White House press chief Stephanie Grisham leaves her post to return to the President’s wife, Melania Trump, as a spokeswoman. She also held that position under Melania from March 2017 until becoming President Trump’s press secretary in July 2019. Melania Trump welcomed Grisham in a message “back in the […]
It will be a crucial week for the United States. As expected, the death toll from the coronavirus has now risen above 10,000. Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York says that the maximum capacity of health care in his state has been reached and wants to employ a Navy […]
Mexico faced a record murder rate in March. It was the highest number in the period that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was in power at 2585. The number of murders averaged 83 per day. One of Obrador’s election promises was to reduce crime and specifically murder rates. According […]
The two American aircraft carriers in the Pacific are affected by the coronavirus that spreads quickly on board. The U.S. navy base Yokosuka in Japan is also in lockdown. That has serious implications for U.S. defence and security in the Pacific. The situation is worst on the aircraft carrier […]
In the United States, hundreds of emergency hospitals must be established to accommodate the influx of corona patients. The genius of the United States military has plans for at least 341 such medical facilities but is still looking for the right buildings or open spaces. Hotels, student flats, conference […]
In France, 418 patients died from coronavirus in the past day. That’s significantly more than Sunday when authorities registered 292 deaths, compared to 318 Saturday. The total number of deaths in France is now at 3024. This makes France the fourth country with more than 3000 deaths from the […]
The state of emergency in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has been extended by two weeks in response to the expansion of corona infections in the country. The state of emergency is now in effect until April 19, said Governor Anies Baswedan. “We are preparing for all possible scenarios […]
The United States has offered a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and fourteen other high-ranking Venezuelan officials. Washington wants to arrest him for “narcoterrorism” and is promising $ 15 million. Maduro, 57, came to power in 2013, succeeding Hugo Chávez (1954-2013). Since […]
In the UK, an additional 87 people have died since Monday from the effects of coronavirus infection. This brings the total number of deaths to 422, the British government said on Tuesday The number of confirmed cases rose from 6,650 to 8,077.
The stock markets in New York were at a loss on Monday shortly after the opening bell. Pre-sentiment was supported by a new Federal Reserve support program for the US economy, but positivism proved short-lived. The disappointment at the lack of a US deal on a sizeable stimulus package […]
