Month: August 2020

Read More Canada reportedly increases security around Saad Aljabri, who is suing Prince Mohammed bin Salman over alleged 2018 assassination attempt A former senior Saudi intelligence official who has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of trying to have him assassinated in 2018 has been placed under heightened security after a new threat on his…

Read MoreSix died in the building, and another five were killed after jumping from the 11th floor.Six died in the building, and another five were killed after jumping from the 11th floor.

Read MoreOrders would provide $400 per week in unemployment payments, less than the $600 per week passed earlier in the crisis.Orders would provide $400 per week in unemployment payments, less than the $600 per week passed earlier in the crisis.

Read More US approaches horrific milestone; border restrictions tightened in Australian state of New South Wales; Brazil passes 100,000 deaths Ex-health minister attacks Bolsonaro as Brazil Covid-19 deaths tops 100,000 Trump signs order for relief, with less help for jobless ‘Queensland first’: Palaszczuk closes the borders and amps up election rhetoric Boris Johnson ‘would close…

Read More Severe warnings for coast from Moruya to Kempsey, taking in Wollongong, Sydney and Newcastle Up to 200mm of rain has fallen in some parts of southern New South Wales, prompting more than 700 calls for help and 13 flood rescues by the State Emergency Service over the 48 hours to Sunday, after areas…

Read More Two ex-Green Berets hired to oust president were sentenced in a secretive hearing that their lawyers say breached their right to a defence A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former US special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a blunder-filled beach attack aimed at overthrowing president Nicolás Maduro.…

Read MoreAt least 728 hurt in clashes with authorities in Lebanese capital; Prime Minister Hassan Diab calls for early polls.At least 728 hurt in clashes with authorities in Lebanese capital; Prime Minister Hassan Diab calls for early polls.

Read MoreUS to extend economic relief to unemployed as country’s top health official offered hints of vaccine by year-end.US to extend economic relief to unemployed as country’s top health official offered hints of vaccine by year-end.

Read MorePresident Lukashenko is seeking a sixth term in office as Belarus votes after a series of protests.President Lukashenko is seeking a sixth term in office as Belarus votes after a series of protests.

Read More Family of Isaac Oehlers say they are ‘heartbroken by the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful boy’ A two-year-old has been named as the Australian victim killed of the Beirut explosion which tore through the Lebanese capital. The Department of Home Affairs is helping the family of Isaac Oehlers, who is believed…

Read More A journalist is instrumental in the introduction of an address system which could help save lives. A journalist is instrumental in the introduction of an address system which could help save lives.

Read MoreThis Greek Orthodox church’s altar survived the blast unscathed – even its oil lamp stayed lit.This Greek Orthodox church’s altar survived the blast unscathed – even its oil lamp stayed lit.

Read MoreCountry leads the world in Covid-19 infectionsCountry leads the world in Covid-19 infections

Read MoreA photograph appears to show Spain’s former monarch landing in Abu Dhabi after leaving his country.A photograph appears to show Spain’s former monarch landing in Abu Dhabi after leaving his country.

Read More Lebanese protesters have built gallows in Beirut to hang cardboard cutouts of Prime Minister Hassan Diab, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and other politicians they blame for the recent port blast and crisis in the country. The anger of people spilled into the streets on Saturday, with some 10,000 gathering at Martyrs’ Square in…

Read More Trump gives speech at his golf club in New Jersey, and signs order which includes extended unemployment payments with $200 drop Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would extend enhanced coronavirus unemployment benefits and employment taxes into next year with executive orders, but cut the level of some of the support. Speaking…

Read MoreMaria Moroz, an ally of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been detained on eve of tense vote.Maria Moroz, an ally of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been detained on eve of tense vote.

Read More (BEDMINSTER, N.J.) — Bypassing Congress, President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive orders deferring payroll taxes for some Americans and extending unemployment benefits after negotiations on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. Trump accused Democrats of loading up their rescue bill with priorities unrelated to the coronavirus. “We’ve had it,” he said at…

Read More NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Tsigereda Birhanu, an activist and former domestic worker in Beirut, about how that community is experiencing this tumultuous period in Lebanon. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Tsigereda Birhanu, an activist and former domestic worker in Beirut, about how that community is experiencing this tumultuous period in Lebanon.

Read More NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. Peter Noun, an oncologist in Lebanon, about the devastating impact the explosion in Beirut had on the hospitals in the city. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. Peter Noun, an oncologist in Lebanon, about the devastating impact the explosion in Beirut had on the hospitals in the…

Read More NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Rami Rajeh, a father of two who has lived in Beirut since the 1980s, about what things are like on the ground there after Tuesday’s massive explosion in the city’s port. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Rami Rajeh, a father of two who has lived in Beirut since…

Read MoreAnother member of the campaign was also detained briefly before being released, her office said.Another member of the campaign was also detained briefly before being released, her office said.

Read More Statement signed by Rowan Williams, bishops, imams and rabbis says Chinese Muslim minority faces ‘human tragedy’ Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, is among more than 70 faith leaders publicly declaring that the Uighurs are facing “one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust”, and that those responsible for the…

Read More The number of foreign visitors plummet due to surge in coronavirus cases since the end of lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In a normal August, the much-loved miniature tourist train in the French port city of Sète would be full of tourists from Britain and elsewhere, enjoying the…

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Read More Space agency says ‘certain cosmic nicknames are insensitive’ and vows to drop any reference to them Nasa has signaled it is joining the social justice movement by changing the unofficial and potentially contentious names used by the scientific community for distant cosmic objects such as planets, galaxies and nebulae. In a statement last…

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Read MorePresident Alexander Lukashenko has been accused of stealing previous elections.President Alexander Lukashenko has been accused of stealing previous elections.

Read More Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and production workers reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that has stretched on for more than a month during a global pandemic, officials announced Saturday. The proposal, which was unanimously endorsed by the union’s negotiating team, will be put forth to the 4,300 members of Machinists…

Read MoreLebanon’s Red Cross said more than 100 people were injured in Saturday’s demonstrationsLebanon’s Red Cross said more than 100 people were injured in Saturday’s demonstrations

Read More A police officer in Logan, Utah, was fired after a state investigation concluded he “mishandled” explicit photographs that were used to extort University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey, the Logan Police Department announced Friday. In October 2018, 21-year-old McCluskey told the University of Utah Police Department that her ex-boyfriend Melvin Rowland was extorting…

Read MoreLawsuit will reportedly argue the president’s executive order is unconstitutional and baselessLawsuit will reportedly argue the president’s executive order is unconstitutional and baseless

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Read MoreThe mishandling of the pandemic fallout and his bid for early elections could bring down the Israeli prime minister.The mishandling of the pandemic fallout and his bid for early elections could bring down the Israeli prime minister.

Read MoreLuke Denman and Airan Berry admitted to taking part in the operation orchestrated by a third ex-U.S. soldier, Venezuelan’s chief prosecutor said.Luke Denman and Airan Berry admitted to taking part in the operation orchestrated by a third ex-U.S. soldier, Venezuelan’s chief prosecutor said.