More than 1,000 political prisoners were captured Yemen Thursday marked the beginning of a civil war over a massive prisoner transfer that has been negotiated over the past two years and was largely overseen by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This exchange led to scenes of celebration and victory within Yemen. UN envoys said they …
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China fires 2 health officials following new virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) – A hospital chairman and director of a health commission in the northern Chinese city of Qingdao have been fired following the latest outbreak of the corona virus in China, officials said Thursday. A brief announcement Thursday on Qingdao City Government’s official microblogging linked the cases to Director of the Health Commission Xu Jinhua and Deng Gui, head …
Read More »When the virus re-emerges, Milan hospitals are under pressure again
MILAN (AP) – Corona virus outbreak is on the rise again in the region of northern Italy, where the epidemic first struck Europe, renewing pressure on hospitals and health workers. At Milan’s San Paulo Hospital, a ward dedicated to COVID – 19 patients and reopened breathing machines over the weekend are a sign that the city and the surrounding Lombardy …
Read More »Europe overtakes US in new cases of Govt-19
Europe’s struggle to have a second wave of the corona virus has reached a critical point. This week, Europe overtook the United States in a key metric that calculates population size differences while monitoring the spread of the virus. The 27 countries of the European Union and the United Kingdom reported an average of 78,000 cases a day or 152 …
Read More »Cuba, China, Russia elected to UN Human Rights Council; The United States brands it a ‘joke’
Cuba, China and Russia were elected on Tuesday UN Human Rights Council – A move that branded the United States a “mockery” of the purpose of the body and proof that Washington was right to leave the church in 2018. UN envoys with countries including Bolivia, France, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal, Uzbekistan and the United Kingdom. All three countries with …
Read More »Peru finally opens Machu Picchu to a solo tourist
A Japanese tourist who had been stranded in Peru for nearly seven months amid a corona virus outbreak has finally been able to visit the famous ruins of Machu Picchu – which was reportedly opened only to him. Jesse Katyama, 26, was eager to visit the 15th-century Inca castle, perched on a 7,970-foot mountain range when he arrived in the …
Read More »Machu Picchu bucket list: Japanese tourist stranded in Peru finally arrives
(CNN) – Like many travelers around the world, Jesse Katyama thwarted his dream journey with the spread of Govt-19. But after an unexpected seven months stay Peru, Kattayama finally passes the “arrival” Machu Picchu“From his bucket list – he enjoyed being the only tourist there. Mandatory, native Osaka, Japan Arrived in Aguas Caliandes – the city where most people begin …
Read More »Machu Picchu opened for single tourists who waited seven months to see it
Peru’s famed Machu Picchu ruins have been closed for months due to a corona virus outbreak and reopened on Monday for a lucky Japanese tourist after months stuck in the country due to global travel restrictions. In a video First announced Jesse Takayama of The Guardian expressed his gratitude to the authorities for making his special request to visit the …
Read More »Firefighters fight on Mount Kilimanjaro
Firefighters had a control in Tanzania Fire It erupted on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro on Sunday Africa, Officials said Monday. National Parks Commission of Tanzania (Danaba) Shared a picture Ignited on Twitter. Brazil’s Amazon rainforest burns at pre-wetlands historic levels “The fire is still going on and firefighters from Tanaba, other government agencies and locals are continuing their efforts …
Read More »China is set to test 9 million people as a corona virus cluster is detected in Qingdao
China Mostly corona virus free Since mid-August, all cases have been imported from the country. But as of Oct. 11, Qingdao had registered a dozen cases that were spreading locally, all of which were linked to a hospital treating imported infections, the city’s municipal health commission said in a statement Monday. The Qingdao Chest Hospital, which is kept locked, already …
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