Month: August 2020

Read More Authorities are also unable to say if non-Sydney residents will have to quarantine in the state capital Health authorities in New South Wales are unable to say if residents of border areas returning from beyond the Victoria border zone will have to quarantine at hotels when they cross over, admitting that the details…

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Read More Campaigners fear supreme court will reinterpret centuries-old law used by foreign victims of human rights violations US corporations could be able to commit human rights violations overseas with almost no legal sanction, effectively turning the US into a “safe haven” for corporate abusers, campaign groups fear. Human rights activists are concerned that the…

Read MoreMore than 100 people are missing after a massive explosion devastated the port area of Beirut.More than 100 people are missing after a massive explosion devastated the port area of Beirut.

Read More Livestream video captured the exact moment a priest and his parishioners were forced to duck and dodge falling debris before fleeing for their lives as their church was consumed by the powerful Beirut port explosion. Debris rained down on the congregation as the powerful blast blew in all of the windows and iron…

Read MoreAt least 1,200 disappearances reported across Latin American country since the start of coronavirus pandemic in March.At least 1,200 disappearances reported across Latin American country since the start of coronavirus pandemic in March.

Read MoreSupreme Defence Council recommends that army oversee security of disaster-stricken capital as fatalities pass 100.Supreme Defence Council recommends that army oversee security of disaster-stricken capital as fatalities pass 100.

Read MoreCustoms correspondence raises questions about negligence that may have led to the massive blast in Lebanon’s capital.Customs correspondence raises questions about negligence that may have led to the massive blast in Lebanon’s capital.

Read MoreVoters flock to voting centres as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeks a fresh mandate to boost his power.Voters flock to voting centres as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeks a fresh mandate to boost his power.

Read MoreEgypt fears the $4bn project could lead to water shortages upstream, while Sudan is concerned about dam’s safety.Egypt fears the $4bn project could lead to water shortages upstream, while Sudan is concerned about dam’s safety.

Read MoreSmoke was still rising from the port, where towering grain silos had been shattered.Smoke was still rising from the port, where towering grain silos had been shattered.

Read More Victoria has reported a record daily coronavirus case total as Australia’s second-most populous state enters its strictest lockdown since the pandemic began. The state had 725 new cases in the past 24 hours, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters in Melbourne on Tuesday. Fifteen people died in that period. The resurgence in Victoria,…

Read More Victoria has reported a record daily coronavirus case total as Australia’s second-most populous state enters its strictest lockdown since the pandemic began. The state had 725 new cases in the past 24 hours, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters in Melbourne on Tuesday. Fifteen people died in that period. The resurgence in Victoria,…

Read More Report finds the offshore industry could create 900,000 jobs globally over next decade The world’s offshore windfarm capacity could grow eightfold by the end of the decade powered by a clean energy surge led by China, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). A new industry report has revealed stronger than expected…

Read More Quarantine is again being used as a means to try to stop the spread of coronavirus Continue reading…Quarantine is again being used as a means to try to stop the spread of coronavirus Continue reading…

Read More Stars and politicians including Ice Cube and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have spoken out adding to pressure on President Emmerson Mnanagwa’s regime A campaign drawing attention to human rights abuses in Zimbabwe is attracting international celebrities and politicians as pressure mounts on President Emmerson Mnanagwa’s government to act. The #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign, which originated in…

Read More On the 75th anniversary of the A-bomb, a Japanese American writer speaks to one of the last living survivors – and traces connections from Malcolm X to the fight to end nuclear war I keep a red file folder, its edges faded from nearly three decades of exposure to dust and light. Inside,…

Read More UCL and Sussex University study finds younger people confined with bigoted relatives the most depressed ‘I had to hide again’: LGBT community tells of despair Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus lockdown has provoked a mental health crisis among the LGBTQ community, with younger people confined with bigoted…

