Five million people have again been put under stay-at-home restrictions in the state of Victoria in Australia. It comes after a surge in cases in the main city Melbourne that saw residents of 10 postcodes...
China’s Inner Mongolia is on high alert for bubonic plague
China is on high alert after confirming a case of the bubonic plague in its Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Is there a risk of another pandemic? #China #BubonicPlague #BlackDeath
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus | DW News
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has said in an interview that his latest coronavirus test came back positive. Jair Bolsonaro told reporters in Brasilia on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the novel...
Kenya school year lost as pupils to return to class in 2021
In tonight’s edition: Kenya on Tuesday declared that its school year was considered lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, and primary and secondary pupils would return to class next January. And...
Tech giants refuse to pass on Hong Kong user data
Following new security laws in Hong Kong, US tech giants have stopped responding to police requests to pass on user data. TikTok meanwhile, owned by a Chinese company, is pulling out of the territory entirely. The laws...
Bubonic plague is coming? | #PollyBites
Apparently, there’s a case of bubonic plague in Mongolia. And because it’s 2020, that means we’ll probably all have a dose of it by the weekend. Or not. Because, despite a few scare stories, it turns out that small...
Coming in hot! | Russian military plane lands on dirt field
Russian military aviation crew masters one of the most difficult elements in combat training – landing on dirt runway