Month: August 2020

Read More Spokesman says Phil Hogan will not resign amid anger after he attended a golf dinner Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The European trade commissioner, Phil Hogan, has apologised again for attending an event in his native Ireland that may have breached Covid-19 regulations, but an EU official said he…

Read More More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast square in the capital, keeping up the massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since a disputed presidential election two weeks ago. Sunday’s demonstration overflowed Minsk’s sprawling 7-hectare (17-acre) Independence Square. Earlier this month, some…

Read More (BERLIN) — Alexi Navalny’s wife and a top aide visited him Sunday in a Berlin hospital where the comatose Russian dissident is being treated by German doctors after a suspected poisoning. Navalny was flown to Germany on Saturday from Siberia after doctors determined he was stable enough to be brought to the capital’s…

Read More Landmark became stuck open on Saturday after letting a ship to pass, causing traffic gridlock Tower Bridge remains closed to vehicles after it was stuck open on Saturday because of a mechanical fault. The London landmark’s Twitter account confirmed that only pedestrians and cyclists could use it on Sunday morning, adding to the…

Read More Brexit and the pandemic have fuelled fresh calls for Scottish independence. For Westminster, the battle may already be lost Covid-19 is a great accelerator. In most of the countries it has struck, whatever inequalities, divisions and tensions were festering before its arrival have now sped into the political foreground. And so it has…

Read MoreRecordings reveal Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge, saying her brother “has no principles”.Recordings reveal Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge, saying her brother “has no principles”.

Read More Remains of hundreds of bodies also discovered at site used as burial ground for monks A lost medieval sacristy used by 13th century monks has been uncovered in the grounds of Westminster Abbey along with the bones of hundreds, if not thousands, of buried bodies. “You do have to be careful where you’re…

Read More Germany ordered the A350s following a mid-air mechanical failure on its current VIP aircraft that saw Angela Merkel fly commercial to the G20 in 2018. Germany ordered the A350s following a mid-air mechanical failure on its current VIP aircraft that saw Angela Merkel fly commercial to the G20 in 2018.

Read MoreThe crush happens as revellers try to leave a nightclub in the capital Lima.The crush happens as revellers try to leave a nightclub in the capital Lima.

Read MoreBrenton Tarrant has admitted killing 51 people and wounding dozens more at two New Zealand mosques.Brenton Tarrant has admitted killing 51 people and wounding dozens more at two New Zealand mosques.

Read More President: ‘Every day it’s something else, who cares’ Biden says he could run for second term if elected A disputed election, a constitutional crisis … welcome to 1876 Opinion: How Donald Trump canceled the Republican party Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 1.04pm BST …and welcome to another day of coverage of…

Read More At age 194, the storied Old Apple Tree of Vancouver, Wash. finally succumbed to old age. The city recently held a memorial to celebrate the matriarch’s legacy. At age 194, the storied Old Apple Tree of Vancouver, Wash. finally succumbed to old age. The city recently held a memorial to celebrate the matriarch’s…

Read More We take a look the life of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who escaped Mainland China for Hong Kong in the hole of a fishing boat to become one of the territory’s richest men. We take a look the life of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who escaped Mainland China for Hong Kong in the…

Read More As the U.S. tries to get international cooperation for harsher sanctions on Iran, people in the country strain under the double economic hits of the pandemic and sanctions that are already in place. As the U.S. tries to get international cooperation for harsher sanctions on Iran, people in the country strain under the…

Read More A police crackdown at a nightclub in Lima turned horribly wrong after partygoers rushed to escape and got trapped in a deadly stampede. The tragedy has claimed 13 lives and left six others injured. The police raid at the Thomas Restobar nightclub in Peru’s capital Lima was launched to enforce a freshly reimposed…

Read MoreHezbollah says its fighters seized the drone that flew over the UN-demarcated Blue Line.Hezbollah says its fighters seized the drone that flew over the UN-demarcated Blue Line.

Read MoreBut his time in office has not been the string of successes he promised when he took power.But his time in office has not been the string of successes he promised when he took power.

