July, 2020
WHO acknowledges ‘emerging evidence’ of airborne spread of COVID-19
July 10, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
WHO acknowledges ‘emerging evidence’ of airborne spread of COVID-19 GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people. “We have been talking about the […]
Read More...Drug Corporations Rule the World- Almost
July 10, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Drug Corporations Rule the World- Almost Fr. Shay Cullen. 10 July 2010 People sick from Covid-19 in the Europe, Africa, the Philippines and the rest of Asia gasping and struggling to recover in a hospital bed will have to struggle harder to survive. This is because the only drug known to help patients recover quicker, […]
Read More...Deutsche Bank faces $150m fine for Jeffrey Epstein ties
July 9, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Deutsche Bank has been hit with a $150m (£120m) fine for failing to properly monitor its relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. New York state regulators said the bank had suffered “significant compliance failures”, processing hundreds of transactions for the late financier. Those included payments to Russian models and $800,000 in “suspicious” cash withdrawals. Deutsche […]
Read More...Bianca Williams: Athlete accuses police of racial profiling after vehicle search
July 9, 2020 · By BBC Sport for www.bbc.com
Bianca Williams: Athlete accuses police of racial profiling after vehicle search British sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner have accused the Metropolitan Police of racial profiling and acting violently towards them. European and Commonwealth relay gold medallist Williams, 26, and Portuguese 400m record holder Ricardo dos Santos were stopped in a vehicle in London. […]
Read More...Bubonic Plague Found in a Herder in Inner Mongolia, China Says
July 9, 2020 · By Austin Ramzy for www.nytimes.com
A city put control measures in place after one confirmed case of the disease, which caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages. Bubonic Plague Found in a Herder in Inner Mongolia, China Says A herdsman in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia was confirmed to be infected with bubonic plague, health officials said, a […]
Read More...At Angelus, pope backs UN resolution calling for global ceasefire
July 9, 2020 · By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Pope Francis hopes the Security Council resolution becomes a courageous first step toward a peaceful future Pope Francis praised the United Nations’ adoption of a global ceasefire resolution amid the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the world. “The request for a global and immediate ceasefire, which would allow that peace and security necessary to provide […]
Read More...Abuse risk rises for domestic workers in Arab countries
July 9, 2020 · By Ben Hubbard and Louise Donovan for www.nytimes.com
The pandemic and economic crises have caused many workers to lose their jobs. Some have been detained, abused, deprived of wages and stranded far from home with nowhere to turn for help. Abuse risk rises for domestic workers in Arab countries BEIRUT, Lebanon — When the nine African women lost their jobs as domestic workers […]
Read More...Ex-Labour shadow minister Eric Joyce – who quit the party after head-butting two Tory MPs in Commons bar bust-up – faces jail after admitting he had ‘spam’ child porn film involving baby
July 8, 2020 · By LUKE ANDREWS FOR MAILONLINE for www.dailymail.co.uk
Disgraced former shadow Labour minister Eric Joyce has been warned he could face at least a year in jail after admitting to having child pornography on a computer. The ex-Labour MP for Falkirk, Scotland, had a 51-second clip depicting ‘a number of children’ including a 12-month-old baby. The oldest was seven years old. It was […]
Read More...Coronavirus: Fear over rise in animal-to-human diseases
July 8, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Coronavirus: Fear over rise in animal-to-human diseases Zoonotic diseases – which jump from animals to humans – are increasing and will continue to do so without action to protect wildlife and preserve the environment, UN experts have warned. They blame the rise in diseases such as Covid-19 on high demand for animal protein, unsustainable agricultural […]
Read More...Charge filed against woman who called police on black birdwatcher
July 8, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Charge filed against woman who called police on black birdwatcher A white woman in New York is facing a criminal charge for calling 911 on a black man after he asked her to put her dog on a lead in Central Park. Amy Cooper, who was shown calling police in a viral video, is accused […]
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