With coronavirus case numbers rising dramatically across the country, Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued an urgent appeal for the people of Germany to do their bit to help contain the pandemic. Merkel: Germany in “very serious phase” of the pandemic “We must now do everything we can to prevent the virus from spreading uncontrollably. Every…
While the border tensions between India and China are still persisting, Washington has been warming up with New Delhi, extending its solidarity and throwing full-weight behind India. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Chinese troops to “put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war” on October 13, CNN reported quoting Xinhua….
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit Germany earlier this year, panicked customers flocked to the shops to stock up on toilet paper and pasta, forcing some supermarkets to start rationing supplies. Now, with cases rising and the threat of new restrictions looming, it seems that some people are back at it. Toilet paper was March’s…
The city council in June voted to completely defund the police department. Eight Minneapolis residents are suing the city council over a lack of police presence amid spikes in violent crime in the city, according to local news reports. The residents are blaming the council’s calls to defund the police after George Floyd‘s May 25 death and argue that…
Greetings from Tyler, The good news is that we observed the Feast of Tabernacles at all planned locations, save California, which apparently is still in “lockdown,” per the all-knowing governor’s orders. Services were still held on the Holy Days at an undisclosed location. Not many churches are claiming Constitutional protection, thinking it safer to cooperate…
Concern grows over no-deal. Signatory: SWA chief Karen Betts (pic: Terry Murden) Businesses from across the economy are demanding the Prime Minister shows leadership and secures a Brexit deal. The CBI and 71 trade associations and professional bodies say that “with compromise and tenacity, a deal can be done”. They have issued a statement on…
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – Yaidis Colmenares’ tired and gaunt face leaves little need for explanation as to why the desperate Venezuelan mother of three is fleeing her native country for Colombia. The 37-year-old weighs 19 kilos (42 pounds) less than she did 10 years ago, she says. She could barely afford to buy food…
For 30 years, right-wing parties and nativist leaders have whittled away refugees’ rights. In the wake of a global pandemic, seeking asylum will be nearly impossible unless the international community revises and modernizes its approach to people fleeing war. Rohingya refugees gather behind a barbed wire fence in a temporary settlement set up in the…
Daniel Horowitz of Conservative Review says a new Penn State study highlights the ineffectiveness of government-mandated shutdowns. A new study from Penn State University claims that “the number of early COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have been more than 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast as originally believed.” In a commentary on Conservative…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will deploy up to 15,000 soldiers to reinforce civilian authorities increasingly stretched in their battle against rising numbers of coronavirus infections that have reached the highest level since April, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. The country has managed to suppress the pandemic more than many of its neighbours and keep…