CNN analyst and staff writer for The New Yorker Jeffrey Toobin have been suspended after he exposed himself during a Zoom call between staffers of the magazine and WNYC radio last week.
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UK: Self Defence Let Off For Man Who Killed Three Of His Assailants
A builder who stabbed and killed three of his attackers has been let off in self-defense, the first person in the UK to avoid triple killing manslaughter charge.
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SWITZERLAND: Couple Name Baby After Internet Provider For Free WiFi
A Swiss couple have named their new baby after an internet provider in exchange for free 18 years WIFI connection.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Fraud Charges Against Teacher/Race Classification Activist Dropped
Fraud charges against a South African teacher/campaigner against race classification for identifying himself as ‘African’ in a job application has now been dropped.
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UK: Surge In Experimental Vaccine Trial Candidates Even As Vaccine Developers Shows No Interest
Tens of thousands of people have signed up to a campaign by a group called 1 Day Sooner to be an experimental vaccine candidate in a controlled trial of coronavirus vaccine.
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UK: First Covid-19 Vaccines Unlikely To End Pandemic
The first wave of COVID-19 vaccines is unlikely to end the pandemic according to the head of the Vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham.
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PayPal To Charge Account Holders £12 Fee For Not Using Account
PayPal is set to introduce an annual fee of £12 for users whose accounts have been inactive for a year or more.
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UK: Workers Union Calls For Amazon Boycott Over Covid-19 Non-Compliant Warehouses
UK campaign groups has urged consumers to boycott Amazon on one of its biggest sales days in the year – Amazon Prime Day over fears it could a “hive of infection” after eight people tested positive for Covid-19 at a warehouse in Coventry.
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FRANCE: Congolese Activist Protest Against Colonial Thefts Is In Court On Theft Charges
The verdict in the trial of a Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza and four other associates is due on October 14.
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ITALY: Trial Of Non-Invasive Saliva Covid-19 Test For Children Launched
Local authorities in Italy has begun trialing a coronavirus saliva test for children. Launched in the Lazio region, the test uses a chewable swab (antigen) that is handed to school children like chewing gum from which saliva is obtain for testing.
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