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  Sanders may move US Embassy out of Jerusalem, calls Netanyahu ‘reactionary racist’

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem is “something we would take into consideration,” if he is elected president. Sanders, currently the front-runner in the early going of the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, was responding to a question on the matter at a debate among the candidates which took place in Charleston, South Carolina, ahead of a primary scheduled for Saturday in that state. “I’m very proud of being Jewish. I actually lived in Israel for some months. But what I happen to believe is that right now, sadly, tragically, in Israel, through Bibi Netanyahu, you have a reactionary racist who is now running that country,” Sanders charged.
Feb. 26, 2020

Deal of the Century’ takes off, Israeli-US mapping team tours Samaria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, and the Israeli-American mapping team toured the Ariel area in Samaria on Monday, a preparatory stage toward implementation of President Donald Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ peace plan. The Israeli-American team is mapping Judea and Samaria ahead of the application of Israeli sovereignty in parts of the region, as stipulated by the U.S. president’s peace plan.
Feb. 25, 2020

Iraqi security forces kill protester in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces killed at least one protester in Baghdad on Tuesday and wounded 24 others, police sources told Reuters. The death was due to birdshot fired from a hunting rifle, the sources said, adding that five of the injuries also resulted from birdshot. The remaining injuries were tear gas-related. At least 23 members of the security forces were also injured, the sources said. 
Feb. 26, 2020

Haiti capital’s streets blocked as protests spread

Anti-government protesters barricaded key streets in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday. The blockades came a day after police demanding better working conditions attacked the army headquarters in the city. The government of President Jovenel Moïse called the attack “a coup attempt” and the armed forces spoke of a “war situation”. At least two people died in Sunday’s clashes. On Monday, protesters scattered bricks, burning tyres and overturned ice-cream carts on the streets leading to the home of President Moïse, whose resignation they demand.
Feb 26, 2020

Delhi riots: City tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes leave 23 dead

Delhi remains on edge after a third consecutive night of rioting, with reports of Muslim homes and shops being targeted by violent mobs. Twenty-three people have been killed so far in the deadliest violence the Indian capital has seen in decades. The clashes first broke out on Sunday between protesters for and against a controversial citizenship law. But they have since taken on communal overtones, with reports of many Muslims being attacked. Photographs, videos and accounts on social media paint a chilling image of the last few days – of mostly Hindu mobs beating unarmed men, including journalists; of groups of men with sticks, iron rods and stones wandering the streets; and of Hindus and Muslims facing off.
Feb 26, 2020

    ‘I want to be brave like you’: 9-year-old asks Pete Buttigieg to help him tell the world he’s gay

Pete Buttigieg shared an emotional moment with a young supporter in Denver on Saturday night. “Thank you for being so brave,” the boy, later identified as 9-year-old Zachary Ro, wrote in a question submitted via fishbowl during the presidential hopeful’s Saturday rally, “Would you help me tell the world I’m gay, too? I want to be brave like you.” Zachary, who attended the rally with his parents, joined the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor on stage. He presented Buttigieg with a bracelet, which the Democratic hopeful put on. “I don’t think you need a lot of advice for me on bravery. You seem pretty strong to me,” Buttigieg, who is gay, told Zachary. “It took me a long time to figure out how to tell even my best friend that I was gay, let alone to go out there and tell the world and to see you willing to come to terms with who you are in a room full of 1,000 people, thousands of people you’ve never met that’s, that’s really something.”
Feb. 23, 2020

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Scramble to contain coronavirus as infections spread in Europe

Pentagon says may need additional funding to deal with coronavirus

Limbaugh: Hyping of coronavirus part of effort ‘to bring down Donald Trump’

Coronavirus cases spread in Europe and beyond Wednesday, with Latin America confirming its first patient as the world scrambled to contain the deadly epidemic that has killed thousands worldwide. New cases have emerged across Europe, many linked to the continent’s coronavirus hotspot in northern Italy, amid warnings from health experts to rein in hysteria as the virus continued its march beyond China’s borders. The novel coronavirus has killed over 2,700 people and infected more than 80,000 in 34 countries, although the vast majority of cases remain in China, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). But the WHO said Wednesday more new cases were now being recorded outside China than inside the country, where the deadly virus first emerged in late December.
Feb. 26, 2020

  Emergency declared in Indonesia’s West Java as widespread floods and landslides displace 10,000

Widespread flooding and landslides due to constant rains forced roughly 10 000 people to flee their home in West Java, Indonesia, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The calamities resulted in thousands of homes submerged, ruined establishments, and ravaged rice fields, prompting a declaration of emergency for 14 days. According to BNPB spokesman Agus Wibowo, more than 800 ha (1 977 acres) of rice fields were inundated. Moreover, four establishments were totally destroyed — three school buildings and one mosque. Floods have affected around 47 670 individuals. Wibowo added that evacuations were being carried out, and almost 10 000 people were displaced due to landslides.
Feb. 26, 2020

Severe thunderstorm and worst hailstorm since 2010 wreak havoc across Perth, Australia

Ferocious thunderstorm with damaging winds up to 126 km/h (78 mph) and hailstones the size of tennis balls — about 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter — lashed Perth, Australia on February 25, 2020, wreaking havoc across the city and causing chaos during peak-hour traffic. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts another bout of intense storms and more showers for the region in the following days, with severe warnings in place for the city’s southern suburbs. Powerful winds broke through roofs, sending rain and tree branches inside establishments. Uprooted trees also collapsed on top of cars, but no serious injuries were reported. Wind gusts up to 126 km/h (78 mph) were recorded at Kalannie and 106 km/h (66 mph) at Latham.
Feb. 26, 2020

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  Islamic Jihad breaches cease-fire hours after announcing it

The Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday, calling for a halt after two days of intense fighting with Israel, just a week before the country’s national elections. In a short statement, the Iranian proxy said it had completed its “retaliation” for the killing of three of its members. But it vowed to respond to any further Israeli “aggression.” But just hours after the announcement, at least two rockets were fired out of Gaza, raising the prospect of renewed fighting. Previously, Israeli aircraft pounded dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip, while Islamic Jihad militants bombarded southern Israel with heavy rocket fire before the cease-fire announcement Monday evening. Israel also expanded its retaliation to Syria, where some of the Iranian-backed group’s leaders are based, killing two more Islamic Jihad terrorists. There were no reports of civilian casualties on either side.
Feb. 25, 2020

Netanyahu Heads to Abraham’s Tomb to Ask God for Israel’s Salvation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Cave of the Patriarchs on Sunday with his wife, Sara, and several of his ministers. They took the opportunity to recite Psalms and to pray for the sake of the State of Israel. Netanyahu was accompanied by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely, and Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev. Led by Rabbi Hillel Horowitz, the head of the regional council of Hebron, the politicians recited Psalms 121, Psalms 130 (as seen in the video), and recited the Prayer for the Welfare of the State of Israel.
Feb. 25, 2020

   Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using AI in War

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. The new principles call for people to “exercise appropriate levels of judgment and care” when deploying and using AI systems, such as those that scan aerial imagery to look for targets. They also say decisions made by automated systems should be “traceable” and “governable,” which means “there has to be a way to disengage or deactivate” them if they are demonstrating unintended behavior, said Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. An existing 2012 military directive requires humans to be in control of automated weapons but doesn’t address broader uses of AI.
Feb. 24, 2020

   ‘Onward’ introduces the first LGBTQ character in Disney animation history

It’s been a long wait, but a Disney heroine finally has a girlfriend… and it’s not Elsa. Months after The Rise of Skywalker featured the first same-sex kiss in the Star Wars galaxy, the new animated film Onward introduces the first self-identified lesbian character into the Disney-Pixar universe. Her name is Officer Specter, and she’s a Cyclops cop voiced by openly gay screenwriter and actress Lena Waithe. While Specter’s inclusion in Onward is a major first for Disney, it’s treated almost matter-of-factly in the movie itself, which the filmmakers say is by design. “It just kind of happened,” Onward producer Kori Rae tells Yahoo Entertainment. “The scene, when we wrote it, was kind of fitting and it opens up the world a little bit, and that’s what we wanted.” Adds director Dan Scanlon, “It’s a modern fantasy world and we want to represent the modern world.”
Feb. 21, 2020

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     COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak, Cases, Deaths, & Recovered

Recovered Coronavirus Patients Who Have Traces of COVID-19 in Their Bodies Could Infect Others, Doctor Warns

The charts at the link above are updated after the close of the day in GMT+0. Latest data is provisional, pending delayed reporting and adjustments from China’s NHC. 

