Qatar makes wearing masks outside
mandatory with violators fined up to $50,000
Qatar’s interior ministry announced on Thursday
that wearing masks will be mandatory to go
outside starting Sunday, and those who do not
comply will be fined up to 200,000 riyals
($53,000). Violators could also be jailed up to
three years, or either of those punishments,
according to a statement on the ministry’s
Twitter account.
Drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan
continuing: Pentagon
The United States is continuing its drawdown
of troops from Afghanistan and is expected
to meet a timeline that had been agreed upon
with the Taliban earlier this year, the Pentagon
said on Friday.
Brazil outgoing health minister thanks Bolsonaro,
gives no reason for quitting
Brazil’s outgoing health minister Nelson Teich
said in a press briefing on Friday that he had
decided to resign from his position, becoming
the second person to leave the top public health
position in less than a month in the midst of the
coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese State Media Warn Country Will Interfere
in U.S. Election
Getty Images
China is threatening to meddle in the upcoming
U.S. presidential election as retribution for a
flurry of American lawsuits seeking to hold
Beijing accountable for the spread of the
coronavirus. The Communist Party "won't
just strike back symbolically, but will impose
countermeasures that will make them feel pain,"
according to the Global Times, an outlet
controlled by the regime.
‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of
Alaska Tsunami Threat
The Barry Arm Glacier on Prince William Sound.
Credit...John Schwieder/Alamy
Warming temperatures have caused the retreat
of a glacier that helps support a steep, mile-long
slope along one flank of a fjord in Prince William
Sound, about 60 miles east of Anchorage. With
only a third of the slope now supported by ice,
the scientists said, a landslide could be triggered
by an earthquake, prolonged heavy rain or even
a heat wave that could cause extensive melting
of surface snow.
Survey Shows Faith Can Prosper in Online
Services
Even better from the clergy’s point of view is
that their members who have gone online
report a larger growth in faith than those
whose services have not moved to online
streaming. Of those who had moved online,
42.4% said that their faith had grown stronger.
US weekly jobless claims hit 3 million, bringing
the 8-week total to more than 36 million
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
it's the sixth straight week in which new
unemployment-insurance claims have fallen.
But claims remain elevated at a level that
dwarfs that of the largest week of US job
losses — 665,000 — during the Great
Recession.
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Killing President
North Korea ousts spy chief, head of
Kim Jong Un's security
Trump Threatens to 'Cut Off the Whole
Relationship' With China, Says U.S.
Would Save $500 Billion
The Worst Is Yet To Come: Contact-Tracing,
Immunity-Cards, & Mass-Testing
Top health officials vanish from national
TV interviews as White House refocuses
messaging
White House would likely support a new
round of stimulus checks, sources say
Nearly 40% of low-income workers lost
their jobs in March
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next threat to US economy
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the 'new poor'
'It's been devastating': Over half of Ontario
tourism businesses shut down, and some
may never reopen
Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to
pass a measure that would let the FBI
collect Americans' web-browsing history
without a warrant
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Graham to call Obama in for testimony
on 'Obamagate'
mandatory with violators fined up to $50,000
Qatar’s interior ministry announced on Thursday
that wearing masks will be mandatory to go
outside starting Sunday, and those who do not
comply will be fined up to 200,000 riyals
($53,000). Violators could also be jailed up to
three years, or either of those punishments,
according to a statement on the ministry’s
Twitter account.
Drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan
continuing: Pentagon
The United States is continuing its drawdown
of troops from Afghanistan and is expected
to meet a timeline that had been agreed upon
with the Taliban earlier this year, the Pentagon
said on Friday.
Brazil outgoing health minister thanks Bolsonaro,
gives no reason for quitting
Brazil’s outgoing health minister Nelson Teich
said in a press briefing on Friday that he had
decided to resign from his position, becoming
the second person to leave the top public health
position in less than a month in the midst of the
coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese State Media Warn Country Will Interfere
in U.S. Election
Getty Images
China is threatening to meddle in the upcoming
U.S. presidential election as retribution for a
flurry of American lawsuits seeking to hold
Beijing accountable for the spread of the
coronavirus. The Communist Party "won't
just strike back symbolically, but will impose
countermeasures that will make them feel pain,"
according to the Global Times, an outlet
controlled by the regime.
‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of
Alaska Tsunami Threat
The Barry Arm Glacier on Prince William Sound.
Credit...John Schwieder/Alamy
Warming temperatures have caused the retreat
of a glacier that helps support a steep, mile-long
slope along one flank of a fjord in Prince William
Sound, about 60 miles east of Anchorage. With
only a third of the slope now supported by ice,
the scientists said, a landslide could be triggered
by an earthquake, prolonged heavy rain or even
a heat wave that could cause extensive melting
of surface snow.
Survey Shows Faith Can Prosper in Online
Services
Even better from the clergy’s point of view is
that their members who have gone online
report a larger growth in faith than those
whose services have not moved to online
streaming. Of those who had moved online,
42.4% said that their faith had grown stronger.
US weekly jobless claims hit 3 million, bringing
the 8-week total to more than 36 million
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
it's the sixth straight week in which new
unemployment-insurance claims have fallen.
But claims remain elevated at a level that
dwarfs that of the largest week of US job
losses — 665,000 — during the Great
Recession.
===================================
Distrust, discord, delay: Israel's 35th
Government is off to a bad (non-)start
Is the State Attorney hiding a secret
agreement with Jordan about the
Temple Mount?
Iraq's New Prime Minister Is Washington's
Latest Test in the Middle East
Israel Defense Minister: I Will Never Allow
Iran Reach Our Borders
U.S. Envoy Threatens to Trigger Return of
UN Sanctions on Iran
Saudi Arabia's worst financial crisis in
decades threatens prince's ambitions
Duterte's Bodyguard to Philippines:
Please Stop Offering Rewards for
Killing President
North Korea ousts spy chief, head of
Kim Jong Un's security
Trump Threatens to 'Cut Off the Whole
Relationship' With China, Says U.S.
Would Save $500 Billion
The Worst Is Yet To Come: Contact-Tracing,
Immunity-Cards, & Mass-Testing
Top health officials vanish from national
TV interviews as White House refocuses
messaging
White House would likely support a new
round of stimulus checks, sources say
Nearly 40% of low-income workers lost
their jobs in March
Wave of COVID-19 bankruptcies poses
next threat to US economy
From opera to bread line: Italy's surge in
the 'new poor'
'It's been devastating': Over half of Ontario
tourism businesses shut down, and some
may never reopen
Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to
pass a measure that would let the FBI
collect Americans' web-browsing history
without a warrant
Trump weighs in on unmasking: 'Greatest
political crime in the history of our country'
'No more talk!': Trump presses Lindsey
Graham to call Obama in for testimony
on 'Obamagate'