Month: August 2020

Read More Building on Nehru, it is time to stop treating fear as merely an epiphenomenon of material or discursive factors.Building on Nehru, it is time to stop treating fear as merely an epiphenomenon of material or discursive factors.

Read MoreAstrophysicist Katie Mack has been researching The End of Everything.Astrophysicist Katie Mack has been researching The End of Everything.

Read MoreAmid a global pandemic and diplomatic tensions, Chinese students in the US are feeling anxious.Amid a global pandemic and diplomatic tensions, Chinese students in the US are feeling anxious.

Read MoreWomen in Iran are often too scared to speak about domestic abuse – now a podcast gives them a voice.Women in Iran are often too scared to speak about domestic abuse – now a podcast gives them a voice.

Read MoreNearly 200 people died last month in a jade mine landslide. Now the survivors are going back to work.Nearly 200 people died last month in a jade mine landslide. Now the survivors are going back to work.

Read More ‘Dangerously hot conditions’ hamper firefighters Blaze only 5% contained but no injuries reported Thousands of people in California were under evacuation order after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and forced crews to battle flames in triple-digit heat. The Apple fire in Riverside county has consumed more than…

Read MoreMelbourne, Australia’s second largest city, has renewed its lockdown following a spike in COVID-19 infections. Across Europe, other measures are being taken to prevent a second wave following the recent relaxation of lockdown measures. Elizabeth Palmer reports.Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, has renewed its lockdown following a spike in COVID-19 infections. Across Europe, other…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a hearing next month to examine operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries across the country. The plan imposed by Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who took over the top job…

Read More Tuesday: Victoria’s efforts to identify Covid clusters buckles under the weight of outbreak. Plus, pig’s ears and liver – the rise of whole-animal cooking Good morning, this is Emilie Gramenz bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 4 August. Continue reading…Tuesday: Victoria’s efforts to identify Covid clusters buckles under the weight…

Read More Former diplomat Tianna Spears says she was pulled aside 20-plus times crossing from Mexico into the U.S. “One time, I was told not to look at the officer in the eyes when I spoke to him,” she says. (Image credit: Kennedi Carter for NPR) Former diplomat Tianna Spears says she was pulled aside…

Read More Aug 03 (IPS) – Going against its own orders, the government in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the fast-tracking of environmental clearances despite manifest evidence of illegal sand mining. Read the full story, “Kashmir Now Hotspot of Illegal Riverbed Mining”, on globalissues.org → Aug 03 (IPS) – Going…

Read MoreAt least 14 of the seed species had been identified, according to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.At least 14 of the seed species had been identified, according to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Read More Two years after part of Genoa’s Morandi motorway bridge collapsed, killing 43 people, a new structure was opened in its place on Monday. The new Genoa San Giorgio bridge, designed by local architect Renzo Piano, was inaugurated in a ceremony which included a flyover and was attended by the president, Sergio Mattarella, and…

Read More Juan Carlos, the former king of Spain, is high-tailing it out of the country after the Supreme Court began probing an alleged $100 million in kickbacks he reportedly received from a Saudi high-speed rail contract. The 82-year-old former monarch told his son, King Felipe VI, he was leaving Spain, according to a statement…

Read More Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO’s director-general expresses hope they will be effective. But until then, he said, the world is reliant on “the basics” of disease control. (Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO’s director-general expresses hope they will be…

Read MoreThis comes weeks after the embattled former king was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption.This comes weeks after the embattled former king was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption.

Read More (MADRID) — Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain to live in another country amid a financial scandal. The royal family’s website on Monday published a letter from Juan Carlos to his son, King Felipe VI, saying “I am informing you of my considered decision to move, during…

Read More (MADRID) — Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain to live in another country amid a financial scandal. The royal family’s website on Monday published a letter from Juan Carlos to his son, King Felipe VI, saying “I am informing you of my considered decision to move, during…

Read More Saniniu Laizer sells a Tanzanite stone for $2 million (£1.5m), months after a similar find. Saniniu Laizer sells a Tanzanite stone for $2 million (£1.5m), months after a similar find.

Read More Firms should have six weeks’ worth of post-Brexit drug stockpiles by the end of 2020, the government says. Firms should have six weeks’ worth of post-Brexit drug stockpiles by the end of 2020, the government says.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) – Haoliang Xu is UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme SupportThe theme of this year’s High-Level Political Forum, where governments reviewed progress on the Sustainable Development Goals was “Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for…

Read More (MADRID) — Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime, authorities have killed more than 1 million minks at breeding farms in both countries as a precaution. The virus that first…

Read More (MADRID) — Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime, authorities have killed more than 1 million minks at breeding farms in both countries as a precaution. The virus that first…

Read More Federal judge Esther Salas has released an emotional video message in which she describes the day her son was killed and husband shot in an apparent targeted shooting. Holding back tears at times, Salas described how 20-year-old Daniel was shot by Roy Den Hollander, who was posing as a FedEx driver, in what…

Read More Threatening to restrict Chinese apps on groundless claims that they’re feeding data on Americans to the government in Beijing only exposes Washington’s hypocrisy, China’s Foreign Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has called on the US to “provide an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory environment for market entities of other countries to invest…

Read More KATHMANDU, Aug 03 (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic was a respite for nature everywhere. The air was cleaner, trekking trails were pristine, the summit of Mt Everest was deserted, and worldwide carbon emission dipped by -26%. Read the full story, “The COVID-19 Plastic Pandemic”, on globalissues.org → KATHMANDU, Aug 03 (IPS) – The…

Read More The World Health Organization has warned that, despite high hopes from ongoing vaccine-development efforts, there might never be a “silver bullet” to put an end to the Covid-19 virus. According to The WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stopping more coronavirus outbreaks for now comes down to “the basics of public health and…

Read More Ex-pontiff, 93, has shingles after being in poor health for some time, says German newspaper The former pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, is seriously ill, a German newspaper has reported. The newspaper, Passauer Neue Presse, cited Benedict’s biographer, the German author Peter…

Read More The NGO research community should resist attempts by the still-state-centric International Relations subfield to caricature the complex dynamics of NGO-state relations.The NGO research community should resist attempts by the still-state-centric International Relations subfield to caricature the complex dynamics of NGO-state relations.

Read More Thousands of Israelis took to the streets over the weekend to protest against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged corruption and against his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. Israeli media estimated that about 15,000 protesters arrived at Netanyahu’s state residence in Jerusalem, where they carried banners calling on him to resign and to…

Read More When I ask Erik Agard what he is most proud of doing so far in his position as the editor of the crossword puzzle at USA Today, one of the nation’s highest-circulating papers, he brings up Oreos. The answer OREO has appeared in major crosswords literally thousands of times, almost always clued with…

Read More (SAN DIEGO) — The U.S. Marine Corps has identified all nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast. Only one of their bodies was found, despite an intense days-long search involving helicopters and boats ranging from inflatables to a Navy destroyer.…

Read MoreVietnam has placed a second city into lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus infections after being virus-free for months.Vietnam has placed a second city into lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus infections after being virus-free for months.

Read MorePresident Trump apparently is halting his plan to shut down the popular video app TikTok in the U.S. The Reuters News Agency reports that the president will give the Chinese-owned platform 45 days to sell its U.S. operations to Microsoft. TikTok claims to have 100 million American users. Weijia Jiang reports.President Trump apparently is…

Read More Anwar Jan shot dead in home town of Barkhan in Balochistan province The murder of a reporter known for exposing corruption has set off a wave of protests across Pakistan’s western Balochistan province, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Anwar Jan was shot dead by two…