BOGOTA (Reuters) – The wedding was traditional – a white dress for the bride, a suit for the groom and a large entourage of around 240 guests. But the circumstances were anything but. Maria Cecilia Osorio and Alfonso Ardila met
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Coronavirus: Peterborough police dealing with calls over suspected emergency order violations
The rules laid out by the Ontario government are pretty clear: maintain a physical distance of at least two metres and do not hold gatherings of five or more people during the state of emergency declared due to the ongoing
World War 3 fears: Iran launch military satellite amid Trump’s ‘shoot and destroy’ threat
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corp claims to have successfully launched a satellite missile named Noor, meaning light in Urdu. Iran has previously attempted several launches but all were proven unsuccessful. This launch is expected to intensify US and Iran tensions which
Olympics exposed: Why firefighters rescued people from burning buildings in bizarre event
Sport fanatics all over the world will be mourning the lack of live matches, games and events, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak, which has killed nearly 178,000 people and infected more than 2.5 million, forced governments to
Muslim minority doctors first to die on front line of UK pandemic
Families and patients remember the four doctors who contracted coronavirus while fighting for others with the disease. London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom is paying tribute to the first doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic who have
Iran’s Guard says it launched military satellite amid tensions with U.S.
Iran‘s Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday it put the Islamic Republic’s first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch that came amid wider tensions with the United States. There was
First fix mistakes, but government must be held accountable on coronavirus: UK Labour
LONDON (Reuters) – British ministers must be held accountable for the mistakes they have made in fighting the coronavirus outbreak, but the priority must be for them to fix pressing concerns now, a spokesman for Labour leader Keir Starmer said
EU on brink: Spain issues dire ‘sink or float’ warning to Brussels bloc amid pandemic
The European Union has come under fire over the perceived slow response in helping member states ravaged by the coronavirus protect their economies. Financial leaders from the 27 countries will be asked to consider proposals from Spain for a €1.5trillion
On Earth Day, calls grow to treat shock of coronavirus with 'green recovery'
LONDON (REUTERS) – As the world marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday (April 22), calls were growing for governments to treat the shock of the coronavirus with “green recovery” packages to spur a shift to a low-carbon
Moscow residents open homes to psychiatric patients, disabled children during lockdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow resident Arina Muratova knew something was wrong when the messages she received from Nina, a patient at Psychiatric Hospital No.22 who has become a friend during her voluntary work there, suddenly lost their usual, optimistic ring.