💭 A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO’s emergencies department, said the leading theory to explain the spread of the disease was sexual transmission among gay and bisexual men at two raves held in Spain and Belgium. Monkeypox has not previously triggered widespread outbreaks beyond Africa, where it is endemic in animals.
“We know monkeypox can spread when there is close contact with the lesions of someone who is infected, and it looks like sexual contact has now amplified that transmission,” said Heymann.
That marks a significant departure from the disease’s typical pattern of spread in central and western Africa, where people are mainly infected by animals like wild rodents and primates and outbreaks have not spilled across borders.
To date, WHO has recorded more than 90 cases of monkeypox in a dozen countries including Britain, Spain, Israel, France, Switzerland, the U.S. and Australia.
Madrid’s senior health official said on Monday that the Spanish capital has recorded 30 confirmed cases so far. Enrique Ruiz Escudero said authorities are investigating possible links between a recent Gay Pride event in the Canary Islands, which drew some 80,000 people, and cases at a Madrid sauna.
Heymann chaired an urgent meeting of WHO’s advisory group on infectious disease threats on Friday to assess the ongoing epidemic and said there was no evidence to suggest that monkeypox might have mutated into a more infectious form.
Monkeypox typically causes fever, chills, rash, and lesions on the face or genitals. It can be spread through close contact with an infected person or their clothing or bedsheets, but sexual transmission has not yet been documented. Most people recover from the disease within several weeks without requiring hospitalization. Vaccines against smallpox, a related disease, are also effective in preventing monkeypox and some antiviral drugs are being developed.
The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
❖❖❖ [Romans 1:26-27] ❖❖❖
“For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.”
Posted by addisethiopia / አዲስ ኢትዮጵያ on May 21, 2022
🛑 In The Cities of Paderborn and Lippstadt
Leaving 50 injured and ten seriously hurt by 80mph winds as trees are uprooted and houses lose their roofsIncredible storm left ‘path of destruction’, with people hit by falling roof panels‘Countless’ houses’ roofs were torn off and many trees remain on top of carsRainfall up to 25L per square metre each hour, with storms causing huge damageTorrid conditions set to hit east of the country overnight after assaults on west.
❖❖❖[Luke Chapter 21፡25-26]❖❖❖
“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.”
❖❖❖[Lukas 21:25-26]❖❖❖
Und es werden Zeichen geschehen an Sonne und Mond und Sternen; und auf Erden wird den Leuten bange sein, und sie werden zagen, und das Meer und die Wassermengen werden brausen, und Menschen werden verschmachten vor Furcht und vor Warten der Dinge, die kommen sollen auf Erden; denn auch der Himmel Kräfte werden sich bewegen.
💭 Danish Far-Right Party Leader Burns The Quran Under Police Protection in Sweden
The Danish leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party burned a copy of the Quran on Thursday in a heavily-populated Muslim area in Sweden, according to media reports.
Rasmus Paludan, accompanied by police, went to an open public space in southern Linkoping and placed the the Anti-Christ Islamic Quran down and burned it while ignoring protests from onlookers.
About 200 demonstrators gathered in the square to protest.
The group urged police not to allow the racist leader to carry out his action.
After the police ignored the calls, incidents broke out and the group closed the road to traffic, pelting stones at police.
💭 MARTIAL LAW for The First Time in Canada’s History | Welcome to Chinada!
💭 ወታደራዊ ሕግ በ ካናዳ? | ወደ ቻይናዳ እንኳን ደህና መጡ!
😈 Everything Evil Abiy Ahmed Touches Dies
😈 አረመኔው ግራኝ የነካው ሁሉ ይሞታል
The disgraced Prime Minister of Canada Justin ‘Castro’ Trudeau says he’s invoking the Emergencies Act (Canadian Martial Law) for the first time in Canada’s history to give the federal government temporary powers to handle ongoing blockades and protests against pandemic restrictions.
💭 Nobel Laureate vs Nobel Laureate | Blocking of Food Distribution in Ethiopia
👉 Nobel Peace Laureate Abiy Ahmed Using Hunger as a Weapon.
👉 Noble Peace Prize = License for Genocide
👉 የኖቤል የሰላም ሽልማት = ለዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀል ፈቃድ
Last year’s Nobel Peace Laureate Abiy Ahmed Ali is blocking this year’s Nobel Peace Laureate’s The World Food Program’s (W E P) food relief in Ethiopia.
💭 It’s The Weeknd! Superstar Singer Becomes World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador
💭 Record-breaking vocalist and songwriter inducted into ‘W E P family’ at special ceremony in Los Angeles
Award-winning Canadian singer The Weeknd, who holds the record for the longest-charting single in the US, has joined with World Food Programme (W E P) as a Goodwill Ambassador.
“The UN World Food Programme is doing urgent and important work to change and save lives on a daily basis and I feel passionately about addressing world hunger and helping people in need,” he said, accepting the honour at a special ceremony in Los Angeles yesterday (7 October).
