Month: August 2020

Read More“It stopped short, never to go again, when Beirut died,” the photographer said.”It stopped short, never to go again, when Beirut died,” the photographer said.

Read More Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are necessary partners in Trump’s plan to bypass Congress, will sign on. Trump announced an executive order Saturday that extends additional unemployment payments of $400 a…

Read More Chris Wise didn’t plan on showing up to Black Lives Matter protests as a medic when he first started attending Portland’s demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death. That changed when he kept seeing people getting hurt — in particular, a young woman who was hit in the face with a piece…

Read More (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Twelve protesters in Kentucky’s largest were arrested Saturday night after they blocked roadways, surrounded vehicles, shot paintballs and destroyed property, police said. Eight people were charged with felonies and four were charged with misdemeanors, Louisville police spokesman Sgt. Lamont Washington said in a statement. Not all of the charges were…

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Read More Observers fear trouble may follow state exit poll giving incumbent president unexpected 80% of vote Opposition candidate comes out of hiding as Belarus votes Belarus was braced for protests on Sunday evening as the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, appeared poised to claim victory in an election marred by accusations of vote-rigging. As polls…

Read More The American century is coming to its end and China is ready to dominate the Asian Hemisphere. Yet, China’s labelling as a threat to world peace and security is contested.The American century is coming to its end and China is ready to dominate the Asian Hemisphere. Yet, China’s labelling as a threat to…

Read More A fire has broken out near the parliament in Beirut as protesters and police clash for the second night in a row. Police deployed tear gas as demonstrators demanding the resignation of the government hurled rocks at officers. After attempting to storm parliament on Saturday night, protesters returned to the streets on Sunday,…

Read More Countries including Britain pledged to donate “major resources” to help rebuild Beirut after Tuesday’s blast, saying any aid will be “directly delivered to the Lebanese population” amid growing anger over government corruption. The push for aid came as Emmanuel Macron, the French president, warned that the future of the nation hung in the…

Read More Jeremy Menesses, 17, was chased down Oxford Street by an attacker with a machete A teenager stabbed to death after being chased down Oxford Street during a mass brawl has been named as Jeremy Menesses, 17, from south London. Metropolitan police officers were called at 5.38pm on Saturday to reports of an assault…

Read More World leaders on Sunday pledged “timely, sufficient” emergency aid for disaster-struck Lebanon which they vowed to deliver “directly” to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut. Fifteen government leaders including US President Donald Trump took part in a virtual conference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and the UN, pledging…

Read More The MV Wakashio, which ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, is now leaking oil off the island. The MV Wakashio, which ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, is now leaking oil off the island.

Read More The polls have closed in the presidential election in Belarus, which took place amid large-scale anti-government protests and accusations of a crackdown on the opposition by longtime President Alexander Lukashenko. The Central Election Committee said that at 79 percent of the population took part in the vote by 18:00 on Saturday, pointing out…

Read More The BBC apologized Sunday for broadcasting a racist slur in a news report, saying it was a mistake that has caused many people distress. The BBC included the word when reporting last month on a violent attack on a young Black man in Bristol, a city in southwest England. The attackers are reported…

Read MoreO’Brien called it “outrageous” for another country to decide the next U.S. president.O’Brien called it “outrageous” for another country to decide the next U.S. president.

Read More US has the highest number of cases and the highest number of deaths in the world amid anger over economic relief impasse The US on Sunday passed the grim milestone of 5m coronavirus cases, as recriminations flew in Washington over the impasse in talks and action on providing more relief aid. The US…

Read MoreThe confirmed death toll from COVID-19 in the US stands at 162,455, also the biggest globally.The confirmed death toll from COVID-19 in the US stands at 162,455, also the biggest globally.

Read More Israel’s parliament will vote on a bill that would ban an indicted prime minister from forming a government. If passed, the law could put an end to the political career of Benjamin Netanyahu, who is charged with fraud and bribery. “We are submitting the bill that would prevent an indicted person from running…

Read More (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease. Life has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of 5 million, as they…

Read More (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease. Life has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of 5 million, as they…

Read More Thunderstorms could cause flash flooding in parts of country, while experts warn extreme heat could become the norm Over a month’s worth of rain could fall within two hours on parts of Britain this week, causing flash flooding, while an ongoing heatwave is set to break records. Police and the coastguard issued warnings…

Read More WASHINGTON — Since the first days after she was elected governor of South Dakota in 2018, Kristi Noem had been working to ensure that President Donald Trump would come to Mount Rushmore for a fireworks-filled July Fourth extravaganza.After all, the president had told her in the Oval Office that he aspired to have…

Read More America leads the world by quite some way in cases of the deadly virus ‘This is unstoppable’: midwest braces for a Covid-19 surge Dr Deborah Birx: voice of scientific reason or apologist for Trump? Trump signs order for coronavirus relief Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 4.05pm BST White House economic adviser…

Read More This year has been a lot. As the can-do optimism many of us felt earlier in the coronavirus shutdown wears thin, random crying jags are only natural. This year has been a lot. As the can-do optimism many of us felt earlier in the coronavirus shutdown wears thin, random crying jags are only…

Read More A shallow 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday morning about 2.5 miles southeast of Sparta, N.C., close to the state’s border with Virginia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake’s effects were reportedly experienced throughout parts of North Carolina as well as in neighboring states in the Southeast. Residents of Raleigh, N.C.,…

Read MoreOfficials say an eight-month-old baby was among those killed in flooding on the island of Evia.Officials say an eight-month-old baby was among those killed in flooding on the island of Evia.

Read More Lebanon’s information minister, Manal Abdel Samad, has quit in the first government resignation since an explosion in the port of Beirut killed more than 150 people and destroyed large parts of the capital. She apologised to the Lebanese public for failing them in her statement Lebanon information minister quits in first cabinet resignation…

Read More Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya goes into hiding on eve of election Belarusians have gone to the polls in presidential elections that have prompted the country’s largest opposition political rallies since the fall of the Soviet Union. Alexander Lukashenko, who has consolidated immense power over his 26 years in office, is expected to claim…

Read More A first-response team from Russia has finished looking for survivors of powerful blasts in Beirut. They say Lebanese officials don’t think anyone is still alive under the rubble, while the death toll has jumped from 158 to 220. “Representatives of Lebanon’s Defense Ministry… officially stated that they are no longer expecting to find…

Read More Prosecutors in Chad had suggested 44 prisoners killed themselves, but a new report says otherwise. Prosecutors in Chad had suggested 44 prisoners killed themselves, but a new report says otherwise.

Read More Developer seeks to cash out of investment in John Nash-designed property with views of Regent’s Park Developers have stuck an asking price of £185m on a house overlooking Regent’s Park in central London in what would be the UK’s second most expensive home purchase. The property firm Zenprop is targeting foreign billionaires as…

Read More As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus — no keg parties, no long road trips and no outside guests on campus. Administrators warn that failure to wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid mass gatherings…

Read More German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says his country will provide an additional 10 million euros in emergency aid to Lebanon following the explosion that killed more than 150 people and injured thousands more. In a statement Sunday, Maas said that “even after the worst of the rubble is removed there will remain a…

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Read More Criticisms of the US troop reduction in Germany are unwarranted, Mark Esper has said, claiming that many of these forces are simply being relocated further east in order to serve as a more effective ‘deterrent’ against Russia. The Pentagon chief said in an interview with Fox News that military personnel leaving Germany would…