jerusalempost--2020-05-26--Netanyahu's trial could last 4-5 years, former A-G's Office employee says

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Dvora Chen, a former senior employee at the Attorney-General's Office, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial could last 4-5 years, Haaretz reported on Tuesday.Chen and attorney Zion Amir have been analyzing the legal perspective of Netanyahu's trial, which began Sunday."Netanyahu is repressing the trial. For now, the defense team is focused on stalling for time. The whole thing will take 4-5 years," Chen said.


jerusalempost--2020-05-26--Hungary to end state of emergency on June 20

Hungary 's government expects to end a state of emergency on June 20 , Justice Minister Judit Varga said on @ @ @ @ @ as the government prepared to submit a bill ending its emergency powers , such as @ @ @ @ @ decree .
The emergency powers were granted to the government earlier this year in a @ @ @ @ @ clause .

Hungary's government expects to end a state of emergency on June 20, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on her Facebook page on Tuesday as the government prepared to submit a bill ending its emergency powers, such as the power to rule by decree.
The emergency powers were granted to the government earlier this year in a bill that contained no end clause.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Malaysia reports 15 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths

Malaysian health authorities on Wednesday reported 15 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 7,619 cases.The health ministry also reported no new deaths, keeping total fatalities at 115.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Indonesia reports 686 new coronavirus cases, 55 deaths

Indonesia also confirmed 55 new deaths from the virus , bringing the total fatalities to 1,473 , the official , @ @ @ @ @ .

Indonesia reported 686 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the Southeast Asian country to 23,851, a health ministry official said on Wednesday.
Indonesia also confirmed 55 new deaths from the virus, bringing the total fatalities to 1,473, the official, Achmad Yurianto, told reporters.
As of Wednesday, 6,057 people have recovered.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Philippines reports 18 new coronavirus deaths, 380 more infections

The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday reported 18 new coronavirus deaths and 380 additional infections, the highest single-day increase in cases in more than seven weeks.In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have reached 904, while confirmed cases have risen to 15,049. It said 94 more patients have recovered, bringing total recoveries to 3,506.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Six killed in Saudi Arabia in shooting incident

Three Saudis were also injured and taken to hospital , it said , giving no details on the nature of @ @ @ @ @ al-Amwah .

Saudi Arabian police in Assir, a region close to the Yemeni border, are investigating after a shooting incident in which six citizens died on Tuesday, state-run news agency SPA reported on Wednesday.
Three Saudis were also injured and taken to hospital, it said, giving no details on the nature of the incident which happened in al-Amwah.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Missile attack on Yemen army base in Marib kills seven

The assault took place after the expiry of a one-month ceasefire announced on April 24 by the Saudi-led coalition that @ @ @ @ @ and which was prompted by the coronavirus pandemic .
There was no immediate claim from @ @ @ @ @ the truce have continued their advance on Marib city , leading the coalition to launch @ @ @ @ @ The sources said Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sagheer bin Aziz survived Tuesday 's attack @ @ @ @ @ and a nephew , both officers , were killed along with five others , the @ @ @ @ @ his sons confirmed this on Twitter .

Houthi fighters in Yemen fired missiles at a military base of the Saudi-backed government in Marib province, northeast of the capital Sanaa, on Tuesday, killing seven people including relatives of the chief of staff, three military sources said.
The assault took place after the expiry of a one-month ceasefire announced on April 24 by the Saudi-led coalition that is battling the Iran-aligned movement and which was prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
There was no immediate claim from the Houthis, who despite the truce have continued their advance on Marib city, leading the coalition to launch air strikes in response.
The sources said Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sagheer bin Aziz survived Tuesday's attack. One of his sons and a nephew, both officers, were killed along with five others, the sources said. Another of his sons confirmed this on Twitter.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Russia reports 161 new coronavirus deaths

Russia said on Wednesday 161 people with the coronavirus had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 3,968.Officials reported 8,338 new cases on Wednesday, pushing Russia's overall case tally to 370,680.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Yair Lapid becomes head of the opposition

Yesh-Atid Telem leader Yair Lapid formally became head of the opposition on Wednesday morning, following an official announcement by Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin.As head of the opposition Lapid will receive regular security briefings from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top security officials.By protocol, he will meet with visiting heads of state.He will have an enlarged staff and be protected by the state.Following a tradition from the British House of Commons, the office of the opposition leader is the farthest from the Knesset plenum.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Two students confirmed as infected with coronavirus near Kfar Saba

Some 57 students from 2nd and 3rd grade at the school were sent into quarantine until the beginning of June @ @ @ @ @ tested for the coronavirus .
Since the reopening of schools after the coronavirus lockdown , @ @ @ @ @ 11 staff members have been infected with the coronavirus in Israel , with 509 students @ @ @ @ @ in quarantine as of Wednesday morning .

