Month: August 2020

Read More Dozens of those who arrived in UK on small boats will be put on charter flights over next two days Dozens of asylum seekers who arrived in the UK on small boats are due to be put on charter flights over the next two days, while lawyers have launched last-minute high court challenges…

Read More“Sunday Morning” takes us to Chobe National Park in Botswana, and a convention of the GOP … the Grand Old Pachyderms. Videographer: Alex Goetz.“Sunday Morning” takes us to Chobe National Park in Botswana, and a convention of the GOP … the Grand Old Pachyderms. Videographer: Alex Goetz.

Read More Manchester United defender had denied all charges Maguire found guilty in court on Greek island Harry Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery by a three-member misdemeanours court convening on the Greek island of Syros. The £190,000-a-week Manchester United and England defender was shown no remorse by…

Read More Tony Evers calls special session of state legislature Lawmakers had delayed ordering body cameras for years In the wake of protests over the shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the state governor, Tony Evers, has promised to move forward with reforms to curb law enforcement misconduct. Evers has…

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Read MoreRecord high water levels and devastating floods in the south have reignited the debate over the dam’s efficacy.Record high water levels and devastating floods in the south have reignited the debate over the dam’s efficacy.

Read MoreJacob Blake is in hospital after being shot multiple times by officers in Wisconsin on Sunday.Jacob Blake is in hospital after being shot multiple times by officers in Wisconsin on Sunday.

Read More (CAIRO) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year’s ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. Pompeo is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the African country since 2005, when Condoleezza Rice visited. The…

Read More (CAIRO) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year’s ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. Pompeo is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the African country since 2005, when Condoleezza Rice visited. The…

Read More Nigeria is now rid of wild polio having had more than half of global cases less than 10 years ago. Nigeria is now rid of wild polio having had more than half of global cases less than 10 years ago.

Read More Serial killer Michel Fourniret will be interviewed about nine-year-old Estelle Mouzin after wife withdraws alibi French investigators are hoping a notorious serial killer will finally solve the mystery of what happened to a nine-year-old girl who disappeared on her way home from school 17 years ago. Michel Fourniret, known as the Ogre of…

Read More Palestinians fear ‘catastrophe’ amid weak healthcare, economic toll and increased tensions with Israel Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As coronavirus spread globally, Gaza was shut off from the world amid fears its fragile healthcare system could not cope with the pandemic. Now the first cases have been detected within…

Read MoreAbdalla Hamdok tells Pompeo in Khartoum any such move would be decided after the country’s transitional period.Abdalla Hamdok tells Pompeo in Khartoum any such move would be decided after the country’s transitional period.

Read MoreWith scientists around the world racing to develop coronavirus vaccines, a new report says the Trump administration is considering emergency use authorization of a vaccine being developed at Oxford University. Charlie D’Agata takes a look at the lab developing the vaccine, which has yet to reach the final phase of testing.With scientists around the…

Read More Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has made military personnel available to regional governments as the country ramps up efforts to contain coronavirus amid an uptick in new cases. Sanchez announced on Tuesday that 2,000 troops will be ready to help with track and tracing efforts, and encouraged regions to declare their own local…

Read More The building housing Ireland’s Department of Health has been evacuated after law enforcement were made aware of a suspicious parcel found on the premises. The package was discovered shortly after 1pm local time, according to Irish media. The building was evacuated soon after. Gardai are currently at the scene, a police spokesperson said.…

Read MoreThe Olympic sprint record holder says he’s locked down pending test results, as officials reportedly look into his birthday bash.The Olympic sprint record holder says he’s locked down pending test results, as officials reportedly look into his birthday bash.