Feb. 15, 2020-  Half a million mussels found dead on New Zealand beach

Feb. 21, 2020-   More than 100 wild animals in China died from poisoning in a mass die-off seemingly triggered by coronavirus disinfectant

 Large explosion at Popocatepetl volcano, ash to 7.9 km (26 000 feet) a.s.l., Mexico

A large explosion took place at Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano at around 06:20 UTC on February 25, 2020. According to the Washington VAAC, volcanic ash is rising up to 7.9 km (26 000 feet) above sea level. At 11:13 UTC, the volcanic ash cloud was 130 km (80 miles) E of the summit. New emissions after 06:20 UTC were registered moving NE, with the farthest 185 km (115 miles) away and new volcanic ash emission around 46 km (29 miles) from the summit. The farthest emissions are expected to dissipate over the next 6 hours.
Feb. 25, 2020

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Over 50 rockets fired towards Israel on Monday

The hostilities began on Sunday when Israel killed a PIJ terrorist who planted an explosive device and prevented Palestinians from retrieving his body. Israel then came under an intense barrage of 26 rockets, 13 of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. On Sunday night Israel carried out retaliatory airstrikes against PIJ targets in Syria and throughout the Gaza Strip following earlier rocket fire, killing at least six terror operatives. The IDF struck dozens of targets belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Monday as the group fired over 50 rockets during several large barrages from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel in second day of violence with the Iranian-backed terror group.
Feb. 24, 2020

UN envoy says violence continues in West Bank

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov on Monday said violence has continued in the West Bank, as seven Palestinians, including one child, were recently killed by Israeli Security Forces (ISF) and another 206 were injured in various incidents. And 16 Israeli security personnel and seven civilians were injured by Palestinians, Mladenov said while briefing the Security Council at a meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. “On Feb. 5, a Palestinian teenager was killed by ISF after he reportedly threw a Molotov cocktail during clashes in Hebron,” he said. “The following day, a Palestinian man was shot during clashes in Jenin, while in a separate incident, a Palestinian Authority policeman died after reportedly being hit by a live bullet while he was inside a police station.” Mladenov reiterated that violence against civilians, and particularly against children, is unacceptable, and must be condemned by all.
Feb. 24, 2020

  Russia, Turkey plan new round of talks on Idlib, Syria

Russia and Turkey are preparing for a new round of talks on Idlib, the de-escalation zone in Syria, Russia’s foreign minister said on Monday. “Now we are preparing another series of consultations, which, we hope, will lead us to an agreement on how to ensure that this is really a de-escalation zone and that the terrorists do not rule there,” Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Moscow. “I hope that the ongoing contacts between our military and the Turkish military, with the participation of diplomats and security services, will end positively, and we will be able to make sure that terrorists do not take over this part of Syria, as, in fact, they should not take over anywhere else,” he said. Syria has been mired in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests.
Feb. 24, 2020

  Millions of Chinese Firms Face Collapse If Banks Don’t Act

With much of China’s economy still idled as authorities try to contain an epidemic that has infected more than 75,000 people, millions of companies across the country are in a race against the clock to stay afloat. A survey of small- and medium-sized Chinese companies conducted this month showed that a third of respondents only had enough cash to cover fixed expenses for a month, with another third running out within two months. Only 30% of such firms have managed to resume operations due to a complicated local government approval procedure as well as a lack of employees and financing, a government official
Feb. 23, 2020

   Hindu extremists attack 70 Christians traveling home from conference on praying for peace in India

Hindu extremists brutally attacked a group of about 70 Christians, including children, as they traveled home from a national congress focused on praying for peace in India amid escalating persecution. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, three men on motorcycles attacked Christians traveling home from the Third National Congress of the Synod of Pentecostal Churches in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Feb 5. The men verbally threatened the passengers before smashing the windshields of the vehicles, causing injury to the driver and passengers, which included women, children and the elderly. Pastor Paul Raj, one of the passengers, immediately called the police, who arrived at the scene a short time later. A First Information Report, which is necessary to start an investigation, has been registered against the perpetrators and investigations have been initiated. Local sources report that the attack is believed to have been perpetrated by religious extremists who were aware of the national congress and planned the ambush on the Christians.
Feb. 21, 2020

  Presbyterian church burned down by arsonists in civil war-ridden Cameroon

A week after defense forces were accused of killing at least 32 people, including a pregnant woman and 14 children, in Cameroon’s civil war-ridden English-speaking region, a Presbyterian church was burned to ashes. “We outrightly condemn the killing of children, women and the entire household in Ngarbuh – Ntumbaw. We equally denounce the ungodly act of burning a PCC house of worship at Mbufung – Bali,” the Rt. Rev. Fonki Samuel Forba, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, said in a statement, according to Cameroon-Info.Net. A video of some church ministers weeping at the scene of the incident went viral in the country. The arson attack took place Monday.
Feb. 24, 2020

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   Coronavirus Outbreak Just Took Some Bizarre New Turns

Trump furious Americans infected with coronavirus flew back to US without his permission: report

Agendas Accompanying the Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus pandemic exploding across the globe: South Korea surpasses 600 infections, Italy declares national emergency, Japan infections skyrocketing, nearly 2,000 non-China infections worldwide and doubling every few days

CDC Confirms 53 Cases of Coronavirus in the US

“We are at a turning point in the Covid-19 epidemic,” said Lawrence Gostin, a global health law professor at Georgetown University. “We must prepare for the foreseeable possibility, even probability, that Covid-19 may soon become a pandemic affecting countries on virtually all continents.” 
Feb. 24, 2020

Bulgaria confirms two more bird flu outbreaks

Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) on Monday afternoon confirmed two more outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in a week. The virus was confirmed in farms for laying hens and ducks in the villages of Trilistnik and Padarsko respectively, only 15 km southwest and 12 km northwest of the town of Rakovski where the previous case was confirmed last Monday, the agency said in a statement on its website. All measures would be taken to eradicate the outbreaks. In particular, 55,437 laying hens and 11,600 ducks in the farms would be culled, the statement said.
Feb. 24, 2020

Earthquake kills at least 9 in Turkey, injures many in Iran

At least nine people including three children are dead in eastern Turkey after an earthquake with its epicentre in neighbouring Iran. At least 37 people were injured after houses collapsed, Turkey’s interior minister said. The magnitude-5.7 quake centred on the Iranian border village of Habash-e Olya. At least 75 were injured and houses damaged in 43 villages in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province. The quake struck at 09:23 (05:53 GMT) in Iran and had a 6km (3.7 miles) depth.
Feb. 23, 2020

Tropical Cyclone “Esther” hits northern Australia, another storm intensifies off WA coast

Tropical Cyclone “Esther” made landfall near the border of Northern Territory and Queensland as a Category 1 system on Monday, February 24, 2020. The storm had sustained winds near the core of 60 km/h (37 mph) with gusts to 95 km/h (59 mph), moving west at 14 km/h (9 mph). According to a bulletin issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) at 09:28 UTC, the storm has now weakened into a tropical low while another tropical cyclone was seen strengthening off the coast of Western Australia.
Feb. 24, 2020

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Netanyahu approves thousands of Jewish housing units in eastern Jerusalem

Palestinian president blasts Netanyahu’s east Jerusalem settlement plan

In the past, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refrained from expanding these neighborhoods because of international pressure opposing Israeli expansion in eastern Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that he has approved thousands of building permits for two Israeli neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem. According to Netanyahu, Har Homa will receive 2,200 new housing units and Givat Hamatos will receive 4,000.
Feb. 20, 2020

Hamas official calls for ‘intifada’ against Israel

Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the Hamas political bureau and one of the organization’s senior leaders in the Gaza Strip, is calling for a national action plan to combat the so-called “Deal of the Century”. Speaking at a conference in Gaza, al-Hayya said that the plan to fight the proposal should be based primarily on stopping the security coordination with Israel and canceling the Oslo Accords. He stressed the importance of convening the PLO leadership to discuss the fight against the “Deal of the Century”
Feb. 20, 2020

