Month: August 2020

Read MoreThe Civil Guard received a report that someone had fallen 450ft off a cliff near Torre des SavinarThe Civil Guard received a report that someone had fallen 450ft off a cliff near Torre des Savinar

Read More A Turkish Navy Yıldız-class fast attack craft equipped with what appeared to be Harpoon missiles was sighted several kilometers away from the Greek island of Kastellorizo. This class warship was designed by Lürssen Werft of Germany and has a full load displacement of 433 long tons (440 t). The sighting of the Turkish…

Read More Tehran says deal to establish full diplomatic ties is ‘dagger in the backs of the Palestinian people’ Iran and Turkey have accused the United Arab Emirates of abandoning the Palestinians, a day after the Gulf state announced it would become the third Arab country to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel. Iran’s foreign…

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Read More Health officials have asked the residents of Auckland to stay at home in their “bubble” as strict quarantine rules are extended following a cluster of Covid-19 infections in the city. The country’s largest city was placed on a three-day Level 3 lockdown on Wednesday after authorities recorded a cluster of new locally-transmitted Covid-19…

Read More The UAE establishes more open diplomatic ties with Israel. A New NPR/Marist poll explores American attitudes towards the presidential candidates. And, Trump’s position on funding the USPS evolves. The UAE establishes more open diplomatic ties with Israel. A New NPR/Marist poll explores American attitudes towards the presidential candidates. And, Trump’s position on funding…

Read More The mayor of a large German city has invited TikTok to set up its main European office there, just as the popular social media platform is facing a ban in the US. Frankfurt Mayor Peter Feldmann wrote a letter to ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, advertising Germany’s fifth-largest city as “an ideal location for…

Read More By 2100 the island nation could be submerged. As a representation of the looming future Giulia Piermartiri and Edoardo Delille projected tourists’ photos onto residents’ homes in a series for Festivals Images Vevey Continue reading…By 2100 the island nation could be submerged. As a representation of the looming future Giulia Piermartiri and Edoardo…

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Read More German weapons maker Rheinmetall on Friday has shared the video of its mobile ground based air defense (GBAD) system, called the Oerlikon Skyranger 35. The Oerlikon Skyranger 35 is a new air defence system, which can be deployed against air targets at short and very short ranges and against ground targets. According to…

Read More Met Office warns of further disruption after heavy rain closes roads and railways The Met Office has issued yellow thunderstorm warnings until Monday, with the potential for flooding and damage to buildings from lightning and hail. Storm warnings for Friday cover all parts of England south of York and the entirety of Wales,…

Read MoreThe country went 102 days without community transmission, but now has a cluster of 29 cases.The country went 102 days without community transmission, but now has a cluster of 29 cases.

Read More Chinese investment in Argentina’s hog industry would boost exports, but environmentalists fear risk of pandemic A government-sponsored plan to turbocharge Argentina’s hog industry with Chinese capital is generating unprecedented resistance among its supposed beneficiaries – the Argentinian general public. Nearly 400,000 people have signed petitions opposing the move. “We never had such a…

Read More The woman accosted Yasmeen Samir as she swam with her family at a pool in a resort on the North Coast, a stretch of Mediterranean beaches reserved for Egypt’s upper echelons. The reason: Samir was wearing a burkini, a swimsuit worn by conservative Muslims to cover the entire body. It was supposed to…

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Read More ‘President for life’ knows he is protected by France while Chadians die of hunger Once a year, there is a ranking of the conditions of the world’s nations. It’s like a country’s report card, with health, education and living standards as key indicators. The UN’s Human Development Index tells citizens – and campaigners…

Read More Indian security forces have launched a search operation after two police officers were killed in a terrorist attack in disputed Kashmir, as the country prepares for its annual Independence Day celebration. Militants opened fire at a police convoy outside the city of Srinagar on Friday morning, wounding three officers, police said. Two officers…

Read MoreThe order also requires visitors to the sheriff’s office to have their face uncovered.The order also requires visitors to the sheriff’s office to have their face uncovered.

