Nations around the world have watched in horror at the five days of civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a Black man being detained by police. But they have not been surprised. Racism-tinged events no longer startle even America’s closest allies, though many have watched coverage of the often-violent protests with growing unease. Burning cars and riot police…
View More PROTESTS IN LONDON OVER GEORGE FLOYD’S KILLING: CONDEMNATIONS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD
Demonstrations erupted in cities across the U.S. in response to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in the hands of Minneapolis police. Derek Chauvin, the police officer filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck, was arrested Friday and charged with murder and manslaughter. The anger in response to Floyd’s killing descended into rioting and looting in several cities. Protests erupted…
View More GEORGE FLOYD KILLING SEES LARGE SCALE PROTESTS & LOOTING IN AMERICA: CURFEWS IN MANY CITIES & NATIONAL GUARD MOBILIZED
Another 134 Coronavirus patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 37,048, the Department of Health and Social Care has said. The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community. As of Tuesday morning, 265,227 people have tested positive in Britain, a daily increase of 2,004, according…
View More UK CORONAVIRUS DEATHS AT 37,048: TOTAL CASES AT 265,227
In the USA, there have been 1,680,301 confirmed cases and 98,875 deaths with 384,902 people recovering from the virus. The number of U.S. coronavirus deaths approached 100,000, with just under 99,000 recorded early Tuesday, according to NBC News’ count. The U.S. leads the world in both deaths and confirmed cases, with 1.67 million infections recorded. As the U.S. and other countries take steps to lift lockdowns and other restrictions,…
View More AMERCIA’S CORONAVIRUS DEATHS NEAR 100,000 & TOTAL CASES RISE TO 1,680,301
Canada reported fewer than 1,000 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, marking the first time in nearly two months the daily increase was in the triple digits. Six provinces saw a combined 937 new tests come back positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. To date, 86,636 cases have been confirmed — 45,352 of whom have since recovered. Another…
View More CANADA CORONAVIRUS DEATHS AT 6,639:TOTAL CASES AT 86,636
Dust off your passport and dig out your Kiwi currency: flights between Australia and New Zealand could resume as early as July under plans to open a ‘travel bubble’ between the two countries. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today that both the Australian and New Zealand governments “are working to move on this as quickly as we can” on a proposal which…
View More Australia – New Zealand flights set to take off soon
Coronavirus in Australia rise by 15. Australia now has 7,133 coronavirus cases. It’s an increase of 15 in the past 24 hours, with more than one third of those presenting in a live export ship off the coast of Western Australia. Six of the 48 crew aboard the Al Kuwait ship tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday and accounted for…
View More Australia Coronavirus cases at 7,133: Deaths at 102
In New Zealand, no one is exempt from the strict coronavirus prevention measures — not even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was denied entry to a cafe because of her own social distancing rules. Ardern, her fiance Clarke Gayford and a group of friends were turned away from a cafe in Wellington on Saturday because it had already reached its…
View More New Zealand PM Turned Away from Cafe Due to Virus Distancing Rules: No Special Treatments
Politicians From Slovakia lead By Example In March, when the severity of the coronavirus pandemic was becoming clear but many of the world’s leading nations had yet to formulate a response to it, one country was springing into action. Slovakia was the first country to go into lockdown within 10 days of identifying its first case. Its borders were sealed, schools and…
View More How Slovakia President & Government Led The Coronovirus Crisis Management By Example
Unlike its Nordic neighbors and much of Europe, Sweden did not impose a wide-ranging lockdown during the coronavirus times.. The government did introduce some legislation and make strong recommendations for its citizens to stay at home wherever possible. However, Swedish schools, gyms, bars and shops have mostly remained open throughout the crisis. The approach was branded soft by many news outlets, as…
View More Sweden PM Lofven dismisses International criticism on “NO LOCKDOWN” policy