Month: September 2020

Read More ‘We need to make sure that transmission comes down now,’ says Prof Graham Medley Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK’s daily coronavirus death toll will rise from 34 to 100 a day in three to four weeks’ time, an expert on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies…

Read MoreTwo young philanthropists in London selling lemonade to raise money for Yemen got a generous contribution from one Hollywood star. Imtiaz Tyab speaks to the pair of 6-year-olds behind “Lemonade for YemenAid.”Two young philanthropists in London selling lemonade to raise money for Yemen got a generous contribution from one Hollywood star. Imtiaz Tyab speaks…

Read More<p>Officials warn ‘imminent risk of civil disturbance’ as thousands expected at far-right events</p><p>Officials warn ‘imminent risk of civil disturbance’ as thousands expected at far-right events</p>

Read More When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined President Barack Obama for lunch in his private dining room in July 2013, the White House sought to keep the event quiet — the meeting called for discretion.Obama had asked his White House counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, to set up the lunch so he could build a closer…

Read More (BEIRUT) — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate resigned Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to break a dangerous stalemate in the crisis-hit country. The announcement by Moustapha Adib nearly a month after he was appointed to the job further delays the prospect of getting…

Read More (BEIRUT) — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate resigned Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to break a dangerous stalemate in the crisis-hit country. The announcement by Moustapha Adib nearly a month after he was appointed to the job further delays the prospect of getting…

Read MoreFlight recorders of military plane found day after it crashed, killing 26, as president orders impartial investigation.Flight recorders of military plane found day after it crashed, killing 26, as president orders impartial investigation.

Read More<p>Five were detained in residence where suspect is thought to live, official says</p><p>Five were detained in residence where suspect is thought to live, official says</p>

Read More In an unprecedented step late Friday, South Korea suggested a joint investigation with North Korea into the mysterious death of a South Korean official, hours after a rare apology from Kim Jong Un. As public and political outrage grew in the South, the country’s presidential office said in a statement that there were…

Read More “We have decided to make the request to North Korea to conduct additional investigations and also request for a joint-investigation,” South Korea said. “We have decided to make the request to North Korea to conduct additional investigations and also request for a joint-investigation,” South Korea said.

Read More Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the world to “reject attempts to build blocks to keep others out” as an image of his country’s storied Great Wall hung behind him. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte used photos and videos to illustrate what he was talking about. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shared his policy views…

Read MoreWatch what happened when California Police tried to to pull over a speeding pick-up truck.Watch what happened when California Police tried to to pull over a speeding pick-up truck.

Read More President will name replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg Evangelical leaders due in Oval Office before announcement ‘Not special any more’: how the Senate failed the people Ruth Bader Ginsburg is first woman to lie in state in US Capitol Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 1.23pm BST…

Read More Chea Woolfolk searched the crowd until she found the face of the woman she’d come to regard as a second mother. Looking into Mama Rose’s eyes, Woolfolk could see that her heart was breaking. Mama Rose has been the matriarch of “Injustice Square,” a block downtown that protesters, many of them Black women,…

Read More Shirley Dixon-Mosley had never sent a ballot through the mail. “I want to make sure my vote got in and it counted,” said the 75-year-old retired teacher’s aide in Charlotte, North Carolina. Black voters are among the least likely to vote by mail nationally, but there are early signs they are changing their…

Read More A glitch at a wine storage facility in Spain’s southeast has produced a fast-growing lake of red wine amounting to tens of thousands of bottles. Bystanders filmed the local disaster as they watched in disbelief. The culprit behind the incident was a leaking storage tank at a winery in Villamalea located in the…

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon asks journalist Nada Homsi why and how desperate Lebanese are trying to flee their country. NPR’s Scott Simon asks journalist Nada Homsi why and how desperate Lebanese are trying to flee their country.

