The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has gone into self-isolation, she announced on Twitter. “I have been informed that I attended a meeting last Tuesday where a person was present who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday. Therefore, in accordance with the rules, I am going […]
The number of new corona infections in Germany has increased by 2,673 in the past 24 hours. That is a lot higher than the 2,503 infections reported the day before. The death toll rose by eight and now stands at 9508. The total number of registered infections is 294,395.
Facebook bans ads from far-right militias in the US such as the Proud Boys and ads from the far-right conspiracy theorist group Qanon, the American news channel CNBC reports. The advertising bans are the latest step in a campaign against misinformation surrounding the upcoming US presidential election. Earlier in […]
US President Donald Trump has stated in the first election debate that his Democratic challenger Joe Biden is a threat to the economic recovery from the corona crisis. Trump accused Biden of wanting to shut down the economy. Trump claimed his administration has built “the best economy ever.” “But […]
A wildfire in northern California has killed three people, local authorities report. The fire broke out near the town of Redding, some 200 miles north of San Francisco. All summer long, the western United States has been plagued by persistent natural ties that have killed dozens of people and […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants to reopen the military hotline with North Korea. Moon said on Monday that he wants to prevent more unexpected incidents from happening. Moon’s statements follow the shooting of an employee of the South Korean Ministry of Fisheries. The man was shot by North […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apologized for shooting a South Korean who may have wanted to defect to the north. That happened earlier this week. The government employee disappeared from a South Korean ship. According to South Korea, he was shot by North Korean soldiers while floating in […]
A group of former top soldiers supports Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. According to the letter seen by Reuters news agency, this includes the former second man of the Pentagon, retired general Paul Selva. Selva’s name, who retired last year, is on a list of 489 public figures who […]
The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hope to have a draft agreement on the sale of advanced F35 fighters in early December. Possibilities to make those devices more visible to Israeli radar systems are still being explored, and insiders tell Reuters news agency. Washington traditionally does […]
At least six people died and more than 100 injured after Hurricane Noul hit Vietnam’s central coastline. The tropical storm made landfall near the popular tourist cities of Hue and Da Nang on Friday. Four people died in Hue province, and one in each of the neighbouring provinces of […]
