Trump scotches G7 meeting amid coronavirus threat
Leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States will meet by video conference instead of planned June summit at Camp David
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-scotches-g7-meeting-amid-coronavirus-threat/
Israel will become Italy if ultra-Orthodox keep gathering, official said to warn
As coronavirus cases soar, unnamed official reportedly says Haredi public doesn’t understand gravity of situation after weddings held, schools stay open in defiance of regulations
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High Court says virus mass surveillance can’t continue without Knesset oversight
In temporary injunction, justices give deadlocked parliament until midday Tuesday to establish Subcommittee on Clandestine Services — or stop tracking Israelis’ movements
By TOI STAFF
19 Mar 2020, 11:47 pm
https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-says-virus-mass-surveillance-cant-continue-without-knesset-oversight/
General Motors, Ford and Elon Musk offer to make ventilators as US faces critical shortage amid coronavirus crisis - despite shuttering their plants over fears for workers
By Ralph R. Ortega For Dailymail.com and Reuters
02:50 GMT 20 Mar 2020 , updated 02:50 GMT 20 Mar 2020
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8133245/GM-Ford-Elon-Musk-offer-make-ventilators-faces-shortage-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html
British scientists discover antibody in blood of patient who fought off SARS that could NEUTRALISE coronavirus
By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline
02:28 GMT 20 Mar 2020 , updated 02:34 GMT 20 Mar 2020
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8133255/British-scientists-discover-antibody-blood-patient-fought-SARS.html
N. Korea releases all but 3 foreigners from coronavirus quarantine: KCNA
09:59 March 20, 2020
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SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) – North Korea has released all but three foreigners from a coronavirus quarantine, the country's official news agency said Friday.
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N. Korea releases all but 3 foreigners from coronavirus quarantine: KCNA
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SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) – North Korea has released all but three foreigners from a coronavirus quarantine, the country's official news agency said Friday.
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N. Korean soldiers die after suffering from fevers and breathing problems
The soldiers were stationed on the Sino-North Korean border; the authorities have blamed "acute pneumonia" for their deaths
By Jeong Tae Joo - 2020.03.20 9:07am
Three soldiers guarding the Sino-North Korean border in Chagang Province recently died after suffering from fevers and breathing problems, Daily NK has learned.
All of the soldiers were in their late teens and early twenties and were stationed at a sentry post near the Wiwon Dam in Chagang Province, according to a Daily NK source in the North Korean military.
https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-soldiers-die-after-suffering-fevers-breathing-problems/
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
Pakistani Doctor Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald for the District of Minnesota today announced a federal criminal complaint against Muhammad Masood, 28, charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Masood, who was arrested earlier today at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, made his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Masood was ordered to remain in custody pending a formal detention hearing, which is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
According to the allegations in the complaint, Masood, a licensed medical doctor in Pakistan, was formerly employed as a Research Coordinator for a medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, under an H-1B Visa. Between January 2020 and March 2020, Masood made several statements to others, including pledging his allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) and its leader, and expressing his desire to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS. Masood also expressed his desire to conduct “lone wolf” terrorist attacks in the United States. On Feb. 21, 2020, Masood purchased a plane ticket from Chicago, Illinois to Amman, Jordan, and from there planned to travel to Syria. On March 16, 2020, Masood’s travel plans changed because Jordan closed its borders to incoming travel due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Masood made a new plan to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to meet up with an individual who he believed would assist him with travel via cargo ship to deliver him to ISIS territory.
On March 19, 2020, Masood traveled from Rochester to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) to board a flight bound for Los Angeles, California. Upon arrival at MSP, Masood checked in for his flight and was subsequently arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pakistani-doctor-charged-attempting-provide-material-support-isis
FBI: Most Wanted crew member has tested positive for the coronavirus… and the show's director is furious about the network's response
By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com
03:10 GMT 20 Mar 2020 , updated 03:10 GMT 20 Mar 2020
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8133419/FBI-Wanted-crew-member-tested-positive-coronavirus-shows-director-furious.html
Fact check: Trump falsely claims FDA approval for coronavirus drug
Chloroquine already being prescribed as possible treatment for COVID-19, but official okay for use of anti-malarial drug still requires testing, FDA head says
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/fact-check-trump-falsely-claims-fda-approval-for-coronavirus-drug/