Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 17th April 2020
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PGA Tour Confirm June Return
The PGA Tour has announced plans for tournament golf to return in June, with the first four events of the season’s resumption played behind closed doors. The Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Texas has been confirmed as the first tournament back, being scheduled to take place from June 11-14. The Memorial, which …
Facebook To Alert Users Who Interact With COVID-19 Misinformation
Facebook will show alerts to people who have previously interacted with misinformation about coronavirus – in the social network’s latest move to counter the spread of false information about the pandemic. The message, which will appear as an alert in users’ News Feed, will be shown to anyone who has liked, reacted or commented on …
PES Blasts Attack On Women’s Rights In Poland
In the 21st century Poland’s ruling party pushes for total abortion ban and criminalisation of contraceptives and sexual education. The PES condemns yet another attempt by the Law and Justice Party (PiS) to roll back women’s rights in Poland. We strongly oppose the way PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński is using the emergency situation to impose …
Israel Refuses To Test Palestinians For COVID-19
Hundreds of Palestinians residing in occupied East Jerusalem are not being tested for the novel coronavirus as a part of Israel’s occupation policies, a Palestinian official said. Zakaria Odeh, the general director of the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem, addressed the plight of Palestinians during an online seminar and claimed that Israel’s practices …
EDF To Shut Down Nuclear Reactors
The company Électricité de France (EDF) said on Thursday that it plans to shut down several nuclear reactors temporarily, due to an estimated decrease in power demand caused by the economic impact of Covid-19.The firm said in a communiqué that the consequences of the pandemic have led to review its estimates for 2020, 2021 and …
Australia To Retain Curbs On Public Movement
Australia will retain curbs on public movement for at least another four weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. The statement is dashing speculation the sustained low growth in new cases could spur a quicker return to normal, Reuters said. Australia has avoided the high numbers of coronavirus casualties reported in other countries after …
Azerbaijan Arrests Journalists For Disobeying Quarantine Order
Since the special quarantine regime was declared in Azerbaijan on 24 March, three journalists have been arrested. This new wave of repression has been condemned by critics of the Azerbaijani government, with Ali Karimli, the leader of the opposition Popular Front Party, calling government actions a ‘hunt’ for journalists. The two most recent arrests were …
Libya Declares 10-day COVID-19 Lockdown
Libya’s UN-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli, has announced a lockdown that will last 10 days starting on Friday to slow the spread of Covid-19 in the war-torn country. Meanwhile, France is pushing for the UN Security Council to discuss the implementation of ceasefires in the world’s worst conflict zones to curb the deadly …
Nevada’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 137
Nevada health officials report that the state’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 137. The Department of Health and Human Service’s website as of Thursday morning also reported more than 3,200 people statewide have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 respiratory illness. Most people with the virus experience symptoms such as fever and cough that …
Police Find 30 Pounds Of Cocaine In Boxes Of Face Masks
Drug smugglers attempted to transport 1 million British pounds ($1.25 million) worth of cocaine into the United Kingdom hidden with a shipment of protective face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. Face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) have been in short supply globally as hospitals and governments have struggled to secure shipments …
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