparked bitter recriminations among rival regional leaders and even talk of secession. Travel between the nation’s independent-minded states and territories has been mostly banned since Covid-19 hit Australia in March. But an unhappy federal government is ratcheting pressure on […]
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The United Kingdom is on track for about 50,000 COVID-19 infections a day by mid-October and a surging death toll unless the public gets serious about preventive action, top British advisors warned on Monday. Rates of infection in England are replicating the strong resurgence of COVID-19 seen in France and Spain, roughly doubling every seven […]
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The number of coronavirus deaths in France is rising for the first time since the end of lockdown, the public health agency said Friday, warning that all outbreak indicators are worsening. The country recorded 13,215 new cases in 24 hours, said the agency — a new daily record since a widespread testing campaign was launched […]
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چین نے ہفتے کے روز کہا کہ اس نے باضابطہ طور پر ایک ایسا طریقہ کار نافذ کیا ہے جو اسے غیر ملکی اداروں کو محدود کرنے کے قابل بناتا ہے، یہ ایک بہت متوقع اقدام ہے جسے ٹیلی کام کمپنی ہواوے جیسی چینی کمپنیوں کے خلاف امریکی جرمانے کے جواب میں دیکھا جاتا ہے۔ وزارت تجارت کے ایک اعلان میں کسی مخصوص غیر ملکی اداروں کا ذکر نہیں کیا گیا، لیکن وسیع پیمانے پر ان عوامل کا ذکر کیا گیا جو متحرک کر سکتے ہیں […]
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said European leaders “haven’t lifted a finger” to halt arms sales to Iran after they rejected a unilateral US declaration that UN sanctions on Tehran were back in force. The administration of President Donald Trump said the sanctions had been re-activated under the “snapback” mechanism in a […]
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Officers requested a “heat ray” weapon for possible use against protesters in a park next to the White House in June, a National Guard major has testified. Military police allegedly asked for the Active Denial System (ADS), which makes targets feel their skin is on fire. It was before authorities cleared Lafayette Square of demonstrators […]
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Talia Ellis and her family live on a farm in New South Wales, Australia. So they are perhaps not the most likely owners of a pub 1,800km (1,200 miles) away in outback Queensland. An Australian family has made news for their incredible story of perseverance and adventure when they traveled 1,800 kilometers to take over […]
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Police on the Greek island of Lesbos are moving thousands of migrants and refugees from the fire-gutted Moria camp to a new tent city nearby. Seventy female officers in protective suits were flown in to organise the transfer of women and children to the temporary Kara Tepe camp. On Wednesday four Afghan asylum seekers were […]
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