Fewer than 40% of migrants given deportation orders actually leave Europe

Only 38 percent of expelled people eventually returned to their country of origin or to the country from which they traveled to the EU. In the European Union, less than 40 percent of expelled illegal immigrants eventually return to their … Read More

435 illegal migrants land in Spain, 34 escape coronaivrus quarantine

Police in Murcia are still looking for 45 escaped migrants from the group of 454 migrants, of which 34 people tested positive for COVID-19 Since Friday, 435 migrants from Africa have arrived at the Spanish coast in small boats, with … Read More

Latin America sees coronavirus records tumble as cases near 5 million

BUENOS AIRES/ASUNCION/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Argentina broke past 200,000 COVID-19 cases on Sunday and Colombia set a daily record as grim milestones topple in Latin America, pushing the world’s worst affected region towards a combined 5 million cases. The region, which … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 31 July 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Maybe the approaching hurricane will supplant the excited COVID-19 reporting for a couple of days.  That would be a welcome respite.  Every news report begins with “spikes,” “hot-spots” and concerns that some are not doing all they … Read More

Californians on edge over new shutdown due to coronavirus fears

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Californians turn on one another as coronavirus shuts down the state for a second time California residents are taking their anger out against each other as a surge of coronavirus cases has forced the state to resume shutdowns. Some residents have become frustrated that … Read More

Experts Fear North Korea Using COVID Vaccine as Cover For Biological Weapons

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Bredan Smialowski/Getty Images) Experts increasingly believe that North Korea could be using the coronavirus crisis to seek technology for biological weapons, Politico reported on Wednesday. “They could buy equipment from Western or Chinese sources that would be … Read More

More than 60 per cent of London firms plan to lay off staff, survey says

Many shops across London have permanently closed due to coronavirus (via Getty Images) More than 60 percent of London firms expect to lay off some of their furloughed employees, a survey has said, in a sign of the wave of … Read More

The endless story of Venezuela’s lonely, heartbreaking decline

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“Every junkie story is too long.” That was the opening line of an essay on heroin addiction I read as a teenager, and it has always stayed with me. For addicts, the relapse cycle too often repeats again and again, … Read More

‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’

The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same. GETTY / THE ATLANTIC Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is … Read More

Trump, Russia’s Putin, discuss arms control, Iran, coronavirus -statements

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he wanted to avoid a costly arms race with Russia and China and hoped for progress in arms control negotiations, the White House said. “President Trump reiterated … Read More

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