A true horror act occurred in Sweden last Saturday: two young men aged 18 and 21 raped and abused two underage youths in a cemetery in the city of Solna for several hours, robbing them as well. They then buried the two boys alive and left them to their fate. They were only saved because a walker came by and called the police. The age of the victims is not yet known. The two suspects, who are now in custody, are said to be an Iranian and an Arab. Source Kronen Seitung
Last week 745,000 people filed for first time unemployment benefits according to the Department of Labor. The high numbers reflect the severe effects the pandemic had on the economy and job market. With the recent data, roughly 80.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits since the start of the covid outbreak last March. Source Forbes
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party was left isolated in the EPP, the group’s chair Manfred Weber has told Euronews after Fidesz quit the grouping on Wednesday. Orban pulled his party out of the conservative European People’s Party – which is the biggest in the European Parliament – due to changes to its internal rules. Source Euro News
- Some of those subject to the tests complained of ‘psychological distress’, a top government spokesman says
- The US has also protested after its diplomats were also reportedly subjected to the tests, a claim denied by Beijing
The Japanese government has requested China not to subject Japanese citizens entering the country to anal Covid-19 tests after receiving complaints of “psychological distress” from some of them, the top government spokesman said Monday. Source SCMP