Read More Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a historic deal establishing full diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, calling it a stab in the back to all Muslims, state TV reported Friday. Iran, in the ministry statement, called the normalizing of ties between the two countries a dangerous, “shameful” measure and warned…

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Read More Exclusive: video and pictures show resident left with ants crawling over bloodied bandages on her legs as staff report dreadful conditions Horrific footage of a 95-year-old woman left to languish in a Melbourne aged care facility struck by Covid-19 shows ants crawling from a wound on her leg, and the bandages around it…

Read MoreDignitaries and celebrities from around the globe and thousands of South Africans have gathered in Soweto for a massive memorial service honoring anti-apartheid icon and legendary humanitarian Nelson Mandela.Dignitaries and celebrities from around the globe and thousands of South Africans have gathered in Soweto for a massive memorial service honoring anti-apartheid icon and legendary…

Read MoreFollowing his release from a 27-year prison sentence, Nelson Mandela addressed a large crowd of his supporters at a rally in Cape Town, Feb. 11, 1990.Following his release from a 27-year prison sentence, Nelson Mandela addressed a large crowd of his supporters at a rally in Cape Town, Feb. 11, 1990.

Read MoreThere aren’t that many people of whom it can be said “he changed the world,” but Nelson Mandela was one of them. Martha Teichner looks back at the life and legacy of the anti-apartheid fighter who passed away this week at the age of 95.There aren’t that many people of whom it can be…

Read More One of Europe’s deadliest outbreaks appeared under control in May but Spain’s convivial culture may be aiding new infections Applause and cheers rang out in May as Spain shut down its largest makeshift hospital – hastily erected in Madrid’s convention centre – in what was seen as a symbolic turning point in one…

Read More A campaign on a rare scale uniting activists and personalities inside Iran and out is pressing Tehran not to execute men detained over anti-government protests, but faces an uphill struggle. A campaign on a rare scale uniting activists and personalities inside Iran and out is pressing Tehran not to execute men detained over…

Read More (FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.) — The only Native American on federal death row lost a bid Thursday to push back his execution date. Unless Lezmond Mitchell gets relief from another court or is granted clemency, he will be put to death on Aug. 26 at the federal prison in Indiana where he is being held.…

Read More The sex trafficking industry has been facilitated by Structural Adjustment Programs and the related economic vulnerability of women.The sex trafficking industry has been facilitated by Structural Adjustment Programs and the related economic vulnerability of women.

Read MoreThe brush fire north of Los Angeles is not contained. At least 100 structures were evacuated.The brush fire north of Los Angeles is not contained. At least 100 structures were evacuated.

Read More (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — President Donald Trump has requested a mail-in ballot for Florida’s Tuesday primary election, despite weeks of criticizing the practice. Ballots were mailed on Wednesday to both the president and First lady Melania Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort, which Trump lists as his legal address, according to online Palm Beach…

Read More “I didn’t have a sister. I didn’t have a mom. I had no one.” View Entire Post › “I didn’t have a sister. I didn’t have a mom. I had no one.”View Entire Post ›

Read More S.V. Dáte takes the president to task for repeated untruths but is quickly cut off S.V. Dáte had waited five long years to ask Donald Trump one question: “Mr President, after three and a half years [of Trump’s presidency], do you regret at all, all the lying you’ve done to the American people?”…

Read More Since Sunday, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Belarus to contest the claimed election victory of the president, Alexander Lukashenko, and met a violent police response. Hanna Lubakova, a Belarusian journalist, describes being on the ground, while the Guardian’s Andrew Roth looks at how Lukashenko has remained in power for…

Read More Washington has captured four Iranian cargo vessels on the high seas, taking hold of several fuel tankers on their way to Venezuela “without the use of military force,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. The ships, reportedly loaded with Iranian gasoline, were confiscated by the US in “recent days,” the Journal…

Read More France and Spain report highest post-lockdown Covid-19 cases; Trans-Tasman travel bubble ‘on pause’; Iraq reports record daily infections. Follow the latest updates UK adds France to Covid-19 14-day quarantine list France says UK quarantine will lead to reciprocal measures Greece: UK passengers barred from flights over confusing form Mobile crematorium in Bolivia as…