Serbian Fans in Stadium in the Midst of Covid-19 Epidemic

SportsWorld NewsSerbian Fans in Stadium in the Midst of Covid-19 Epidemic

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

Serbia’s oldest football rivalry, involving champions Red Star and Belgrade crosstown rivals Partizan, continued on Wednesday in the national cup semi-finals in front of thousands of fans defying the Covid-19 pandemic. The winners will face Vojvodina Novi Sad in the final match. Rival fans scuffled near the stadium before the match and during the warm-up. Partizan Belgrade goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic was seemingly hit by an object thrown from the stands filled with Red Star Belgrade supporters. Some...

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Huawei: NATO Chief Says UK Review of 5G Security Important

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsHuawei: NATO Chief Says UK Review of 5G Security Important

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

The head of the NATO military alliance said that the West could not ignore the rise of China so it was important that Britain review the role of Huawei in its 5G network to ensure its security. NATO Secretary Genera, Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said China was coming closer to the West in various ways in the Arctic, in cyberspace and in critical infrastructure, including telecommunications. “I trust that the UK government will design their...

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WHO Issues Guidance on Locally-Made Face Masks

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsWHO Issues Guidance on Locally-Made Face Masks

PilotnewsJune 7, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a new guidance on homemade or locally-made face masks for prevention of COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the advice on Sunday on its official twitter handle @WHOAFRO. The UN health agency urged people to clean locally-made face masks properly before wearing again. According to WHO, the guidance on homemade masks are important for preventing COVID-19 in low-income context. In a video posted...

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Don’t Celebrate Victory Over Coronavirus Too Soon, Pope Tells Italians

ConservationWorld NewsDon’t Celebrate Victory Over Coronavirus Too Soon, Pope Tells Italians

PilotnewsJune 7, 2020

Pope Francis on Sunday warned Italians to not let their guard down against coronavirus now that infection rates have fallen and urged them to obey government rules on social distancing and wearing masks. Francis, addressing several hundred people in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday blessing, reacted to applause that broke out when he said their presence, albeit reduced, was a sign that Italy had overcome the acute phase of the pandemic. “Be careful. Don’t...

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More Than 6,000 Police Infected With COVID-19 in Bangladesh, 16 killed

CoronavirusWorld NewsMore Than 6,000 Police Infected With COVID-19 in Bangladesh, 16 killed

PilotnewsJune 7, 2020

As many as 6,206 police personnel, including 1,828 in capital Dhaka, have now tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 in Bangladesh. AKM Kamrul Ahsan, Public Relations Officer at Bangladesh Police headquarters, said on Sunday that 16 of the personnel have died from the disease. “Out of these, 16 police personnel died of the infection,’’ Ahsan said, adding that a civilian, working with the law enforcement agency, also died due to COVID-19. Among the infected policemen,...

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Nigeria seizes luxury private jet linked to OPL245 money laundering in Montreal

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsNigeria seizes luxury private jet linked to OPL245 money laundering in Montreal

PilotnewsJune 7, 2020

By Lionel Faull & Margot Gibbs  Nigeria has tracked down and grounded the luxury private jet purchased by its former oil minister Dan Etete with some of the alleged proceeds of the notorious $1.3 billion OPL245 oil deal. Asset recovery lawyers acting for the Nigerian government swooped last week after the Bombardier 6000 jet, tail number M-MYNA (main photo), touched down at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport in Canada on Friday evening (29 May). It had just flown from...

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OPEC+ Countries Extend Oil Output Cut to July

Oil & GasWorld NewsOPEC+ Countries Extend Oil Output Cut to July

PilotnewsJune 6, 2020

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC allies, known as OPEC+ have agreed to extend the 10-million-barrel-per-day (mbd) first phase of the oil output cut by one month, to July 2020. The group disclosed this in a statement released at the end of its online meeting in Vienna on Saturday. It would be recalled that OPEC and its allies under the OPEC+ had agreed to cut supply by up to 10 million barrels...

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Protests Worldwide Embrace Black Lives Matter Movement

Law & JusticeWorld NewsProtests Worldwide Embrace Black Lives Matter Movement

PilotnewsJune 6, 2020

LONDON — Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday, demonstrating in support of U.S. protests against police brutality. Police in the German city of Hamburg used pepper spray on protesters and were ready to deploy water cannons. Several hundred “hooded and aggressive people” had put officers under pressure in the city centre, police said in a tweet, adding “We have already had to use pepper spray. With all due...

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President Bolsonaro Threatens to Withdrawal Brazil from WHO Following U.S.

HealthWorld NewsPresident Bolsonaro Threatens to Withdrawal Brazil from WHO Following U.S.

PilotnewsJune 6, 2020

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull the country out of the World Health Organisation (WHO), citing the decision by the U.S. to withdraw late last month. “The U.S. has already withdrawn. Either the WHO works without any ideological prejudices or we are out,” he told CNN Brasil on Friday night. “We do not need any people from outside to give us tips about health here.” President Donald Trump said at the end of...

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Dortmund’s Sancho, Akanji, fined for Getting Haircuts Without Face Masks

Law & JusticeNewsSportsWorld NewsDortmund’s Sancho, Akanji, fined for Getting Haircuts Without Face Masks

PilotnewsJune 5, 2020

Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho and Manuel Akanji were fined an unspecified amount by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday for failing to wear face mask during a visit from a hairdresser this week. The DFL said both players had broken the health guidelines that had governed Bundesliga clubs and players since the league restarted amid the COVID-19 pandemic on May 16. In total, six Dortmund players, including rising star Sancho and Akanji, got their hair cut by the visiting hairdresser, who then asked some...

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