Month: August 2020

Read More Vladimir Putin has offered to help ensure Belarus’s security, according to its president Alexander Lukashenko, as pressure builds on the strongman leader and opposition protesters prepare for a show of force Sunday. Vladimir Putin has offered to help ensure Belarus’s security, according to its president Alexander Lukashenko, as pressure builds on the strongman…

Read More Daniel Andrews expresses ‘cautious optimism’ but declines to say whether restrictions may be eased after six-week lockdown • Follow the Sunday coronavirus liveblog • Shorten lashes out at profit-driven aged care and Morrison government over Covid failings Victoria recorded another 16 coronavirus deaths on Sunday as well as 279 new cases, as the…

Read MoreUS president’s younger brother was hospitalised in the intensive care unit at a New York hospital in June.US president’s younger brother was hospitalised in the intensive care unit at a New York hospital in June.

Read More Twelve spread in community while 13th emerged in a quarantined returning traveller, say authorities; PM Ardern due to decide on election New Zealand on Sunday reported 13 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus for the last 24 hours, as the country’s first outbreak in months continued to grow. All but one of the…

Read MoreThe president visited his brother, Robert Trump, in hospital on Friday afternoon.The president visited his brother, Robert Trump, in hospital on Friday afternoon.

Read MoreProtesters clash with police outside the residence of embattled prime minister, who is facing corruption allegations.Protesters clash with police outside the residence of embattled prime minister, who is facing corruption allegations.

Read MoreStudent leader released on bail as protesters continue to demand reform of monarchy and resignation of prime minister.Student leader released on bail as protesters continue to demand reform of monarchy and resignation of prime minister.

Read MoreUK to impose 14-day quarantine for people arriving from France; COVID-19 cases in South Korea highest in five months.UK to impose 14-day quarantine for people arriving from France; COVID-19 cases in South Korea highest in five months.

Read More A video, showing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden arguing that the US should rally behind the Turkish opposition, drew a huge backlash in Ankara, which denounced the remark as meddling in its internal affairs. The clip, which was filmed in December for a January episode of the New York Times’ documentary series The…

Read MoreThe US envoy said shooting of Fawzia Koofi was an attempt to disrupt the Afghan peace process.The US envoy said shooting of Fawzia Koofi was an attempt to disrupt the Afghan peace process.

Read MorePresident Lukashenko says Russia offered comprehensive assistance, as protests continued on Saturday.President Lukashenko says Russia offered comprehensive assistance, as protests continued on Saturday.

Read More Australian health minister ‘genuinely optimistic’ about vaccine in 2021, as British health secretary announces new pandemic authority and France records 3,000 new cases Go hard, go early’ – now New Zealand goes back to the drawing board Calls for nationwide sickout as Arizona district cancels reopening of schools Dog gone: Australia’s rescue pet…

Read MoreUS president also doubts he would join in Russia’s call for a summit of world leaders to defuse tensions with Tehran.US president also doubts he would join in Russia’s call for a summit of world leaders to defuse tensions with Tehran.

Read More Israeli forces say they bombed Hamas targets for a fifth consecutive night as clashes broke out along border Israeli aircraft have bombed sites belonging to the militant Hamas group in Gaza for a fifth night in a row, the Israel defence force says. The military said early on Sunday that the airstrikes were…

Read MoreMost people observe comets with wonder and awe as they streak across the sky. But one man observes them with a more vigilant eye and warns us of the potential devastation they hold. Ian Lee reports.Most people observe comets with wonder and awe as they streak across the sky. But one man observes them…

Read MoreThe death penalty might soon return to the Philippines, but critics warn it targets the most vulnerable.The death penalty might soon return to the Philippines, but critics warn it targets the most vulnerable.

Read MoreCoronavirus has inspired Africans to create a wide range of inventions to help fight the pandemic.Coronavirus has inspired Africans to create a wide range of inventions to help fight the pandemic.