The Weeknd has been a passionate advocate and generous supporter of humanitarian causes throughout his career, donating more than US$3 million to various organizations in the past year alone. Most recently, he gifted US$1 million to W E P’s relief efforts in Ethiopia following months of deadly violence.
As the son of Ethiopian immigrants to Canada, the conflict deeply affected him, he has said, and ultimately this moved him to deepen his relationship with W E P. “Our partnership is an authentic extension of all our efforts and intentions to help those in need and bring an end to so much suffering,” said The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye).
W E P Executive Director David Beasley said: “We are thrilled to welcome The Weeknd to the W E P family. His compassion and commitment to helping the world’s hungriest people is truly inspirational.”
Beasley added: “Every night, 811 million people go to bed hungry, and another 270 million are marching toward starvation. This is just not right and we have got to speak out and act today to save lives. We need everyone to come join our movement to end hunger – it is all-hands on deck to avoid a global catastrophe.”
The Weeknd, known for hits such as ‘Starboy’ and ‘Take My Breath’, joins an international roster of ambassadors including Kate Hudson and Michael Kors, who lend their voices to support W E P’s mission to end hunger. The organization provides lifesaving food assistance to more than 100 million people in 80 countries.
W E P USA chief Barron Segar said: “Whether he is performing or speaking out about global hunger, The Weeknd’s voice is powerful and inspiring, only matched by his dedication to helping people around the globe. We are honoured that he has joined our mission. He will undoubtedly inspire the next generation of humanitarians in the fight to ensure no man, woman or child goes to bed hungry.”
W E P said via a press release: “The continuous record-breaking of charts, sales and streams, headlining the biggest festivals and stadiums in the world including this year’s Super Bowl, and his ever-mysterious public persona, have combined to establish The Weeknd as one of the most compelling and significant artists of the 21st century.”
Posted by addisethiopia / አዲስ ኢትዮጵያ on March 10, 2022
😈 3 x Six Months = 666 – ፫/3 ጊዜ ስድስት ወራት= 666 😈
💭 Ethiopia Declares State Of Emergency Amid Continuing Protests
🛑 October 2016 – መስከረም ፳፻፱/2009 ዓ.ም
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared a SIX-month nationwide state of emergency on Sunday, saying months of unrest threatened Ethiopia’s stability.
Human rights groups say more than 500 people have been killed in protests in the Oromia region, Ethiopia’s largest and most populous region, since last year, when anger over a development plan for the capital turned into broader antigovernment demonstrations over politics and human rights abuses.
The government says the death toll is inflated.
“A state of emergency has been declared because the situation posed a threat against the people of the country,” the prime minister said on state-run television.
“Vital infrastructure, businesses, health and education centers, as well as government offices and courts have been destroyed,” he said.
He also repeated promises of political changes and plans for dialogue with the opposition.
The violence in Oromia, which surrounds the capital, Addis Ababa, and to a lesser extent in Amhara Province, has cast a shadow over a nation where a state-led industrial drive has created one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
An American researcher was killed on Tuesday when stone-throwers attacked her car near Addis Ababa.
💭 Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency After PM’s Resignation
🛑 15 February 2018 – የካቲት ፳፻፲/2010ዓ.ም
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday, the day after the prime minister’s resignation, as pressure mounted on the country’s ruling coalition.
The coalition decided emergency rule was “vital to safeguarding the constitutional order”, state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said.
In a news conference on Saturday morning, Defence Minister Siraj Fegessa said the state of emergency would last SIX months. He said it would include a ban on protests and publications that incite violence.
💭 Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Tigrayan Forces Gain Ground
🛑 November 2021 – ጥቅምት ፳፻፲፬ / 2014 ዓ.ም
Ethiopia declared aSIX-month state of emergency on Tuesday after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were gaining territory and considering marching on the capital Addis Ababa.
The announcement came two days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged citizens to take up arms to defend themselves against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
Earlier on Tuesday, authorities in Addis Ababa told residents to register their arms and prepare to defend their neighbourhoods. read more
The state of emergency was imposed with immediate effect after the TPLF claimed to have captured several towns in recent days and said it might march on Addis Ababa, about 380 km (235 miles) to the south of their forward positions.
💭 Russian President Vladimir Putin: If Ukraine created by the Bolsheviks wants genuine de-communization, this will suit Russia. 👏👏👏
Russian President Vladimir Putin justified backing the separatist regions in conflict with Ukraine Monday in a speech containing claims that former Russian leaders Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin wrongfully gave Ukraine the land.
In his speech, Putin announced Russia would recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic. The Russian president’s announcement comes after years of fighting in the Donbas region and while it’ll stoke fierce criticism from the west, Putin argued the area rightfully belongs to Russia.
