Giorno: 5 Agosto 2021

Santo Stefano, il carcere sull’isola diventa hub culturale: la seconda vita delle celle di Pertini e dell’anarchico Bresci

Read More Santo Stefano è il penitenziario dove furono rinchiusi l’anarchico Bresci e poi Sandro Pertini. Ora diventa laboratorio culturale. E le celle ospiteranno case per artisti. di Camilla Romana Bruno L’archivio delle videostorie Gedi Watch

Serious COVID cases keep climbing as Israel mulls fourth lockdown

Read More Israel recorded 3,421 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while the number of people in serious condition climbed to 241 – the highest since mid-April, according to figures issued by the Health Ministry on Thursday. The number of coronavirus tests returning positive, meanwhile, dropped slightly, from 3.35 to 3.28 percent. The R number, representing […]

Far-right leader claims Tel Aviv Pride ‘started Israel’s COVID outbreak’

Read More Far-right lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich argued Wednesday, without any evidence to support his claim, that Tel Aviv Pride in late June led to a surge in coronavirus infections across Israel, as the government mulls stricter measures to curb the spread of the delta variant. “There was a massive infection party that started this outbreak,” […]

UK musicians to be able to tour visa-free in 19 EU countries

Read More Brexit UK musicians to be able to tour visa-free in 19 EU countries UK government says talks with other countries ongoing, after fears artists would incur huge fees post-Brexit PA Media Thu 5 Aug 2021 03.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 5 Aug 2021 03.15 EDT UK musicians and performers will be able […]

Fifth of Covid hospital admissions are aged 18-34, says NHS England

Read More Coronavirus Fifth of Covid hospital admissions are aged 18-34, says NHS England Chief executive urges young people to get vaccinated, with pop-up clinics and walk-in sites available Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage @rachela_hall Thu 5 Aug 2021 04.12 EDT Last modified on Thu 5 Aug 2021 04.23 EDT More […]

Getting Covid-19 after being vaccinated can happen – but it’s rare. Here’s what we know so far

Read More In late July, the US reversed the mask-wearing rules for people who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 stipulating that they’d have to again wear masks in indoor public places.  This overturned a May decision that vaccinated people could mostly stop wearing masks in public because they were well protected against infection and were […]

At least 10 killed after packed van crashes in south Texas

Read More Texas At least 10 killed after packed van crashes in south Texas More than a dozen injured in incident involving van carrying 29 passengers and agencies @dani_anguiano Wed 4 Aug 2021 21.54 EDT First published on Wed 4 Aug 2021 19.12 EDT At least 10 people have been killed and more than a […]

Cuomo facing impeachment votes from majority of NY Assembly if he doesn’t resign: report

Post Content If New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn’t resign following the state attorney general’s report this week that found the governor had sexually harassed 11 women, a majority of state Assembly members are reportedly prepared to start impeachment proceedings. At least 86 Assembly members – more than half the total of 150 – have […]

Experts explain: If so many Israelis are vaccinated, why is COVID surging and are we headed for an unprecedented lockdown?

Read More Israel was celebrated as a global leader in vaccinations and deemed “the first country in the world to get over COVID.” But in recent weeks, the delta variant has taken the country by storm, and its spread is forcing Israel’s new government to bring back old restrictions, and perhaps even consider the possibility […]

US Kicks Off Simultaneous Global Maritime Military Exercise Not Seen Since Cold War, China Reacts

Read More The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commenced a large globe-spanning military exercise on Aug. 3—the largest of its kind since the Cold War. The next day, China announced a large-scale drill in the South China Sea in response. “LSE 2021 is the first naval and amphibious large-scale exercise conducted since the Ocean […]