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Israeli agents in Iran kill al-Qaida's top lieutenant – report

Abu Muhammad al-Masri was gunned down in Tehran more than three months ago, says New York Times Al-Qaida’s second-in-command was killed in Iran in August by Israeli operatives acting at the behest of the United States, the New York Times has reported, citing intelligence officials. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle in Tehran, the NYT reported. He was accused of helping to mastermind the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3kwF2G8 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Coronavirus live news: Western Australia opens border, Trump says vaccine soon for vulnerable

Recent arrivals to New Zealand contacted after mystery case; Johns Hopkins records worst day of pandemic so far; state of Victoria still free of new cases 1.35am GMT Victoria has reported its 15th consecutive day with now new cases of coronavirus and no deaths. But it is always worth remembering just how bad things were in Victoria not too long ago. As case numbers have come down over the past few weeks, the DHHS... has created and tested an algorithm that has identified some additional 515 historical cases that are connected to close contacts, or established outbreak. It’s important to correct the record so that we can analyse the data correctly, and make sure we have learnings for next time. 12.42am GMT A little more on the update from NSW, where no new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours but four new cases have been recorded in people in hotel quarantine. Health authorities in the state test sewage outflows for virus traces, and tests from Wednesday turned out posi...

'They just slaughter them': how sorcery violence spreads fear across Papua New Guinea

Five alleged sorcery-related deaths – including the hanging of a 13-year-old boy - in a single week in one Papua New Guinea province, has revived a nationwide angst over the persistent crime of alleged witchcraft killings. In the highland villages and the lowland towns of Papua New Guinea, it is the crime that everybody knows about, that many see, but that few can, or do, anything to stop. Those who survive it are left disfigured: limbs shattered and missing, faces scarred and swollen, souls forever damaged. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2Kac7vn Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Over half Muslim Labour members 'do not trust party to tackle Islamophobia'

New report is latest sign that leadership is losing trust of ethnic minority supporters More than half of Muslim members of the Labour party do not trust Keir Starmer to tackle Islamophobia, with nearly the same proportion saying they do not have confidence in the party’s complaints process, a new poll has found. The report by the Labour Muslim Network (LMN) is the latest sign that the party’s new leadership is losing the trust of minority ethnic members and supporters, even as it struggles to recover from an antisemitism crisis that led to a collapse in support from Jewish voters. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2It4Gim Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Family of care home residents to get regular Covid tests to allow visits

Pilot scheme could put an end to distressing restrictions on access to loved ones, government says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Family and friends of people living in care homes will get access to regular testing to allow them to visit their loved ones, the government has said. A pilot scheme launching on Monday will take place in 20 care homes across Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall. But the plan will be rolled out to other regions before Christmas, according to the Department of Health and Social Care. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3lyLsWA Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

'I can't fail Mary': the bereaved man fighting for pregnant women threatened by Covid

Ernest Boateng’s wife, Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, died shortly after the birth of their second child Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Before the pandemic struck, Ernest Boateng and his wife, Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, were planning for the future. She was expecting their second child and – after her maternity leave – wanted to become a specialist diabetes nurse; he hoped to join the RAF. But as the coronavirus tore through the UK, Agyeiwaa Agyapong became ill. On 7 April she was admitted to Luton and Dunstable university hospital, where she had been working as a nurse until signed off with shortness of breath. She tested positive for coronavirus and was taken to theatre for an emergency caesarean. Her baby, five weeks early, was born alive. But after five days in intensive care, the 28-year-old died. Boateng was alone, with a premature daughter and two-year-old son to look after. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2UsfjnC Che...

Covid test for mass UK screening could miss up to half of cases, say scientists

Some trials of lateral flow test from US firm Innova found it was much less accurate than the government said it was The lateral flow test bought by the UK government for mass testing in Liverpool, and potentially the whole country, could miss up to half of those who have Covid-19, according to experts. The government has great expectations of the Innova test, having signed two contracts with the California-based company behind it. Innova told the Guardian it was now shipping more than one million tests a day to the UK. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2UkCErs Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com