Millions of Victorians to be released from brutal Covid lockdown TODAY
Nineteen cases in total have been linked to the outbreak , which authorities believe started with a family who returned overseas. Prior to the snap lockdown , the Open allowed up to 30,000 spectators a day .
2/17/2021

Manitoba reports more than 160 COVID-19 cases over two days
It now means there has now been a total of 3,980 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland since the onset of the pandemic 11 months ago. There are now no patients in hospital with COVID-19 in HPE. 51 additional hospitalisations were recorded in the past 24 hours.
2/17/2021

South African coronavirus variant identified in NYC, Cuomo says
These are Sikkim, Meghalaya, A&N Islands, Nagaland, Tripura and D&D & D&N. Also, 6 States/UTs have reported no new cases in the last 24 hours.
2/17/2021

Trudeau government allows municipalities to ban handguns with new bill
During the 2019 federal election campaign, the Liberals pegged the cost of the program at between $400 million and $600 million . They would have to agree not to use the weapons, to import or acquire any more of them or to bequeath them to anyone else.
2/17/2021

La situation entourant la COVID-19 continue de s'améliorer
Chaudière-Appalaches rapporte 12 nouvelles infections à la COVID-19 au cours des 24 dernières heures. Mardi, 669 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 ont été confirmés au Québec ainsi que 20 nouveaux décès .
2/16/2021

Charges dropped against white N.Y. woman who falsely accused Black man
He also threatened legal action against people who rushed to the wrong conclusion'. Video of the May 2019 incident was posted to Twitter by the black man's sister.
2/16/2021

Case dropped after 'Central Park Karen' Amy Cooper completes counselling program
A compliance report will be filed with the court but the parties moved to seal the records of this case, which the judge approved. Reached by phone, Christian Cooper said he had no reaction to the news that Amy Cooper's case was dismissed.
2/16/2021

Party leaders vote to censure Republican senator over impeachment vote
York County's Republican Party voted to censure Toomey on Saturday, and the resolution's sponsor, state Rep. ABC News' Alisa Wiersema contributed reporting . "We did not send him there to vote his conscience".
2/16/2021

Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest, current status unclear
They accuse Beijing of propping up the military regime and applaud Washington's actions sanctioning the military. Demonstrators retaliated by throwing bricks, said a rescue team member who assisted with the injured.
2/16/2021

USA vows to 'hold accountable those responsible' for Arbil attack
The U.S. -led coalition did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the situation at the military base on the airfield. Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the autonomous Kurdish region, condemned the attack "in the strongest terms".
2/16/2021

Iraq rocket attack kills contractor, wounds USA service member, coalition says
The last deadly attack to target the coalition killed one British and two American personnel in March previous year . Two intelligence sources confirmed to AFP that the attack was carried out from within the autonomous Kurdish region.
2/16/2021

Iraq officials: Rockets strike outside airport near U.S. base
Western military and diplomatic sites have been targeted by dozens of rockets and roadside bombs since late 2019. Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the autonomous Kurdish region, condemned the attack "in the strongest terms".
2/16/2021

Brittany Higgins to pursue police investigation into rape allegations against a colleague
After the incident, Senator Reynolds summoned her to a formal employment meeting in the same room the alleged rape occurred. Brittany Higgins said she was sexually assaulted by a colleague inside Parliament House.
2/16/2021

L’armée tire sur des manifestants et déploie des blindés — Birmanie
D'autant que les forces de l'ordre ont déjà dispersé des rassemblements en tirant sur des manifestants depuis le coup d'Etat . De plus, quelque 400 personnes -responsables politiques, militants, médecins, étudiants- ont au total été arrêtées.
2/16/2021

Covid vaccine take-up in England lower among health workers, says Hancock
Mr Hancock said that 90% of the over-70s had accepted the vaccine - a "much higher uptake than we could possibly have hoped for". AstraZeneca supply lines remain strong and by Easter the first deliveries of a third vaccine made by Moderna should arrive.
2/16/2021