Police in New South Wales were given carte blanche on Thursday to enforce sweeping Covid-19 lockdown measures in eight areas of the nation’s biggest city, which are home to some 2 million people. According to the new rule, officers will have the right to shut down businesses, workplaces, construction sites …
Read More »Department of Homeland Security orders all employees to mask up and distance, regardless of vaccination status
“Beginning today, all employees, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear a mask indoors & physically distance,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday. The DHS is the federal government’s third-largest cabinet department, employing more than 240,000 people. The order comes a day after the Centers …
Read More »China sees biggest Covid-19 surge in months, orders 2nd round of mass testing in Nanjing
China’s National Health Commission reported 76 new cases on Monday, including 40 that were locally transmitted. It was the highest daily increase since the end of January, according to Reuters. Officials said that 39 of the locally transmitted cases were recorded in the eastern Jiangsu region, out of which 38 …
Read More »US orders amphibious assault ship into Black Sea after Moscow warns tensions escalating dangerously in waters off coast of Russia
According to commanders, the US Naval Ship Yuma, a Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport craft, “began its northbound transit into the Black Sea to operate with our NATO allies and partners.” The twin-hulled catamaran is able to transit a whole company of US Marines and is equipped with both a flight …
Read More »Minneapolis judge orders city to hire more police officers after residents sue over crime rates
Hennepin County Judge Jamie Anderson mandated the city council and Mayor Jacob Frey this week to hire 730 sworn officers by June 30, 2022 after it was discovered that the projected number of police officers hired by that time, 669, would not meet the city’s stipulations for the amount of …
Read More »Moscow orders ‘mandatory’ vaccination against Covid-19 for some workers serving the public as cases soar in Europe’s largest city
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Read More »Moscow mayor orders week of paid leave for workers & imposes curfew on nightlife in bid to control sharp rise in Covid-19 cases
Russia has reported 13,510 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with most of them occurring in Moscow, medical authorities said on Saturday. A total of 6,701 positive tests were recorded in Europe’s largest city, which is the highest daily number since January. Several hours after those figures were …
Read More »Joe Biden REVERSES Trump’s executive orders targeting Chinese-owned TikTok, WeChat
Biden formally revoked several executive orders, including two August 6, 2020 orders titled “Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok” and “Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat,” as well as the January 5, 2021 order titled, “Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies.” …
Read More »South Korean President Moon orders change to air-force ‘barracks culture’ after sexual abuse victim’s suicide
“I am very sorry to the people over such an evil practice in the barracks culture that led to the tragic and unjust death,” Moon said in his Memorial Day speech at the Seoul National Cemetery on Sunday, as cited by Yonhap news agency. According to the president’s spokesperson Park …
Read More »Congo orders Goma exodus as governor says another eruption on land or under Lake Kivu could occur without warning
“Given these scientific observations, an eruption on land or under the lake cannot be ruled out at present, and it could occur with very little or no warning,” Ndima Kongba, the military governor of North Kivu province told the media on Thursday. He said that data indicates the presence of …
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