Consider where we are as a country right now. * Floyd’s death has sparked (mostly) peaceful protests across the country, not only about police brutality but also about the deep and permanent racial inequalities present in American society. (See these six charts that show the reality of inequality hard.) * Biden owes his status as presumptive presidential candidate almost entirely …
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Read More »7-day home quarantine for everyone arriving in Delhi on flights, trains, buses
Everyone arriving in Delhi by bus, train or flights will be quarantined for one week. New Delhi: Every person arriving in Delhi by train, bus, or plane will now have to undergo a mandatory quarantine at their home for a week, the Delhi government said, changing its previous rule where quarantine was not required. District administration officials are tasked with …
Read More »US coronavirus USA: Cases Increase In South And West As Crowded Protests Raise Concerns
The first parts of the outbreak of the American coronavirus hit hardest in dense metropolitan coastal areas, such as New York, New Jersey, Boston, and California. But the last few weeks have seen more diffusion in interior states, including Arkansas, Texas and Arizona. In Arkansas on Tuesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson said there were 375 new positive tests for coronavirus, the …
Read More »United States to suspend Chinese airline flights starting June 16
The United States ordered the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines in and out of the country. Washington: The United States on Tuesday ordered the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines in and out of the country after Beijing did not allow US companies to resume services to China. “American carriers have called for passenger service to resume …
Read More »United States Should Have ‘Two Hundred Million’ Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine in Early 2021, Fauci Says
“Then in early 2021, we expect to have a couple hundred million doses,” Fauci said during a live question-and-answer session with the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, it is still unclear whether the vaccine will be effective against the new coronavirus. Fauci said the first vaccine candidate, manufactured by the modern biotech company in association with NIAID, should …
Read More »The mother of George Floyd’s daughter says she wants justice for him.
“I want justice for him because he was good, no matter what other people think,” Roxie Washington told reporters at a press conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday. “He was good and this is proof that he was a good man,” he added, pointing to his daughter Gianna. In a former Instagram post NBA player Stephen Jackson, who was a close …
Read More »Another elephant death likely caused by cookies, Kerala officials say
The photos showed the elephant standing in the river with its mouth and trunk in the water. New Delhi: While the tragic death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala after eating a pineapple full of explosives continues to generate shock and anger, a second elephant death has emerged from the state. A young female elephant was reportedly similarly killed in …
Read More »Could have done better, clearly, says man behind Swedish COVID-19 plan
People in Tantolunden Park in Stockholm, Sweden amid a coronavirus pandemic. (AFP) Stockholm: Sweden should have done more to fight the coronavirus, the epidemiologist behind a national strategy that avoided the strict blockades seen in many other countries said on Wednesday. Anders Tegnell’s comments followed mounting criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis and a policy that has relied …
Read More »See how FedEx planes glide off the runway as you land at Mumbai airport
Cyclone Nisarga: FedEx MD-11 plane lands at Mumbai airport amid heavy rain Mumbai A cargo plane left the runway after landing in heavy rain at Mumbai airport when severe cyclonic storm Nisarga touched down on the coast of Maharashtra today. In pictures, the plane is seen to stop on a wet runway and in heavy rain as its huge landing …
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