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Outgoing health chief warns fresh virus outbreak of “unknown scope” underway — TV
Moshe Bar Siman-Tov denies making remark during one of his last meetings in post, insists ‘second wave’ not inevitable if public takes proper cautions.
U.S. Marine Corps orders Confederate flag ban including on bumper stickers, mugs and t-shirts
Amid heightened racial tensions spilling over due to protests against the death of George Floyd, the United States Marine Corp has banned all depictions of the Confederate “battle flag” at its installations.
Sherpas: Biotech startup aims to make use of humanity’s genetic outliers
Variant Bio is hunting for rare DNA that its researchers hope to turn into drugs and therapies, including some Covid-relevant ones.
Europe could have ‘free borders’ again by end of June – official
Note: Spain plans to further ease the coronavirus lockdown in its two biggest cities from Monday, but will not start reopening its borders to foreign tourists before July 1, according to the government.
Will Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation emerge as WHO’s biggest donor after US withdrawal?
Last week, Donald Trump announced that the United States would put an end to its relationship with the World Health Organization following his criticisms over the agency’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The country will now redirect all its WHO funding to other health needs worldwide.
Trump calls Coronavirus ‘Gift from China’, says doesn’t know if US can get along with Beijing
Relations between the two economic superpowers have sunk to new lows in recent months, with Washington and Beijing sparring over who’s to blame for the coronavirus pandemic, and engaged in separate spats on the Hong Kong protests, technology theft and trade.
New York City reports NO NEW CORONAVIRUS DEATHS for first time since mid-March
The Big Apple marked a major turning point in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday with no new confirmed deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since March 12.
Ex-New York Times reporter Alex Berenson: Unreported truths about COVID-19 and lockdowns
SARS-COV-2 likely kills between 1 in 250 and 1 in 650 of the people whom it infects.
Paris denies that Guaido is hiding in French Embassy in Caracas as Venezuela demands he be handed over
France has rejected allegations that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has been holed up inside the nation’s diplomatic mission in Caracas. Venezuelan authorities earlier labeled Guaido a “fugitive from justice.”
Covid-19 pandemic ‘under control’ in France – head of government advisory body
The spread of the coronavirus is currently “under control” in the country, the head of the French government’s Covid-19 scientific advisory council, Jean-Francois Delfraissy, has said.
Bnei Brak takes a hit from coronavirus: Huge number of stores offered or sale or rent
Over 30% of commercial property on Bnei Brak’s main street is up for sale, organization says.
Ayelet Shaked: ‘Trump and David Friedman want the best for the State of Israel’
MK Ayelet Shaked explains opposition to creation of Palestinian state, and which changes need to be made to the ‘Deal of the Century.’
Turkey cancels weekend lockdown due to public protest
Just hours after announcing a weekend lockdown, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled the measure due to public opposition.
‘This is insane’: Elon Musk calls for dissolution of Jeff Bezos’s Amazon
Musk’s remarks were brought by the retail giant’s move to block former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson’s book about the COVID-19 pandemic titled “Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 1: Introduction and Death Counts and Estimates”.
Roscosmos, NASA, other space agencies to discuss Moon research on June 9
The issue of contributions to the implementation of the US Artemis lunar program will be raised during the talks.