Month: August 2020

Read MoreSome hope the pandemic will prove a lasting leveller for gender relations in the domestic setting.Some hope the pandemic will prove a lasting leveller for gender relations in the domestic setting.

Read More Vladimir Putin has appeared as James Bond on the front page of the French paper Liberation. But the story, titled ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, did not lionize Russian scientists who developed the world’s first coronavirus vaccine. Unlike the fictional British spy, who always carried a pistol, Putin was pictured armed with a syringe supposedly…

Read MoreJoe Biden formally introduces Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential pick in Delaware.Joe Biden formally introduces Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential pick in Delaware.

Read MoreThe rare bones were found by amateur fossil hunters on the Isle of Wight.The rare bones were found by amateur fossil hunters on the Isle of Wight.

Read More NSW authorities are concerned about a number of Covid-19 cases in the past six weeks where the source was unknown. Follow live Follow our global live blog Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW cases map; NSW hotspots list State by state Covid restrictions; Melbourne stage 4 restrictions; Vic stage 3 rules Sign…

Read More SEOUL, Aug 12 (IPS) – Yujin Kim is a member of Youth 4 Climate Action Korea, a movement of youth activists fighting for a safe future for allOn 23 February 2020, the South Korean government raised the national Crisis Alert Level to the highest tier in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then,…

Read More More retail investors are expected to jump in now shares suddenly look relatively affordable Elon Musk got nearly $4bn richer on Wednesday morning, probably before he even got out of bed. Why? Because on Tuesday evening Tesla (one-fifth owned by Musk) announced a “stock split” that in pre-market speculation early on Wednesday drove…

Read More Ethnic solidarity with Kamala Harris, the daughter of an Indian immigrant, could draw votes and donations for the Democratic ticket. Ethnic solidarity with Kamala Harris, the daughter of an Indian immigrant, could draw votes and donations for the Democratic ticket.

Read More The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let more water flow, addressing a pet peeve of the president who complains he isn’t getting wet enough. Publicly talking about the need to keep his hair “perfect,” President Donald Trump has made increasing water flow and dialing back long held…

Read More Germans still use cash for the majority of transactions, and many stores and restaurants don’t take cards. Old habits die hard even during a pandemic when retailers worry about hygiene. Germans still use cash for the majority of transactions, and many stores and restaurants don’t take cards. Old habits die hard even during…

Read More Three men have been ordered to pay about $52,000 (£40,000) each for kidnapping a ship’s crew for ransom. Three men have been ordered to pay about $52,000 (£40,000) each for kidnapping a ship’s crew for ransom.

Read More The presence of U.S. agents has diminished in Portland, Oregon, but city officials are still cleaning up tear gas residue from the streets, dirt and possibly the storm drains after the chemical was used frequently by both police and federal officers during more than two months of often-violent protests over racial injustice. The…

Read MoreA former head of Mexico’s state oil company has implicated former President Enrique Pena Nieto and his then-Finance Minister Luis Videgaray.A former head of Mexico’s state oil company has implicated former President Enrique Pena Nieto and his then-Finance Minister Luis Videgaray.

Read MorePolice have arrested more than 6,000 people during the protests that followed Sunday’s disputed presidential election.Police have arrested more than 6,000 people during the protests that followed Sunday’s disputed presidential election.

Read More Methodology change brings England in line with rest of UK; pupils caught up in Glasgow coronavirus cluster School exams and Covid: what could the UK have learned from EU? A-level appeals in England will benefit only ‘small group’, says minister Could England and Wales follow Scotland’s exam grades U-turn? UK economy plunges into…

Read More Australian musician criticises people’s refusal to engage with ‘difficult ideas’ Political correctness has an “asphyxiating effect on the creative soul of a society”, according to Nick Cave, who has criticised cancel culture in his latest newsletter where he calls it “bad religion run amuck”. In his latest Red Hand Files newsletter, the Australian…

