Day: October 17, 2020

Categories UK

‘We’ll keep fighting’: Liverpool gym owner faces off against armed police while resisting Covid-19 closure orders

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A gym owner in Liverpool, in the north of England, has shared a video of an armed police raid at his premises, during which he was issued with a £1,000 fine for breaching the coronavirus lockdown measures in place in the city. … Read More >‘We’ll keep fighting’: Liverpool gym owner faces off against armed police while resisting Covid-19 closure orders

Categories Russia

Three stranded Beluga whales saved in remote Russian Far East after dramatic solo rescue operation by hero local inspector

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An inspector from Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has been hailed as a hero, after he saved a family of three Beluga whales – two adults and a young calf – left stranded on a Far Eastern beach on Thursday when the tide went out. … Read More >Three stranded Beluga whales saved in remote Russian Far East after dramatic solo rescue operation by hero local inspector

Categories Russia

All night party, interrupted: Moscow announces new Covid-19 regulations for nightclubs, forcing patrons to register via QR code

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Clubbing in party hotspot Moscow will be slightly disrupted for the coming weeks after the capital’s mayor decreed that visitors to nightclubs will have to register upon entry using a QR code or by SMS starting from Monday. … Read More >All night party, interrupted: Moscow announces new Covid-19 regulations for nightclubs, forcing patrons to register via QR code

Categories Russia

Scientists in Crimea present potential Covid-19 vaccine inhaled through the nose, hoping to offer alternative to injected formulas

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Virologists from Russia’s Crimean Federal University claim to have developed an alternative Covid-19 vaccine, using DNA, which can be inhaled through the nose. They are now want to launch trials, if they can secure funding. … Read More >Scientists in Crimea present potential Covid-19 vaccine inhaled through the nose, hoping to offer alternative to injected formulas

Categories World

‘This war must end’: Foreign doctors express ‘shock’ over severity of war wounds in Nagorno-Karabakh in interviews with RT

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Medics from as far away as France who came to help as fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijanis erupted in Nagorno-Karabakh, have told RT they weren’t fully prepared for the atrocities and have called for the fighting to stop. … Read More >‘This war must end’: Foreign doctors express ‘shock’ over severity of war wounds in Nagorno-Karabakh in interviews with RT

Categories World

‘Something went wrong’: Twitter suffers global outage amid ‘censorship’ scandal ahead of Trump & Biden town halls

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Users across the US and Europe were unable to access Twitter on Thursday evening, for reasons unknown, getting an error message saying the social media platform is “over capacity.” … Read More >‘Something went wrong’: Twitter suffers global outage amid ‘censorship’ scandal ahead of Trump & Biden town halls

Categories Middle East

Largest prisoner swap in Yemen war: Over 1,000 people exchanged between Saudi-backed Yemen government and Houthi rebels

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The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen and the Iran-backed Houthi movement have kicked-off an operation that will see over 1,000 prisoners returning home, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed. … Read More >Largest prisoner swap in Yemen war: Over 1,000 people exchanged between Saudi-backed Yemen government and Houthi rebels