Month: August 2020

Read More Holidaymakers scramble home as it emerges No 10 changed timing after call with devolved administrations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Thousands of holidaymakers scrambled to return from France last night amid chaotic scenes as it emerged ministers rushed forward the imposition of quarantine measures by 24 hours. It is…

Read MoreSvetlana Tikhanovskaya tells people not to “stay on the sidelines”, six days after a disputed vote.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya tells people not to “stay on the sidelines”, six days after a disputed vote.

Read More Kenya’s elephant population has more than doubled since the 1980s, and one national park is currently having a ‘baby boom’ thanks to a relief from drought and a drop in poaching. (Image credit: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images) Kenya’s elephant population has more than doubled since the 1980s, and one national park is…

Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. As Democrats prepare for their nominating convention next week via Zoom, a most unexpected reality is confronting the party: delegates are about to nominate a card-carrying moderate…

Read MoreLong-awaited “intra-Afghan talks” look increasingly likely as government starts releasing final group of insurgents under deal hashed out by U.S.Long-awaited “intra-Afghan talks” look increasingly likely as government starts releasing final group of insurgents under deal hashed out by U.S.

Read More Last year, I published Know My Name, a memoir about my experience being sexually assaulted on Stanford’s campus in 2015, the trial that followed and what I began to understand about healing and justice. For three years before the book’s release, I wrote while remaining anonymous, known only to the public as “Emily…

Read More Foreign ministers of the European Union have agreed to sanction Belarus over ‘election fraud,’ and the heavy-handed police response to protests, tasking the Brussels bureaucracy with compiling a blacklist of officials in Minsk. “We cannot ignore the facts of election fraud and the use of force,” Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said after…

Read More President expected to visit younger brother, 72, on Friday Robert tried to ban publication of niece’s tell-all book President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York, according to the White House. The president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday, according…

Read More MUMBAI, Aug 14 (IPS) – Basant Lal Chaudhary migrated from his village of 1,200 people in Madhya Pradesh, to a city of 90,000 people in Jammu and Kashmir in 2016. He last worked as a construction worker, before the COVID-19 lockdown forced him out of employment.”I used to earn a daily wage of…

Read More The Russian Defense Ministry has reported about the rise of U.S. military activity over Russia’s border. On Friday, the Defense Ministry press release said that Russian radars tracked 46 foreign aircraft that conducted air reconnaissance near Russia’s state border in the past week. “All the flights by foreign spy aircraft were tracked by…

Read More The secretary of state said it was “nuts” to allow Iran to buy and sell weapons at will. The secretary of state said it was “nuts” to allow Iran to buy and sell weapons at will.

Read More Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has released the short video that showed battlefield-ready laser system that will enable users to neutralize threats at the speed of a lightning strike. Video shared on Twitter said that at sea, in the air and on the ground, Lockheed Martin is developing laser weapon systems…

Read More Travellers left stressed and exhausted as they cut holidays short following new Covid-19 rules At times on the A1 and A16 motorways in northern France on Friday afternoon, four out of five cars had UK plates: SUVs, estates and vans laden with luggage and children and piled high with surfboards and bikes, Brits…

Read More Trump: ‘A lot of people think he is not being treated fairly’ Congressman calls for Trump to pardon NSA whistleblower Speculation is growing over whether Donald Trump might pardon Edward Snowden after the US president told an interviewer that the exiled former intelligence operative was “not being treated fairly”. Related: Edward Snowden on…

Read More KAILALI, Nepal, Aug 14 (IPS) – Across Nepal, it is the already under-served and vulnerable who have been affected by the prolonged lockdowns. But it is the Dalit returnees from India who have tested positive and their families who face double discrimination. Read the full story, “COVID-19 Sharpens Caste Discrimination in Nepal”, on…

Read More Drone was about 162ft in the sky when bald eagle attacked and tore propellor off, possibly mistaking it for a rival bird or snack In a rare case of nature taking on a manmade machine and winning, a bald eagle attacked and destroyed a government drone that was flying above Lake Michigan on…