Some 57 students from 2nd and 3rd grade at the school were sent into quarantine until the beginning of June and they will all be tested for the coronavirus. Since the reopening of schools after the coronavirus lockdown, 19 students and kindergartners and 11 staff members have been infected with the coronavirus in Israel, with 509 students, kindergartners and staff members in quarantine as of Wednesday morning.
Two students in the elementary school in Moshav Tzofit, located just north of Kfar Saba, were confirmed as having been infected with the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, according to the Southern Sharon Regional Council. The two students are brothers and were infected by a family member.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--7th - 10th grades to study 9 days during summer break

Students in 7th to 10th grade will add nine days to the school year during the summer break, despite statements by the head of the teacher's union, Ron Erez, to the contrary, according to KAN news.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 5.6 million, death toll tops 349,500

More than 5.6 million people have been reported infected with the novel coronavirus globally and 349,555 have died, a Reuters tally shows.Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Layoffs in Bituach Leumi, Employment Service to form new ministries

The health , education and welfare ministries will be affected by the layoffs as well .
The proposition is expected @ @ @ @ @ government on Sunday .
`` Good morning to the ministers of the settlements , higher @ @ @ @ @ pumps , minorities , strengthening and progress , Alternate Prime Minister , no one and @ @ @ @ @ hope that you 're doing well this morning , '' wrote Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg @ @ @ @ @ report .

The health, education and welfare ministries will be affected by the layoffs as well. The proposition is expected to be brought before the government on Sunday.
"Good morning to the ministers of the settlements, higher and supplementary education, water pumps, minorities, strengthening and progress, Alternate Prime Minister, no one and nothing. [I] hope that you're doing well this morning," wrote Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg in response to the KAN report.
The government will conduct layoffs in Bituach Leumi (the National Insurance Institute) and the Israeli Employment Service, as 1.5% of all government staff in all offices are being laidoff in order to allow the formation of new ministries as part of the new government, according to a KAN report on Wednesday.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Thailand reports 9 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

The cases were Thai nationals in quarantine who recently returned from overseas , including two from the United States , @ @ @ @ @ from Saudi Arabia , said Taweesin Wisanuyothin , a spokesman for the government 's coronavirus @ @ @

Thailand on Wednesday reported nine new coronavirus infections, bringing its total to 3,054 confirmed cases. There were no new deaths reported.
The cases were Thai nationals in quarantine who recently returned from overseas, including two from the United States, one from Qatar and six from Saudi Arabia, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's coronavirus task force.
There are 2,931 patients who have recovered since the outbreak started. The country has recorded 57 deaths.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Salvadoran president takes same coronavirus treatment drug as Trump

Bukele told reporters that El Salvador was not promoting it anymore as a treatment , following the recommendation of the @ @ @ @ @ patients would still be able to take it as a preventative measure if they wished @ @ @ @ @ as a prophylaxis , President Trump uses it as a prophylaxis , most of the @ @ @ @ @ as a prophylaxis , '' Bukele said .
Bukele 's forceful response to the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ a national state of emergency without congressional approval , has prompted criticism that the 38-year-old @ @ @ @ @ exceeded his powers .
Speaking at an event with Bukele , the U.S. ambassador to @ @ @ @ @ , suggested that he approved of the leader 's handling of the pandemic .
`` @ @ @ @ @ situations , oftentimes people must give up a little bit of their freedoms in order @ @ @ @ @ freedoms of the majority and of the whole , '' he said .
`` This @ @ @ @ @ . ''

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday he takes hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that U.S. President Donald Trump has promoted as a way to ward off the novel coronavirus, though experts have warned about its safety.
Bukele told reporters that El Salvador was not promoting it anymore as a treatment, following the recommendation of the World Health Organization, though patients would still be able to take it as a preventative measure if they wished.
"I use it as a prophylaxis, President Trump uses it as a prophylaxis, most of the world's leaders use it as a prophylaxis," Bukele said.
Bukele's forceful response to the coronavirus, including moving to extend a national state of emergency without congressional approval, has prompted criticism that the 38-year-old has shown authoritarian tendencies and exceeded his powers.
Speaking at an event with Bukele, the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, Ronald Johnson, suggested that he approved of the leader's handling of the pandemic.
"I believe that in crisis situations, oftentimes people must give up a little bit of their freedoms in order to favor the rights and freedoms of the majority and of the whole," he said.
"This is only a temporary moment."


