Up to 15,000 German soldiers to support battle against pandemic

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will deploy up to 15,000 soldiers to reinforce civilian authorities increasingly stretched in their battle against rising numbers of coronavirus infections that have reached the highest level since April, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. The … Read More

“We Are Threatened By a Second Wave If We Don’t Act Very Quickly”

Merkel’s Chief of Staff on the Coronavirus. Helge Braun, the head of Angela Merkel’s Chancellery, warns in an interview of a possible exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases. He warns of the risk of long-term economic damage if … Read More

Tens of thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu for 16th week

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An Israeli protester raising a placard faces members of the Israeli forces during a demonstration against PM Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, October 10, 2020 TEL AVIV, Sunday, October 11, 2020 (WAFA) – Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the … Read More

Nobel Peace Prize: UN World Food Programme wins for efforts to combat hunger

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The WFP says it provided assistance to almost 100 million people last year – Reuters In Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize committee has awarded the 2020 prize to the World Food Programme, the United Nations’ largest specialized agency and … Read More

Donald Trump declares himself ready for rallies

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Donald Trump Credit: AP/Press Association Images Donald Trump insisted on Thursday he was ready to resume campaign rallies and felt “perfect” only one week after his Covid-19 diagnosis, as his doctor said the president had “completed his course of therapy” for … Read More

Vice presidential debate: Harris, Pence spar on plexiglass-divided stage over coronavirus, Supreme Court

The VP nominees clashed over coronavirus, the Amy Coney Barrett nomination and taxes. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence did not waste time trading fire over President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the idea of packing the Supreme Court and taxes as … Read More

Confidence in Merkel is at all-time high in several countries during her last full year in office

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a press conference at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin following a virtual meeting with governors of Germany’s 16 states on Aug. 27, 2020. (Omer Messinger-Pool/Getty Images) As Angela Merkel enters the home stretch of … Read More

Trump Says FDA Pulled ‘Political Hit Job’ With Vaccine Rules

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump accused the Food and Drug Administration of carrying out a “political hit job” against him by releasing new standards that could delay authorization of a coronavirus vaccine until after the November election. “New FDA Rules … Read More

White House: Trump experiencing ‘mild symptoms’ after positive coronavirus test, ‘in good spirits’

Meadows did not elaborate on the types of symptoms the president was experiencing. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Friday that President Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after the president and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus. … Read More

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