Iran shut down a newspaper on Monday after it published remarks by an expert who said the official figures on coronavirus cases and deaths in the country account for only 5% of the real toll, allegations rejected by the Health Ministry. Mohammad Reza Sadi, the editor-in-chief of Jahane Sanat, told… Read More
Nudist chases down laptop-stealing boar
A German nudist had the last laugh after giving chase to a wild boar that had run off with a bag containing his laptop. Pictures posted on social media show the naked man running after a sow and her two piglets to the mirth of fellow bathers at Berlin’s Teufelssee,… Read More
Deadly explosion rocks Baltimore, destroys 3 homes
A natural gas explosion destroyed three rowhomes in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least two people were hospitalized with serious injuries, firefighters said. At least three dozen firefighters converged on the disaster scene, where the natural gas explosion reduced to the… Read More
Oscar-nominated actor announces he has coronavirus
Antonio Banderas says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is celebrating his 60th birthday in quarantine. The Spanish actor announced his positive test in a post Monday on Instagram. Banderas said he would spend his time in isolation reading, writing and “making plans to begin to give meaning to my… Read More
Violence in Portland — Police attacked with mortar
Protesters outside a Portland police union building set fires and used a mortar to launch commercial grade fireworks at police and officials said Monday that two officers were injured and 16 demonstrators were arrested. A day after demonstrators managed to get inside the union building and set a fire, the… Read More
Biden VP told to reject nomination
Ahead of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s imminent announcement of his running mate, one leading candidate was urged by a top Democratic Party leader to reject the nomination over the weekend. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., should not accept Biden’s offer, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown — a leading Democratic… Read More
Republican lawmakers targeted by China sanctions
China on Monday announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including top Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have been singled out by Beijing’s ruling communisty party in the past. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday said the 11 had… Read More
Chaos in Chicago; crowd shoots at police
Hundreds of people smashed windows, stole from stores, and clashed with police early Monday in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city’s downtown. At one point, shots were fired at police and officers returned fire, police spokesman Tom Ahern said on Twitter. No officers were injured… Read More
Re-opening schools facing big safety test
Reopening schools is easy. Keeping them open will be the hard part. As educators prepare to welcome students back to class for the first time in months, schools’ ability to quickly identify and contain coronavirus outbreaks before they get out of hand will be put to the test in thousands… Read More
[Pic] The $1.5 million coronavirus mask
An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world’s most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million. The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters… Read More
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