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A dangerous cycle for immigrants has begun. On April 20, President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an executive order to temporarily halt immigration into the United States in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. As of April 1, 90% of the world’s population already resided in a country that implemented at least […] More
Emmet Sullivan shows reluctance to let justice department drop prosecution of ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn, a former US national security adviser, leaves the district court in Washington after a sentencing hearing. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters A US judge has signalled reluctance to allow the Department of Justice to drop its criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn, tasking […] More
Manafort, 71, serving seven-year sentence for fraud Lawyers argued he was at high risk from coronavirus Manafort arrives at court in June 2019. He was reportedly freed from the FCI Loretto prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP Paul Manafort, the disgraced former chairman of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was released from […] More
A few days ago, thousands of demonstrators gathered in a number of German cities, ignoring government restrictions and guidelines regarding social distancing or the wearing of protective face masks. Among the demonstrators were many ordinary citizens, but also extremists from both sides of the political spectrum, conspiracy theorists, and members of the radical right-wing populist […] More
On April 28, the United Arab Emirates sent 20 tons of medical aids for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus in Indonesia. This equipment is expected to help around 20,000 medical personnel in dealing with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. While the assistance was just the latest in a series of such […] More
Play Video 1:21 Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has warned of serious consequences if US states reopen before building capacity to deal with new Covid-19 outbreaks Coronavirus US live Global report: Anthony Fauci and two other White House Covid-19 taskforce members to self-quarantine More
Last week, 53 days after his suspicious disappearance on March 10, Bangladeshi journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol was “found” by authorities in Benapole, 150 miles from Dhaka where he was last seen. On May 3, border guards apparently discovered Kajol, the editor of the daily newspaper Dainik Pokkhokal, in a field near the Bangladesh-India border, blindfolded and with his legs […] More
‘The consequences could be really serious’ if safeguards relaxed Infectious disease expert testifies remotely before Senate panel Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates Dr Anthony Fauci testifies remotely before the Senate health committee on Tuesday. Fauci warned against reopening the country before local benchmarks had been put in place. Photograph: Reuters […] More
