Month: August 2020

Read MoreAt least 660 migrant children have been detained in border hotels as U.S. officials worked to expel them without an asylum interview.At least 660 migrant children have been detained in border hotels as U.S. officials worked to expel them without an asylum interview.

Read More Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have been held inside Xinjiang’s camps, but very little is known about life inside. BuzzFeed News spoke to dozens of ex-detainees. View Entire Post › Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have been held inside Xinjiang’s camps, but very little is known about life inside. BuzzFeed News spoke to…

Read More China rounded up so many Muslims in Xinjiang that there wasn’t enough space to hold them. Then the government started building. View Entire Post › China rounded up so many Muslims in Xinjiang that there wasn’t enough space to hold them. Then the government started building.View Entire Post ›

Read More China’s Baidu blanked out parts of its mapping platform. We used those locations to find a network of buildings bearing the hallmarks of prisons and internment camps in Xinjiang. Here’s how we did it. View Entire Post › China’s Baidu blanked out parts of its mapping platform. We used those locations to find…

Read MoreTop public health official says Africa has seen 20-percent decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases in past week.Top public health official says Africa has seen 20-percent decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases in past week.

Read MoreThe injuries were minor, but such confrontations have become common, and a U.S. official says the Russians were “reckless” on this occasion.The injuries were minor, but such confrontations have become common, and a U.S. official says the Russians were “reckless” on this occasion.

Read More For more than six months, a pathogen has swept through nearly every country in the world, unleashing an unprecedented global health and economic emergency. At the same time, another potentially more lethal emergency continues to threaten us: the warming of the planet. While the impacts of the climate crisis have been more gradual…

Read MoreThe Russian president says he has a police force for Belarus if unrest there “gets out of control”.The Russian president says he has a police force for Belarus if unrest there “gets out of control”.

Read MoreOnce a European success story in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Croatia is hit with its highest number of new daily infections yet.Once a European success story in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Croatia is hit with its highest number of new daily infections yet.

Read More Turkey says it will hold naval drills near northern Cyprus, amid a simmering territorial dispute with Greece. The announcement came as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended Ankara’s position in a call with his US counterpart. The live-fire exercises will take place on September 1-2, according to an advisory released by the Turkish navy…

Read MoreVice president offers Republican’s case for Trump’s re-election: The US economy was great before the ‘China virus’ hit.Vice president offers Republican’s case for Trump’s re-election: The US economy was great before the ‘China virus’ hit.

Read MorePolice say two lions attacked the lodge owner as he was taking them for a walk, in front of his wife.Police say two lions attacked the lodge owner as he was taking them for a walk, in front of his wife.

Read More A law that would allow Canberra to cancel deals between local governments and foreign nations is not directed at China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has claimed, amid a growing political and economic rift with Beijing. The proposed legislation would give the federal government the authority to suspend any agreements that local authorities and…

Read MoreAfter the Milwaukee Bucks cancel a fixture over the shooting of Jacob Blake, other basketball, football and tennis players follow suit.After the Milwaukee Bucks cancel a fixture over the shooting of Jacob Blake, other basketball, football and tennis players follow suit.

Read More Health secretary questioned about announcement that people on low incomes will be paid £13 a day if they have to self-isolate for 14 days People on low incomes to be paid to self-isolate Unclear UK advice on PPE cited in care home death Housing demand soars since end of lockdown Global coronavirus latest…

Read More Labor leader says Australia’s aged care system will need ‘structural changes’ after the royal commission Follow our Australian coronavirus live blog Vic stage 4 restrictions; Vic stage 3 restrictions Victoria and Melbourne Covid trend map Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email Anthony Albanese says Australia’s aged care sector will need “structural changes”…

Read MoreThe six protesters were abducted on Sunday by militiamen, apparently allied with the UN-recognised government.The six protesters were abducted on Sunday by militiamen, apparently allied with the UN-recognised government.

