Month: September 2020

Read More Sage member warns students they may have to stay at universities for holidays to prevent spread of infection to parents and grandparents ‘Stark warning to us all’: UK reports record daily number of cases Universities ‘should be two-thirds empty to avoid Covid spikes’ ‘It’s depressing’: curfew criticised as last orders arrive early in…

Read More<p>Two seriously injured in attack ahead of trial&nbsp;</p><p>Two seriously injured in attack ahead of trial&nbsp;</p>

Read More Taylor’s family to give first press conference since grand jury verdict Arrests made as protesters took to streets in many major cities Top Republicans dismiss Trump’s refusal to commit to peaceful transfer 45,176 new US cases of Covid and 885 deaths reported yesterday Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US…

Read More Suspect arrested after attack near former office of satirical newspaper in French capital Four people have been wounded in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a suspect has been arrested, police in Paris have said. A Paris police official said that while authorities initially thought two…

Read More<p>There is no evidence the virus is becoming more lethal</p><p>There is no evidence the virus is becoming more lethal</p>

Read More The ex-defence minister was picked by the coup leader to head a transitional government until elections. The ex-defence minister was picked by the coup leader to head a transitional government until elections.

Read MoreThe ex-defence minister was picked by the coup leader to head a transitional government until elections.The ex-defence minister was picked by the coup leader to head a transitional government until elections.

Read MoreHead of UN-brokered gov’t says rival forces in the east have not shown desire to cooperate amid efforts to hold vote.Head of UN-brokered gov’t says rival forces in the east have not shown desire to cooperate amid efforts to hold vote.

Read More SSI Schaefer joins the “50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders” initiative, to raise a voice for sustainable, economical, and future-proof material handling solutions. Think Tomorrow. A race we can win – this is the pinnacle of climate conscious companies participating in the 50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders initiative. The initiative, which aims to leverage…

Read More<p>Protests broke out after announcement no officer would be charged with killing of Taylor</p><p>Protests broke out after announcement no officer would be charged with killing of Taylor</p>

Read More Officer was shot by man being detained at Croydon custody centre, say Met police A police officer has died after being shot by a man who was being detained inside a police station in south London. The police sergeant was shot dead overnight by the man who had been brought into the Croydon…

Read More The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) to supply the 30mm XM813 Bushmaster cannons to the U.S. Army. The contract, from U.S. Army Contracting Command and announced on Thursday, is valued at more than $37 million. The details were given in a 24 September statement, to announce that ATK…

Read MoreFarmers organise protests across several states against gov’t move to open agriculture to corporate sector.Farmers organise protests across several states against gov’t move to open agriculture to corporate sector.

Read MoreJacob Ngarivhume and Hopewell Chin’ono decry crammed conditions, lack of essential iems to protect against COVID-19.Jacob Ngarivhume and Hopewell Chin’ono decry crammed conditions, lack of essential iems to protect against COVID-19.

Read MoreOpposition leader’s meeting with King Sultan Abdullah cancelled after monarch taken to hospital for observation.Opposition leader’s meeting with King Sultan Abdullah cancelled after monarch taken to hospital for observation.

Read More A summary of the major developments in the Covid-19 outbreak across the country Here are this week’s key developments in the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Elias Visontay and it’s Friday 25 September. Continue reading…A summary of the major developments in the Covid-19 outbreak across the countryHere are this week’s key developments…

Read More Protesters marched and chanted Breonna Taylor‘s name for a second night in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday – after a grand jury decided no police officer would be charged directly with Taylor’s shooting death  in March. On Thursday night police made several arrests, including the Kentucky state representative Attica Scott, a Democrat who has called…

Read More During a White House briefing on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the November presidential election. He elaborated: “Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very—we’ll have a very peaceful—there won’t be a transfer frankly, there’ll be a continuation.”During a…

Read More With just over a month to go until election day, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has quietly ramped up its digital advertising, bringing it roughly on par with a behemoth Trump digital ad operation that was central to the president’s 2016 victory.Data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics shows that in total the…

Read MoreThe continuing crackdown on press freedom in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is threatening its democratic future.The continuing crackdown on press freedom in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is threatening its democratic future.

Read More As the pandemic wreaks havoc on existing structures, we look at some visions for post-Covid cities – and how they hold up Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There is a huge, looming, unanswerable question that overshadows our cities, like an elephant squatting in the central square. Will a Covid-19…

Read More Mayor among those wanted for unspecified offences during 2014 protests sparked by Isis seizure of Kobane Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 82 people, including a mayor, over pro-Kurdish protests six years ago, officials and local media said. The warrants relate to October 2014 protests in Turkey sparked by the seizure of…

Read MoreAn Algerian actor, a Honduran journalist, a Liberian writer, a Cameroonian performer: four remarkable journeys to Spain.An Algerian actor, a Honduran journalist, a Liberian writer, a Cameroonian performer: four remarkable journeys to Spain.

Read MoreSeoul said the man was shot dead and set alight while allegedly trying to defect to the North.Seoul said the man was shot dead and set alight while allegedly trying to defect to the North.

Read More101 East follows Australia’s bushfire victims as they struggle to survive and rebuild months after disaster struck.101 East follows Australia’s bushfire victims as they struggle to survive and rebuild months after disaster struck.

Read MorePro-democracy politicians call for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested at sea by Chinese authorities.Pro-democracy politicians call for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested at sea by Chinese authorities.

Read MoreSouth Korean official went missing on Monday and Seoul said he had been shot and his body burned.South Korean official went missing on Monday and Seoul said he had been shot and his body burned.

Read More WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping days of commemorations of her extraordinary life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman in American history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, also will be the first Jewish-American to lie in state and just the…

Read More For six months now the group has been stranded far across a vast stretch of ocean on Tahiti in French Polynesia. Mihinoa Terakauhau Pont, a 21-year-old mom who is among those stranded, is due to give birth to her second son any day now, but can’t have her husband by her side because…

Read More Some of them raised their fists and called out “Black lives matter!” Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square in downtown Louisville. All of them said her name: Breonna Taylor. The big question for a town torn apart by Taylor’s death and the larger issue of racism…

Read More Capping days of commemorations of her extraordinary life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman in American history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, also will be the first Jewish-American to lie in state and just the second Supreme Court…

Read More Steve Daines is the affable one, the smiler, a consummate salesman who parlayed his corporate success into a meteoric rise through Montana politics and a seat in the U.S. Senate. Together they form a powerful political alliance on the cusp of dominating Montana politics for years to come, pushing the state’s Republican Party…

Read More President Donald Trump is infusing deliberations over his coming nomination of a new Supreme Court justice with political meaning as he aims to maximize the benefit before Nov. 3 and even secure an electoral backstop should the result be contested. Now, as he closes in on a decision on her likely replacement, Trump…

Read More Landmark event scrapped as Brazil suffers; EU warns pandemic worse now than in March peak for some; Israel further toughens restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide looked set to pass a million within days, Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade…

Read More Plea to remember ‘birds do not know borders’ amid spat between Taiwan’s largest bird conservation group and UK-based BirdLife International Birdwatchers around the world may have to decide whether they are hawks or doves when it comes to the thorny issue of Taiwan independence. Long-running geopolitical tensions spilled into the conservation world this…