Read More Kenosha police fire teargas at demonstrators shouting ‘no justice, no peace’ over the shooting of Blake, who is black, on Sunday Jacob Blake, the black man shot by police in Kenosha, has been paralyzed from the waist down, his father said, as protesters in the Wisconsin city were met with police using teargas…

Read More PARIS, Aug 25 (IPS) – Angel Mendoza is a Communication Assistant at FORUS, a global network of civil society organisations, previously known as the International Forum of National NGO Platforms (IFP/FIP).The voices of indigenous people worldwide are being silenced and their lives made invisible. Stewards of the earth, they are left at the…

Read More SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (IPS) – The World Bank leadership must urgently abandon its ‘Maximizing Finance for Development‘ (MFD) hoax. Instead, it should resume its traditional multilateral development bank role of mobilizing funds at minimal cost to finance developing countries. Read the full story, “World Bank’s ‘Mobilizing Finance for Development’ Not…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — A rising generation of Republican stars offered an optimistic view of President Donald Trump’s leadership but was undermined on the opening night of the GOP’s scaled-back convention by speakers issuing dark warnings about the country’s future and distorting the president’s record, particularly on the coronavirus pandemic. As Trump faces pressure to…

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Read MoreLittle information provided on how many people are getting the trial drugs or which ones they’re getting, as China races ahead with 4 potential vaccines.Little information provided on how many people are getting the trial drugs or which ones they’re getting, as China races ahead with 4 potential vaccines.

Read More The visit comes as the Secretary of State urged more Arab states to make a peace deal with Israel. The visit comes as the Secretary of State urged more Arab states to make a peace deal with Israel.

Read More Health authorities in the Palestinian territory have imposed a lockdown after four people tested positive for Covid-19 at a refugee camp. Shops, mosques and schools were ordered to close in a bid to contain the transmission. The four coronavirus cases were confirmed within a single family in a refugee camp, government spokesman Salamah…

Read More Grammy-winning singer has issued a rallying cry to the music industry to fight against what he calls “pseudoscientific” social distancing rules which are stifling a music industry comeback, though many of his fans disagree. The 74-year-old Northern Irish crooner launched a campaign to “save live music” on his website last Friday, calling for…

Read MoreThe Cyprus Papers reveal that in just two years, 1,000 wealthy Russians bought ‘golden passports’ from Cyprus.The Cyprus Papers reveal that in just two years, 1,000 wealthy Russians bought ‘golden passports’ from Cyprus.

Read MoreThe former army general led forces during the 1990s Bosnian war and was jailed for life in 2017.The former army general led forces during the 1990s Bosnian war and was jailed for life in 2017.

Read More Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg has resumed her studies, a year after the 17-year-old left school to pursue her globetrotting climate change activism. In a tweet, the climate campaigner expressed joy at returning to normal teenager activities.  “My gap year from school is over, and it feels so great to finally be back in…

Read MoreOne of the two attackers likely the Indonesian wife of first Filipino suicide bomber, killed in 2019.One of the two attackers likely the Indonesian wife of first Filipino suicide bomber, killed in 2019.

Read MoreAs countries reopen and expand testing, there is an increase in the proportion of cases among the younger population.As countries reopen and expand testing, there is an increase in the proportion of cases among the younger population.

Read More Mexico City, Aug 25 (IPS) – Mayan anthropologist Ezer May fears that the tourism development and real estate construction boom that will be unleashed by the Mayan Train, the main infrastructure project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will disrupt his community. Read the full story, “Mayan Train Threatens to Alter the…

Read More Israel’s military said it bombed militant positions in the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday in response to incendiary balloons launched into southern Israel farmlands a day earlier. It was the second night in a row that Israel bombed the coastal territory. Tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have intensified in recent…

Read More Association of School and College Leaders says government should review guidance after World Health Organisation says children 12 and over should wear masks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage 8.09am BST A leading member of the Oxford university team trying to find a vaccine for coronavirus has not ruled it…

Read More The city authorities will ease some lockdown measures, allowing locals to not wear masks at country parks, reopening cinemas and beauty parlors, and enabling restaurants to stay open longer than they do now. The relaxation will take effect on August 28, Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee has announced on Tuesday.…