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In Australia new tighter restrictions imposed by New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian including a 9 pm to 5 am nightly curfew in major parts of Greater Sydney where some two million people live.
It will now be required that masks be worn outdoors unless exercising effective Monday across the entire state.
The overall Greater Sydney lockdown extended one month until the end of September.
Outdoor exercise in the Greater Sydney area will be limited to one hour per day.
Berejiklian calling the tightening of the lockdown:
"final measures"...
ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA...
Protests opposing coronavirus restrictions in Australia set for ten locations including Sydney and Melbourne at 12 Noon Saturday local time (10 pm Eastern US time Friday)...BREAKING NEWS POST
NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN EXTENDING THE COUNTRY'S NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN IMPOSED EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE LOCKDOWN WILL NOW EXTEND TO TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT...REUTERS
Mass vaccination with a third shot will stop a lockdown in Israel. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaking that message today as he got his third jab. Starting Sunday all Israelis over the age of 40 eligible for the third dose...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
A name change for the troubled AstraZeneca COVID vaxx approved by Australian authorities.
The new branding as "Vaxzevria" already approved in Europe and Canada...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
The latest data on vaccine effects is out showing more deaths and serious injuries including deaths involving teenage vaccine recipients.
Heart conditions linked to those teenagers deaths following vaccination...THE DEFENDER
AN EXPERIMENTAL COVID TREATMENT USED ON PRESIDENT TRUMP LAST YEAR HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR USE IN THE UK.
RONAPREVE USES TWO LABORATORY MADE ANTI-BODIES TO ATTACK THE CORONAVIRUS....BBC NEWS
No evidence of a "coordinated" effort by those who entered the US Capitol during the January 6th incident.
This is what the FBI believes about it even though federal prosecutors have slapped conspiracy charges on many of those arrested following the incident.
The FBI reported to be working with members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers said to be cooperating with the investigation...THE INDEPENDENT UK
VICE-PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGNING FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM NEXT WEEK AS THE SEPTEMBER 14TH RECALL ELECTION DRAWS CLOSER.
POLLING SHOWS A CLOSE CONTEST WITH REPUBLICANS MORE LIKELY TO VOTE THAN DEMOCRATS...SPUTNIK NEWS RUSSIA
The current left-wing government in Bolivia charging a former right-wing interim president with "genocide". The charges stem from the deaths of 20 protesters supporting the former left-wing president Evo Morales who was ousted following a disputed election in 2019...DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
The US imposing visa restrictions on 19 officials in Nicaragua implicated in the disruption of opposition political parties and candidates ahead of the country's Presidential election.
The State Department says that the left-wing government of President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice-President Rosario Murillo have waged a relentless campaign disqualifying any legitimate opposition candidates for the November 7th election...US STATE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT
THE US SANCTIONING NINE RUSSIANS AND FOUR RUSSIAN ENTITIES FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN CHEMICAL WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
THE US ACCUSES RUSSIA OF TRYING TO POISON OPPOSITION FIGURE ALEXEI NAVALNY WITH A NERVE AGENT LAST YEAR....TASS RUSSIA
AFGHANISTAN NEWS
THE UNITED STATES NOW SAID TO BE PICKING UP THE PACE OF EVACUATION EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER CRITICISM FOR THE SLOWNESS OF ACTION.
US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CAME OUT TO SPEAK LATE TODAY AND SAID 13-THOUSAND HAVE ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED FROM KABUL. HE PROMISED TO GET ALL AMERICANS OUT ALONG WITH AFGHANS WHO HELPED THE US.
BIDEN SPOKE OF A 'DANGEROUS' SITUTATION THAT POSES 'RISKS' FOR THE US MILITARY.....BBC NEWS
TODAY'S BBC NEWS BLOG ON AFGHANISTAN.....BBC NEWS BLOG AFGHANISTAN
(Updated- Russian Estimate Of Missiles Shot Down) More on the Israeli airstrikes Thursday night that targeted camps of the Iranian backed Lebanese Hezbollah movement near Homs and Damascus in Syria.
Hezbollah has been an ally of the Syrian government in its fight against jihadist opposition forces...TASS RUSSIA...
Four killed in the attacks with Syria demanding they stop....TIMES OF ISRAEL....The Russian military mission in Syria says that 22 of the 24 missiles fired by the Israeli aircraft were shot down...ASSOCIATED PRESS-TIMES OF ISRAEL
The Biden Administration backtracking the President's comments offering a firm pledge of defense for Taiwan earlier this week.
The official policy of the US is ambiguous towards defending Taiwan from an attack by China.
However, Biden said during his ABC News interview this week that Taiwan was on par with NATO and South Korea in terms of US defense commitments...THE GUARDIAN UK
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTING THAT AMAZON IS PLANNING TO MOVE INTO THE DEPARTMENT STORE BUSINESS.
THE ONLINE SALES GIANT LOOKING AT OHIO AND CALIFORNIA AS PLACES TO PUT UP SMALL STORES SOME 30-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET IN SIZE TO SELL ITEMS FROM THE TOP BRAND NAMES....BBC NEWS
A toxicology report received in the case of an Israeli military intelligence officer who died under mysterious circumstances in an Israeli military prison.
The officer's family demanding answers in the case where the officer died in prison after being placed there accused to being a threat to Israel's security under a sealed indictment....ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
Mike Richards was to be the host of the "Jeopardy" tv game show. But now he has quit following a report by "The Ringer" citing podcast comments Richards made seven or eight years ago.
It led to the Anti-Defamation League calling for an investigation into Richard's comments....THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
A Hurricane Warning issued for Long Island and southern New England as Tropical Storm Henri is expected to make landfall by Sunday at or near hurricane strength with maximum sustained winds around 75 miles per hour...
THE CORONAVIRUS DATA VIA WORLDOMETERS FOR TODAY NEW POSITIVE TESTS IN THE US 151,108 AND WORLDWIDE 682,208.
A WEEK AGO TODAY THE NUMBERS 155,297 AND 719,204.
CORONAVIRUS STATS IN SELECTED NATIONS VIA WORLDOMETERS FOR TODAY NEW POSITIVE TESTS THE UK 37,314, BRAZIL 33,887, IRAN 28,833, JAPAN 25,155, MALAYSIA 23,564 AND MEXICO 23,006.
FRANCE 22,319, INDONESIA 20,004, THAILAND 19,851, THE PHILIPPINES 17,231, SOUTH AFRICA 14,312 AND SPAIN 12,450.
CUBA REPORTING 9,764.
ISRAEL WITH 4,908.
THE NUMBER IN CANADA 2,960.
That's the way it really is Friday August 20th, 2021 Day 521 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19, Day 521 of America and the World held hostage.
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