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Coronavirus - U.S. Faces ”Hardest And Saddest Week”

Coronavirus: U.S. Faces ”Hardest And Saddest Week”

The United States is entering what a senior official warned on Sunday would be the “hardest” week of the coronavirus crisis as the death toll mounted, but some saw glimmers of hope from a slight slowing of fatalities in hard-hit New York.

New York, the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, reported on Sunday that for the first time in a week, deaths had fallen slightly from the day before. But there were still nearly 600 new fatalities and more than 7,300 new cases in the state.

Louisiana has become a hot spot for the virus, reporting a jump in …

Russia Ready To Cooperate On Cutting Oil - Putin

Russia Ready To Cooperate On Cutting Oil – Putin

Russia is ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia and the United States to cut oil production, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

Putin said Russia was willing to make agreements within the framework of the OPEC+ group and that “we are ready for cooperation with the United States of America on this issue,” according to a statement published by the Kremlin.

“I believe that it is necessary to combine efforts in order to balance the market and reduce production.”

Read Also: Coronavirus: Russia’s Top Doctor Tests Positive

Oil prices have tumbled in recent weeks in the face of a drop in …

US - Coronavirus Cases Reach 200,000, With 869 New Deaths

US: Coronavirus Cases Reach 200,000, With 869 New Deaths

Coronavirus continues to ravaged the United States, with cases now surpassing 200,000, and a record of 869 death in one day.

As at Wednesday, the US has recorded 210,694 cases of Coronavirus and 4,703 death.

There have been at least 869 coronavirus deaths reported in the US on Wednesday, according to a count by CNN Health.

This is the most reported deaths in the United States in a single day since the novel coronavirus outbreak.

New York has become the epicenter of the country’s outbreak with 83,712 confirmed cases and 1,941 deaths so far. When adjusted for population, that translates …

6 Interesting Medical Records In Guinness World Records

6 Interesting Medical Records In Guinness World Records

Guinness world records known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

There are so many records that have been broken from different countries and the book has sold 100 million copies in 100 different countries and 37 languages.

There are some interesting Health World Records and below are some:

Worst Pandemic
The pneumonic form of plague (bacterial infection), also known as …

General Charged With Drug Trafficking Surrenders To U.S.

General Charged With Drug Trafficking Surrenders To U.S.

A retired Venezuelan general has turned himself over to Colombian authorities after the United States charged him with drug-trafficking and offered a reward for his capture, local media said on Saturday.

Cliver Alcala turned himself in on Friday to the Colombians, who in turn handed him over to US authorities, the El Tiempo de Bogota newspaper said.

Washington on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and several current and former top government officials for “narco-terrorism” and offered a $15 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s capture.

As part of the US Justice Department indictment, up to $10 million

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 100,000

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 100,000

Coronavirus cases in the United States topped 100,000 on Friday, the highest number in the world.

While Reuters put its tally at 100,040, worldometers.info estimated the U.S. cases at 100,514.

Italy is second with 86,498 and China is third with 81,340.

According to worldometers.info, U.S. death toll also jumped to 1,546.

On Friday 251 deaths were reported.

The record coronavirus figures being logged in the hospitals across the U.S. made Wall Street stocks tumble on Friday.

This ended a massive three-day surge as doubts emerged about the fate of the U.S. …

America Lures Medics To U.S. Fight Coronavirus

America Lures Medics To U.S. Fight Coronavirus

The United States of America is luring medical professionals all over the world to come to help fight COVID-19 pandemic.

A country that had hitherto shut its doors against migrants has now rolled out the red carpet to welcome them.

In a Twitter post on Thursday night, the United States of America State Department put out an invitation to medical professionals all over the world, and that will include, we guess, professionals from countries the Trump administration has banned.

“We encourage medical professionals seeking work in the U.S. on a work or exchange visitor visa (H or J), particularly those …

Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder Rematch Postponed

Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder Rematch Postponed

The third fight in Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight rivalry has been postponed as the coronavirus pandemic grips the United States and Britain, ESPN reported on Tuesday.

Britain’s Tyson Fury, who dethroned unbeaten WBC champion Wilder with a dominant victory in seven rounds last month, had been due to defend his crown in Las Vegas on July 18.

But promoter Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday the rematch had now been rescheduled until October at the earliest because of the COVID-19 outbreak which has brought the sporting world to a standstill.

With travel restrictions affecting both the US …

U.S., Italy Smash Coronavirus Charts For The Second Day

U.S., Italy Smash Coronavirus Charts For The Second Day

For the second day, United States and Italy broke the tragic coronavirus records, by registering more infections and deaths than on Sunday.

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. jumped 9,456, higher than the 8,149 recorded on Sunday, according to figures provided by worldometers.info, which has been tracking the pandemic worldwide.

Infections in the US rose above 43,000 people, making it the third worst-hit country in the world. Only China and Italy are ahead.

U.S. death toll also shot to 530, with 117 new deaths.

Italy did not have a clue yet to tame the pandemic, as it logged 4,789 new …

Afghan Government Delays Taliban Prisoner Release

Afghan Government Delays Taliban Prisoner Release

The Afghan government has postponed its plan to release Taliban prisoners, a senior official said, a decision that could sabotage a peace deal signed last month between the armed group and the United States.

Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said on Saturday the releases were being delayed because more time was needed to review the list of Taliban prisoners.

Read Also: Trump, Taliban Chief Hold Talks As Afghan Violence Rises

“We are ready to start the process the way it is described in the presidential decree but we won’t release anyone if there is no guarantee

Iraq Summons US, UK Ambassadors Over Air Raids

Iraq Summons US, UK Ambassadors Over Air Raids

“The foreign minister held an emergency meeting in which the ministry’s undersecretaries, advisors and official spokesman discussed the measures regarding the recent American aggression. He has ordered the summoning of the United States and British ambassadors to Baghdad,” a spokesman said in a statement.

It came after Iraq’s military said at least one civilian and five security personnel were killed in the US raids, which it denounced as a violation of sovereignty and a

Kenya Bans Public Events After First Case Of Coronavirus

Kenya Bans Public Events After First Case Of Coronavirus

Kenya has banned all major public events after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus in a woman who had returned to the country from the United States, the health minister said on Friday.

Kenya, the richest economy in sub-Saharan Africa and a major hub for global firms and the United Nations, is the 11th country in the region to confirm a case of COVID-19, bringing its total reported cases to 39.

Mutahi Kagwe, Kenya’s health minister, told a news conference the government had suspended all public gatherings, sporting events, open-air religious meetings and “all events that are of