Sumo wrestler Shobushi has become the first practitioner of the Japanese martial art to die from the coronavirus. The 28-year-old suffered multiple organ failure on Wednesday after falling ill with the disease last month. The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) announced on Wednesday that Shobushi, real name Kiyotaka Suetake, was admitted to a Tokyo hospital with Covid-19 infection on April 10, the Japan Times reports. An initial […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has increased five-fold within a week in Yemen, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed on Monday, indicating that the virus has been spreading undetected. “In the week since 2 May, the number of cases increased fivefold from seven cases, with new cases reported in Aden, Hadramaut, Taizz and Lahj governorates and in Sana’a City,” […]
This morning we’re tracking a Turkish Air Force Boeing E-7T (13-001) departed from Konya AB, central Turkey, making a surveillance mission near Aegean Turkish coast. The Boeing E-7T is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft. It is lighter than the 707-based Boeing E-3 Sentry, and has a fixed, active electronically scanned array radar antenna instead of a rotating one. Source link
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has reportedly presented to the players union his plan for re-starting the 2020 baseball season, including revenue sharing and a regimen for testing players for COVID-19. Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino reported that Manfred made his pitch to the players that include cuts to both owners and players. Manfred said that he assumes that each team could lose as much […]
It’s time for the government to show it can do two big things at once, and do them right. Source link
One of the world’s biggest piles of oil money is taking some profits and planning to dump nearly $40 billion of assets on the market in the coming months in what Bloomberg described as a “historic” sale. As a uniquely Norwegian scandal simmers in Stockholm, Norway is planning to liquidate $37 billion – 382 billion kroner – from its sovereign wealth fund, which is overseen by […]
(Natural News) Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have hypertension (high blood pressure). It is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide, affecting over 1.13 billion people globally and 116.4 million Americans. If you’re suffering from hypertension, chances are you’ve been advised to reduce your salt intake to manage your condition, since sodium is known for elevating blood pressure. Now recent research suggests […]
Business 09:31 GMT 13.05.2020Get short URL Rihanna has appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List, despite not having produced any new music for four years. Her newfound wealth is due to her successful cosmetics brand. Barbados-born Rihanna, who now lives in London, is now the third richest musician in Britain with an estimated fortune of £468 million. But the irony is that she appears to have made […]
The Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta delivered 500th F-35 Center Wing, marking a major milestone. According to the F-35.com, the milestone Center Wing, or CW, will be incorporated into CF-55, an F-35C aircraft that will be delivered to the U.S. Navy at NAS Lemoore, California, in 2021. The CW is a major structural component and represents approximately one quarter of the aircraft’s fuselage. The aircraft’s wings are […]
BERLIN—Some of the German protesters sat cross legged on the pavement, eyes closed. They were meditating against the coronavirus. Other demonstrators sang songs from the Fridays for Future ecology movement created by Greta Thunberg. And some who claimed they were demanding their civil rights shouted, “We are the people,” a slogan favored by Germany’s right-wing extremist and anti-immigrant groups as if we and only we, the […]
There were early warnings of COVID-19 testing supply shortages, such as swabs. The federal government took until late April to ramp up domestic production. Will the U.S. be able to catch up to demand? Source link
Cryptocurrency-related investment scams targeting Pacific communities are on the increase, New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and Commerce Commission have warned. Concerns over various crypto-related frauds alongside coronavirus-related scams have now prompted the two regulators to launch an awareness campaign aimed to stop communities falling foul of the criminal schemes. According to the FMA, there has been a “steady increase in complaints” relating to a variety […]
Judge Emmet Sullivan Judge Emmet G. Sullivan made a dirty, political move on Tuesday that will delay justice for General Mike Flynn. The Justice Department dropped its case against General Mike Flynn last Thursday after bombshell documents released proved he was framed by Comey’s FBI. The DOJ said in its motion to dismiss that “The interview of Mr. Flynn was untethered to, and unjustified by, the […]
Public prosecutors in Oman warned citizens on Monday not to promote civil discord and sectarianism, Al-Khaleej Online has reported. In a statement on Twitter, they said that anyone found guilty of doing so faces up to 10 years imprisonment. “Omanis are protected by their harmony and coexistence,” the Public Prosecution Service explained. “Discord and sectarianism damage the social fabric of the country, hence the harsh punishment.” […]
CrowdStrike, the outside firm relied upon by James Comey’s FBI to conclude Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee’s servers, was brought in to oversee the matter for the DNC by Perkins Coie, the law firm that represented the Hillary Clinton campaign. Perkins Coie was also the firm that paid Fusion GPS on behalf of Clinton’s campaign and the DNC to produce the infamous Christopher Steele dossier […]
Several groups want the National Academy of Sciences to review testing data at the heart of the question on whether Ligado’s planned use for spectrum will interfere with GPS. Source link
Meanwhile, Democrats are pushing for mail in ballots, voting by app, online absentee ballot requests, no voter ID requirements, no registration requirements, therefore, no checks-and-balances to protect the integrity of the 2020 election. Knowing that Trump could likely win reelection, these tactics may serve to steal the House and Senate seats needed to guarantee a successful impeachment. Bottom line, we better get out there, vote, and […]
