Month: August 2020

Read MoreThe Russian president says the vaccine has passed all the required checks but experts are sceptical.The Russian president says the vaccine has passed all the required checks but experts are sceptical.

Read More Scottish education secretary to make emergency statement as pressure grows in England over A-level results Pressure grows on ministers over England A-level results ‘mess’ Do teenagers spread coronavirus more than young children? Eat out to help out used 10.5m times in scheme’s first week Global coronavirus updates – live 1.20pm BST Sturgeon says…

Read More German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned the United States not to interfere with the completion of the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, stressing that Europe has the right to choose its own energy sources. “Sanctions between partners are definitely the wrong way to go,” Maas said during a joint press…

Read More 900 US healthcare workers have died of Covid-19 – and the toll is rising Trump considers blocking Americans who may have Covid-19 from coming home Georgia, Minnesota, Connecticut, Vermont and Wisconsin to hold primaries Cori Bush interview: ‘They don’t know what I know’ Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 1.18pm BST There’s…

Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 11 (IPS) – The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement should be dead and buried after President Trump announced US withdrawal immediately after his inauguration in January 2017. After all, most major US presidential candidates in the last election, including Hillary Clinton, had opposed the TPP. Read the full story, “CPTPP…

Read More It’s long been believed that the dwarf planet Ceres is little more than a barren rock floating in space. However, a major exploration mission has found that a fascinating ocean world lies just beneath its surface. Experts had been baffled by the bright spots that shimmer on the surface of our solar system’s…

Read More Speaking at a government meeting Tuesday, Putin said that the vaccine has undergone proper testing and is safe. Speaking at a government meeting Tuesday, Putin said that the vaccine has undergone proper testing and is safe.

Read More Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that Russia has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine — called Sputnik V — with state regulators for use. “As far as I know, this morning, for the first time in the world, a vaccine against a new coronavirus infection has been registered,” Putin told a meeting…

Read More Police in Minsk use rubber bullets and stun grenades against protesters during second night of violence Continue reading…Police in Minsk use rubber bullets and stun grenades against protesters during second night of violence Continue reading…

Read More More than 900 American healthcare workers have died with coronavirus, and the number is still rising. Plus, the BLM campaigner who’s heading for Congress Good morning, Seven weeks after the world recorded its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus, the global number of infections has topped 20m. Yet the World Health Organization chief,…

Read More (MOSCOW) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and has proven efficient, offering a lasting…

Read More (MOSCOW) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and has proven efficient, offering a lasting…

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Read MoreThe U.S. accounts for more than a quarter of the total and U.S., India and Brazil combine for more than half.The U.S. accounts for more than a quarter of the total and U.S., India and Brazil combine for more than half.

Read More Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s low score in official election results has prompted two nights of unprecedented protest action Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in Sunday’s disputed elections in Belarus, has left the country as clashes between heavily-armed police and demonstrators escalated during a second night of protests. Tikhanovskaya is in Lithuania, its foreign minister…

Read More The police killing of Michael Brown was the injustice driving a rise from the streets of Ferguson to the verge of a seat in Congress August ninth was always going to be a difficult day to interview Cori Bush. Just five days before, Bush was propelled into the spotlight after winning her primary…

Read More Company’s subsidiaries face up to $17m in fines for alleged breaches of exploration licences The NSW resources regulator has charged Whitehaven Coal with 16 breaches of the state’s mining laws at an underground mine near Narrabri. The mining company’s subsidiaries Narrabri Coal Pty Ltd and Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd face up to…

Read MoreSahar Fares, a firefighter medic, was called to the scene of a fire. She died in blast that followed.Sahar Fares, a firefighter medic, was called to the scene of a fire. She died in blast that followed.

Read More Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed frustration over stalled plans to annex the West Bank, blaming the hold-up on Washington’s reluctance to approve the move. “It was clear from the start that the application of sovereignty would be done only with agreement from the United States. Otherwise, I would have already done…

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Read MoreSvetlana Tikhanovskaya leaves Belarus as protests continue over Sunday’s disputed elections.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya leaves Belarus as protests continue over Sunday’s disputed elections.

Read More Video showed police officer holding woman around the neck, sweeping her to the ground and kneeling on her back Victoria police have arrested and charged a young woman in Melbourne who was captured on video allegedly being choked and pinned to the ground by a police officer. In video footage posted initially on…

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Read More After Congress failed to agree on a new stimulus package, the president issued four measures to assist Americans. Here’s what you need to know Donald Trump unveiled four executive actions meant to bolster the economy on Saturday after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a new coronavirus stimulus package. Trump praised himself…

Read More The top opposition candidate in Belarus’ presidential vote who refused to concede her defeat has fled the country amid a massive police crackdown on protests, Lithuania’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Linas Linkevicius’ said on Twitter that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is now “safe” in Lithuania. The top opposition candidate in Belarus’ presidential vote who refused…

Read More WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes later, saying there had been a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.” “There was an actual…

Read More BP ordered to pay Western Australia oil refinery worker for lost wages, after his parody of bosses got him fired An oil refinery worker who was sacked for creating a Hitler parody of his bosses has been awarded $200,000 in compensation. The employee, a technician on a BP refinery in Western Australia, was…

Read More US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested hosting the Group of Seven summit after the November presidential election, saying he would invite countries generally excluded from the global get-togethers. The Group of Seven (G7) brings together the leaders of some of the world’s richest countries, who meet to discuss political and economic issues.…

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Read More Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing China is trying to turn Taiwan into another Hong Kong, the island’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday as he met with a senior US official making a historic diplomatic trip. A crackdown on dissent…

Read More The arrest during protests in Portland, Oregon, of a Black woman who became a leading activist in the racial justice movement after she was assaulted by a white supremacist three years ago has galvanized local and national Black Lives Matter groups. More demonstrations were planned in the city Monday night. Portland has seen…

Read More Something has gone badly wrong with the way we keep pets. Our casual cruelties are a symptom of our unhealthy relationship with other species. By Esther Woolfson I must have been about four when we drove to buy a dog. The day is now only a haze of Sunday afternoon impressions of rain…

Read MoreHong Kong people rush to buy copies of Apple Daily after owner Jimmy Lai’s arrest under China-imposed security law.Hong Kong people rush to buy copies of Apple Daily after owner Jimmy Lai’s arrest under China-imposed security law.

Read More Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not about to blink. The Democratic leader has been here before, negotiating a deal with the White House to save the U.S. economy, and lessons from the Great Recession are now punctuating the coronavirus talks. With Republicans again balking at big government bailouts, the Democrats believe they have the…

Read More Consensus crumbles after Liz Truss reportedly sought to make the cheese a part of negotiations Having promised to rush through a post-Brexit trade deal, Japan and Britain made significant progress only to discover that the fate of Stilton has driven a wedge between them. During recent talks in London, international trade secretary Liz…