Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, 82, is infected with coronavirus, along with his wife, 83 He was confirmed to have virus on Monday, the Finnish president’s Office said The 82-year-old was awarded the Peace Prize in 2008 for mediating peace deals Finnish health authorities have confirmed 700 cases of COVID-19 … Read more
President Trump ignored warnings from US intelligence agencies about the threat of a coronavirus pandemic, according to a bombshell report in The Washington Post. One intelligence official and several Trump Administration officials spoke to the publication Friday on the condition of anonymity, claiming the President downplayed the COVID-19 threat in spite of growing anxiety from … Read more
President Trump declares New York a major disaster area as NYC hospitals run low on ventilators and masks and ‘epicenter’ city makes up a THIRD of all US coronavirus cases The declaration allows New York State access to FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund The Trump administration declaration was issued Friday This is the first time in … Read more
President Trump has signed into law a multi-billion dollar emergency coronavirus relief bill. The signing of the bipartisan bill came Wednesday evening, just hours after it passed in the Senate. The $105 billion bill provides safety net programs for Americans affected by COVID-19, including paid sick and family leave. The legislation also provides free testing … Read more
President Trump said Wednesday that he fashions himself a ‘wartime president’ as he goes into battle against the ‘unseen enemy,’ the coronavirus. Trump was asked by Fox News Channel’s John Roberts if he considers the country to be on a ‘wartime footing’ to combat the pandemic. ‘I do. I actually do,’ the president answered from … Read more
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen asks to finish his three-year prison sentence at home over fears he might catch the coronavirus Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, ‘risks catching coronavirus while serving his three-year prison sentence’ Cohen’s attorney is asking for his client to serve the rest … Read more
Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday after China has lashed out at Washington for him calling the novel coronavirus ‘the Chinese Virus’. President Trump tweeted Monday: ‘The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!’ Early Tuesday Beijing … Read more
Israel president Reuven Rivlin is to ask rival Benny Gantz to form government in sign that Benjamin Netanyahu is losing his grip on power President Reuven Rivlin asked Benny Gantz to form a coalition Government The development follows three inconclusive elections and a year of stalemate Commentators say it is a major setback for PM Benjamin … Read more
U.S soccer president resigns after saying in gender discrimination filing that women players have less physical ability and responsibility than men Carlos Cordeiro resigned on Thursday night, three days after the organization filed papers in a gender discrimination lawsuit The papers said that women players had less physical ability and responsibility than the men Cordeiro … Read more
My fellow Americans: Tonight, I want to speak with you about our nation’s unprecedented response to the coronavirus outbreak that started in China and is now spreading throughout the world. Today, the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. We have been in frequent contact with our allies, and we are … Read more