      Egypt constructing concrete wall along border with Gaza Strip

Security and military forces in Egypt have begun constructing a concrete wall on the border with the Gaza Strip. Egypt began the first stage of construction on Jan. 27 on the approximately mile-long wall stretching from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the Rafah border crossing. The barrier is set to be completed by the middle of 2020, security officials said. Upon completion, the wall will stand 19 feet high and extend 16 feet into the ground while standing parallel with an older rock barrier built in early 2008 about 32 feet away. The barrier is being constructed to block entry of gunmen from the Gaza Strip into Sinai and shut down the use of cross-border tunnels. The Egyptian army announced it had discovered a mile-long tunnel between the Palestinian and Egyptian sides of the border city of Rafah on Feb. 3, hours after five Egyptian soldiers were killed by an explosive device in a town in North Sinai.
Feb. 19, 2020

  Erdogan threatens ‘imminent’ Turkish operation in Syria

Turkey-backed forces hit Syrian troops in Idlib as a million civilians flee

Turkey says US could send Patriot missiles as tensions with Syria rise

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch an operation in Syria’s Idlib region by the end of the month if Damascus fails to withdraw behind Turkish military positions. “An operation in Idlib is imminent,” Erdogan told his party’s legislators in Parliament on Wednesday. “We are counting down, we are making our final warnings”. Russia – the Syrian government’s main ally in the nearly nine-year war – responded by saying any Turkish offensive against Syrian forces in Idlib would be the “worst scenario”. “If we are talking about an operation against the legitimate authorities of the Syrian Republic and armed forces of the Syrian republic this would, of course, be the worst scenario,” said Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, adding Russia and Turkey were staying in contact to prevent tensions escalating further.
Feb. 20, 2020

Erdogan slams EU plan to enforce Libya arms embargo

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday criticized the European Union’s decision to launch a maritime effort focused on enforcing the UN arms embargo around Libya, accusing the European states that have agreed to the operation of “interfering in the region.” Erdogan also hailed a decision by Libya’s UN-supported government to withdraw from talks with rivals following an attack Tuesday on the sea port of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The US called for the talks to be resumed “quickly.” EU foreign ministers agreed earlier this week to end ‘Operation Sophia’, the bloc’s naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea, and launch a maritime effort focused more on implementing the UN arms embargo around Libya.
Feb. 20, 2020

Coordinator of the ’Boycott U.S. Products’ Campaign in Tunisia: America Is Threatening the Whole World (VIDEO)

Yahya Muhammad, coordinator of the “Boycott U.S. Products” campaign in Tunisia was interviewed on Telvza TV (Tunisia) on February 12, 2020. In the interview, Muhammad said that the goal of the campaign is to target the American economy that has brought “nothing but killing upon the world.” He added that America is threatening not only the Palestinians, but the entire Arab region and even the whole world.
Feb. 20, 2020

Global Crop Failures Continue: In Australia This Is Going To Be The Worst Harvest Ever Recorded

Global food production is being hit from seemingly every side. Thanks to absolutely crazy weather patterns, giant locust armies in Africa and the Middle East, and an unprecedented outbreak of African Swine Fever in China, a lot less food is being produced around the world than originally anticipated. Even during the best of years we really struggle to feed everyone on the planet, and so a lot of people are wondering what is going to happen as global food supplies become tighter and tighter. The mainstream media in the United States is so obsessed with politics right now that they haven’t been paying much attention to this emerging crisis, but the truth is that this growing nightmare is only going to intensify in the months ahead.
Feb. 19, 2020

 The anti-Zionist hypocrisy of the World Council of Churches

What is the WCC and why does it view Trump’s Peace plan as the equivalent of an act of war against the Palestinians? The umbrella world body was founded in 1948 with the mission of unifying Christian witness. However, with conflicting theologies, the only thing that it shares is political defamation of the Jewish state of Israel, thus providing cover for the Palestinian Authority opposing efforts at normalization. Instead, the WCC supports the blood libel actions of clerics like Archbishop Attallah Hanna, the Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem who was condemned by the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the International Committee for Interreligious Consultations. Then there is South African theologian Jerry Pillay, who is running for election as the WCC leader and who accuses Israel of being an apartheid state.
Feb. 19, 2020

 First coronavirus deaths among Diamond Princess passengers and in South Korea; health experts warn of mounting cases beyond China

Iran announces 3 new cases of new virus after 2 deaths

South Korea Reports 1st Coronavirus Death as Outbreak Enters ‘New Phase’

Hospitals across the US prepare for coronavirus outbreak to become global pandemic

California Asks Over Five Thousand People To ‘Self-Quarantine’ Over Suspicions Of COVID-19 Coronavirus

Authorities worldwide warned about the spread of the coronavirus beyond China on Thursday as Japan reported the first two deaths from the Diamond Princess cruise liner, South Korea reported its first fatality, and new cases in Iran sparked fears about many new cases appearing in the Middle East. A Japanese man and woman, both said to be in their 80s, were among more than 600 passengers who contracted the disease while on board the Diamond Princess. They left the ship last week and were hospitalized, but they died Thursday, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. A day earlier, an infectious disease specialist slammed officials for failing to observe proper quarantine practices on the vessel. In South Korea, cases soared by nearly two-thirds, mostly in the southern part of the peninsula, national authorities said. The mayor of Daegu, the city where 10 South Koreans contracted the disease from a church service, asked residents to stay indoors. Many international experts say the disease will continue to spread globally even as the Chinese government seeks to present the image that it is coming to grips with the epidemic.
Feb. 20, 2020

US Experiencing Worst Flu Season For Children In Past Decade As Second Influenza Wave Spreading

It’s been a bad flu season for children nationwide and now officials say there is a second wave of influenza spreading. Pennsylvania has more than 72,000 confirmed cases of the flu, which is just a small reflection of the number of people who are sick. The flu can be dangerous for children, especially if they have a weakened immune system or have not been vaccinated. Dr. Aditi Joshi, with Jefferson Health, says it’s easily spread in schools. “Because it’s very contagious, it can live on surfaces for a few hours even if you’re not there and if you don’t wash your hands, it tends to be very contagious for that reason, so kids tend to get it a lot,” Dr. Joshi said. The CDC says this is one of the worst flu seasons for children. Ninety-two have died since last fall, which is the highest total at this point in the season in the past decade.
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Feb. 19, 2020

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     Turkey to send more troops to Syria even as Moscow talks continue

Turkey will deploy more troops to Syria’s Idlib region and retaliate against attacks by government forces there, even as Ankara continues to discuss the situation with Moscow, Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday. A Turkish delegation met Russian counterparts for a second day of talks in Moscow on Tuesday, with no apparent agreement on Idlib, where a push in recent weeks by Russian-backed Syrian government forces has killed several Turkish troops and led to mass displacement of civilians. 
Feb. 18, 2020

     Port hit by barrage of rocket fire in Libyan capital

A port in the capital of war-torn Libya was hit by a barrage of rocket fire on Tuesday, witnesses said. The Tripoli port, used by merchant shipping and the navy, was cordoned off by security forces and there were no immediate reports of casualties. “The rockets flew over our heads and hit one of the quays at the Al-Shaab port,” a resident of the central district of Dahra told AFP. “So far there have been more than 15 rockets and the bombardment is ongoing.” A column of smoke rising from the port area was visible from across Tripoli, the target of a months-long operation by eastern military commander Khalifa Hifter to oust the U.N.-recognized unity government. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the strikes. 
Feb. 18, 2020

ISIS has DOUBLE the number of soldiers across Iraq and Syria than it did when it swept through the region in 2014, Kurdish leader warns

ISIS has double the number of soldiers it had when it began capturing territory in Iraq and Syria in 2014 and is poised for a comeback, a Kurdish leader has warned. Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, issued the stark warning amid moves by President Trump to withdraw US troops from the region after years of fighting. While ISIS has lost all of its territory and much of its leadership, Barzani believes the terror group still has 20,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria and is trying to recruit more. 
Feb. 18, 2020

  Ukraine conflict: Deadly flare-up on eastern front line

Ukraine says its troops on the eastern front line have come under heavy shelling during a rebel attack, with one soldier killed and four wounded. It says four rebel soldiers were killed and six injured. Russian-backed rebels say Ukrainian forces tried to break through their lines and got caught in a minefield, with two killed and three wounded. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the rebel “provocation” would not derail Kyiv’s course to achieve peace. The violence puts new pressure on a shaky ceasefire deal. Tuesday’s clash, now said to be over, took place near Zolote, a front-line village in the Luhansk region of Donbas. 
Feb. 18, 2020

