During an appearance on the BBC’s ‘The Andrew Marr Show’, Johnson said that, although Everard’s murderer was a serving police officer at the time of the crime, the British should nonetheless “trust” and “have confidence in our police.” “I think, up and down the country, there will be literally hundreds …
Read More »Auckland to remain under coronavirus lockdown for another week as cases keep rising in New Zealand
Some 1.7 million residents in Auckland will remain under strict Level 4 lockdown until midnight on September 21, Ardern said during a press conference in the capital of Wellington. According to the government’s plan, the Covid-19 restrictions in the city will be eased to Level 3 after that, the PM …
Read More »Internal police probe into Capitol riot clears officers in 20 cases, ‘disciplinary action’ recommended in 6
In a statement on Saturday, the USCP said that while it had originally launched 38 investigations into potential transgressions by the force members who responded to the Capitol riot, the investigators were able to identify officers only in 26 cases. In 20 of these cases “no wrongdoing was found,” while …
Read More »Facebook apps responsible for nearly 50% of all online CHILD GROOMING cases during UK lockdown in 2020 – report
In a new report, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) noted that the various Facebook-owned platforms – including Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger – accounted for nearly half of some 5,441 ‘sexual communication with a child’ offences recorded by police since April 2020. However, the charity …
Read More »New Zealand extends nationwide lockdown as Covid outbreak tops 100 cases
The epicenter of the outbreak, Auckland, where 99 cases have been detected so far, will remain in lockdown until at least August 31. The rest of the country has seen only eight cases, so restrictions there will be reviewed later this week, Ardern announced. “Six days into the outbreak, we …
Read More »Covid cases surge on Martha’s Vineyard, but officials say it’s ‘too early’ to blame Obama’s birthday celebration
Since Obama’s August 7 party, there have been 58 new Covid-19 cases reported in Duke’s County, Massachusetts, where Martha’s Vineyard is located, according to data compiled by the New York Times. Through much of June and July, the island had zero infections reported on many days, and there were a …
Read More »‘Fact-checking’ site Snopes admits multiple PLAGIARISM cases by its own co-founder and CEO
David Mikkelson co-founded Snopes in 1994, and the website has become a key player in the online information wars in recent years. Its supporters see it as a bastion of level-headed truth against an onslaught of partisan “misinformation,” while its detractors see it as yet another biased liberal outlet masquerading …
Read More »Australia’s Brisbane set for ‘strictest lockdown’ yet after SIX new cases spotted
Queensland officials announced the three-day lockdown on Saturday morning, with state premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urging locals not to venture beyond their homes until the measures expire on August 3, with a few exceptions. The new “snap” shutdown order comes after just six new cases were tallied on Saturday, as well …
Read More »CDC releases study showing 3/4 Delta cases are among the vaccinated, says masks are the answer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its masking guidelines on Tuesday, urging all Americans in areas with high Covid-19 transmission to mask up when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Mask mandates in companies, government departments, and certain local jurisdictions followed, as CDC Director Rochelle Walensky insisted the …
Read More »Austria says it is working with US to investigate ‘Havana syndrome’ cases among American diplomats
“We take these reports very seriously and in line with our role as host state we are working with the US authorities on jointly getting to the bottom of this,” the Austrian Foreign Ministry told various media in a short statement. The mysterious illness first came to light back in …
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