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Coronavirus: Brazil's death toll passes 25,000, case total passes 411,000

Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 25,000 people on Wednesday, at 25,598, the Health Ministry said. Deaths from the disease caused by the coronavirus over the last 24 hours were 1,086.The number of cases rose by 20,599, reaching 411,821 confirmed cases of infection by the novel coronavirus, according to the ministry.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--US to Iran: Negotiate or manage economic collapse caused by sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy is giving Iran a choice between negotiating with the United States or managing the economic collapse caused by U.S. sanctions, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Wednesday."Because of our pressure, Iran's leaders are facing a decision: Either negotiate with us or manage economic collapse," Hook told reporters during a conference call.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--House backs call for sanctions on China over Uighur repression

As voting continued , the vote was 323 in favor of the measure , with just one member opposed .
@ @ @ @ @ passed the Senate , House approval would send the bill to the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ Trump to sign it into law .

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday backed legislation calling on President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions on those responsible for China's repression of its Uighur Muslim minority.
As voting continued, the vote was 323 in favor of the measure, with just one member opposed. Since the legislation has already passed the Senate, House approval would send the bill to the White House.
Congressional aides said they expected Trump to sign it into law.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--US Hong Kong respond could include visa, economic sanctions against China

David Stilwell , the State Department 's assistant secretary for the region , accused Beijing of using the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ agenda , including on Hong Kong .

U.S. President Donald Trump has a long list of possible responses to China's plans to impose a national security law on Hong Kong, including visa and economic sanctions, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Wednesday.
David Stilwell, the State Department's assistant secretary for the region, accused Beijing of using the coronavirus pandemic to accelerate a global political agenda, including on Hong Kong.
In a briefing for journalists, Stilwell declined to detail the U.S. response, which he said was for Trump to decide, but said it would be targeted and aim to mitigate the impact on the Hong Kong people and U.S. businesses.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--SpaceX, NASA launch postponed due to bad weather

The countdown was halted less than 17 minutes before the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was due to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center , propelling Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on a 19-hour ride aboard the company 's newly designed Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station .
The next launch window is set for Saturday afternoon , when SpaceX will make a second attempt to send the astronauts into orbit .
The scrubbed launch came on a day with off-and-on rain over Florida , and the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of ominous weather conditions , including the threat of lightning , even as crews began loading the rocket with fuel .
By then , Hurley , 53 , and Behnken , 49 , were already strapped into their Crew Dragon seats , after having made their way up a 265-foot-tall ( 80-meters ) tower to the access bridge that leads to the capsule atop the Falcon 9 rocket .
A live NASA television broadcast livestreamed on the internet showed the two men sitting and appearing calm , side by side in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ postponement was announced .
President Donald Trump had already flown aboard Air Force One to Florida and arrived at Cape Canaveral to observe the launch .
Musk , Vice President Mike Pence and NASA chief Jim Bridenstine also were there for the planned launch .
The astronauts were to have blasted off from the same launch pad used in 2011 by NASA 's final space shuttle flight , which was piloted by Hurley .
Since then , NASA astronauts have had to hitch rides into orbit aboard Russia 's Soyuz spacecraft .

SpaceX , billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk 's private rocket company, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans into orbit from Florida, a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.
The countdown was halted less than 17 minutes before the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was due to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center, propelling Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on a 19-hour ride aboard the company's newly designed Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station.
The next launch window is set for Saturday afternoon, when SpaceX will make a second attempt to send the astronauts into orbit.
The scrubbed launch came on a day with off-and-on rain over Florida, and the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the area. Flight operations managers were monitoring a number of ominous weather conditions, including the threat of lightning, even as crews began loading the rocket with fuel.
By then, Hurley, 53, and Behnken, 49, were already strapped into their Crew Dragon seats, after having made their way up a 265-foot-tall (80-meters) tower to the access bridge that leads to the capsule atop the Falcon 9 rocket.
A live NASA television broadcast livestreamed on the internet showed the two men sitting and appearing calm, side by side in their white flight suits, as the launch postponement was announced.
President Donald Trump had already flown aboard Air Force One to Florida and arrived at Cape Canaveral to observe the launch. Musk, Vice President Mike Pence and NASA chief Jim Bridenstine also were there for the planned launch.
The astronauts were to have blasted off from the same launch pad used in 2011 by NASA's final space shuttle flight, which was piloted by Hurley. Since then, NASA astronauts have had to hitch rides into orbit aboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Total number of coronavirus cases in Gulf Arab states surpasses 200,000

