The de facto leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, appeared before a South Korean court on Monday, awaiting a ruling on whether new allegations including accounting fraud and stock manipulation will send him back to jail after more than two years of freedom. Prosecutors on Thursday asked the court …
Read More »American police shoot, kill and imprison more people than other developed countries. Here’s the data
That’s the message from many of the protesters who have filled American cities for nearly two weeks, demanding justice for the death of George Floyd and seeking to end a litany of police killings of black Americans. The protests have rippled across the United States and throughout the world, with …
Read More »Global coronavirus cases exceed 7 million mark
The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 7 million early Monday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university’s data showed that the global tally of fatalities had reached 402,730, while the number of recoveries topped 3.14 million. The US remains the worst-hit …
Read More »Al-Amiri condoles the Islamic Jihad with the death of Shallah
The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi al-Amiri condoles the Palestinian Islamic Jihad on the death of Dr. Mujahid Ramadan Abdullah Shallah The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri issued a statement today, Sunday, which was viewed by Al-Ghadeer channel, during which he attributed the Islamic Jihad movement in …
Read More »Trump Orders National Guard to Withdraw from Washington DC
This comes as more protests against police aggression and racial discrimination are expected to take place in the city on Sunday. US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce his decision over the presence of the National Guard in Washington, DC. I have just given an order for our …
Read More »Iraq: 28 fatalities and 1268 new confirmed Covid-19 cases
The Iraqi ministry of health and Environment declared today, Sunday, that 28 fatalities and 1,268 new confirmed cases were registered. Those numbers are the third highest since the outbreak of the virus in the country. In a statement received by AlghadeerTV, The Ministry said that 303053 tests were performed since …
Read More »US has no right to call for extension of Iran arms embargo
Iran’s UN ambassador says the US’ call for an extension of the UN Security Council’s arms embargo on Tehran lacks legal standing in international law. In a tweet on Saturday, Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said the US ambassador to the UN “wrongly” believes the US retains the right to initiate snapback …
Read More »Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu’s ‘apartheid’ bid to steal more Palestinian land
Several thousand Israelis have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest the regime’s highly controversial scheme to annex parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, warning that the move would lead to permanent apartheid. According to Press TV, the rally took place at Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday …
Read More »Malaysia to lift most curbs with Covid-19 ‘under control’
Malaysia to lift most curbs with outbreak ‘under control’ Malaysia will lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses on Wednesday, including a ban on travel between its states, after lockdown of nearly three months although its international borders will remain closed. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced in a televised address the …
Read More »Iraqi Kurdistan extends travel ban between provinces
The security authorities in the Kurdistan Region decided on Sunday to extend the travel ban between the provinces until mid-June. “The region’s Ministry of Interior decided to extend the travel ban between the provinces of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk and Halabja, and the two independent administrations “Raprin and Karmian” from …
Read More »Dozens Wounded ina Clashes as Hundreds of Protesters Flood Beirut
Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital Saturday to decry the collapse of the economy, as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah. Hundreds filled the streets in and around the protest hub of Martyrs Square in the center of Beirut, with skirmishes …
Read More »Brazil stops publishing coronavirus deaths, infections
Brazil’s government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics have called an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America’s largest nation. The Saturday move came after months of criticism from experts saying Brazil’s statistics are …
Read More »German magazine declares Trump’s the DEVIL to be blamed for all that ails America.
German media covering US President Donald Trump’s response to the protests, rioting, and violence stemming from the police killing of George Floyd have gone to cartoonish lengths to pin all the nation’s problems on Bad Orange Man. Der Spiegel, never one to look too kindly on the president, nevertheless outdid …
Read More »Coronavirus cases surpass 400,000 worldwide
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 400,135 worldwide, the Johns Hopkins University reported citing data of federal and local authorities. According to the US-based research university, the United States reported the highest death toll (more than 109,800 fatalities). The United Kingdom is ranked second with nearly 40,600 …
Read More »China Vowed to Keep Wildlife Off the Menu, a Tough Promise to Keep: Report
The government has moved slowly to permanently stop the sale and consumption of wild animals in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, raising fears the practice may continue. Bamboo rats lifted Mao Zuqin out of poverty. Now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, poverty threatens again. Mr. Mao has over the …
Read More »Malaysia to lift most curbs with Covid-19 ‘under control’ – World updates
Malaysia will lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses on Wednesday, including a ban on travel between its states, after lockdown of nearly three months although its international borders will remain closed. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced in a televised address the novel coronavirus outbreak was under control and Malaysia would …
Read More »London police chief says 14 officers injured during anti-racism protests
Fourteen police officers were injured in “shocking and completely unacceptable” assaults during anti-racism protests in central London on Saturday, London police chief Cressida Dick said on Sunday. After a largely peaceful day, small numbers of protesters briefly clashed with mounted police on Saturday after thousands gathered to voice their anger …
Read More »WHO representative signal causes of Covid-19 surge in Iraq
The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq, Adham Ismail said on Sunday, that some Iraqis still deny the existence of Coronavirus (Covid-19), which causes a spike in the number of confirmed cases. “The first reason for the high number of infections is the citizens not adhering to …
Read More »Evacuations underway as firefighters battle a massive wildfire in California
Residents in Solano County, California have been ordered to flee their homes after a large vegetation fire broke out just miles from two cities. Firefighters are using aerial retardants to protect neighborhoods. The blaze broke out Saturday near the cities of Winters and Vacaville, and quickly doubled in size to …
Read More »US: Massive crowds rally nationwide to protest the death of George Floyd (Videos, Photos)
Thousands of protesters flooded the main streets, squares, and bridges in a nationwide protest over the death of George Floyd, leading some to question whether the second wave of Covid-19 is imminent. Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York all saw large groups gather to march and demonstrate, all of which …
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