   Coronavirus could impact 5 million companies worldwide, new research shows

The new coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shutdown of huge swathes of China could impact more than 5 million businesses worldwide, according to a new study. A special briefing issued by global data analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet analyzed the Chinese provinces most impacted by the virus, and found they are intricately linked to the global business network. The affected areas with 100 or more confirmed cases as of February 5 are home to more than 90% of all active businesses in China, according to the report, and around 49,000 businesses in these regions are branches and subsidiaries of foreign companies. Almost half (49%) of the companies with subsidiaries in impacted regions are headquartered in Hong Kong, while the U.S. accounts for 19%, Japan 12% and Germany 5%. 
Feb. 17, 2020

    Christian Pastor Faces Criminal Investigation For Booklet Opposing Homosexuality

The leader of a confessional Lutheran denomination in Finland was questioned by the police on 12 February about his responsibility in the distribution of “Male and Female He Created Them”, a 24-page booklet published back in 2004. Juhana Pohjola, Dean of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland and head of the group of churches’ publishing house, responded to police questions for five hours, as a part of a preliminary investigation of a case that also involves the author of the booklet, member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen. At the tactful and thorough interrogation, I said that I am, as the editor-in-chief, responsible for the publication and distribution of the booklet. I denied, however, being guilty of the crime of ethnic agitation” Pohjola said after the meeting with the police. “In my view, Mrs Räsänen’s text is not defamatory or insulting to homosexuals. In my answers, I showed that the booklet teaches in line with Christian anthropology that every person is precious as being created in the image of God, regardless of sexual orientation”, he added. “This does not mean, however, that people are not responsible before God for their way of life or moral choices. The homosexual lifestyle is contrary to God’s order of creation and a transgression against His will. 
Feb. 18, 2020

  14 Americans Taken Off Cruise Ship And Flown To U.S. Test Positive For Coronavirus

Russia Becomes First Country To Ban All Chinese From Entering

U.S. military preparing to implement medical martial law due to coronavirus pandemic

Japan plans HIV drug trials to fight coronavirus as Diamond Princess cases rise

The White House doesn’t trust China’s coronavirus numbers

Fourteen U.S. passengers evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan and flown to military bases in California and Texas have tested positive for the new coronavirus, U.S. officials confirm. Earlier, on Sunday, U.S. officials announced that 44 people from the Diamond Princess ship had tested positive for coronavirus. Those who were sick were to remain in Japan to be treated. The State Department said it was in the process of transporting more than 300 Americans who had been quarantined on the Diamond Princess off Yokohama, Japan, when it got word of the positive tests for the disease now known as COVID-19.
Feb. 18, 2020

Huge Locust Outbreak in East Africa Reaches South Sudan

The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, officials announced Tuesday. Around 2,000 locusts were spotted inside the country, Agriculture Minister Onyoti Adigo told reporters. Authorities will try to control the outbreak, he added. The locusts have been seen in Eastern Equatoria state near the borders with Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. All have been affected by the outbreak that has been influenced by the changing climate in the region. The situation in those three countries “remains extremely alarming,” the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said in its latest Locust Watch update Monday. Locusts also have reached Sudan, Eritrea, Tanzania and more recently Uganda.
Feb. 18, 2020

10 Plagues That Are Hitting Our Planet Simultaneously

All of a sudden, really crazy things are starting to happen all over the world.  Giant swarms of locusts are absolutely devastating entire regions, extremely unusual storms are confounding meteorologists, earthquake and volcanic activity are both on the rise, and five very dangerous diseases are sweeping across the globe.  So far in 2020, it has just been one thing after another, and many are speculating about what could be ahead if events continue to escalate.
Feb. 18, 2020

Mississippi under state of emergency after historic flooding, above-normal rain triggers inundation and landslides in Tennessee

Incessant heavy rains continued to drench portions of the southern U.S., causing several rivers and dams to overflow. Unprecedented flooding in Mississippi put the state under a state of emergency on February 15, 2020, as Pearl River reached its third-highest level on record at 11.2 m (36.7 feet). Meanwhile, a landslide in Tennessee destroyed several houses as rains in the area have been four times above normal for February. In Mississippi, among the worst-affected areas is Jackson, where the Pearl River surpassed Major Flood stage and reached 11.2 m (36.7 feet) on Monday, February 17– the state’s third-highest level ever. Prior to this, the government of the state declared a state of emergency on Saturday, February 15. “This is a historic, unprecedented flood,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “With projections showing the potential of this being the third-worst flood in our state’s history, I’ve declared a state of emergency to deploy the necessary resources to take care of all Mississippians impacted.”
Feb. 18, 2020

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    Israel, Gulf States to Sign Non-Aggression Pact, Says Ex-Qatari PM

Qatar’s former prime minister said on Monday that Israel and the Persian Gulf states would soon sign a non-aggression pact that could also include Morocco. “Now it [Trump’s peace plan] will be followed by a non-aggression agreement between Israel and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE)  in addition to Egypt, Jordan and possibly Morocco,” wrote Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani on Twitter, according to i24 News. The former prime minister said that he was “not against” this kind of agreement, and that the unanimous decision by the Arab League last week to reject the Trump plan was not in the best interests of the region.
Feb. 13, 2020

EU Countries Pushing for Recognition of State of Palestine

A group of European Union member countries led by Luxembourg is planning to put forward an initiative at a meeting on Monday of European Union foreign ministers to accord joint EU recognition of a Palestinian state. The move is in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has already discussed the initiative with the foreign ministers of Ireland, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Malta and Slovenia.
Feb. 16, 2020

IDF strikes Hamas in Gaza after two rockets hit southern Israel

We are preparing for a wide-ranging operation in Gaza,’ Netanyahu tells community leaders

Israeli fighter jets struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday morning in response to two rockets fired from Gaza at southern Israeli communities on Saturday, according to the Israeli military. The army confirmed that two rockets were fired from the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave, landing in open terrain and causing no damage. According to an Israel Defense Forces statement, a military compound used by Hamas was hit. “This strike will impede the Hamas terror organization’s future abilities,” said the statement. Consequently, Israel announced it was suspending the easing of the sanctions on Gaza, including the expansion of its fishing zone.
Feb. 17, 2020

Russia Warns Israel of War Over Syria

Russia’s ambassador to Syria this week issued what some saw as a veiled threat should Israel continue bombing Iranian assets in the war-torn country. On February 6, an aerial attack on a target near Damascus killed 20 Syrian and Iranian military officials. It also caused Syrian air defenses to inadvertently fire on an airplane carrying 172 passengers. The plane managed to safely land at a nearby airport. Israel Defense Minister Naftali Bennett later hinted that the attack was just another in a long series of Israeli strikes against Iranian assets that are admittedly in Syria for the purpose of threatening the Jewish state. But Russian Ambassador Alexander Yefimov wasn’t interested in Israeli justifications. In an interview with Sputnik Arabic, Yefimov called the Israeli raids “provocative and very dangerous.” He further cautioned that “this increases the possibility of conflict over Syria.” Since Syria is already in conflict, his warning was taken to mean that the ongoing Israeli raids could eventually result in an armed clash between the Jewish state and Russian forces in the region.
Feb. 17, 2020

    Hezbollah erects massive statue of Iranian general on Israeli border – VIDEO

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah calls for boycott of US products as ‘part of the battle’

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Chairman of the Professors for a Strong Israel, discusses the growing threats from Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah in video.  Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah has called for Lebanese citizens to boycott US goods and products as “part of the battle” against President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan, the militia leader said in a speech on Sunday. “Why are we not resorting to boycotting American products? This is part of the battle. If we do not want to boycott all goods, we choose some companies, and this is a form of confrontation,” Nasrallah said in his televised speech. “The Israeli is afraid of death while the American’s weakness is his security and economy,” he added.
Feb. 17, 2020