The number of coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states doubled in less than a month to surpass 200,000 @ @ @ @ @ a Reuters ' tally , at a time the region 's two biggest economies move @ @ @ @ @ infections in the energy producing region , which crossed the 100,000 mark on May 11 @ @ @ @ @ to travel but then spread among low-income migrant workers in overcrowded quarters , prompting authorities @ @ @ @ @ Arabia , which has the most infections , said restrictions would be lifted in three @ @ @ @ @ curfew completely ending from June 21 , with the exception of the holy city of @ @ @ @ @ will operate some domestic flights from Sunday .
Government sector workplace attendance , suspended since @ @ @ @ @ gradually on May 31 and state media said on Wednesday private sector employees could go @ @ @ @ @ and Umrah pilgrimages , which attract millions from around the world , remain suspended .

The number of coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states doubled in less than a month to surpass 200,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters' tally, at a time the region's two biggest economies move to resume activity.
Coronavirus infections in the energy producing region, which crossed the 100,000 mark on May 11, had initially been linked to travel but then spread among low-income migrant workers in overcrowded quarters, prompting authorities to increase testing.
Saudi Arabia, which has the most infections, said restrictions would be lifted in three phases, culminating in a curfew completely ending from June 21, with the exception of the holy city of Mecca.
Saudi Arabian airlines will operate some domestic flights from Sunday. Government sector workplace attendance, suspended since March 16, will resume gradually on May 31 and state media said on Wednesday private sector employees could go to offices.
The Haj and Umrah pilgrimages, which attract millions from around the world, remain suspended.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--US to end sanctions waivers allowing some work at Iran nuclear sites

The United States has decided to end sanctions waivers allowing Russian , Chinese and European firms to continue work at @ @ @ @ @ a US official and another source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday .
The @ @ @ @ @ condition of anonymity , confirmed a report in the Washington Post that said the decision @ @ @ @ @ 's Arak heavy water research reactor , provision of enriched uranium for its Tehran Research @ @ @ @ @ spent and scrap research reactor fuel out of Iran .
The sources said the United @ @ @ @ @ waiver covering Iran 's Bushehr nuclear power plant for 90 days .

The United States has decided to end sanctions waivers allowing Russian, Chinese and European firms to continue work at certain Iranian nuclear sites, a US official and another source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed a report in the Washington Post that said the decision applied to waivers involving Iran's Arak heavy water research reactor, provision of enriched uranium for its Tehran Research Reactor and the transfer of spent and scrap research reactor fuel out of Iran. The sources said the United States would extend a separate waiver covering Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant for 90 days.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Coronavirus update: Five more people intubated

Another five people are intubated on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing the total number of coronavirus patients on ventialtors to 38.Currently, there are 1,942 active cases of the virus. Some 24 people were newly diagnosed with corona in the last 24 hours.In total, 281 Israelis have died.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Body found near cliff in Mitzpe Ramon

Body found near cliff in Mitzpe Ramon

A body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Mitzpe Ramon , according to the Negev District Police @ @ @ @ @ now being identified by officers who arrived at the scene .

A body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Mitzpe Ramon, according to the Negev District Police spokesperson.
The body is now being identified by officers who arrived at the scene.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--IDF soldier moderately injured in training exercise

An IDF soldier was moderately injured in a training exercise on Wednesday when a rock fell on his leg, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit tweeted. The soldier was reportedly taken to a hospital for medical treatment.This is a developing story.


jerusalempost--2020-05-27--Nigerian military unlawfully detains children at rehabilitation center

The Nigerian military is unlawfully detaining boys and men at a rehabilitation center for alleged members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram , Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday .
In the latest allegations of rights abuses since Boko Haram began its insurgency in Nigeria 's northeast , Amnesty criticized Operation Safe Corridor , a program that receives financial and technical support from the European Union , Britain , the United States and the UN International Organization for Migration .
Nigeria 's military did not immediately respond to requests for comment .
It has repeatedly denied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during a decade of conflict .
`` For almost everyone held ( at Safe Corridor ) to date , it amounts to unlawful detention , '' Amnesty said of the program which is based in Gombe state and aims at reintegrating former militants into their communities .
`` Many people there are not former fighters who committed crimes , much less were charged or convicted of any crime , '' it said in a report that also listed alleged rights abuses by Boko Haram and criticized conditions at other military detention centers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ elements , '' including adult education and psychosocial counseling described favorably by people formerly held there .

