MEXICO CITY — Nearly six years after 43 college students disappeared in rural Mexico, the government announced the first major breakthrough in its investigation on Tuesday: Forensic scientists have identified the remains of one of the students. Bone fragments found near where the students disappeared have been tested by Institute of Genetics at the University […]
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People Refusing Coronavirus Treatment May Face Jail in Italy’s Veneto
File photo of Rialto bridge at Grand Canal, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Venice. (Reuters) The order by Governor Luca Zaia says that until the end of July hospitals must tell the public prosecutor’s office of anyone refusing admission after testing positive. Reuters Milan Last Updated: July 7, 2020, 11:43 PM IST […]
Nepalese lawmaker sacked for defying her party’s decision to endorse country’s new map
The Constitution amendment, which was aimed at updating the new administrative and political map of the country on the national emblem, was unanimously endorsed by the House of Representatives on June 18. The Opposition JSP decided to sack Sarita Giri for breaching the party whip to withdraw her amendment registered at the Parliament Secretariat against […]
UK PM Johnson under fire for reigniting care home deaths blame game
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a growing storm on Tuesday after saying some care homes didn’t follow procedures to stem the spread of Covid-19 deaths, sparking an accusation that he was trying to rewrite history. Britain has one of the highest death tolls in the world from Covid-19, at more than 44,000, with […]
Britain Says It Will Resume Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
LONDON — One day after sanctioning 20 Saudis for human rights violations, Britain on Tuesday sent a very different signal to the government in Riyadh, ending a moratorium on arm sales to Saudi Arabia over its involvement in the bloody conflict in Yemen. A court ruling last year forced the British government to suspend sales […]
21 Killed After Bus Falls Into Lake In China
All those injured in the crash are being treated in hospital. Beijing: At least 21 people were killed when a bus carrying students preparing to sit their annual college entrance exam plunged into a lake in southwest China on Tuesday. The bus crashed into a guardrail and veered into Hongshan Lake in Guizhou province, leaving […]
WHO Official Says Watching For Rise in Coronavirus Deaths
A health worker wearing protective gear takes swab samples from a tourist to test for the coronavirus, at Promahonas border crossing with Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) Mike Ryan cautioned that there is often a lag time between when confirmed cases increase and when deaths are reported due to the time it takes for the coronavirus […]
Travel Restrictions on Americans Erode a Sense of Passport Privilege
LONDON — Five American travelers who set out for a getaway on Sardinia were turned away last week after their private jet landed on the Mediterranean island. In Canada, two Americans were fined for flouting tougher entry restrictions imposed by their northern neighbor. And in Mexico, governors are pleading with the central government to introduce […]
WHO doesn’t see bubonic plague in China as high risk: Spokeswoman
Local authorities in the city of Bayan Nur in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday, one day after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague. (File photo: Reuters) An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being “well managed” and is not considered to represent a high […]
‘A Colossal Error’: Mexican Leader Under Fire for Plan to Visit Trump
MEXICO CITY — The risks could be enormous, but they haven’t swayed Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Mexican diplomats and opposition figures have warned Mr. López Obrador against traveling to Washington this week to thank President Donald Trump and celebrate the beginning of a new trade deal between the two countries and Canada. The […]