News of the World

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Britain’s Johnson in self-isolation

No virus symptoms

https://apnews.com/article/london-corona...51f0bfa0a9
This Sunday the British PM received bad news, he had been in contact with a covidose!
Last Thursday he had met several lawmakers for half an hour, including the one that tested positive for the Wuhan virus.  

Taiwan air force chief joins F-5 test flight after fatal crash

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54944961

The head of Taiwan's Air Force has joined the first test flight of a fighter jet following a fatal crash.
All of Taiwan's ageing F-5 jets were grounded and inspections carried out after a pilot was killed last month.
"I believe F-5s are safe to fly," Air Force Commander Hsiung Hou-chi said, the Military News Agency reported.
In early October, Taiwan's defence minister said the air force had been dispatched almost 3,000 times since January to monitor or intercept Chinese aircraft.

Why does this matter? You see, China still wants to invade Taiwan for they think it's a renegade province. Actually it seems it's part of their plans for the Rejuvenation of China.  

Storm Iota + Honduras + Nicaragua

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54941826
As you may know Hurricane / Storm Eta was a terrible experience for Nicaraguan, Guatemalan and Honduran people. Sadly, there are more bad news for Central America. This Sunday Iota might hit them hard. They warn of 120mph (193km/h) winds, torrential rain and rising sea levels. None of them have had enough sunny days to get rid of the excess of rain that poured down in the last few days.

Assad Family: Ruling Syria for the last 50 years

https://apnews.com/article/iran-lebanon-...adaa27d31e

His rule, half of it spent in war, is different from his father’s in some ways — dependent on allies like Iran and Russia rather than projecting Arab nationalism, run with a crony kleptocracy rather than socialism. The tools are the same: repression, rejection of compromise and brutal bloodshed.

By the way, he was planning to celebrate this "feat" but the pandemic and war forced him to be satisfied with holding a small celebration instead. Who would tell Bashar was an eye doctor trained in Britain. How could such a monster stay in power?

But Assad masterfully portrayed the war as a choice between his rule and Islamic extremists, including the Islamic State group. Many Syrians and even European states became convinced it was the lesser evil.

So EU mainly had no choice but to let him keep his position.

Israel advances plans in sensitive east Jerusalem settlement

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-don...c16b0f97bc

A settlement watchdog group said Sunday Israel is moving ahead with new construction of hundreds of homes in a strategic east Jerusalem settlement that threatens to cut off parts of the city claimed by Palestinians from the West Bank.
The group, Peace Now, said the Israel Land Authority announced on its website Sunday that it had opened up tenders for more than 1,200 new homes in the key settlement of Givat Hamatos in east Jerusalem.
It would seal off the Palestinian city of Bethlehem and the southern West Bank from east Jerusalem, further cutting off access for the Palestinians to that part of the city.

Well, it's their land anyway so I don't see why it might be problematic at all. Of course, Palestinians disagree with me on this. Based on previous land partitions, Jordan should have become the land of the Palestinians but Arab peoples kept asking for more and more territory leading to this mess. Just go back several pages to the place where we discussed this matter earlier this year, IIRC.

Jetsons cars might become real  in just a few years

https://apnews.com/article/flying-cars-h...a0c7b9b5b0

The nation’s first regional hub for “flying cars” is being built in central Florida and once completed in five years, the vehicles will be able to take passengers from Orlando to Tampa in a half hour, officials said Wednesday.
The Tavistock Development Corp. said it was constructing a Jetsons-like aviation facility in Orlando’s Lake Nona area, the mixed-use planned community it built. Lake Nona already is home to several medical and research facilities.
The aircraft will be supplied by Lilium, a Germany-based aviation company that manufacturers the industry’s only five-passenger “electric vertical takeoff and landing” aircraft.

Peruvian Interim President Merino Resigned

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54953546

Peru's interim president has resigned, a day after two people died during protests against his government.
Manuel Merino, former speaker of Congress, had been in the post less than a week.
He replaced President Martín Vizcarra after he was impeached on Monday over bribery allegations, which he denies.
Senior politicians had called for Mr Merino's resignation after a violent crackdown on demonstrations against him.
Twelve ministers from his recently-appointed cabinet resigned earlier on Sunday in protest against police brutality and his handling of the crisis.

Vizcarra obviously denies any wrongdoing.