Month: August 2020

BERLIN — It was shortly after 7 p.m. when a self-described healer got on stage outside the German Parliament and urged the jeering crowd of protesters to storm the building: “There is no more police!” she shouted. “We have won!” What followed was a scene many Germans thought had been confined to their history books: …

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Sudan’s government and the main rebel alliance agreed on a peace deal on Monday to end 17 years of conflict.  The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of rebel groups from the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, signed the peace agreement at a ceremony in Juba, capital …

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LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. India is fast becoming the world’s new virus epicenter, setting a record for the biggest single-day rise in cases as experts predict that …

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August 31, 2020 8:23 AM Tabatha Wethal Posted: August 31, 2020 8:23 AM Updated: August 31, 2020 8:29 AM This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (green) cultured in the lab.NIAID-RML MADISON, Wis. — …

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Phase 3 clinical trials for the much-anticipated Oxford COVID-19 vaccine are set to begin in the United States Tuesday, with participants in Madison, Wisconsin rolling up their sleeves for the injection. The University of Wisconsin is one of dozens of test sites in the U.S. for the vaccine candidate, made by AstraZeneca in partnership with …

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday rejected growing calls to allow indoor dining at hard-hit New York City restaurants — even as neighboring New Jersey plans to permit reduced-capacity seating later this week. State Budget Director Rob Mujica also admitted that officials had “no specific metric” to decide when Big Apple eateries can reopen their doors. …

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At least 27 people have been hospitalized after being poisoned at a rave party in Oslo by carbon monoxide given off by portable generators By The Associated Press August 31, 2020, 1:05 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article COPENHAGEN, Denmark — At least 27 people were hospitalized after being …

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany singled out CNN anchors Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon for their coverage over the ongoing riots that have plagued cities across America. There has been a heightened focus on the violence that has taken place after the Kenosha unrest with  Democrats and members of the media sounding the alarm …

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A recently hired pandemic adviser, Scott Atlas, is urging the White House to consider a “herd immunity” approach to combatting the coronavirus, The Washington Post reported on Monday. The strategy is controversial because it would allow the disease to spread to most of the population in order to build resistance while also attempting to protect …

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Hamas, the Palestinian group running the besieged Gaza Strip, has announced it has reached a Qatari-mediated deal to end the latest escalation of violence with Israel.    After talks with Qatari envoy Mohammed el-Emadi, “an understanding was reached to rein in the latest escalation and end [Israeli] aggression against our people”, the office of Hamas …

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