Read More Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana with 150mph winds Mike Pence claims Americans would be unsafe under Biden in dark RNC speech Teen charged with murder after Kenosha shootings – Tucker Carlson defends actions 1,187 new coronavirus deaths and 44,877 new cases reported yesterday Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 10.19am BST…

Read MoreHurricane Laura likely to cause catastrophic damage with six-metre high walls of water sinking entire communities.Hurricane Laura likely to cause catastrophic damage with six-metre high walls of water sinking entire communities.

Read MoreThe FSB says a serviceman in Siberia is suspected of passing state secrets to Ukraine’s defence ministry.The FSB says a serviceman in Siberia is suspected of passing state secrets to Ukraine’s defence ministry.

Read More Lebanon is in such a deep political and economic crisis that the country risks collapsing altogether, France’s foreign minister said Thursday. Lebanon’s government resigned amid accusations of entrenched corruption and negligence after the Aug. 4 explosion that killed nearly 200 people and devastated entire districts of Beirut. “This country is on the brink,”…

Read MoreThe category four storm is expected to cause an “unsurvivable” surge as it moves inland in the US.The category four storm is expected to cause an “unsurvivable” surge as it moves inland in the US.

Read MoreArrest comes after three nights of unrest in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man.Arrest comes after three nights of unrest in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man.

Read MoreThe truce with the media is over – Brazil’s president has taken aim at journalists over a corruption scandal.The truce with the media is over – Brazil’s president has taken aim at journalists over a corruption scandal.

Read More Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors anticipate new approach to inflation 8.04am BST Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets. It is the day investors have been looking forward to throughout August: US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will make a…

Read More DELCAMBRE, La. — Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, swamping a low-lying coast with ocean water that forecasters said could be 20 feet deep and unsurvivable. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, which intensified rapidly Wednesday before plowing into…

Read More The decision to imprison Brenton Tarrant for life marks the first time New Zealand has imposed such a sentence. (Image credit: John Kirk Anderson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) The decision to imprison Brenton Tarrant for life marks the first time New Zealand has imposed such a sentence.

Read MoreHong Kong Free Press editor says visa denial seems to be reprisal for coverage ‘under climate of national security law’.Hong Kong Free Press editor says visa denial seems to be reprisal for coverage ‘under climate of national security law’.

Read More A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks – and plenty of masks. Despite resurgent coronavirus infections, similar scenes are unfolding across Europe as a new school year dawns. While the U.S. back-to-school saga has been politicized and chaotic, with…

Read More Local charities work constantly to support Lebanese society. It’s time they had a fair share of foreign aid Every person in Lebanon has probably been asked: “Where were you during the Beirut port explosion?” My response is always the same: I was here, in Beirut. On 4 August, when the explosion ignited our…

Read More NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (IPS) – India ranks third in terms of absolute levels of carbon emissions after China and the United States. In a business as usual scenario, by 2030, emission levels are predicted to reach more than 4.4 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (GTCO2) equivalent of greenhouse gas—up from 3 GTCO2 today—overtaking…

Read MoreThe US vice-president depicts November’s vote as a choice between law-and-order and lawlessness.The US vice-president depicts November’s vote as a choice between law-and-order and lawlessness.

Read More Speaker after speaker piled falsehood upon falsehood to recast Trump as a saintly feminist preoccupied with the nation’s health As Hurricane Laura roared towards the southern US coast, the Republican national convention unleashed Hurricane Liar. There were lies aplenty at the last convention in Cleveland four years ago but, in those innocent days,…

Read More TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has resigned, stating that the scope of his role as the head of the video-sharing platform was more than he could manage, as the company battles with Washington. His decision to leave the company comes days after TikTok filed suit against the Trump administration over an executive…

Read MoreKevin Mayer is leaving the video-sharing app at the centre of controversy amid US-China tensions.Kevin Mayer is leaving the video-sharing app at the centre of controversy amid US-China tensions.