Syrian forces consolidate control of Aleppo, air strikes under way

The Syrian army said on Monday it had taken full control of dozens of towns in Aleppo’s northwestern countryside and it would press on with its campaign to wipe out militant groups “wherever they are found.” The advances were made after President Bashar Assad’s forces drove insurgents from the M5 highway linking Aleppo to Damascus, reopening the fastest route between Syria’s two biggest cities for the first time in years in a big strategic gain for Assad. Government air strikes on Monday hit Darat Izza, near the Turkish border about 30 kilometers north of Aleppo city, wounding several civilians and forcing two hospitals to close, according to hospital staff. Witnesses also reported air strikes in southern areas of Idlib province.
Feb. 17, 2020

Rockets hit U.S. coalition base in Baghdad, no casualties

US offers Iraq partial troop withdrawal in secret talks

Iraqi Shiite Militia Leader Sheikh Akram Al-Kaabi: We Have Resumed Covert Operations against U.S. Forces (VIDEO)

Rockets hit a U.S.-led military coalition’s Baghdad headquarters early on Sunday but caused no casualties, a coalition spokesman said, in the latest attack to target U.S. facilities in Iraq. Washington has blamed Iran-backed paramilitary groups for increasingly regular rocketing and shelling of bases hosting U.S. forces in Iraq and of the area around the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Sunday’s attack, before dawn, was carried out with “small rockets” and caused no casualties, the coalition spokesman said in a statement on Twitter. He provided no further details. An Iraqi military statement said three Katyusha rockets had hit the fortified Green Zone which hosts the U.S. Embassy, other foreign missions and Iraqi government buildings. It said a fourth hit a nearby logistics base for Iraqi paramilitary groups.
Feb. 17, 2020

    7 dead in alleged Israeli attack on Iranian compound in Syria

Three Syrian terrorists and four Iranian members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard were killed on Thursday night in an air attack against a military compound near the international airport in Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports. According to the report, a vehicle had also been hit in what “seems to have been an attempt to stop a weapons delivery.” In a rare response to the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that maybe another country did it. “I don’t know what happened last night. Maybe it was the Belgian air force,” Netanyahu said during a Friday interview with Radio Haifa.
Feb. 14, 2020

Taliban confirms Afghan peace deal ‘finalized,’ will be signed this month

No Let Up in Taliban Attacks, Fresh Orders Awaited Over Deal With US

The Taliban on Monday officially acknowledged it has reached an agreement with the United States to reduce violence in Afghanistan and said the deal would be signed by the end of February. The statement marked the Taliban’s first public acknowledgement of the agreement in principal announced by the United States on Thursday calling for a seven-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan. While far short of the complete cease-fire sought by the Afghan government, such a commitment would represent a key development in the talks that are ultimately aimed at removing U.S. forces from Afghanistan, where they have been stationed since late 2001. U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, the chief negotiator with the Taliban, said Sunday he was “cautiously optimistic” the agreement could lead to a more lasting peace in Afghanistan.
Feb. 17, 2020

   Blast in Balochistan capital Quetta kills 22, wounds 35

An explosion killed 22 people and wounded 35 in Balochistan’s capital Quetta. The wounded were evacuated to Seoul Hospital, Quetta, and a declaration of emergency has been issued at the hospital’s trauma center. Two policemen were among the victims of the explosion that occurred near the Quetta Press Club. Quetta Deputy Inspector General Abdul Razzaq Cheema said that so far, the blast “seems to be a suicide attack”. The blast took place as a demonstration was ongoing near the press club. Several vehicles parked in the vicinity have also been damaged due to the impact of the blast. The Balochistan insurgency is a guerrilla war waged by Baloch nationalists against the governments of Pakistan and Iran.
Feb. 17, 2020

 Air strikes on Yemen kill 31 civilians after Saudi jet crash

Thirty-one people were killed in air strikes on Yemen Saturday, the United Nations said, the victims of an apparent Saudi-led retaliation after Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down one of its jets. The Tornado aircraft came down Friday in northern Al-Jawf province during an operation to support government forces, a rare shooting down that prompted operations in the area by a Saudi-led military coalition fighting the rebels. The deadly violence follows an upsurge in fighting in northern Yemen between the warring parties that threatens to worsen the war-battered country’s humanitarian crisis.
Feb. 16, 2020

  Mainline Protestant pastors driving support for same-sex marriage: LifeWay study

A majority of Protestant pastors in the United States still disapprove of same-sex relationships, but the overall approval has grown largely due to mainline pastors, a new study by LifeWay Research reveals. Only about 8 percent of self-identified evangelical Protestant pastors say they have no issues with same-sex marriage, and their percentage has remained the same since 2010, according to a new survey by the Nashville-based research group. However, support among self-identified mainline Protestant pastors for same-sex marriage has jumped from a third (32 percent) in 2010 to almost half (47 percent) in 2020.
Feb. 17, 2020

   China Raids Churches for ‘Illegal’ Bibles, Threatens Fines up to $1,400

Government officials within China have confiscated Bibles from churches in recent months and threatened fines as part of an intensified crackdown on Christianity and an effort to eradicate “illegal publications,” according to a new report. The campaign has targeted illegal underground churches as well as legal Three-Self churches, which are registered with the government. “If our Bibles are taken away, we have no more,” a pastor of a Three-Self church in Jiangxi province told Bitter Winter, the watchdog behind the report. “We are thinking of asking our congregation members to hide them in the mountains.”  December, around 10 government officials raided a different Three-Self church in Jiangxi in search of “pirated Bibles” either not printed in the country or printed at illegal printers, Bitter Winter reported. The pastor told them the church owned only legal Bibles printed within the country, but the officials nevertheless seized 30 Bibles. According to the persecution watchdog, similar raids have taken place “all over the country” as part of a nationwide campaign to “eradicate pornography and illegal publications.”
Feb. 13, 2020

Gunmen in Burkina Faso kill 24 men, kidnap 3 youths in attack near church

Gunmen have killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three youths in Burkina Faso, AP reported, citing an official. The attack on Sunday was the latest in a series against religious leaders in the increasingly unstable West African nation. The mayor of Boundore commune, Sihanri Osangola Brigadie, said the attack occurred in the town of Pansy in Yagha province. About 20 attackers separated men from women close to a Protestant church. At least 10 other people were injured. The gunmen reportedly looted oil and rice from shops and forced the three youths they kidnapped to help transport it on their motorbikes. Both Christians and Muslims were killed before the church was set on fire, according to a government security official.
Feb. 17, 2020

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  Coronavirus: US will start testing people with flu symptoms, officials say

“Every scenario on the table” says WHO

Senator Cotton: China Refusing to Hand Over Evidence About Wuhan BioLab

Chinese doctors say Wuhan coronavirus reinfection even deadlier

People in the US experiencing flu-like symptoms will be screened for the latest coronavirus that originated from China, according to health officials. Health systems in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Seattle will screen patients through a national flu surveillance program, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced during a briefing on Friday. Officials said the program is likely to expand as more confirmed cases are expected in the coming days and weeks. The move follows reports of the 15th coronavirus infection in the US and the deaths of more than 1,300 people in China. CDC officials said that there could be undetected cases of the mysterious illness in communities across the US, as the country experiences a dramatic spike in flu as the season approaches its halfway point.
Feb. 17, 2020

Swarms of locusts overwhelm Yemen’s Taiz

Locust swarms plagued several parts of war-ravaged Yemen particularly in the southwestern province of Taiz, a Yemeni official said Monday. “The plague of locusts is still expanding across the country’s agricultural areas and badly affects the pasturelands and crops,” the local government official said on condition of anonymity. He said that Yemen’s government took no necessary measures to confront the outbreak of locusts that’s threatening the local economies. “The government’s recent capability is too weak and it is unable to confront such plague,” he added. He urged the United Nations to help reduce the effects caused by the plague of locusts.
Feb. 17, 2020

Storm Dennis enters history books as the second-strongest North Atlantic extratropical cyclone, causes major flooding in the United Kingdom

Storm Dennis hit several western European countries over the weekend with very heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. Minimum central air pressure of 920 hPa was recorded on Saturday, February 15, making it the second-strongest North Atlantic extratropical cyclone since records began more than 150 years ago; just 7 hPa short of the all-time North Atlantic record, set by the Braer Storm of 1993. The storm left at least 2 people dead in the United Kingdom, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain on South Wales, prompted the UK Environment Agency to issue a record number of flood warnings for one day, and caused widespread severe flooding across parts of the country. A yellow wind warning was still in place across the north and west of the UK on Monday, February 17. It also affected Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, northern Spain, and France.
Feb. 17, 2020

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 I plead with anyone who has come to my site to take what Jesus has warned us about the last day signs. There are many of those signs I show you almost on a daily basis as with the sign of Pestilence (disease).  Look at what Jesus warned you below and then view the current news concerning the deadly coronavirus that is spreading around the world currently. Each day the number of people dying from this virus is growing.  Please keep in mind in my post today I am only covering two of the many last day signs Jesus warned us about. If you keep coming back to my site you will see more of these last day signs. One thing is very clear. Jesus said when you shall see all these things know that it is near even at the door. You will not find any other generation who has seen all these signs together all at the same time. This is a warning to you to get ready to see Jesus fulfill His promise to return. God help anyone who is not born again in Christ when He does come back for His Church.  If you do reject Jesus after seeing all these signs you had better read the book of Revelation to find out what your going to have to live through. Sorry I take that back, your chances of living through that time period are extremely low.

