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11.30 Coronavirus UK Live – Canary Islands shut beaches & latest on schools & Eat Out to Help Out as deaths hit 41,501

BORIS Johnson is facing pressure to add Greece to the quarantine list after Scotland and Wales removed the holiday hotspot from the safe travel list. Wales’ health minister Vaughan Gething warned that pressure was being put onto Boris Johnson's government to enforce the same rules. Scottish justice secretary Humza Yousaf added that “regular discussions continue” between […]

Australian state reports jump in coronavirus cases but says New Year show must go on

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s most-populous state reported the biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections in two weeks on Wednesday but said there were no plans to cancel the New Year fireworks show over Sydney Harbour, as new cases nationally also ticked up. New South Wales (NSW) state reported 17 new cases, the biggest one-day jump […]

India secures its east after western Himalaya clashes with China

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – India has moved troops to its eastern stretch of border with China since clashes erupted between the nuclear-armed rivals on the western part of their border in the Himalayas in June, a government official said. The June clash in the Ladakh region, in the western part of their border, was the […]

Australian media agree to joint trial for Pell sex abuse case reporting

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian media outlets have dropped their opposition to a joint trial on charges they breached a gag order on reporting ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell’s conviction in 2018 on child sex abuse, according to a submission discussed in court on Wednesday. Pell’s conviction was overturned by Australia’s High Court in April, but the […]

Cuomo, de Blasio must give NYC’s restaurants a chance to survive

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have clearly decided to let the city’s restaurants die: They won’t allow indoor dining, the only way for most eateries to stay above water. No matter that indoor dining and drinking (albeit at reduced capacity) is kosher in Westchester and Nassau, right outside the city — and […]

Glasgow wakes to new lockdown

Glasgow wakes to new lockdown: Nicola Sturgeon enforces restrictions on city’s 800,000 people and nearby regions after spike in Covid cases – with measures to last at least 14 days Glasgow is waking up to new restrictions today following a spike in covid cases First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move after 66 new positive […]

Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, guilty of war crimes, dies at 77

Fox News Flash top headlines for September 1 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians while running the regime’s most notorious prison, has died. Kaing Guek Eav, […]

Texas infant dies in sexual assault, father charged

Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 1 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A Houston man faces capital murder charges in connection with the death of his 9-month-old daughter, whose body investigators said showed signs of sexual assault. Harris County sheriff’s deputies went to an apartment complex […]