Month: March 2020
Out of quarantine, into the polling station. Then back to quarantine
‘The chance of the wrong person leading the country is worse than coronavirus’: 16 special polling stations across the country serve the 5,630 people in quarantine over virus fears
Read MoreWorld economy may shrink because of virus, watchdog says
The last time world GDP shrank on a quarter-on-quarter basis was at the end of 2008, during the depths of the financial crisis.
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Israelis vote in country’s 3rd election within a year
The election could decide whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power despite his upcoming criminal trial on corruption charges.
Read MoreMigrants Again Try To Leave Turkey For Europe, But This Time The Gate Is Closed
Four million Syrian refugees are living in Turkey, and another million displaced Syrians are trapped between Russian-backed Syrian forces and the Turkish border. Turkey says to head for Europe. (Image credit: Darko Bandic/AP)
Read MoreMigrants Again Try To Leave Turkey For Europe, But This Time The Gate Is Closed
Four million Syrian refugees are living in Turkey, and another million displaced Syrians are trapped between Russian-backed Syrian forces and the Turkish border. Turkey says to head for Europe. (Image credit: Darko Bandic/AP)
Read MoreTrump’s coronavirus strategy faces new scrutiny after second US death – CNN
Trump’s coronavirus strategy faces new scrutiny after second US death CNN Trump announces intensified traveler screening because of coronavirus New York Post Coronavirus live updates: Markets stage cautious recovery but outbreak spreads globally – The The Washington Post Trump and other populists are
Read MorePope Francis cancels planned retreat due to ‘cold’
Pope Francis said Sunday he was cancelling a planned six-day spiritual retreat south of Rome after coming down with a “cold”. “Unfortunately, a cold forced me not to take part this year,” the 83-year-old pontiff said after coughing a couple
Read MoreRivlin feels ‘shame’ voters forced back to polls, slams ‘awful, grubby’ campaign
Casting his vote, president say ‘We don’t deserve this never-ending instability. We deserve a government that works for us’
Read MoreIsrael seeks end to deadlock with third election in a year
Israel held its third election in less than a year on Monday seeking to break a grinding political deadlock, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chasing re-election while facing criminal indictment. The vote comes just two weeks before the right-wing premier,
Read MoreSouth Korean sect leader apologizes over coronavirus spread
The elderly leader of a secretive South Korean sect linked to more than half the country’s 4,000-plus coronavirus cases knelt before the cameras Monday to apologise for the spread of the disease. Shincheonji head Lee Man-hee’s plea for forgiveness came
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