Luke 21:11 “And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.”

Vietnam quarantines area with 10,000 residents over coronavirus

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As you can see from the information below the deadly coronavirus is not stopping.

Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? Keep in mind, in China the virus started with only one person and now look at what has happened.

Australia – 15

Australia has confirmed 15 cases of the virus as of February 15, including three people who have already been discharged from hospital, according to the Australian government.

Most of the patients arrived in the country from Wuhan or Hubei province.

Belgium – 1

Belgium said on February 4 that one of nine Belgian citizens repatriated from Wuhan had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Cambodia – 1

Cambodia confirmed its first case of coronavirus on January 27.

Minister of Health Mam Bunheng said the patient was a 60-year-old Chinese national in the coastal city of Sihanoukville.

Canada – 8

Canada has confirmed seven cases of the coronavirus as of February 15 – three in the province of Ontario and four in British Columbia.

China – 68,567

As of February 16, 68,500 people in mainland China were confirmed as having been infected with the virus, most of them in and around Wuhan. At least 1,665 people have died, China’s national health commission said.

The city of Macau, a gambling hub hugely popular with mainland tourists, has confirmed 10 cases.

Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease on February 4 of a man who had travelled from Wuhan. Including the deceased man, 57 people have been confirmed as having been infected as of February 15.

Egypt – 1

Egypt’s health ministry reported its first confirmed case of the coronavirus on February 14. It is the first known case in Africa.

Officials said the infected person was a foreign national who was being kept in isolation.

Finland – 1

A Chinese tourist who was admitted to hospital for tests was confirmed on January 29 as infected with the coronavirus.

The patient is said to be a 32-year-old woman from Wuhan.

France – 12

On February 15, France reported the first death in Europe – an 80-year-old Chinese tourist.

There are 12 confirmed cases in France, five of which are British citizens who had shared a chalet at a French ski resort with someone who had recently travelled to Singapore.

Germany – 16

Germany registered 16 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of February 15, a majority of those infected in the southern state of Bavaria.

Almost all the patients in Germany are employees of auto parts supplier Webasto, who were infected by a colleague from China who was attending a course in Germany.

India – 3

On February 3, a third positive case of the coronavirus was reported in India’s southern state of Kerala, the country’s health ministry said.

Italy – 3

One of 56 Italians evacuated from Wuhan has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the health ministry said on February 7, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 3.

On January 30, two Chinese tourists were reported as having tested positive for the virus.

Japan – 57 + 355

A total of 355 people on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama had tested positive for the virus as of February 16.

Japan does not include the people on board as part of its national tally, in accordance with WHO guidance. Japan’s national tally is 41.

On February 13, an 80-year-old became the country’s first death from the virus.

Malaysia – 22

Malaysia on February 15 confirmed that a US passenger on a cruise ship that had been turned away by several countries had tested positive for the virus, bringing the country’s total to 22.

The woman flew from Cambodia, where the Westerdam was eventually allowed to dock, to Malaysia along with 144 others from the ship, health authorities said, adding that the woman was the only person among the passengers to test positive for the virus.

Nepal – 1

Nepal said on January 24 that a 32-year-old man arriving from Wuhan had tested positive for coronavirus.

The patient, who was initially quarantined, recovered and was discharged. The government said surveillance has been increased at the airport “and suspicious patients entering Nepal are being monitored”.

The Philippines – 3

Philippine health officials confirmed a third case of coronavirus on February 5. The country also had the first death from coronavirus outside China, which was announced on February 2.

Russia – 2

Russia reported two cases of coronavirus on January 31. Both patients – Chinese nationals – have recovered and were discharged from hospital.

Singapore – 72

Singapore’s health ministry said the city-state had 72 confirmed cases as of February 15.

The country has the highest tallies outside China, including mounting evidence of local transmission.

South Korea – 29

On February 11, South Korea reported one new case of the virus, bringing the country’s total to 28.

Spain – 2

Spanish authorities confirmed the country’s second case of coronavirus on February 9 – a British man in Mallorca.

Sri Lanka – 1

Sri Lanka confirmed its first case of coronavirus on January 27.

The patient was identified as a 43-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei province who had arrived in Sri Lanka as a tourist. She was admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital.

Sweden – 1

On January 31, Sweden’s Public Health Agency said a woman had tested positive for coronavirus and was being kept in isolation at a hospital in southern Sweden.

The woman, who is not gravely ill according to the agency, had visited the Wuhan area in China and began coughing after she arrived in Sweden. She contacted a hospital in southern Sweden, where she is being treated.

Taiwan – 20

Taiwan confirmed its eighteenth case on February 9: a young woman in her 20s who has not shown any symptoms of the viral infection, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said at a press briefing.

Thailand – 34

Thailand confirmed one new case on February 15, bringing the total number of coronavirus patients in the country to 34.

The latest patient is a 35-year-old Thai medical worker who was infected through contact with a patient, said Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchia, director-general of the Department of Disease Control.

Fourteen patients in Thailand have recovered from the infection and returned to their homes.

United Arab Emirates – 8

The UAE confirmed one new case on February 10, bringing the country’s total to eight.

The country’s health ministry said the patient was an Indian national who had come into contact with a recently diagnosed person.

On February 1, the UAE became the first country in the Middle East to confirm cases of the coronavirus.

United Kingdom – 9

The UK confirmed one new case of coronavirus on February 12, taking the total number in the country to nine.

All cases are in England, while the latest case is the first to be recorded in the capital, London.

United States – 15

The US had confirmed 15 cases of the virus as of February 13. The most recent case was a passenger on an evacuation flight from China who had been under quarantine in Texas.

Vietnam – 16

On February 13, the health ministry confirmed the nation’s 16th case of coronavirus. The authorities have said at least 11 of the cases were in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

The Son Loi commune in Vinh Phuc was placed under a 14-day quarantine by Vietnamese authorities on February 13.

 One of the other last day signs Jesus gave us to watch for is the sign you see below concerning the call for peace and safety and what will take place when you hear that call.  That call as warned is has already taken place and what is to follow is taking shape as the enemies of Israel are stepping up their attacks.  You will see a photo with a list of nations below with the label Psalm 83 war.  We believe that the sudden destruction that is to come will be that Psalm 83 war against the Jews.  Israel isn’t going to allow the Palestinians to keep launching rockets at them so look for this coming war! There is no question we are witnessing the signs of this coming war as you will see below.

   I Thessalonians 5:3,4: “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.”

 Israel strikes Gaza, cancels easing of restrictions

JERUSALEM: The Israeli air force attacked Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in retaliation to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave into Israel, a military statement said. The exchange of fire between both sides has escalated since last month after US President Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan, angrily rejected by the Palestinians as a capitulation to Israeli objectives.”  “Palestinians in Gaza have launched rockets, mortar shells and balloons rigged with explosives at southern Israel on a near-daily basis since Trump’s plan was unveiled.”Fighter planes and helicopters have targeted positions of the terrorist organisation Hamas in central Gaza Strip,” including a military post, said the Israeli military, which earlier reported two projectiles had been fired into the Jewish state from the Gaza Strip.