Read More Four new likely cases of COVID-19 are linked to the cluster in an Auckland family announced Tuesday. The country returned to tighter restrictions and is promoting an app to help with contact tracing. (Image credit: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) Four new likely cases of COVID-19 are linked to the cluster in an Auckland family…

Read More A massive fire has erupted at the Trinimar Hotel in the eastern Spanish municipality of Benicàssim, with clouds of thick black smoke filling an area packed with tourists after the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions. 🏨🔥 Aparatoso incendio en el Hotel Trinimar de #Benicàssim. ¡Esperemos que no haya que lamentar daños personales y…

Read More CHIRADZULU DISTRICT/BLANTYRE, Malawi, Aug 12 (IPS) – As households in Chiradzulu District in Southern Malawi start preparing their farms for the next maize growing season, Frederick Yohane, 24, is a busy young man. Read the full story, “Youth Rural-Urban Migration Hurts Malawi’s Agriculture”, on globalissues.org → CHIRADZULU DISTRICT/BLANTYRE, Malawi, Aug 12 (IPS) –…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) – Migrant workers and refugees in Lebanon will “inevitably” suffer the most as food insecurity threatens the nation following last week’s blast. Read the full story, “Impending Food Crisis in Lebanon will Affect Migrant Workers”, on globalissues.org → UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) – Migrant workers and refugees…

Read MoreIt’s one of the most aggressive timelines and, if correct, is one of the more direct signs that humans are warming the Earth’s climate at an even more dramatic pace than expected.It’s one of the most aggressive timelines and, if correct, is one of the more direct signs that humans are warming the Earth’s…

Read More After days of fighting, IS is said to have driven government forces out of Mocimboa da Praia. After days of fighting, IS is said to have driven government forces out of Mocimboa da Praia.

Read More As nations and NGOs around the world scramble to develop a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus, Russia claimed on Tuesday to already have one. “A vaccine against coronavirus has been registered for the first time in the world this morning,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on state TV during a press…

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Read MoreAfter days of fighting, IS is said to have driven government forces out of Mocimboa da Praia.After days of fighting, IS is said to have driven government forces out of Mocimboa da Praia.

Read More ILLINOIS, United States, Aug 12 (IPS) – Recently, the UK contributed £17 million pounds to support the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to continue their efforts to combat the desert locust surge in East Africa and improve early warning and forecasting systems. Read the full story, “To Stay Ahead of…

Read MoreThe massive oil spill is threatening endangered species that have been re-introduced to the area over the past decades.The massive oil spill is threatening endangered species that have been re-introduced to the area over the past decades.

Read More American vaccine experts are alarmed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Russia will begin vaccinating against the coronavirus. American vaccine experts are alarmed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Russia will begin vaccinating against the coronavirus.

Read More Three Belarusian neighbors have issued an ultimatum to President Alexander Lukashenko, who’s facing street protests over “falsified” election results: embrace a Lithuania-led “democratic” initiative or face sanctions. Lukashenko has served as Belarus’s president since the office was created in 1994. However, an electoral victory on Sunday that would have seen him extend his…

Read More Attempts to meddle with Taiwan, which Beijing considers its territory, may cost the US dearly, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. He advised its health chief to focus on the Covid-19 crisis at home instead of making foreign trips. US Health Secretary Alex Azar landed in Taiwan on Sunday for a three-day trip, becoming…

Read MoreJimmy Lai tells the BBC he has no regrets, but believes his arrest is “just the beginning”.Jimmy Lai tells the BBC he has no regrets, but believes his arrest is “just the beginning”.

Read More A graduate student in Florida waited 11 days. Positive. A 14-year-old in California waited 24 days. Negative. A writer in New York has waited for four days—and is still waiting. As the United States struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the country are using Twitter to announce the arrival of their…

Read MoreNew Zealand is taking urgent action to prevent the spread of COVID-19, putting the city of Auckland on lockdown after four new cases popped up. There had been no new infections in the country for over three months. Health officials say all of the infections were found in one household, and that surface testing…

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