Tweets Of The Day

Virus update:
• Japan: U.S. virus travel warning won't hurt Olympians.
• Vaccine a tough sell in NYC’s Far Rockaway.
• Britain accused of reintroducing restrictions on the sly.
• Virus outbreak surge in Malaysia sparks alarm.

More @AP coverage: https://t.co/xCJHSiCLIH

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2021

In the latest #COVID19 research roundup from @Reuters:

- Immune system may never forget mild COVID-19
- Coronavirus variants seen more often in young U.S. children
- Dentures may harbor more bacteria during COVID-19https://t.co/jtcaLChV3G

— Nancy Lapid (@NancyLapid) May 25, 2021

It's stunning how quickly, in mainstream sectors, this traveled from "insane unhinged conspiracy theory that must be censored from the internet as harmful disinformation" to "serious and plausible possibility for which rational evidence exists."

Let's learn lessons from this. https://t.co/aPnY0JLRJX

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 25, 2021

Mali's former coup leader Assimi Goita fired the president and prime minister of the transitional government but promised to hold elections next year. The two leaders were arrested yesterday by the military after their announcement of a cabinet reshuffle. https://t.co/yrdOOXGmhI

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2021

#UPDATE Australia says it will close its embassy in Afghanistan over the "increasingly uncertain security environment" in Kabul as foreign troops withdraw, the Taliban reacting by saying it would provide a "safe environment" to diplomats and aid workers https://t.co/RmPACWU26V

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 25, 2021

Belarus flights redirected after Roman Protasevich's arrest https://t.co/PqfejnjOet

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 25, 2021

Iran has named the seven candidates approved for the nation's June 18 presidential election. Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been barred from running. Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line cleric, is considered the strongest listed candidate. https://t.co/X2I9dZRPsU

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2021

Break right. And left.
Two @usairforce F-35A Lightning II aircraft break formation with two @Armee_de_lair Rafale aircraft over France during exercise Atlantic Trident 21. pic.twitter.com/N8o8TaTkmw

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) May 24, 2021