Germany will go into national lockdown from the start of next week in an effort to curb rocketing COVID-19 infections, while France will introduce similar measures next Friday.
Anger has been mounting in cities throughout Europe over new restrictions. Protesters across Italy clashed with police this week as a curfew for bars and restaurants took effect.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the new lockdown measures during a televised address on Wednesday afternoon local time, saying the Federal Government had come to an agreement with states to lock down the entire country from November 2 – for at least two weeks.
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MIDDLE EAST
Saudi-led coalition destroys two ballistic rockets targeting Saudi Arabia's Jazan and Najran: state TV.
Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site.
ran declares 'full-scale war' as virus deaths hit record.
Yemen on brink of losing entire generation of children to hunger, UN warns.
Erdogan warns of military action in Syria, decries Russian strike.
Turkey threatens legal, diplomatic action over Charlie Hebdo’s caricature of Erdogan.
Turkey’s lira on track for its worst month this year.
Lebanon, Israel hold second round of maritime demarcation talks.
ASIA
Drop in insurgent attacks, coalition airstrikes leads to fewest civilian casualties in Afghanistan since 2012.
U.S. special envoy calls for urgent reduction of violence in Afghanistan.
Esper, Pompeo drive US anti-China message in India visit.
China condemns COVID-19 blame game during BRICS forum.
Vote cancellations trigger outrage among Myanmar minority voters.
Pakistan PM: Talks with India only if Kashmir ‘siege’ is lifted.
Pakistan seeks to 'control digital media' amid anti-government protests.
New Zealand house prices soar despite Covid recession, worsening affordability crisis.
AFRICA
Tanzanian opposition accuses police of killing nine during protests.
Pascal Affi N'Guessan leads fractured Gbagbo party in Ivory Coast polls.
Guinea loosens restrictions on opposition, 10 days after disputed election.
Algeria's president transferred to German hospital amid coronavirus scare.
Suspected jihadist freed by Mali is detained in Algeria.
Kidnappers of American in Niger demand ransom: official.
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city.
EUROPE
New deaths as fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh keeps flaring.
Azerbaijan says 21 dead in Armenia attack near Nagorno-Karabakh.
European Commission: EU faces a long coronavirus pandemic.
Macron orders France back into Covid-19 lockdown amid surge in cases.
Germany to impose one-month partial lockdown.
Divided Belgium among Europe’s worst virus hotspots.
Italy posts record infection numbers as Europe locks down.
France encourages EU allies to take measures against Turkey after Erdogan's boycott calls.
AMERICAS
As COVID-19 roars back in U.S., Trump stages rallies in Arizona.
Hunter Biden's former business partner releases audio of 'Biden family friend imploring him not to go public' - and claims Joe’s brother chuckled and said 'plausible deniability' allows the family to 'get away with it'.
Trump administration sets record low limit for new U.S. refugees.
Philadelphia curfew after two nights of chaos and looting.
Five Chinese agents arrested in US for targeting Beijing opponents.
Venezuelan refinery damaged by ‘terrorist attack’, president says.
Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast with rain, wind, outages.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al Qaeda feels losses in Syria and Afghanistan but stays resilient.
Jihadists behind 2015 Mali terror attacks sentenced to death.
France tightens security, facing 'very high' terror risk after teacher beheading.
Mali Radisson Blu attack: Two Islamists sentenced to death.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
S&P 500 sinks 3.5% as surging virus cases lead to shutdowns.
Twitter's Jack Dorsey says 'conservatives have lost our trust' as he, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai are quizzed over Hunter emails - but says Holocaust denial is NOT banned on Twitter in angry clashes with Republican senators.
Boeing plans to slash 11,000 more jobs as planemaker reports its fourth straight quarterly loss and reveals it had NO orders for new jets last month.
US tries to block Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who would be first African WTO head.
Lock downs didn't work before and they caused enormous damage. They won't work now. One definition of insanity is to do the same thing repeatedly expecting a different result. The "experts" should return when they can offer a real solution. Herd immunity is probably the way to go.
ReplyDeleteBposter I tend to agree..But my guess is that there's something else going on about this virus that causes 188 governments around the World to go for lockdown despite that the population doesn't want it.
ReplyDeleteIt could be anything. Could be that the Wuhan virus has certain properties we don't fully understand. Could be the viral load issue. Could be that it changes your genetics. Could be anything. When a country feels it is under attack, and that's a fair assumption as pretty much every country suffers from this attack, except China which is open and benefiting A LOT from this, then nations must wonder if this is a military style attack, and there's ample circumstantial evidence to support this.
The virus seems unlike most natural viruses and we don't fully understand it, and we also cannot be sure that certain countries are being targeted, with Chinese spies releasing more and more and different batches among unsuspecting populations. It's just weird how much money the Chinese make of our deaths. All this tells me it's an attack by China and our leaders want to make sure we have a proper response, both medically and militarily. People who have had the virus report fatigue for months and even lung scarring,ie tissue damage. This could be extremely dangerous to national security if or fighting forces become incapacitated or rendered fatigued. Imagine being on a battlefield and going KO after half an hour. This must be considered as we night have to react militarily to China's blatant aggression and profiteering.
I suspect we are at kinetic war soon. Spend time with your loved ones. Enjoy the lockdown. Once WW3 starts, people will forget the monetary issues. The great reset is coming. 188 countries vs China. Can you spell bloodbath?
"nations must wonder if this is a military style attack, and there's ample circumstantial evidence to support this."
ReplyDeleteWhat of it? Would Democrats and RINOs come out and say it? Why wouldn't they say it?
Rumor is out there that they get more from blackmailing other pols, who have been blackmailed by Russians and Chinese than by giving them up to the courts. If they blackmail the Bidens they can do "good", while also being mentioned by Robin Leach. Also, too many others besides the Bidens are on the payroll. The whole edifice might collapse.
If the CCCP created a virus that changes DNA, then why doesn't MAD work? Why not call them on it? The US is so hetero that a virus might not work so well. Seems like a bad gambit. If you read the literature, we are here because of viruses. It is why we have so many chromosomes and why babies are not killed by mothers in the wombs. The "it changes DNA" is not so scary. You'll have to do better.
11:15, you have a vocabulary, but your publishers never could tell you anything.