Read More Coronavirus has inspired Africans to create a wide range of inventions to help fight the pandemic. Coronavirus has inspired Africans to create a wide range of inventions to help fight the pandemic.

Read More An inquiry into allegations of war crimes committed by a small number of elite troops in Afghanistan is expected to report imminently. Can the revered regiments survive the fallout? In the heart of the Australian War Memorial hang twin portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith, the most decorated soldier of his time and now its…

Read MoreThousands of people have been forced out of their homes by rising water levels in two Kenyan lakes.Thousands of people have been forced out of their homes by rising water levels in two Kenyan lakes.

Read MoreLocal residents in the Maldives have won a campaign against developers and the government who wanted to turn two islands into a luxury resort.Local residents in the Maldives have won a campaign against developers and the government who wanted to turn two islands into a luxury resort.

Read More President said at press conference he did not know much about whistleblower’s case Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would look at the issue of giving a pardon to whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden disclosed highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013. He revealed the news covertly to the Guardian…

Read MoreThe far-right groups had gathered, in part, in support of a Confederate sculpture in a nearby Stone Mountain park.The far-right groups had gathered, in part, in support of a Confederate sculpture in a nearby Stone Mountain park.

Read More The US and its “international partners” will offer financial aid to Lebanon, which is struggling to deal with the economic fallout of the massive port blast — but only if it commits to “real change,” a senior US official said. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David Hale laid out Washington’s…

Read More City of Auckland is under coronavirus lockdown – and ahead of election the government is being criticised over border control, quarantine and testing When scientists in Auckland began modelling an outbreak of Covid-19 in the city’s densely populated southern regions – situated right by the country’s only international airport – they hoped they…

Read More Despite medical intervention, officer died at scene following incident off coast of Pwllheli An off-duty police officer has died after falling from a jetski. The alarm was raised shortly after 4.30pm on Saturday following the incident off the coast of Pwllheli, north Wales. Emergency services, including the Coastguard and RNLI, attended and the…

Read MoreSouth Africa’s president says infections have peaked, as he seeks to revive the country’s economy.South Africa’s president says infections have peaked, as he seeks to revive the country’s economy.

Read More South Africa’s president says infections have peaked, as he seeks to revive the country’s economy. South Africa’s president says infections have peaked, as he seeks to revive the country’s economy.

Read More The U.S. West Coast is set to have its hottest two weeks in 70 years, putting even more strain on power grids after California imposed rolling blackouts for the first time since 2001. Excessive heat warnings and watches stretch from the Pacific Coast inland to Montana, Utah and Arizona, according to the National…

Read More Magazine’s opinion editor and editor-in-chief ended note by saying op-ed would remain on the site Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed that questioned the California senator Kamala Harris’ American citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Biden’s running mate, a false and racist conspiracy theory which Donald Trump has not dismissed. “This op-ed…

Read More Aug 15 (IPS) – In 1918, the Spanish Flu, a deadly influenza caused by the H1N1 virus, decimated the world. Over the course of four successive waves, it infected 500 million people, about a third of the world’s population at the time, resulting in 50 million deaths. Read the full story, “Leading in…

Read More Hassan Rouhani triumphant after only two countries vote in favour of prolonging embargo Iran’s president said on Saturday that the US had suffered a humiliating defeat after the UN security souncil refused to extend an arms embargo on Tehran. US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, meanwhile, called the action a “serious mistake”. The…

Read More I have no great hope we will use this chance to transform for the better – but this is an unconvincing darkness, and we do not have to stay in it This is part of a series of essays by Australian writers responding to the challenges of 2020 In the pre-dawn hour, as…

Read More As researchers, we have been shocked to find the most remote depths of the Pacific Ocean polluted by our plastic. And it will outlive us all. Another bottle. Yet another one. We are 200km from land, in the middle of the South Pacific, and this is the third bottle we’ve found already this…

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