The Nigerian military is unlawfully detaining boys and men at a rehabilitation center for alleged members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday.
In the latest allegations of rights abuses since Boko Haram began its insurgency in Nigeria's northeast, Amnesty criticized Operation Safe Corridor, a program that receives financial and technical support from the European Union, Britain, the United States and the UN International Organization for Migration.
Nigeria's military did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in response to such accusations during a decade of conflict.
"For almost everyone held (at Safe Corridor) to date, it amounts to unlawful detention," Amnesty said of the program which is based in Gombe state and aims at reintegrating former militants into their communities.
"Many people there are not former fighters who committed crimes, much less were charged or convicted of any crime," it said in a report that also listed alleged rights abuses by Boko Haram and criticized conditions at other military detention centers.
Amnesty said Safe Corridor "includes positive elements," including adult education and psychosocial counseling described favorably by people formerly held there.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Police arrest foreign worker suspected of attacking elderly man

A 45-year-old foreign worker was arrested by police on Thursday under the suspicion that she attacked an 85-year-old man, Israel Hayom reports.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--US Embassy in Israel warns citizens against travelling to Gaza, West Bank

The US Embassy in Israel issued a travel warning to its citizens against travelling to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, instead calling on them to be wary and to protect themselves.The message came in light of the Palestinian Authorities' (PA) decision to end all security coordination with Israel, which led to increased tensions between Israelis and Palestinians as Israel intends to annex parts of the West Bank.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Netanyahu speaks with Brazilian President Bolsonaro on coronavirus crisis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday night with Brazilian President on Jair Bolsonaro to show solidarity with the people of Brazil as the novel COVID-19 is raging on in the country.Netanyahu offered Bolsonaro cooperation with Brazilian industries in producing the medical equipment necessary. He also offered to organize a professional talk between experts on either end so as to combine experiences and learn more about how to deal with the pandemic.Bolsonaro in turn congratulated Netanyahu on forming a government and said that he expects to continue strengthening the connection betwee the two countries.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--WHO official: Spike in European deaths since March linked to COVID-19

ZURICH - About 159,000 more people in 24 European countries have died since early March than would have ordinarily been expected, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday, adding a "significant proportion" of the spike is linked to COVID-19."What we have seen very clearly is that the peak in excess mortality corresponds in those countries to the peak of the transmission of COVID-19," Katie Smallwood, a WHO emergency official, told reporters. "This gives us a very good indication that a very significant proportion of this excess deaths is linked and due to COVID-19."


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Netanyahu, Gantz settle differences after earlier dispute

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) met late Wednesday night and settled their differences after a dispute earlier in the day.Gantz left a meeting with Netanyahu earlier Wednesday in anger following the publication of an interview with Transportation Minister Miri Regev in which she called Gantz "half-baked," and "not ready to be prime minister."


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Philippines confirms 539 new coronavirus cases

MANILA - The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday reported 17 more novel coronavirus deaths and 539 new infections, the largest number of cases reported in a single day since the virus was first detected in the country.In a bulletin, the ministry said total infections have risen to 15,588 and deaths have reached 921. The number of recovered patients was 3,598.An inter-agency panel on coronavirus has recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte the easing of strict lockdown measures in the capital, which accounts for most of the coronavirus cases and deaths, to restart economic activity.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Russia's coronavirus death toll passes 4,000

MOSCOW - Russia on Thursday reported 174 deaths from the new coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, matching its record daily rise for fatalities and taking the overall death toll to 4,142.The country's coronavirus crisis response center said the overall number of infections had risen by 8,371 to 379,051


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Singapore's health ministry confirms 373 new coronavirus cases

SINGAPORE - Singapore's health ministry said on Thursday that it had confirmed 373 more coronavirus cases, taking the city-state's tally to 33,249


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Thailand reports 11 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