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Make way for the Greens and the Leftists. They do not want US nuclear weapons on German soil. Angela Merkel will soon be gone. The next German coalition already shares new ideas in many areas including NATO. Three Consequences Germany will cease its nuclear sharing agreement with the US. It will ask the US to remove its nuclear weapons from […]
Washington has asked Israel to rethink a potential partnership with a China-linked firm in the creation of a new salination plant, ahead of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Jerusalem, according to reports. Hutchison Water International, which is owned by a Hong Kong-based holding company, is one of two companies competing for a tender to construct the facility, known as Sorek 2. The contract […]
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erden extended for six more months an earlier decision to close Palestine TV’s office in East Jerusalem and ban the station’s activities in the Holy City and in Israel. Gilad first issued the closure in November, under the pretext that Palestine TV is affiliated with the Palestinian Authority (PA); banning the crew from working in occupied East Jerusalem. Palestine TV’s Jerusalem correspondent, Christine Rinawi, said […]
Libertarian-leaning senators such as Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are on the opposing side. The small but powerful group of privacy hawks secured a package of votes on three amendments to the House bill that aim to place even stricter limitations on federal surveillance power. Some of those senators are also fighting for influence over President Donald Trump, who has not formally endorsed the […]
Video from various sources appears to show armed Black Panthers on Monday walking through the very Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in late February. WTOC 11 reports that the Black Panthers were joined by members of a black motorcycle club, both of whom were protesting Arbery’s death. Photo of the ride-out for Ahmaud: pic.twitter.com/p3rBIExZXe — redfish (@redfishstream) May 11, 2020 Arbery was […]
Leave it to the Spaniards to come up with “social ropes” as the country attempts to reopen financially battered resort towns this summer after months of closure due to coronavirus lockdowns. Some beaches in Spain are preparing to introduce specially designated areas that are roped off and will separate different ages and family groups to limit the transmission risk of COVID-19, reported The Sun. The Concello de Sanxenxo, a municipality in Galicia, Spain […]
(Natural News) In case there was any doubt just how seriously the coronavirus pandemic is hurting the economy, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the labor force participation rate in the U.S. sunk to a 47-year low of just 60.2 percent in April. The numbers are even more staggering when you consider that the number of people who aren’t in the labor […]
India 08:28 GMT 13.05.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian markets have fallen from their February levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From levels of over 41,000 in February, the benchmark index Sensex has fallen to its current level of 32,000. The health emergency declared due to the virus has led to a national lockdown which has lasted since 25 March. Indian markets on Wednesday […]
Sikorsky and Boeing are continuing to flight test the SB>1 Defiant compound helicopter, selected for further testing under the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. Sikorsky is partnered with Boeing on the SB>1 Defiant program in order to meet the demands of the Army’s future vertical lift mission. Defiant is highly maneuverable and will extend the warfighter’s capabilities on the modern battlefield – and fits in […]
In early March, when it became clear that the wrath of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States was going to be widespread and unforgiving, a disturbing, if unsurprising report came out: Wealthy Americans were apparently contacting their doctors and asking if they could pay for an early vaccine. Cost was no object. Of course, there was—and is—no vaccine, leaving the rich at no advantage on […]
Medical workers prepare to use a swab to administer a coronavirus test at a drive-through center on March 21 in Jericho, N.Y. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Medical workers prepare to use a swab to administer a coronavirus test at a drive-through center on March 21 in Jericho, N.Y. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Trump administration says it will now spend billions […]
Its CEO once called bitcoin a fraud but now U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase has added its first cryptocurrency exchange customers, CoinDesk has confirmed. Sources told The Wall Street Journal Tuesday the bank signed two popular regulated exchanges – Coinbase and Gemini, the latter founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The fact that both exchanges are regulated in the U.S. was apparently a factor in the […]
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan made a dirty, political move on Tuesday that will delay justice for General Mike Flynn. It was revealed on Tuesday that Judge Emmet Sullivan was soliciting amicus briefs to allow for public comment on Flynn’s case. This is a highly unusual, purely political move aimed at dragging out Flynn’s case. It is important to note that Judge Sullivan in his order gave […]
Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The curfew will apply from May 23-May 27 following the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Until then, commercial and business enterprises will remain open as they now are and people can move […]
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” former Attorney General Eric Holder stated that Attorney General William Barr “is doing all that he can to weaken the very institutions that he leads.” And stated that Barr, among other things, “has supported the effort to keep documents away from Congress.” Host Chris Hayes asked, “[O]n a sort of scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being like […]
The San Antonio City Council recently passed an ordinance making it a “hate crime” to say the phrase ‘Chinese Virus.’ Alex Jones took his battle tank to City Hall and the Alamo to call out this tyrannical action and also sent out a plane with a banner that read “SayChineseVirus.com.” Source link