Month: September 2020

Read More<p>Chief US correspondent Andrew Buncombe was assaulted and detained for more than six hours after being accused of ‘failure to disperse’ while reporting on demonstrations</p><p>Chief US correspondent Andrew Buncombe was assaulted and detained for more than six hours after being accused of ‘failure to disperse’ while reporting on demonstrations</p>

Read More Chancellor announces ‘job support scheme’ to subsidise wages of people in work; VAT cut extended for hospitality and tourism sector until end of March Key points from Rishi Sunak’s winter economy plan – at a glance Almost 10,000 a day contracting Covid in UK, Hancock says Users report issues as Covid-19 app launches…

Read MoreThe group of exiled Saudis in the U.K., the U.S. and elsewhere say their goal is to avert “absolute dictatorship and pave the way for democracy.”The group of exiled Saudis in the U.K., the U.S. and elsewhere say their goal is to avert “absolute dictatorship and pave the way for democracy.”

Read More Higgins was the subject of a major search earlier this month and was towed to safety but the Margrel went missing again on Tuesday South Australian authorities have called off a search for a fisherman and his boat missing off the coast. Police had spent three days looking for Tony Higgins and his…

Read MoreMinisters approve new restrictions to try to combat a surging Covid-19 infection rate.Ministers approve new restrictions to try to combat a surging Covid-19 infection rate.

Read MoreDemonstrations have continued in Belarus since the president declared victory in last month’s election.Demonstrations have continued in Belarus since the president declared victory in last month’s election.

Read More Anger after grand jury refuses to charge officers involved in killing Two Louisville officers shot in protests over Breonna Taylor decision Riot declared in Portland as Black Lives Matter demos held in many cities Authorities in several cities deploy tear gas against crowds Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 12.14pm BST Anand…

Read More (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was arrested again Thursday for allegedly participating in an unauthorized assembly last October. Wong tweeted that he was arrested when he reported to the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s Central Police Station as part of a bail requirement. He said he was also accused…

Read MoreProminent democracy activist slams his arrest as a ‘notorious abuse’ of power after court frees him on bail.Prominent democracy activist slams his arrest as a ‘notorious abuse’ of power after court frees him on bail.

Read More Our findings from satellite images reveal 380 detention camps in Xinjiang, pointing to a campaign of ethnic replacement • Nathan Ruser is a researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Since 2017, Xinjiang in China has been reeling from a brutal crackdown outlawing both public and private displays of Uighur culture or identity,…

Read MoreIn response to fiery UN speech by King Salman, Iranian officials brand Saudi Arabia as the main sponsor of ‘terrorism’.In response to fiery UN speech by King Salman, Iranian officials brand Saudi Arabia as the main sponsor of ‘terrorism’.

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Read More<p>Officials say a wild brown bear broke into the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage and killed Caesar, a popular male alpaca</p><p>Officials say a wild brown bear broke into the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage and killed Caesar, a popular male alpaca</p>

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Read More<p>Read the latest updates on the Breonna Taylor protests on our live blog&nbsp;</p><p>Read the latest updates on the Breonna Taylor protests on our live blog&nbsp;</p>

Read MoreOfficials in South Korea say the man, a government official who disappeared off a patrol boat, may have been trying to defect.Officials in South Korea say the man, a government official who disappeared off a patrol boat, may have been trying to defect.

Read More<p>Incident marks the first time since 2008 that a South Korean has killed in North Korea</p><p>Incident marks the first time since 2008 that a South Korean has killed in North Korea</p>

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Read More South African music track and dance steps created in Angola have caught the imagination of politicians, priests and millions more A song from South Africa that has gone around the world and been endorsed by presidents and priests has become the sound of the pandemic for millions across southern Africa. Last week the…

Read More Healthcare workers and health departments will be among the first to use the rapid antigen tests Full Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by state Follow our global live blog Vic cases map; NSW cases map NSW hotspots list; Qld hotspots list Australia’s drugs regulator has approved four rapid antigen Covid-19 tests for…

Read MoreDemonstrators pour onto the streets of several cities across US, chanting “Say her name” and “No justice, no peace”.Demonstrators pour onto the streets of several cities across US, chanting “Say her name” and “No justice, no peace”.

Read More Israel on Thursday moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continued to soar. The Cabinet voted to close all nonessential businesses, including open-air markets. Prayers and political demonstrations would be limited to open spaces and no more than 20 people, and participants would not be able to travel more…

Read MoreTwo police officers shot after grand jury decides not to pursue murder or manslaughter charge in 26-year-old’s death.Two police officers shot after grand jury decides not to pursue murder or manslaughter charge in 26-year-old’s death.

Read More Hamilton says ban is ‘retaliation’ after Australia revoked visas of Chinese academics Chen Hong and Li Jianjun China has banned Australian academic Clive Hamilton and researcher Alex Joske from entering the country, with state media dubbing the pair “anti-China scholars”. On Thursday, the Global Times, a hawkish state media mouthpiece, reported Hamilton, a…

Read MoreObservers say conflict, coronavirus lockdown and restrictions to information pose hurdles to electoral process.Observers say conflict, coronavirus lockdown and restrictions to information pose hurdles to electoral process.

Read More UK-US media figure was behind huge investigations and was harsh critic of Rupert Murdoch Sir Harold Evans, whose commitment to investigative reporting while editor of the Sunday Times helped shape British journalism during the second half of the 20th century, has died at the age of 92. Under Evans’ leadership between 1967 and…

Read MoreChinese media have denounced pressure by the US on TikTok’s owner to sell the popular app to American firms.Chinese media have denounced pressure by the US on TikTok’s owner to sell the popular app to American firms.

Read More Amnesty International said Thursday that thousands of Europe-bound migrants who were intercepted and returned to Libyan shores this year were forcefully disappeared after being taken out of unofficial detention centers run by militias allied with the U.N.-supported government in the capital, Tripoli. In its latest report, the group also said that rival authorities…

Read More Discrimination against Indigenous students and teaching staff ‘deeply ingrained’ and endemic Nearly 40 Indigenous academics are calling for a national inquiry into racism at New Zealand universities, saying discrimination against Māori students and teaching staff is ingrained and endemic. Margaret Mutu is a Māori studies professor at Auckland University and said institutional racism…

Read More If the United Nations was created from the ashes of World War II, what will be born from the global crisis of COVID-19? Many world leaders at this week’s virtual U.N. summit hope it will be a vaccine made available and affordable to all countries, rich and poor. “Are people to be left…

Read More Analysis of stories across six countries including UK found fewer than a fifth of experts quoted on the pandemic were women Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Women’s voices have been “worryingly marginalised” in reporting of the coronavirus, partly due to the war-like framing of the pandemic, according to a…

Read More A blinded politician, a woman who was gang-raped, and a young man whose kidney was stolen tell how they had no choice Migrants who crossed Channel could be sent to detention centre Dr Yahya al-Rewi 60, from Yemen, has gone from diplomat to dinghy: he was president of his government’s national information centre,…

Read MoreAnger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death has poured into America’s streetsAnger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death has poured into America’s streets

Read More Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death poured into America’s streets as protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they say is stacked against Black people. Violence seized the demonstrations in her hometown of Louisville as gunfire rang out and wounded two…

Read MoreBeleaguered leader urges end to ‘coercive measures’ while opposition leader calls for ‘decisive action’ to oust Maduro.Beleaguered leader urges end to ‘coercive measures’ while opposition leader calls for ‘decisive action’ to oust Maduro.