BANGKOK - Thailand on Thursday reported 11 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing its total to 3,065 confirmed cases and 57 fatalities since the outbreak started in January.The cases were Thai nationals in quarantine who recently returned from overseas, including four from Kuwait, six from Qatar, and one from India, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's coronavirus task force.There are 2,945 patients who have recovered since the outbreak started.


jerusalempost--2020-05-29--China reports no new coronavirus cases for May 28

The National Health Commission also confirmed five new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on May 28 , down from 23 a day @ @

The National Health Commission also confirmed five new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on May 28, down from 23 a day earlier.
China reported no new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of the end of May 28, down from two a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Friday.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Brazil registers record 26,417 coronavirus cases in a day -ministry

Brazil reported a daily record of 26,417 new coronavirus cases on Thursday , according to the Health Ministry , bringing @ @ @ @ @ , second only to the United States in confirmed cases .
Brazil 's death toll @ @ @ @ @ earlier to 26,754 confirmed fatalities from the COVID-19 respiratory disease , just shy of a @ @ @ @ @ May 21 .

Brazil reported a daily record of 26,417 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing its total tally to 438,238, second only to the United States in confirmed cases.
Brazil's death toll rose 1,156 from a day earlier to 26,754 confirmed fatalities from the COVID-19 respiratory disease, just shy of a record 1,188 deaths registered on May 21.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--US indicts North Koreans, accuses state-owned bank of evading sanctions

In a grand jury indictment made public on Thursday , US prosecutors accused North Korea 's Foreign Trade Bank ( FTB ) of conspiring with the employees charged to cause other banks `` to process at least $ 2.5 billion in illegal payments via over 250 front companies . ''
The United States blacklisted the FTB in 2013 ; the U.N. Security Council did so in 2017 .
The indictment adds to mounting friction between Washington and Pyongyang after denuclearization talks launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stalled .
The indictment is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , a US law enforcement official said .
The alleged crimes include money laundering and bank fraud .
Washington `` has signified its commitment to hampering North Korea 's ability to illegally access the U.S. financial system and limit its ability to use proceeds from illicit actions to enhance its illegal WMD and ballistic missile programs , '' Acting United States Attorney Michael Sherwin said in a statement .
Some of the $ 2.5 billion was directed to North Korea 's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program , a US official said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Russia , Libya and Thailand , and many of those charged were bank employees , including two former presidents of the FTB and two former co-vice presidents .
North Korea has been subject to UN sanctions since 2006 that have been strengthened by the Security Council over the years in a bid to cut off funding for Pyongyang 's nuclear and ballistic missile programs .
North Korea continued to enhance those programs last year in breach of UN sanctions , according to a report this year to the U.N. Security Council .

In a grand jury indictment made public on Thursday, US prosecutors accused North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) of conspiring with the employees charged to cause other banks "to process at least $2.5 billion in illegal payments via over 250 front companies."
The United States blacklisted the FTB in 2013; the U.N. Security Council did so in 2017.
The indictment adds to mounting friction between Washington and Pyongyang after denuclearization talks launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stalled.
The indictment is the largest of any North Korea sanctions violations case, a US law enforcement official said. The alleged crimes include money laundering and bank fraud.
Washington "has signified its commitment to hampering North Korea's ability to illegally access the U.S. financial system and limit its ability to use proceeds from illicit actions to enhance its illegal WMD and ballistic missile programs," Acting United States Attorney Michael Sherwin said in a statement.
Some of the $2.5 billion was directed to North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program, a US official said.
The transactions took place in China, Russia, Libya and Thailand, and many of those charged were bank employees, including two former presidents of the FTB and two former co-vice presidents.
North Korea has been subject to UN sanctions since 2006 that have been strengthened by the Security Council over the years in a bid to cut off funding for Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
North Korea continued to enhance those programs last year in breach of UN sanctions, according to a report this year to the U.N. Security Council.
The US Justice Department accused North Korea's state-owned bank of evading US sanctions laws and charged 28 North Korean and five Chinese citizens in its largest crackdown on North Korea sanctions violations.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Sudan army officer dies, soldiers hurt in attack by Ethiopian militia

In the eastern city of al-Qadarif , `` Ethiopian militia penetrated through ( the border ) and attacked agricultural projects @ @ @ @ @ in Barkat Noreen camp , '' SUNA added .
Sudan 's military spokesman said several @ @ @ @ @ , blaming militias `` supported by Ethiopia , '' according to SUNA .

