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Woman accused of sending poisonous letter to White House arrested

Woman accused of sending poisonous letter to White House arrested

A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at the New York-Canada border, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. The letter had been intercepted earlier this week before it reached the White House. The woman was taken into custody […]

Coronavirus: Second national lockdown possible, UK Health Minister says

Coronavirus: Second national lockdown possible, UK Health Minister says

British Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday a second national lockdown was one possible step to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but it was not what he wanted to happened. READ ALSO: Coronavirus deaths on the rise in France “If everybody follows the rules then we can avoid further national lockdowns, but we, of […]

Ethiopia charges opposition figures with terrorism

Ethiopia charges opposition figures with terrorism

Prominent opposition figures are among 24 people charged with terrorism in Ethiopia. The charges were laid in connection with a wave of ethnic unrest which followed the killing of popular Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa, leaving more than 150 people dead in late June. The country’s attorney general said the group would appear in court on […]

Germany records highest single-day rise in virus cases since April

Germany records highest single-day rise in virus cases since April

Germany’s national disease control agency recorded an increase in coronavirus infections of 2,297 on Saturday, the highest in a 24-hour period since April. The increase is still far from the levels seen at the country’s peak in late March, when more than 6,000 cases were being confirmed daily. Daily infection rates fell during the summer […]

Robert W. Gore, the inventor of Gore-Tex fabric, dies aged 83

Robert W. Gore, the inventor of Gore-Tex fabric, dies aged 83

Robert W. Gore, whose invention of what created the breathable-yet-waterproof fabric known as Gore-Tex revolutionized outdoor wear and helped spawn uses in numerous other fields, has died. He was 83. Gore, who was president of W. L. Gore & Associates for almost 25 years and company chairman for 30 years, died on Thursday at a […]