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 Iran’s Hajizadeh: We must unite to expel the Zionists and Americans

Iran’s Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the ‘Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps elite Aerospace force’, has said that the region must unite to expel “Zionists” and Americans. In what have been daily statements by Iran’s leadership, the regime is claiming it will destroy Israel and get the US to leave Iraq and Syria. https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Irans-Hajizadeh-We-must-unite-to-expel-the-Zionists-and-Americans-617650

 Grand Mufti issues decree banning Palestinians from supporting peace plan

The grand mufti of the Palestinian Authority has decreed that any Palestinian who cooperates with US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East is “betraying Allah,” and that they “deserve to be cursed by Allah, his angels and all people.” The ruling was reported on February 12 in al-Hayat al-Jadida, the Palestinian Authority’s official daily paper…https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Grand-Mufti-issues-decree-banning-Palestinians-from-supporting-peace-plan-617639

 One of the most important things you will ever do is recognize Jesus Christ as the true messiah of the world. However, the most important thing in anyone’s life is to ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior. Jesus has given us so many last day signs to show all of us what He says is true and that soon He will come back for us as He promised. Make the first step into your new life with Jesus by asking Jesus to take over your life. Begin by praying to Him. See below.

“Heavenly Father, have mercy on me, a sinner. I believe in you and that your Word is true. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and that he died on the cross so that I may now have forgiveness for all of my sins and grant me eternal life with you. I know that without you in my heart my life is meaningless and I am without hope. I believe in my heart that you, Lord God, raised Him from the dead. Please, Jesus, forgive me, for every sin I have ever committed.  Please, Lord Jesus, come into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior today. I need you to be my Father and my friend. I give you my life and ask you to take full control from this moment on.  I thank you for adding my name into your Book of Life. On this new day of my new life in you please help teach me how to live my life for you. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

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   PA retreat at UN: Abbas pulls vote to condemn Trump plan

In an embarrassment for the Palestinian Authority, its president, Mahmoud Abbas, pulled a planned resolution to reject the Trump administration’s peace plan, which he had intended to put before the UN Security Council on Tuesday. According to diplomats, the resolution didn’t have the nine out of 15 votes to win support, barring a veto, Agence-France Presse reports. That veto would have certainly come anyway from the U.S. According to Israel Hayom, the PA collapse came after “an American-Israeli blitz” that put pressure, including the threat of financial penalties, on members of the UN Security Council not to support the resolution, which was put forward by Indonesia and Tunisia. The Israeli team at the UN expressed satisfaction at the results of the pressure campaign.
Feb. 11, 2020

PM threatens Hamas with dire ‘surprise’; Gaza answers with fresh rocket attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened Hamas leaders with “the surprise of their lives” if a spate of attacks from the Gaza Strip didn’t come to an end. Minutes later, yet another rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel’s south. “I’m telling you as prime minister, I don’t rush to war,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Channel 20 on Tuesday night. “I don’t puff out my chest, bang drums and blow trumpets. But we’re preparing for Hamas the surprise of their lives. I won’t say what it is, but it will be different from anything that came before.” The last several weeks have seen a marked uptick in rocket and incendiary balloon attacks from the Strip, raising tensions and threatening fragile truce talks. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett similarly issued a warning to Hamas leaders in Gaza, warning on Sunday that Israel would take “lethal action against them” if their “irresponsible behavior” didn’t cease.
Feb. 12, 2020

Sanhedrin Gets Authorization to Use Their Trees for Third Temple

Five years ago, the Sanhedrin began planting in preparation for the needs of the Third Temple and today is the first day the fruit of their labor can be used. For the first three years of their growth, grapevines or fruit trees planted in Israel are categorized as orla (ערלה, literally ‘uncircumcised’ and it is prohibited to eat the fruit. When the Temple stood, the fruit of the fourth year was considered neat revai (נטע רבעי) and had to be brought to be eaten in Jerusalem. In the Hebron Hills, the Sanhedrin planted 30 Cedars of Lebanon and several pomegranate trees. In Kochav Hashachar overlooking the Jordan Valley, they planted half an acre of grapevines surrounded by Cedars. In Shaarei Tikvah in Samaria, cinnamon trees, one of the 11 ingredients in the Temple incense, are ready to be planted. In Itamar, a vineyard of 200 vines has been dedicated to Temple use. Seven date palms were planted in the Western Negev for use in the Shavuot offering. The Sanhedrin has initiated several projects focused on establishing Jerusalem as a universal House of Prayer for All Nations. One such project was a concert held on the anniversary of the creation of the world. Another project is the establishment of an Organization of 70 Nations. The first meeting of this organization was highlighted by a Noahide sacrifice on the Mount of Olives.
Feb. 10, 2020

UN Releases Blacklist of 112 Companies With Ties to Israeli West Bank Settlements

Palestinians hail UN report on companies with ties to Israeli settlements in West Bank

The UN human rights office released Wednesday a long-anticipated report which names companies with ties to Israeli West Bank settlements. OHCHR said it has reasonable grounds to believe that 112 business entities [For full list see below] have ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, 94 based in Israel, and 18 in six other countries. In 2019, the publication of a UN database of companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank was delayed, drawing the ire of activists who campaigned for it for three years. The issue has been highly sensitive as companies appearing in such a database could be targeted for boycotts or divestment aimed at stepping up pressure on Israel over its West Bank settlements, which most countries and the United Nations view as illegal. Goods produced there include fruit, vegetables and wine.
Feb. 12, 2020

   Protests rock Beirut as government seeks MPs confidence

Hundreds of people were injured in Beirut on Tuesday in clashes between security forces and protesters who rejected the new government as it sought to win a parliamentary vote of confidence. Smoke wafted through Beirut where riot police fired tear gas at protesters seeking to block MPs from reaching the heavily barricaded parliament. The Lebanese Red Cross said it treated 373 people for injuries, taking 45 of them to hospital. One of the world’s most heavily indebted states, Lebanon is facing an unprecedented financial crisis rooted in decades of state waste and corruption which have fueled public anger. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was quoted saying Lebanon should seek IMF technical help to draw up an emergency plan though it could not surrender itself to the IMF because the nation could not bear its conditions. In comments reported by an-Nahar newspaper and confirmed to Reuters by a government source, Berri also said Lebanon should decide whether to pay maturing foreign debt next month based on IMF advice.
Feb. 11, 2020

Egypt makes surprise move against Hamas and Iran

An Egyptian delegation that arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday urged Hamas terror group to defuse the tensions with Israel and voiced Cairo’s concern over Hamas’ ties with Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. According to Al-Arabiya, Egyptians also warned Hamas against backing militia groups seeking to destabilize the region or joining Iran in any military escalation. London-based Al-Akhbar also reported that Cairo relayed a message from Israel, saying that the Jewish state would retaliate if rocket attacks and incendiary balloon launches proceed – and the strike will have the support of both the US and larger international community.
Feb. 11, 2020

Turkey-backed rebels down Syrian govt helicopter in northwest Syria

Russia says Turkish army is aggravating situation in Syria’s Idlib

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels have downed a helicopter believed to belong to the Syrian government in northwestern Syria’s Nairab town, Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Tuesday, as clashes continued in the region. TRT Haber did not provide any further details. The incident comes a day after Syrian government forces killed five Turkish soldiers in northwestern Syria, prompting retaliation from the Turkish troops in the region. Russia said on Wednesday that the presence of Turkish troops and armor in Syria’s Idlib region was making the situation there much worse as was the transport of weapons and ammunition across the Syrian-Turkish border. Russia’s Defence Ministry made the complaint in a statement after President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey’s military would strike Russian-backed Syrian forces by air or ground anywhere in Syria if another Turkish soldier was hurt as the Assad government tried to regain control of Idlib province.
Feb. 12, 2020

Syria: U.S. troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1

Syrian media said Wednesday that a Syrian civilian was killed and another was wounded when U.S. troops opened fire on locals who had tried to block a U.S. convoy from driving through a checkpoint in a village in the country’s northeast. The state SANA news agency said the locals had gathered at the army checkpoint in the village of Khirbet Ammu, east of the town of Qamishli, pelting the U.S. convoy with stones and taking down a U.S. flag from one vehicle. At that point, U.S. troops fired with live ammunition and smoke bombs at the residents, the report said. There was no immediate comment from the U.S.-led coalition to the report, which could not be independently confirmed.
Feb. 12, 2020

   Erdogan threatens Damascus, slams Moscow over Idlib ‘massacre’