In the eastern city of al-Qadarif, "Ethiopian militia penetrated through (the border) and attacked agricultural projects and clashed with military forces in Barkat Noreen camp," SUNA added.
Sudan's military spokesman said several soldiers were killed and wounded, blaming militias "supported by Ethiopia," according to SUNA.
A Sudanese military officer was killed and several soldiers wounded on Thursday in an attack by Ethiopian militias on the Sudanese side of the border with Ethiopia, the official SUNA news agency said.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Coronavirus bans leave hundreds stranded at Brazil's largest airport

More than two months after the coronavirus pandemic triggered worldwide lockdowns , much of the world is gradually reopening .
But Latin America remains highly isolated by travel restrictions across the region .
Colombia has suspended all international flights until at least Aug. 31 , preventing its own citizens from returning by air .
It has also suspended river and land border crossings with neighbors including Brazil .
Carvallido said she and her daughter Maria Jose had spent nearly two weeks at Guarulhos International Airport , located on the outskirts of Sao Paulo , the city with the lion 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far .
The same airport saw a surge in traffic last week , when travelers descended on it hoping to beat a new U.S. ban on foreigners coming from Brazil .
`` In this situation , we want to be with our families and my daughter wants it too ...
It is very , very difficult , '' said Carvallido , shedding tears .
Carvallido , 24 , and others are eating from lunch boxes and donations and also take turns at an improvised kitchen set up outside the airport .
They wash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hose .
They are demanding humanitarian flights .
But Colombia 's foreign ministry said on Thursday no new flights from Brazil were scheduled until next week .
Since late April there have been three such flights , taking a total of 346 people back to Colombia .
Though called humanitarian , Colombians must pay $ 350 for the flights , and that is money Carvallido and many others at the airport do not have .
Their calls for a free flight home have led nowhere so far .
`` Under current regulations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Colombian consulate in Sao Paulo said in a statement .

More than two months after the coronavirus pandemic triggered worldwide lockdowns, much of the world is gradually reopening. But Latin America remains highly isolated by travel restrictions across the region.
Colombia has suspended all international flights until at least Aug. 31, preventing its own citizens from returning by air. It has also suspended river and land border crossings with neighbors including Brazil.
Carvallido said she and her daughter Maria Jose had spent nearly two weeks at Guarulhos International Airport, located on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, the city with the lion's share of Brazil's coronavirus cases so far. The same airport saw a surge in traffic last week, when travelers descended on it hoping to beat a new U.S. ban on foreigners coming from Brazil.
"In this situation, we want to be with our families and my daughter wants it too ... It is very, very difficult," said Carvallido, shedding tears.
Carvallido, 24, and others are eating from lunch boxes and donations and also take turns at an improvised kitchen set up outside the airport. They wash in the airport bathrooms using a small hose.
They are demanding humanitarian flights. But Colombia's foreign ministry said on Thursday no new flights from Brazil were scheduled until next week. Since late April there have been three such flights, taking a total of 346 people back to Colombia.
Though called humanitarian, Colombians must pay $350 for the flights, and that is money Carvallido and many others at the airport do not have. Their calls for a free flight home have led nowhere so far.
"Under current regulations, this request is not possible," the Colombian consulate in Sao Paulo said in a statement.
Stefany Carvallido, her 2-year-old daughter and about 200 other Colombians have been camping out inside Brazil's busiest international airport for days in a desperate attempt to get back to their home country.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--G20 says 36 of poorest countries have applied for debt relief

In a statement , the Saudi G20 secretariat said the debt relief initiative approved in April could provide immediate liquidity @ @ @ @ @ more countries participated .
It said the amount could increase significantly if additional creditors , @ @ @ @ @ private-sector creditors , joined the initiative .

In a statement, the Saudi G20 secretariat said the debt relief initiative approved in April could provide immediate liquidity of $14 billion as more countries participated.
It said the amount could increase significantly if additional creditors, including multilateral development banks and private-sector creditors, joined the initiative.
The Group of 20 major economies on Thursday said 36 of 77 eligible countries had applied for suspension of official bilateral debt payments to help them combat the novel coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--UK seeks alliance to avoid reliance on Chinese tech - The Times

The UK is pursuing forming an alliance of 10 democracies to create an alternative pool of suppliers of 5G equipment @ @ @ @ @ relying on China , The Times reported .
The British government has approached Washington about @ @ @ @ @ of democratic partners , based on G7 plus Australia , South Korea and India , @ @ @ @ @ week , the Daily Telegraph reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was planning to reduce @ @ @ @ @ Technologies Co Ltd 's involvement in Britain 's 5G network .