While Putin didn’t outright declare war on Ukraine, he railed against the belief Ukraine was a separate entity from Russia. He said Ukraine was built by Russia and has little to no culture or identity outside of Russia.
“Let’s start with the fact that modern Ukraine was entirely created by Russia, more precisely, by the Bolshevik, communist Russia. This process began almost immediately after the 1917 revolution,” Putin said on Monday.
Putin added that Lenin, who rose to power after the downfall of the Romanov royal family, was the “author and creator” of Ukraine. He said Lenin made a “mistake” when the Bolsheviks gave land to Ukraine but claimed they did so to stay in power no matter what. He also blamed Stalin for transferring to Ukraine “some lands that previously belonged to Poland, Romania and Hungary.”
“And in 1954, for some reason, [former President Nikita] Khrushchev took Crimea from Russia and gave it to Ukraine. Actually, this is how the territory of Soviet Ukraine was formed,” Putin said.
Putin made a similar argument last summer when he called Russians and Ukrainians “one people.” He accused Ukrainian leaders of imposing Ukrainization on “those who did not see themselves as Ukrainian. The Russian president also said Bolsheviks bestowed generous “territorial gifts” because they “dreamt of a world revolution that would wipe out national states.”
“It is no longer important what exactly the idea of the Bolshevik leaders who were chopping the country into pieces was. We can disagree about minor details, background and logics behind certain decisions. One fact is crystal clear: Russia was robbed, indeed,” Putin wrote in the summer essay.
Ahead of his formal remarks on Monday, Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of his intentions to support the independent states of Donetsk and Luhansk. Both European leaders expressed disappointment with the development, according to the Kremlin, and some officials fear it could be the catalyst for a large-scale war.
Additionally, Putin used the speech to accuse the United States of trying to contain Russia’s growth and just using Ukraine as an excuse to sanction Russia. He said he sees “no end” to the violence in the Donbas region and claimed the country tried to resolve the conflict, but everything was “done in vain.”
😈 Wherever Evil Abiy Ahmed Goes, He Leaves a Path of Death & Destruction
😈 ጂኒው አብይ አህመድ በሄደበት ሁሉ የሞት እና የጥፋት መንገድን ጥሎ ይሄዳል
⏰ It’s The Year 2022 ⏰
The Felicity Ace caught ablaze on Wednesday and 22 of its crew members were airlifted to safety
There are 4,000 cars on board the ship including 189 Bentleys, 1,100 Porsches and multiple Lamborghinis
The cargo ship was carrying vehicles from Emden, Germany, to Davisville, Rhode Island
Lithium-ion batteries in the electric cars have caught fire and require specialist equipment to extinguish
None of 22 crew members hurt after vessel with almost 4,000 VW group cars onboard caught fire
A burning ship carrying almost 4,000 cars – including 1,100 Porsches – has been drifting in the mid-Atlantic after the vessel’s 22 crew members were evacuated, the Portuguese navy has said.
The ship Felicity Ace, which was carrying a number of Volkswagen Group vehicles from Germany to the US, caught fire near the Azores on Wednesday evening, a VW spokesperson said on Friday.
None of the crew members evacuated on Wednesday were hurt, Portugal’s navy said.
About 1,100 cars were on board, according to a Porsche spokesperson. Audi said some of its vehicles were also on the specialised car-transport vessel but did not state how many.
An internal email from Volkswagen US said the ship was carrying 3,965 vehicles of the VW, Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini brands, the German newspaper Handelsblatt reported.
An automotive enthusiast website, The Drive, reported the ship was carrying 189 Bentleys. The luxury British carmaker is owned by Volkswagen.
Volkswagen did not confirm the number of cars and said it was awaiting further information.
A picture shared by the Portuguese maritime authority on its website on Wednesday showed clouds of smoke billowing from the ship.
Felicity Ace was travelling from Emden,where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, Rhode Island, according to the website Marine Traffic.
The fire is active but under control, the captain of the port of Horta on the Azorean island of Faial told the Portuguese news agency Lusa on Thursday night.
Azorean authorities were not immediately available for comment.
Posted by addisethiopia / አዲስ ኢትዮጵያ on February 18, 2022
💭 Planespotters sometimes get a ribbing but one man’s enthusiastic efforts documenting the battles of pilots to land at Heathrow in Storm Eunice on Friday has earned him a worldwide fan club. With a breathless, but knowledgeable commentary Big Jet TV – which normally specialises in what most people would regard as the fairly dull comings and goings from one of Europe’s busiest airports – is providing a ringside seat to a day of high drama. Viewers are tuning into Jerry Dyer’s channel on YouTube in their thousands as he livestreams dramatic scenes of passenger jets being buffeted side to side as pilots struggle to land them safely. It makes for strangely riveting viewing and, as more and more people have shared the link, his followers have rocketed. More than 190,000 people at any one time are logged onto his YouTube channel on Friday, with Mr Dyer providing a dramatic account of crews’ efforts as planes queue above the airport to land.