Month: August 2020

Read More Book by president’s former lawyer will be released in September after justice department gag order to stop publication was dropped A teaser for Michael Cohen’s book about his time as Donald Trump’s lawyer and fixer and his fall from grace was released on Thursday, after the US justice department had issued a gag…

Read MoreChina launched its first-ever extraterrestrial landing craft into orbit. The Chang’e-3 lunar probe is on its way to the moon and its successful launch is a major milestone for China’s space program.China launched its first-ever extraterrestrial landing craft into orbit. The Chang’e-3 lunar probe is on its way to the moon and its successful…

Read MoreUK says it will impose 14-day quarantine for all arrivals from France and the Netherlands due to rising COVID-19 cases.UK says it will impose 14-day quarantine for all arrivals from France and the Netherlands due to rising COVID-19 cases.

Read MorePresident Donald Trump argues the fringe legal theory was put forward by a “highly qualified” lawyer.President Donald Trump argues the fringe legal theory was put forward by a “highly qualified” lawyer.

Read More Cases of Covid-19 in Madagascar quadrupled over a month despite the president pushing an unproven remedy. Cases of Covid-19 in Madagascar quadrupled over a month despite the president pushing an unproven remedy.

Read MoreOil slicks can lead to major environmental disasters but industry experts say regulations are now much tighter.Oil slicks can lead to major environmental disasters but industry experts say regulations are now much tighter.

Read More United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he hoped the Israel-UAE deal can help realize a two-state solution with the Palestinians for peace in the Middle East. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he hoped the Israel-UAE deal can help realize a two-state solution with the Palestinians for peace in the Middle…

Read MoreThe destruction goes for miles, but Beirutis are slowly picking up the pieces in a broken city.The destruction goes for miles, but Beirutis are slowly picking up the pieces in a broken city.

Read More In an upcoming book, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney, alleges that Trump worked with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election. Among many other accusations, Cohen alleges that Trump worked to get close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and “his coterie of corrupt billionaire oligarchs,” according to an excerpt released Thursday…

Read More Removal came after Fortnite circumvented Apple’s in-app payments, encouraging users to pay gaming company directly Apple on Thursday removed the enormously popular video game Fortnite from its App Store for violating its in-app payment guidelines, in a move likely to escalate debate over the tech giant’s grip over the industry. Its removal from…

Read MorePeople who have been freed allege mistreatment, including beatings, in jails as unrest continues.People who have been freed allege mistreatment, including beatings, in jails as unrest continues.

Read More Cabinet to meet at 3pm to discuss Auckland lockdown as health minister Chris Hipkins says city not yet looking at moving from level three to four Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage New Zealand is not yet looking at a level 4 lockdown, because the rising number of Covid-19 cases…

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Read MoreIt is the latest White House move to undo Barack Obama’s thaw with communist-run Cuba.It is the latest White House move to undo Barack Obama’s thaw with communist-run Cuba.

Read MoreYale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applications, according to a Justice Department investigation. Department officials said on Thursday that Yale “racially balances its classes” and uses race as a determining factor throughout the admissions process. Yale denied the allegations, saying in a statement that the allegations were “meritless” and “hasty”,…

Read More With 89 days to go until the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that marks a significant step in establishing peace in the Middle East—a promise Trump made in his first 100 days in office.Speaking with reporters Thursday, Trump joked that…

Read MoreTrump’s former personal attorney makes astonishing new allegations in foreword to tell-all memoirTrump’s former personal attorney makes astonishing new allegations in foreword to tell-all memoir

Read MoreIsrael and the United Arab Emirates agree to normalise relations in the third Israel-Arab peace deal.Israel and the United Arab Emirates agree to normalise relations in the third Israel-Arab peace deal.

Read More Aug 13 (IPS) – The catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port is a manifestation of the Lebanese political elite’s predation and dysfunction. Among the country’s long-suffering citizens, shock is quickly yielding to fury. It may be the last chance for those in power to effect long-overdue structural reforms. Read the full story, “The Beirut…

Read More Boost in donations, seen as a sign of momentum brought on by Harris, comes after Biden lagged behind Trump in July fundraising Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential campaign raised $26m in the 24-hour period after he announced that Kamala Harris, the California senator, will be his running mate, a huge boost in funding for…

Read More After police in Belarus violently dispersed protests against election results, arresting thousands, the country’s police minister apologized to ‘random’ people caught up in the violence, but not those he called rioters. Opposition supporters have taken to the streets since Sunday, accusing the incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko of election fraud after he announced he…

Read More Fishermen found 17-year-old girl and 23-year-old cousin 17 miles from Galway Bay Two paddle boarders who vanished off the west coast of Ireland survived a night of rain, wind and thunder by clinging to a lobster pot buoy. Two fishermen found the 17-year-old girl and 23-year-old woman on Thursday two miles south of…

Read More When President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr talk about sending more federal agents to U.S. cities to help stop violent crime, they use dire terms. There has been “a shocking explosion of shootings, killings, murders, and heinous crimes of violence,” Trump said at the White House on July 22, referring to…

Read MoreNations, groups and individual stakeholders in Israeli-Palestine conflict react to UAE and Israel normalising relations.Nations, groups and individual stakeholders in Israeli-Palestine conflict react to UAE and Israel normalising relations.

Read More Aug 13 (IPS) – Most young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa continue to be denied access to information and communications technology because of poor infrastructure and the digital divide. Read the full story, “Young South Africans are Shut Out From Work: They Need a Chance to Get Digital Skills”, on globalissues.org…

Read More Boris Johnson is actively avoiding scrutiny. The House of Commons must come back from recess to hold the government to better account He enjoys an effective Commons majority of 87, but Boris Johnson has always preferred an absent parliament to one that is sitting. When he ousted Theresa May 13 months ago, parliament…

Read More Pupil after pupil say they have not achieved expected grades, with many unsure what to do next Dozens of A-level students have told the Guardian of their shock and disbelief after receiving grades far lower than they were predicted to get, leaving some in limbo because they are unable to take up a…

Read MoreIsrael and the United Arab Emirates agree to normalise relations in a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.Israel and the United Arab Emirates agree to normalise relations in a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.

Read More The president says he opposes providing additional money to the postal service to help it deliver mail-in ballots Donald Trump admitted on Thursday he opposed additional funding for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in order to make it more difficult to deliver mail-in ballots. Trump’s comments lend evidence for critics who say…

Read More Establishing an office in France to process asylum applications would allow the UK to take its fair share of refugees without putting lives at risk at sea, writes Mary Harvey I am troubled by the number of asylum seekers risking their lives attempting to cross the Channel in order to get to this…

Read MoreFires in the Amazon rainforest are surging as Brazil’s president claims they don’t exist.Fires in the Amazon rainforest are surging as Brazil’s president claims they don’t exist.

Read MoreThe number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits falls to 963,000.The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits falls to 963,000.

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. Kamala Harris’ debut as the Democrats’ presumptive vice-presidential nominee on Wednesday ran headlong into the same challenge that anyone who feeds off being in front of a…

Read MoreThe president called the agreement “historic.”The president called the agreement “historic.”