Read More Israeli lawmakers were trying to negotiate a last minute deal on Sunday to push back a looming budget deadline and avoid sending the country to its fourth parliamentary elections in less than two years. The current political crisis pitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against rival-turned-partner Defense Minister Benny Gantz is ostensibly over the…

Read More Five apparent murder-suicides in north-west may have been murders, coroner’s officer says Police in the north-west of England are reviewing claims that a serial killer may have been behind five apparent murder-suicides of elderly couples over the past 24 years. Stephanie Davies, Cheshire police’s senior coroner’s officer, has produced a 197-page report raising…

Read MoreCyprus has made billions of dollars from passport sales. Who are the people that buy them, and why do they do it?Cyprus has made billions of dollars from passport sales. Who are the people that buy them, and why do they do it?

Read MoreAl Jazeera’s Investigative Unit found criminals, fugitives and sanctioned people could buy EU passports in Cyprus.Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit found criminals, fugitives and sanctioned people could buy EU passports in Cyprus.

Read MoreA leak of government documents reveals Cyprus sold citizenship to dozens of foreigners linked to crime and corruption.A leak of government documents reveals Cyprus sold citizenship to dozens of foreigners linked to crime and corruption.

Read MoreAl Jazeera has obtained over 1,400 Cypriot passport applications, revealing they were sold to criminals and fugitives.Al Jazeera has obtained over 1,400 Cypriot passport applications, revealing they were sold to criminals and fugitives.

Read More Four years ago the party’s ticket included two former governors. This year it features fringe figures who flirt with the far right The Libertarian party nominated two respected former state governors for president and vice-president in 2016, and enjoyed its most successful election performance ever, winning nearly 4.5m votes. To many, it seemed…

Read More Horrors of all kinds abound in HBO’s brilliant new drama; Afua Hirsch explores African history; and inside the mind of Derren Brown Lovecraft Country (Sky Atlantic) | sky.comAfrican Renaissance: When Art Meets Power (BBC Four) | BBC iPlayerHandmade in Africa (BBC Four) | BBCiPlayerDerren Brown: 20 Years of Mind Control (Channel 4) |…

Read More Dr Dominic Pimenta resigned from his cardiology post after Boris Johnson’s chief advisor made his controversial car journey. Was it the right decision? On 24 May, a couple of days after it was revealed that Dominic Cummings had travelled to Durham during the lockdown, a British cardiologist, Dr Dominic Pimenta, published a tweet…

Read More Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176 people on board, an Iranian official said Sunday. The development comes months after the Jan. 8 crash near Tehran. Iranian authorities had initially denied responsibility, only…

Read MorePSG-Bayern final taking place 425 days after first game of this season’s Champions League.PSG-Bayern final taking place 425 days after first game of this season’s Champions League.

Read More The Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant has announced that it developed a new light armored vehicle, called that VOLAT MZKT-490101. The new light-armored vehicle intended for the carriage of personnel and special weapon complexes. MZKT-490101, with the wheel drive 4×4, strengthened frame and platform for operation in the conditions of cross-country and off-roads, has…

Read More Heavily supervised visits to indoctrination centres present reporters with smiling inmates and tales of cultural acceptance Journalist Sherif Sonbol was taking pictures of ethnic dancers during an official tour of China’s far western Xinjiang province when he noticed a room full of women being trained to use sewing machines. He realised he was…

Read More NSW reports four new cases while two more people test positive in Queensland in cluster linked to Brisbane youth detention centre • Follow the live blog for latest updates• Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions; Vic stage 3 rules; NSW hotspots• Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW cases map• Sign up for Guardian Australia’s…

Read More Presidential frontrunner quotes Irish wordsmith in his nomination acceptance speech Joe Biden is not the first nor is he likely to be the last politician to summon political spirits with poetry, but choosing verse from The Cure at Troy, Seamus Heaney’s free translation of Sophocles’ Philoctetes, for his Democratic party nomination acceptance speech…

Read More While some scientists believe the virus has become less deadly, others look at the factors that suggest otherwise Are Covid-19 death rates decreasing?Most statistics indicate that although cases of Covid-19 are rising in many parts of Europe and the United States, the number of deaths and cases of severe complications remain relatively low.…

Read More The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before 6 p.m. — about a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut — could not know what awaited them. The brigade of nine men and one woman could not know about the stockpile of ammonium nitrate warehoused since 2013 along a busy motorway,…

Read More Angry rhetoric between France and the UK over migrants and Brexit is straining an already testy relationship The relationship between France and the UK has always been tortuous but today the entente seems very far from cordial. Relations between the two countries remain strong in cooperation on international issues and defence, but the…