Read More Acoustic remix of Miel Pops Russian cereal jingle becomes a strange anthem for a stranger time There are only two types of people in this world. Those who are obsessed with a CGI llama dancing to an acoustic remix of a 2010 Russian cereal commercial jingle, and those over the age of 23.…

Read More In the first part of our Politics Weekly series, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Peter Mandelson, the former Labour cabinet minister and EU commissioner. The pair discuss Britain’s future relationship with Europe and the battle Sir Keir Starmer faces to get Labour back into power The two great projects of Peter Mandelson’s life have…

Read MoreAlso, Sri Lanka heads to polls amid pandemic as global death toll from COVID-19 nears 700,000.Also, Sri Lanka heads to polls amid pandemic as global death toll from COVID-19 nears 700,000.

Read MoreSupreme Court’s ruling is the first ever in Colombia ordering the detention of a former president.Supreme Court’s ruling is the first ever in Colombia ordering the detention of a former president.

Read More Residents of Beirut have described the major explosion that has left dozens dead in the Lebanese capital. Footage from the blast zone showed extensive damage, with residents moving through rubble and cleaning up broken glass and overturned furniture in their homes. Hospitals in the city were also overflowing with patients and people searching…

Read MoreAustralia’s north-eastern state expresses fears about Sydney and Canberra, as Melbourne’s outbreak worsens.Australia’s north-eastern state expresses fears about Sydney and Canberra, as Melbourne’s outbreak worsens.

Read More If the local dimension is called to occupy a relevant space in the international arena, it will depend on the effort and creativity of local actors.If the local dimension is called to occupy a relevant space in the international arena, it will depend on the effort and creativity of local actors.

Read More The US president Donald Trump says an explosion that killed dozens of people in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, looks like an attack. ‘We will be there to help. It looks like a terrible attack,’ he said at a press briefing. Trump was later asked why he called the explosion an attack, not an accident,…

Read More Rajapaksa expected to dominate elections held five months after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa sacked parliamentary assembly Sri Lankans have begun voting in parliamentary elections twice delayed by the coronavirus, with results expected to further entrench the Rajapaksa family’s dominance of the island’s politics. Voters have been asked to observe social distancing and bring their…

Read MoreLeaders across the globe offer support as Lebanese officials warn the number of dead and wounded is expected to rise.Leaders across the globe offer support as Lebanese officials warn the number of dead and wounded is expected to rise.

Read MoreAt the same time Virgin Australia’s new owner Bain Capital is cutting around 3,000 jobs at the airline.At the same time Virgin Australia’s new owner Bain Capital is cutting around 3,000 jobs at the airline.

Read More (KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) — Malaysian police raided the office of news broadcaster Al Jazeera and two local TV stations on Tuesday, seizing computers as part of an investigation into a documentary on undocumented migrants that enraged the government. Al Jazeera, a Qatari-state owned broadcaster, said in a statement that police seized two computers…

Read More (KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) — Malaysian police raided the office of news broadcaster Al Jazeera and two local TV stations on Tuesday, seizing computers as part of an investigation into a documentary on undocumented migrants that enraged the government. Al Jazeera, a Qatari-state owned broadcaster, said in a statement that police seized two computers…

Read More NEW YORK, Aug 04 (IPS) – Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations.The United Nations came into existence at a time of great despair, when the penholders of its founding document dared to imagine a better world,…

Read More With schools closed indefinitely because of the coronavirus, Mexico’s 30 million students will receive their education over network television. With schools closed indefinitely because of the coronavirus, Mexico’s 30 million students will receive their education over network television.

Read More MIAMI, Aug 04 (IPS) – Long ago, I was reviewing the offer of readings on the Internet, as a break from the search for academic sources for one of those articles with which to comply with professional rules, impress colleagues and students, and continue climbing steps in the university. Read the full story,…

Read More US president flounders in media briefing and TV interview; France could lose control any time; Nadal withdraws from US Open. Follow all the developments US: Biden tells Trump to ‘step up and do your job’ ‘We’re fighting a ghost’: six months on victories over virus remain fragile US: Trump on the ropes over…