Day: مئی 12, 2020

Suicide blast at funeral of Afghan police commander in Nangarhar ‘kills, wounds dozens’ – reports Some 40 people are believed “to have been killed or wounded” in a suicide blast on Tuesday at the funeral of a police commander in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, according to Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the local government. The attacker detonated his explosives in the middle of the ceremony, Khogyani said. At least 10 people were killed in the attack, TASS said, citing a report by Afghanistan’s Ariana News TV channel. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Nangarhar, a province near the Pakistan border, has long been a stronghold for both Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and Taliban militants and has witnessed some of the hardest fightin...

Spanish govt orders 2-week quarantine for incoming travelers on May 15-24 The government in Madrid has ordered a two-week quarantine for all travelers coming into Spain from May 15 in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Incoming travelers will have to remain locked in and will only be allowed to exit for grocery shopping, go to health centers and in case of “situation of need,” according to an official order which was published on Tuesday. The quarantine has been enforced for all travelers coming to the country between May 15 and at least May 24, when the state of emergency is due to end. The quarantine order can be extended jointly with possible state of emergency extensions, Reuters said. Spain has so far extended its restrictions four times since mid-March.&#...

Gunmen storm MSF hospital in Kabul, victims feared – reports Explosions and gunfire have been heard from inside a hospital in western Kabul operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), local media reported. Medical staff are said to be trapped inside as the battle rages on. The hospital is located in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of the Afghan capital. At least two powerful explosions have been heard at the scene as the battle continues, TOLO News reported. گزارش‌های نخستین می‌رسانند که افراد مسلح بر یک شفاخانه در منطقه دشت برچی از مربوطات حوزه سیزدهم امنیتی کابل حمله کرده‌اند. pic.twitter.com/NjNPMVqcyV— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) May 12, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Afghan Interior Ministry said a special police unit has a...

McGregor calls Khabib a ‘scurrying rat’, gets reminded of own ‘embarrassment’ in Twitter spat Conor McGregor lashed out at UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov in his latest bit of Twitter beef, dubbing the Russian fighter a “rat” and an “embarrassment” to the sport. “Khabib you absolute embarrassment. Scurrying, hiding rat as usual,” McGregor said in a tweet on Monday, adding that he is “An embarrassment to real fighting.” Khabib you absolute embarrassment. Scurrying, hiding rat as usual. As I have said many times. As has been seen many times. Through the pane of glass it was confirmed what was always known. “No comment” lol. An embarrassment to real fighting.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 11, 2020 https://platform.twitte...

At least 5 patients dead, 150 evacuated after fire breaks out at Covid-19 hospital in St. Petersburg At least five patients have perished in a major fire at a hospital in St. Petersburg – which had been designated to treat patients with Covid-19 – while 150 people were evacuated to safety. Emergency services were alerted about a fire at the Saint George Hospital at around 6:30am local time. Plumes of smokes were coming out of the building’s sixth floor. At least five people died, officials told local media. Citing sources, media reported that the victims were patients receiving artificial lung ventilation. Around 150 people were evacuated. The hospital was repurposed to treat Covid-19 patients after the start of the outbreak, and...