International

World News 29th June
United Nations specialist on housing has warned UK that they may be breaking international law because they have not fixed the cladding in blocks of flats in the country.  This was to be done after the Grenfell Tower disaster.  But it has not happened yet.  Three years has gone by.
Serious concerns.  New report says that the arena for Trump’s rally in Tulsa was set up to have social distancing , so the arena had stickers on seats to make sure people sat apart.  However, Trump’s team came in and they removed all the stickers so that people could sit next to each other.  Trump was again playing golf over the weekend (twice).  He is ignoring the virus problem where over 2.5 million people have it and 125 thousand have died.
In Germany, there has been an outbreak among workers in a meat factory but this now has spread into the community around.  There is now a lockdown in the area.  Bavaria says it will give virus tests to everyone in the State.  Because there is no national health service and only health insurance, the State itself will have to pay for all the tests for 13 million people.  China also has half a million people in lockdown – not allowed to leave the house .. after outbreak in a market.
In India near Delhi, there is a huge swarm of locusts and residents have been warned that they may arrive in Delhi itself.  This has not happened for over 40 years.