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Australia records significant fall in new virus cases
Melbourne (AFP) – Australia’s virus-hit Victoria state reported a major drop in new coronavirus cases Thursday, but officials warned against complacency amid a “worrying” spread…
Trump’s ambassador to Britain demanded auditors delete complaints about his racial and sexual remarks
On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that Woody Johnson, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, demanded that State Department auditors remove reference…
Jets owner Woody Johnson made ‘inappropriate’ comments as Trump’s UK ambassador: watchdog
A State Department report on New York Jets owner Woody Johnson’s conduct as ambassador to the United Kingdom was released to the public Wednesday. It…
Waze Rolls Out Railroad Crossing Alerts to More Countries
Waze / Operation Lifesaver Waze, the navigation app that alerts you to crashes, road closures, and traffic conditions, continues to expand its capabilities. Now it’ll…
Stonehaven train derailment – latest news: Three dead after Sturgeon declares 'extremely serious' incident in Scotland amid severe flooding
One person believed to be missing after crash in area that has seen heavy flooding Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stonehaven-train-derailment-deaths-today-latest-scotland-sturgeon-aberdeen-a9666731.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Trump filed ‘fraudulent’ financial information about overseas golf clubs to US government: watchdog
President Donald Trump filed “fraudulent” documents to the U.S. government inflating the value of his golf clubs in Ireland and Scotland, according to a left-leaning…
Milne Ice Shelf: Satellites capture Arctic ice split
The Planet Earth-observation company releases new imagery of Canada’s broken Milne Ice Shelf. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53737138 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
Antarctica joy flights replace Qantas' London-Australia routes amid pandemic
Boeing 787 jets are heading to the deep south instead of connecting UK with Perth Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-qantas-australia-flights-london-antartica-boeing-787-a9664861.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Rise in endangered dolphins, turtles, sharks and rays drowning in Australia's killer shark nets
‘The death of just one grey nurse shark on the east coast is significant because the species is so endangered,’ says conservationist Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/shark-nets-dolphin-turtle-ray-drowned-australia-new-south-wales-swim-beach-a9662056.html Droolin’…
“Free enterprise no longer exists”: The transformation of the Fed
The Federal Reserve is undergoing an overhaul. Conceived to keep inflation in check and oversee the country’s money supply, the central bank is now essentially…
Trump isn’t a king — he may be worse
With each passing day, it seems, the Trump administration seems intent on replaying the lead-up to the English Revolution. This article first appeared in Salon….
The Daily Show mocks Fox News for taking a premature victory lap on low coronavirus cases in Texas and Florida
It wasn’t long ago that New England and west cost states were suffering under the weight of the coronavirus. They locked down states, shutdown the…
Coronavirus: New Zealand marks 100 days without domestic case
Authorities warn against complacency as they look to neighbouring countries Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-coronavirus-cases-jacinda-ardern-covid-australia-a9661696.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…
Former Trump ambassador tells Rachel Maddow ‘it’s a big red flag’ that Trump is trying to hide investigation of Turnberry scam
Former acting ambassador to the U.K., Lewis Lukens, told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that the inspector general raised questions to him and embassy staff in the…
Trump's Scottish golf course accused of using pandemic to 'jack up profits' and cut jobs
Trade union suggests luxury resort is using health crisis to make ‘savage cuts’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/trump-golf-course-scotland-coronavirus-cut-jobs-turnberry-a9653616.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
Tropical storm Isaias leaves four dead and sends tornadoes spinning into New England
The storm is expected to continue north and will cross into Canada early Wednesday Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tropical-storm-isaias-hurricane-tornadoes-power-loss-a9654201.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Tears and anguish as Melbourne sinks further into lockdown
When Katherine Reed heard Melbourne’s virus-inflicted lockdown would be tightened and extend for six more weeks, she began to cry. The 32-year-old lives alone and…
John Hume, who won Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace process, dies at 83
John Hume, a Roman Catholic architect of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday peace agreement who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending 30 years…
Several COVID-19 vaccines limit viral growth in monkeys: reports
There’s been a lot of monkey business in the world of COVID-19 vaccine research this week — literally.Scientists from San Diego to Boston to Oxford,…
Virus curfew imposed on Australia’s second-biggest city
Melbourne (AFP) – Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city, including an overnight curfew and…
Coronavirus: Packed beaches pictured across England as infections rise and lockdown easing postponed
Friday marks hottest day of 2020 so far in UK as temperatures surpass 35C Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-england-beaches-bournemouth-social-distancing-crowds-a9648781.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
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