Month: August 2020

Read More (WASHINGTON) — With political pressure rising, talks on a huge coronavirus relief measure resumed on Saturday, focused on restoring a newly expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit, a fresh $1,200 direct payment to most Americans, and hundreds of billions of dollars in other aid to states, businesses and the poor. President Donald Trump is…

Read More President makes 283rd golfing trip of his term, according to CNN count, as coronavirus death toll passes 153,000 Donald Trump prompted a familiar barrage of criticism on Saturday by visiting one of his own golf clubs as the country remains caught in numerous intensifying crises from the raging coronavirus epidemic to anti-racism protests…

Read MoreCapacity has been halved at the venue, with performers now wearing masks and sitting further apart.Capacity has been halved at the venue, with performers now wearing masks and sitting further apart.

Read MoreThe overloaded plane – which had over 500kg of cocaine on board – crashed shortly after take-off.The overloaded plane – which had over 500kg of cocaine on board – crashed shortly after take-off.

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Read More Letter from defence secretary seen by Guardian draws Britain into debate pitting Trump administration against many Democrats The UK has been lobbying the US Congress in support of a controversial new warhead for Trident missiles, claiming it is critical for “the future of Nato as a nuclear alliance”. A letter from Britain’s defence…

Read More LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II threw him an extravagant state banquet at Buckingham Palace. Former Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed him to Blenheim Palace, the family seat of his hero, Winston Churchill. Her successor, Boris Johnson, refused to join a global chorus of criticism after he ordered troops to break up a Black…

Read More (PORTLAND, Ore.) — More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday to peacefully protest, about three days after the announcement that the presence of U.S. agents there would be reduced — a deal that Oregon officials hope will continue to ease tensions as the city tries to move on…

Read More Could the Lincoln Project take down Donald Trump? Texas ‘wide open for business’ despite surge in Covid-19 cases Follow the latest coronavirus developments on our global blog Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 3.05pm BST And no sooner has Karen Bass emerged as a frontrunner for Biden’s vice-presidential pick than stories, probably…

Read More State readies evacuation centers with social-distancing measures as Bahamas and North Carolina order evacuations Hurricane Isaias ripped shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it carved its way through the Bahamas early on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials in Miami said they were closing beaches, marinas and parks.…

Read MoreThe health minister says clinical trials are over and doctors and teachers will be vaccinated first.The health minister says clinical trials are over and doctors and teachers will be vaccinated first.

Read More Proposed deal would see Microsoft take over TikTok in US, insiders say, after president said he would ban video app China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest the US operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to…

Read More Cuba has opened stores for shoppers with U.S. dollars and dropped a tax on dollar transactions. The government is trying to pull the country out of a deep economic slump, made worse by the pandemic. (Image credit: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images) Cuba has opened stores for shoppers with U.S. dollars and dropped…

Read More Crowds far exceed lifeguards’ capacity as coastguard records busiest day for four years Holidaymakers in Kent have been asked to avoid four of the county’s beaches after fears some have become “unmanageable” because of the number of visitors. The coastguard had its busiest day in more than four years on Friday – when…

Read More Iran has nabbed the alleged ringleader of a group of Iranian exiles in California accused of carrying out terrorist attacks against the Islamic Republic, the country’s ministry of intelligence announced. The leader of Tondar (Persian for ‘thunder’), identified as Jamshid Sharmahd, was captured in an intelligence operation, state media reported on Saturday. The…

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Read More“I think we’re finding more plastic bottles. And well, more plastics in general,” said Emily Stevenson, who spent over a decade cleaning up the shores in South West England.”I think we’re finding more plastic bottles. And well, more plastics in general,” said Emily Stevenson, who spent over a decade cleaning up the shores in…

Read MoreWhales frolicking in quiet shipping lanes and film fans floating in Venice’s first outdoor cinema.Whales frolicking in quiet shipping lanes and film fans floating in Venice’s first outdoor cinema.