The UK is pursuing forming an alliance of 10 democracies to create an alternative pool of suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China, The Times reported.
The British government has approached Washington about a "D10" club of democratic partners, based on G7 plus Australia, South Korea and India, the newspaper said.
Last week, the Daily Telegraph reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was planning to reduce Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's involvement in Britain's 5G network.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Trump considering legislation that may scrap social media protections

Trump signed an executive order on Thursday afternoon after attacking Twitter for tagging his tweets about unsubstantiated claims of fraud in mail-in voting with a warning prompting readers to fact-check the posts .
Trump said we may `` remove or change '' a law kown as section 230 through legislation so social media companies will not enjoy this legal immunity , which protects such platforms from liability for content posted by their users .
The President also said U.S. Attorney General William Barr will pursue said legislation to regulate social media companies .
On Wednesday , Reuters reported the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on a copy of a draft order .
Facebook and Twitter did not immediately comment on the executive order .
The President 's remarks and the draft order , as written , attempts to circumvent Congress and the courts in directing changes to long-established interpretations of Section 230 .
It represents the latest attempt by Trump to use the tools of the Presidency to force private companies to change policies that he believes are not favorable to him .
`` In terms of presidential efforts to limit critical commentary about themselves , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to the Sedition Act of 1798 - which made it illegal to say false things about the president and certain other public officials - to find an attack supposedly rooted in law by a president on any entity which comments or prints comments about public issues and public people , '' said First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams .
Others like Jack Balkin , a Yale University constitutional law professor said `` The president is trying to frighten , coerce , scare , cajole social media companies to leave him alone and not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him . ''
Still , Twitter 's shares were down 4.4 % on Thursday .
Facebook was down 1.7 percent and Google parent Alphabet Inc were up slightly .
Trump , who uses Twitter heavily to promote his policies and insult his opponents , has long claimed without evidence that the service is biased in favor of Democrats .
He and his supporters have leveled the same unsubstantiated charges against Facebook , which Trump 's presidential campaign uses heavily as an advertising vehicle .

Trump signed an executive order on Thursday afternoon after attacking Twitter for tagging his tweets about unsubstantiated claims of fraud in mail-in voting with a warning prompting readers to fact-check the posts.
Trump said we may "remove or change" a law kown as section 230 through legislation so social media companies will not enjoy this legal immunity, which protects such platforms from liability for content posted by their users.
The President also said U.S. Attorney General William Barr will pursue said legislation to regulate social media companies.
On Wednesday, Reuters reported the White House's plan to modify Section 230 based on a copy of a draft order.
Facebook and Twitter did not immediately comment on the executive order.
The President's remarks and the draft order, as written, attempts to circumvent Congress and the courts in directing changes to long-established interpretations of Section 230. It represents the latest attempt by Trump to use the tools of the Presidency to force private companies to change policies that he believes are not favorable to him.
"In terms of presidential efforts to limit critical commentary about themselves, I think one would have to go back to the Sedition Act of 1798 - which made it illegal to say false things about the president and certain other public officials - to find an attack supposedly rooted in law by a president on any entity which comments or prints comments about public issues and public people," said First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams.
Others like Jack Balkin, a Yale University constitutional law professor said "The president is trying to frighten, coerce, scare, cajole social media companies to leave him alone and not do what Twitter has just done to him."
Still, Twitter's shares were down 4.4% on Thursday. Facebook was down 1.7 percent and Google parent Alphabet Inc were up slightly.
Trump, who uses Twitter heavily to promote his policies and insult his opponents, has long claimed without evidence that the service is biased in favor of Democrats. He and his supporters have leveled the same unsubstantiated charges against Facebook, which Trump's presidential campaign uses heavily as an advertising vehicle.
President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has long protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, an extraordinary attempt to intervene in the media that experts said was unlikely to survive legal scrutiny.


jerusalempost--2020-05-28--Dubai reopens 4 beaches and major parks to public starting Friday

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Dubai announced it will reopen 4 beaches and major parks as well the Dubai Frame architectural landmark for the general public starting on Friday, the Dubai media office announced in a statement.