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Trump age, weight, gender all COVID concerns; not drinking, smoking helps

President Trump was described by his doctor as being “well” after contracting the coronavirus, but his age, weight and gender make him more vulnerable to the disease. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday said the 74-year-old president was experiencing “mild symptoms,” but feeling “very energetic.” He wouldn’t say what treatment Trump’s doctors […]

Love child of former Belgian King Albert II wins right to call herself 'princess'

Fox News Flash top headlines for October 1 The love child of former Belgian King Albert II on Thursday won a seven-year-long battle over her royal rights — and can now officially call herself a princess. Delphine Boël can now go by “Delphine of Saxen-Coburg-Gotha, princess of Belgium,” after the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that she […]

Screams of horror as deadly fire rips through theme park killing 13 people

Fun turned to horror as a killer blaze tore through a theme park leaving more than a dozen dead on the first day of a Chinese national holiday. Visitors ran for their lives as flames engulfed an exhibition hall of ice lantern and snow sculptures at the Taitaishan theme park on the near Taiyuan city […]

The world reacts as Donald Trump announces he has COVID-19

TOKYO — News that the world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious disease drew instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and, of course, the ever-present outrage and curiosity surrounding everything about President Donald Trump. Trump’s announcement Friday, on Twitter, that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the […]

Turkey criticises EU for continued reference to sanctions

FILE PHOTO: European Union (R) and Turkish flags fly at the business and financial district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Osman OrsalISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday many areas of the European Union summit decisions concerning Turkey were “divorced from realities”, voicing concern about the bloc’s continued reference […]

Get on board: how games are helping people beat the lockdown

By Riley Wilson On Saturday nights under normal circumstances, board games are spread out on folding tables in the games room at the Castle Hill RSL Club. From 3pm to 2am, gamers strategically optimise their moves. The Northwest Tabletop Gamers group, founded three years ago, started meeting at the RSL in January 2020. Pandemic – […]

Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl charged in alleged voter suppression scheme

Conservative operatives Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl have been charged with felony voter suppression charges for allegedly trying to stifle turnout during the presidential election in Detroit. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a range of charges against the men, accusing them of concocting a robocall scheme that discouraged voting in urban areas, including the […]

Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl charged in alleged voter suppression scheme

Conservative operatives Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl have been charged with felony voter suppression charges for allegedly trying to stifle turnout during the presidential election in Detroit. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a range of charges against the men, accusing them of concocting a robocall scheme that discouraged voting in urban areas, including the […]

Fauci pushes back against Trump for misrepresenting his stance on masks.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading U.S. official on infectious diseases, hit back at President Trump on Wednesday for what he called the misrepresentation of his stance on using masks to curb the coronavirus. In the presidential debate on Tuesday, Mr. Trump claimed that Dr. Fauci initially said “masks are not good — then he […]