Turkey will strike Syrian regime forces “everywhere” if its soldiers come under renewed attack, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Wednesday, while also accusing Damascus ally Russia of committing “massacres” in Idlib. Erdogan’s threats follow direct clashes between Turkish and the Syrian regime forces over the past 10 days, which have also strained his relations with Moscow, the key backer of President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey has beefed up its positions in Idlib — the last rebel bastion in Syria — with hundreds of vehicles carrying commandos, howitzers, and soldiers crossing the border over the last few days. “I hereby declare that we will strike regime forces everywhere from now on regardless of the Sochi deal if any tiny bit of harm comes to our soldiers at observation posts or elsewhere,” Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling party in parliament.
Feb. 12, 2020

Hundreds of Thousands Mark Islamic Revolution Anniversary Amid High U.S. Tensions

Iran threatens ‘crushing response’ to any Israeli action against its regional interests

Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ever between Tehran and the U.S. in the past four decades. While Iranian President Hassan Rohani gave a speech in Tehran’s iconic Azadi Square denouncing the U.S., he also focused on encouraging the country to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections, even after officials disqualified thousands from running, including 90 current lawmakers.
Feb. 11, 2020

Islamic State claims Algeria border attack

Islamic State said on Tuesday that it was behind Sunday’s attack on an Algerian military barracks near the country’s border with Mali that killed one soldier. The militant group sent the bomber in a vehicle rigged with explosives, but a sentry stopped him before he could enter the compound and the blast killed both men, according to a Defence Ministry statement. The group’s Algerian leader is a 47-year-old militant known as Abu Walid el-Sahrawi. “The martyred brother Omar al-Ansari … entered the base and exploded his car against them,” the group said in a statement.
Feb. 11, 2020

  Heavily-armed police and soldiers enter El Salvador parliament

El Salvador parliament denounces president’s ‘attempted coup’

Heavily-armed police and soldiers in El Salvador have forced their way into parliament, demanding the approval of a $109m (£85m) loan to better equip them. They entered the building as President Nayib Bukele was about to address lawmakers. Earlier, he gave them seven days to back his loan plan. Opposition politicians called the appearance of armed men in parliament an unprecedented act of intimidation. But over the weekend, most MPs opted not to sit for a debate over the proposed bill. With no quorum in parliament, the president called on his supporters to descend on the parliament building, the BBC’s Central America correspondent Will Grant reports. About 50,000 pro-government demonstrators turned out. President Bukele told them to be back in the streets within a week if MPs did not debate the bill.  His political opponents accused him of threatening them and turning increasingly authoritarian.
Feb. 11, 2020

U.S. Household Debt Exceeds $14 Trillion for the First Time

Americans increased their borrowing for the 22nd straight quarter as more households took out loans to buy homes or refinance existing mortgages, according to a report released today from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Total U.S. household debt rose by $601 billion in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, or 1.4%, surpassing $14 trillion for the first time, the New York Fed’s quarterly household credit and debt report showed. That’s $1.5 trillion above the previous peak in the third quarter of 2008. Overall household debt is now 26.8% above the second-quarter 2013 trough. Mortgage borrowing rose by $120 billion to $9.56 trillion. The rate for a 30-year mortgage has fallen by about 100 basis points over the past year, adding to home purchasers’ buying power. For example, a $500,000, 30-year loan costs about $300 less per month.
Feb. 11, 2020

Pope Pushes One World Religion on Israel’s Independence Day

Historically, the Vatican was no friend to the Jews but its new initiative aligns the Catholic Church with Islam in a one-world religion that may be the biggest threat ever to the Jewish People. A major event to advance the project will take place on the anniversary of the birth of the State of Israel which, according to one rabbi, is fitting since Judaism is the last bastion, entirely incompatible with a New World Order. At an address to Vatican diplomats last month, Pope Francis announced that the Vatican will be hosting a global event with titled,  “Reinventing the Global Compact on Education.” “A global educational pact is needed to educate us in universal solidarity and a new humanism,” the Pope said when he first proposed the summit. A Vatican-backed website to promote the pact added: “Educating young people in fraternity, in learning to overcome divisions and conflicts, promote hospitality, justice and peace: Pope Francis has invited everyone who cares about the education of the young generation to sign a Global Pact, to create a global change of mentality through education.” The Pope described the need for the global alliance. The education initiative is a continuation of the Pope’s global vision as laid out in his Document on the Human Brotherhood for World Peace and Common Living Together signed by Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, in February 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Feb. 11, 2020

     Starbucks Launches #WhatsYourName in New U.K. Ad; Bringing Patrons Into a ‘Day In the Life’ of LGBTQ

Earlier in the month, Starbucks premiered a new advertisement in the U.K., highlighting the struggles that transgender youth may face while transitioning. The ad focuses on a young adult, referred to as “Jemma.” However, you can see from the discomfort on their face that they do not want to be called by this name. The importance of the ad depicts what it means to show acceptance and what that may feel like for transitioning individuals. From the ad, we can see how Starbucks wants their stores to become a safe space for their customers, as well as their employees.
Feb. 9, 2020

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  Germany reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in backyard poultry

Germany has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a backyard in the southwestern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. The virus killed 44 birds out of a flock of 69 in Bretzfeld, in the Baden-Wurttemberg region, the Paris-based OIE said, citing a report from Germany’s food and agriculture ministry. “All poultry and captive birds have been culled and safely disposed of on Feb. 7, 2020. No poultry, poultry products or captive birds have been dispatched,” it said in the report. A case of H5N8 bird flu had been confirmed in a wild bird in the eastern German state of Brandenburg in January but no birds on farms were involved, the ministry had then said.
Feb. 10, 2020

New virus discovered in Brazil

Scientists report a new virus was found in Brazil that contains genes previously unknown to man. Named after the Tupi water-goddess, Yara, 90% of the genes comprising the virus were previously unknown, according to a report published this week by bioRxiv.org. Such of the genes are known as orphan genes as they lack any similarity to other genes. Only six genes out of the 74 found resemble genes found in public databases, bioRxiv.org reports. The virus might be a distant, much altered offspring of the Acanthamoeba or a member of that group that took a brand new evolutionary path. Two of the scientists involved in the new study, Bernard La Scola of Aix-Marseille University and Jonatas Abrahao of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, discovered Giant Viruses in 2018, Science Alert reports.
Feb. 11, 2020

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200 Georgia residents being monitored for possible deadly China coronavirus

Military preparing quarantine centers for coronavirus patients in US, Pentagon says

China Reports The Most Coronavirus Deaths In One Day

First coronavirus case is confirmed in London

Georgia health officials are now monitoring around 200 of the state’s residents amid concerns of possible cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, which has spread throughout China. In a statement to American Military News, the Georgia Department of Public Health seeked to relieve any public alarm by clarifying the status of the Georgians; ‘Under the supervision of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), about 200 individuals who have recently returned from China are self-monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). These travelers arrived in the U.S. from mainland China outside Hubei Province with no known high-risk exposure. These individuals are asymptomatic (no symptoms) and are self-isolating at home.’
Feb. 11, 2020

Half-a-million insect species face extinction

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a “warning to humanity”. “The current insect extinction crisis is deeply worrying,” said Pedro Cardoso, a biologist at the Finnish Museum of Natural History and lead author of a review study published Monday. “Yet, what we know is only the tip of the iceberg,” he told AFP. The disappearance of bugs that fly, crawl, burrow, jump and walk on water is part of a gathering mass extinction event, only the sixth in the last half-billion years. The last one was 66 million years ago, when an errant space rock wiped out land-based dinosaurs and most other life forms. This time we are to blame. “Human activity is responsible for almost all insect population declines and extinctions,” Cardoso told AFP. The main drivers are dwindling and degraded habitat, followed by pollutants — especially insecticides — and invasive species.
Feb. 10, 2020

Rare snowfall blankets Baghdad for the second time in more than 100 years

Residents of Baghdad, Iraq woke up to the city blanketed in rare snow on Tuesday, February 11, 2020– a sight last seen in 2008 and the second time in more than a century. According to the Iraqi Meteorological Organization, the country is exposed to a cold polar air mass which peaked on the same day. The last recorded snowfall in the city was in 2008, but it was mostly slushy and occurred quickly. Prior to that, about a century has passed since Baghdad saw flakes. The Iraqi Meteorological Organization said Tuesday’s snow was due to the country’s exposure to a cold polar air mass, which reached its climax that day. “Snowfall may continue until Wednesday given the very cold weather,” said Amer Al-Jaberi, head of the agency.
Feb. 11, 2020

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