Read More José Filomeno dos Santos was accused of stealing $500m from Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. José Filomeno dos Santos was accused of stealing $500m from Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Read More Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said that the EU should rethink its approach towards Turkey, as its controversial maritime oil and gas exploration policy risks exploding into a bigger conflict. Schallenberg said that Vienna is “very concerned about the dangerous and alarming situation which we believe could escalate.” Actions taken by certain states…

Read More Whatever the motives of the Gulf state for agreeing to the peace accord, it marks a change in Arab solidarity with Palestinians ‘Normalisation” with Israel is still a dirty word in Arabic. But that hasn’t stopped the United Arab Emirates, the second most wealthy and powerful of the Gulf states, concluding a peace…

Read MoreThe synthetic strain would be used in studies where patients are purposely infected to test a vaccine’s efficacy.The synthetic strain would be used in studies where patients are purposely infected to test a vaccine’s efficacy.

Read More Emergency meeting of 27 ministers to discuss elections and Lukashenko regime European foreign ministers are expected to move towards sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, after reports of systematic abuse and torture of Belarusians swept up in the brutal crackdown on protests. The EU’s 27 ministers are holding an emergency video meeting on Friday…

Read MoreThey had gotten on top of their coronavirus epidemics, but the two European vacation destinations are now battling to contain second waves.They had gotten on top of their coronavirus epidemics, but the two European vacation destinations are now battling to contain second waves.

Read MorePresident Trump announced he brokered a deal with Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish diplomatic relations. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, led the Middle East peace efforts. Kushner joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the peace agreement, the 2020 presidential race and the government’s response to COVID-19.President Trump announced…

Read More Restrictions to continue in Leicester and large areas of northern England due to rise in cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Large swathes of northern England and Leicester will remain under tighter lockdown for a third week as coronavirus infection rates continue to climb sharply in some districts, the…

Read More If your mind wanders off before you finish reading this sentence, you’re not alone. Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are still learning to live with an ambient thrum of stress, anxiety, fear, grief and anger. For many people—especially those recovering from the virus or juggling work and child care—brain fog…

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Read More Netherlands, also removed from travel corridor list, rules out tit-for-tat Covid ruling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage British visitors to France could face a two-week quarantine, as the French government threatened retaliation after being removed from the UK safe travel list following a spike in coronavirus cases. But the…

Read More Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is considering breaking off all diplomatic ties with the UAE after the Gulf nation announced a landmark deal establishing formal relations with Israel. Also on rt.com ‘Strategic stupidity & dagger in the backs of Muslims’: Iran denounces UAE-Israel deal on ‘normalization’ of relations DETAILS…

Read More U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Austria, where he will see the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog as members of the U.N. Security Council vote on a long-shot American bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran. The vote in New York will likely set the stage for a…

Read More Late-night change means travellers arriving from France, Netherlands, Malta, Turks and Caicos, and Aruba from Saturday face 14-day quarantine UK adds France to 14-day quarantine list What should I do if I have a holiday booked to France? Government quietly drops 1.3m Covid tests from England tally Theatres, music venues and beauty salons…

Read More German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen have slammed Minsk over its handling of post-presidential election protests and clashes across the country. Merkel’s spokesperson, Steffen Seibert, said that the chancellor was “shocked” by the reports of Belarusian protesters being abused in police custody. Belarus must unconditionally and immediately…

Read More Oregon State Police had arrived to augment federal officers sent by Trump Trump admits he is undermining USPS to make it harder to vote by mail Biden raises $26m in 24 hours after announcing Harris 1,187 coronavirus deaths and 53,213 new cases reported yesterday Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.16pm BST…

Read More £6.85m programme places emphasis on benefit to businesses rather than protecting workers in the developing world, say critics A newly announced aid programme that promises to help workers in the developing world supplying goods to British high street chains like Marks & Spencer, Primark and Morrisons has been condemned for using taxpayers’ money…

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Read More Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who has fled to Lithuania, has urged to stop the post-election violence on the streets of Belarusian cities, adding that she doesn’t believe that incumbent leader Alexander Lukashenko had won the vote. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who has fled to Lithuania, has urged to stop the post-election violence on the…