Read More Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets, from 6 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, intercepted Russian military aircraft while they were flying over the Baltic Sea. The Typhoons approached the Russian formation to identify its composition and established it was an IL-38 ‘MAY’ Maritime Patrol Aircraft, being escorted by two Su-27 Flanker B fighter jets. This…

Read MoreHurricane Isaias is pounding parts of the Caribbean as the U.S. East Coast braces for the storm. Also, President Trump is threatening to use an executive order to ban popular video app TikTok. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.Hurricane Isaias is pounding parts of the…

Read More Architect of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reveals admiration for Boris Johnson’s aide in interview on dark politics Steve Bannon, who has previously backed a range of notorious far-right political figures, has publicly endorsed Dominic Cummings for the first time, calling him a “brilliant guy”. Donald Trump’s former chief strategist also said that Boris…

Read More A U.S. firebombing campaign targeted Toyama and other Japanese cities, killing 180,000 before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, write geographer Cary Karacas and historian David Fedman. (Image credit: U.S. Army Air Forces) A U.S. firebombing campaign targeted Toyama and other Japanese cities, killing 180,000 before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and…

Read More Scientists searching for a medicine to treat patients with COVID-19 are looking for it in the blood of people who have already survived the disease. Scientists searching for a medicine to treat patients with COVID-19 are looking for it in the blood of people who have already survived the disease.

Read More NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Jollene Levid about her efforts to gather data and memorialize Filipino heath care workers around the world. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Jollene Levid about her efforts to gather data and memorialize Filipino heath care workers around the world.

Read More More than 40% of Chinese people still live in the country’s vast, rural countryside. The Communist Party wants modernize the villages by force and rebuild them completely. More than 40% of Chinese people still live in the country’s vast, rural countryside. The Communist Party wants modernize the villages by force and rebuild them…

Read More NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Boston College sociologist Ali Kadivar about protests, dissent, and the effects of state-led use of force. NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Boston College sociologist Ali Kadivar about protests, dissent, and the effects of state-led use of force.

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Read More At least eleven people were killed after a large industrial crane toppled over at a shipyard in India. Rescue workers are still trying to save those trapped in the wreckage, according to reports. A short video shows the heavy-duty yellow crane at the Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam falling over on its side, creating…

Read More Afraid of nuclear war, natural disasters, economic meltdown? The Survival Condo could be the answer “Mechanical level”, “medical level”, “store level” the voice announces as the lift descends into the earth. I’d entered at parking lot level, the building’s apex. I am travelling through an inverted skyscraper, the floor numbers ascending – third,…

Read More Kris Kobach, an immigration hardliner backed by the tech billionaire Peter Thiel, is battling congressman Roger Marshall In usually deep-red Kansas, Democrats have the luxury of a sleepy primary contest for US Senate. Republicans do not. That’s because in the Democratic primary the Kansas state senator Barbara Bollier is the heavy favorite to…

Read More Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions of people into lockdown as health services struggle to cope. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it has been most deadly Coronavirus map of the UK Coronavirus map of the US Coronavirus cases in Australia Continue reading…Covid-19 has spread around the planet,…

Read More The United Arab Emirates has become the first nation in the Arab world to produce nuclear energy, following the start-up of a newly constructed plant in Abu Dhabi. The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 1 is now using nuclear fuel to produce energy after the facility successfully executed initial tests on Saturday. Three…

Read MoreUS president tweets ‘homeland security is not leaving’ until police complete a ‘clean-up of anarchists and agitators!’US president tweets ‘homeland security is not leaving’ until police complete a ‘clean-up of anarchists and agitators!’

Read More A fleet of modern autonomous and unmanned systems visited the flight deck os the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the HMS Princes of Wales. HMS Princes of Wales provided an impressive setting for the Future Maritime Aviation Force Accelerator Day this week, bringing together experts from the navy, MOD and industry to meet…

Read MoreUS politicians fail to agree on extending the weekly coronavirus aid but talks will continue.US politicians fail to agree on extending the weekly coronavirus aid but talks will continue.