Read More Rancorous debate at the U.N. has led Secretary General António Guterres to say the pandemic has been a test of international cooperation that the world is failing. Rancorous debate at the U.N. has led Secretary General António Guterres to say the pandemic has been a test of international cooperation that the world is…

Read MoreTogo was due for political reshuffle since President Gnassingbe’s re-election but changes were delayed by COVID-19.Togo was due for political reshuffle since President Gnassingbe’s re-election but changes were delayed by COVID-19.

Read More Pro-Trump group say event supports free speech and police Protests and counter-protests have previously turned deadly Several thousand people are expected in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday for a rightwing rally in support of Donald Trump and his “law and order” re-election campaign, as tensions boil nationwide following the decision not to charge officers…

Read MoreStudent activists in Thailand speak the unspeakable as they demand reforms to the monarchy.Student activists in Thailand speak the unspeakable as they demand reforms to the monarchy.

Read More A raft of new US sanctions has predictably provoked ire in Tehran, with President Hassan Rouhani saying the “terrorist operation” hinders Iran’s anti-pandemic effort and telling compatriots to “send curses” to the White House. The fresh round of punitive measures, announced earlier this week by the Trump administration, targets 27 individuals and entities…

Read MoreDespite downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19, Brazil’s president’s approval rating is at its highest since he took office.Despite downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19, Brazil’s president’s approval rating is at its highest since he took office.

Read MoreFrench authorities say seven people are in custody after a stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, including the suspected assailantFrench authorities say seven people are in custody after a stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, including the suspected assailant

Read More Young workers and those at the bottom end of the income scale will be the hardest hit Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The chancellor’s multibillion-pound subsidy for part-time working will fail to prevent another one million workers losing their jobs by the middle of next year, leading economists have…

Read More The organizations hope to build resilience in communities more vulnerable to long-term effects of disasters When Covid-19 struck Oakland, California, earlier this year, the Community Ready Corps (CRC) was in the middle of preparations for their latest round of emergency kit giveaways. Related: ‘They’re suffering now’: Americans scramble to adapt to daily reality…

Read More<p>Steve Dickson will not sign off plane’s return until he is ‘satisfied I would put my own family on it’</p><p>Steve Dickson will not sign off plane’s return until he is ‘satisfied I would put my own family on it’</p>

Read MoreEfforts now turn to the disposal of some 350 whale carcasses after Australia’s worst ever stranding.Efforts now turn to the disposal of some 350 whale carcasses after Australia’s worst ever stranding.

Read MoreShehroze Chaudhry was arrested after allegedly lying about having a role with ISIL, performing execution-style killings.Shehroze Chaudhry was arrested after allegedly lying about having a role with ISIL, performing execution-style killings.

Read More Proposed centre with up to 250 jobs is linked to EU Copernicus satellite programme The UK is at risk of losing the contract for the expansion of a flagship European weather research centre based in Reading because of Brexit. The European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has been based in Berkshire…

Read MoreTop actress questioned by the narcotics agency that is probing the film industry’s alleged links with drug peddlers.Top actress questioned by the narcotics agency that is probing the film industry’s alleged links with drug peddlers.

Read More More than 70 people have died of Covid at home in Holyoke Ex-superintendent is being made a scapegoat, lawyer says Massachusetts’ top law enforcement official has brought criminal charges against former leaders of a nursing home for military veterans, for allegedly making a fatal decision that led to the deaths of many dozens…

Read More Although Moscow’s calls to discuss close encounters with the US and NATO have fallen on deaf ears, it will retrain troops to make sure these frequent mid-air incidents don’t get out of hand, a top Russian general has said. Russian armed forces have registered “almost 30 NATO strategic aircraft quite close to our…

Read MoreMustapha Adib says he wants to recuse himself from ‘the task of forming the government’.Mustapha Adib says he wants to recuse himself from ‘the task of forming the government’.

Read More Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib has stepped down, after efforts to create a new government fell through. Adib announced his resignation after meeting with President Michel Aoun on Saturday, saying that he was not able to fulfill the “task of forming the government.” He had struggled for more than a month to create…