Month: September 2020

Read MoreIt’s not yet clear whether Alexei Navalny could suffer long-term effects from the Novichok nerve agent, but he’s already back to mocking Putin.It’s not yet clear whether Alexei Navalny could suffer long-term effects from the Novichok nerve agent, but he’s already back to mocking Putin.

Read MoreBrett Hankison is accused of endangering neighbours, but two other officers are not charged.Brett Hankison is accused of endangering neighbours, but two other officers are not charged.

Read More<p>‘This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change,’ says Gavin Newsom</p><p>‘This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change,’ says Gavin Newsom</p>

Read MoreNew round of sanctions also prohibits Americans from staying at properties owned by the Cuban government.New round of sanctions also prohibits Americans from staying at properties owned by the Cuban government.

Read More The FinCEN Files investigation showed the US government describing Britain as a “higher-risk jurisdiction” for money laundering. View Entire Post › The FinCEN Files investigation showed the US government describing Britain as a “higher-risk jurisdiction” for money laundering.View Entire Post ›

Read More AMURU, Uganda/NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 23 (IPS) – In Amuru district, 47 kilometres from Gulu town in northwestern Uganda, the Omer Farming Company has proven that it is possible to farm on thousands of acres of land using methods that conserve the environment and its biodiversity. Read the full story, “Scientists Draw up Guidelines…

Read More I guess I’m a public figure now, but I still haven’t gotten used to being recognized on the street. I still remember when I was homeless. How people would look right past me, sometimes it felt like they looked right through me on their way to wherever they were going. At my lowest,…

Read MoreAn officer fired from Louisville’s police department faces three counts of wanton endangerment six months after the killing of Breonna Taylor.An officer fired from Louisville’s police department faces three counts of wanton endangerment six months after the killing of Breonna Taylor.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Sep 23 (IPS) – The UN will be hosting the first-ever Biodiversity Summit – remotely – on September 30.   Jamison Ervin is Manager, Nature for Development Global Programme, UNDP, New YorkA spate of reports on biodiversity – the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystems, the Living Planet Report, the…

Read More STOCKHOLM, CAMBRIDGE (US), Sep 23 (IPS) – As COVID-19 threatens farming communities across Africa already struggling with climate change, the continent is at a crossroads. Will its people and their governments continue trying to replicate industrial farming models promoted by developed countries? Or will they move boldly into the uncertain future, embracing ecological…

Read More<p>Belarus has been rocked by mass protests since the contested vote last month</p><p>Belarus has been rocked by mass protests since the contested vote last month</p>

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Read More US reaches 200,000 coronavirus deaths amid fears for coming winter Republican senators release interim report into Hunter Biden Trump attacks China over Covid ‘plague’ at UN Romney backs vote on supreme court nomination Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 1.26pm BST Deirdra Funcheon of Capital and Main has written for us today…

Read More<p>Mineral-rich island hampered by years of stalled economic progress following decade-long civil war</p><p>Mineral-rich island hampered by years of stalled economic progress following decade-long civil war</p>

Read More<p>Sergei Torop could face up to 12 years in jail</p><p>Sergei Torop could face up to 12 years in jail</p>

Read More<p>Paris landmark closed as police investigate</p><p>Paris landmark closed as police investigate</p>

Read More In her first non-fiction work, Laila Lalami says these Americans want the country to succeed, but can’t avoid the gulf between purported values of equality and the realities of systematic oppression. (Image credit: Pantheon) In her first non-fiction work, Laila Lalami says these Americans want the country to succeed, but can’t avoid the…

Read More More than 100 media organisations sign open letter defending freedom of speech More than 100 French media organisations have signed and published an open letter defending freedom of speech against threats from “terrorists and states”. The tribune was released after a member of staff at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo – targeted by…

Read More The Philippine president got rare praises Wednesday from his key critics for invoking before the United Nations a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea, in a surprise move that will likely pique Beijing. President Rodrigo Duterte made one of his strongest defenses of the Philippine…

Read MoreThe embattled president of Belarus is quietly sworn in for a sixth term despite weeks of protests.The embattled president of Belarus is quietly sworn in for a sixth term despite weeks of protests.

Read More<p>Fundraisers with Theresa May and tennis with Boris and Dave. Just who are the Chernukhins?</p><p>Fundraisers with Theresa May and tennis with Boris and Dave. Just who are the Chernukhins?</p>

Read More<p>‘Strongest attack on traditional Tibetan livelihoods since Cultural Revolution,’ says researcher</p><p>‘Strongest attack on traditional Tibetan livelihoods since Cultural Revolution,’ says researcher</p>

Read MoreAmid delay in forming gov’t following blast, ex-Lebanese PM suggests naming independent Shia candidate for finance post.Amid delay in forming gov’t following blast, ex-Lebanese PM suggests naming independent Shia candidate for finance post.

Read MoreMember states will have to make “flexible contributions”, but the plan has already drawn criticism.Member states will have to make “flexible contributions”, but the plan has already drawn criticism.

Read More BERLIN — The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning said Wednesday that his condition improved enough for him to be released, and suggested a “complete recovery” from the nerve agent was possible. Navalny, 44, spent 32 days in treatment in Berlin’s Charite hospital, 24 of which were in intensive…

Read More BERLIN — The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning said Wednesday that his condition improved enough for him to be released, and suggested a “complete recovery” from the nerve agent was possible. Navalny, 44, spent 32 days in treatment in Berlin’s Charite hospital, 24 of which were in intensive…

Read More After a summer that saw dozens of horrific car attacks on Black Lives Matter demonstrators across America, activists and attorneys are warning that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to legalize them, and turn Florida into a model of vigilante anti-protester violence for other states to follow.DeSantis’ effort follows in the tracks of…

Read More The British government says there could be lines of 7,000 trucks at the English Channel and two-day waits to get into France immediately after the U.K. makes its economic break from the European Union at the end of the year. Michael Gove, the minister in charge of Brexit preparations, described that as a…

Read MoreGerman tests showed the critic of President Vladimir Putin was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.German tests showed the critic of President Vladimir Putin was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.

Read More The U.S. Air Force announced last week that a new HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter begins live-fire testing. Live fire testing began for the HH-60W Jolly Green II’s three primary weapons- GAU-2, gatling gun, the GAU-18, machine gun and the GAU-21, a .50 caliber newly-designed machine gun. “It was great to…

Read MoreChinese telecoms giant urges US to reconsider restrictions, which Trump imposed, accusing Huawei of helping Beijing spy.Chinese telecoms giant urges US to reconsider restrictions, which Trump imposed, accusing Huawei of helping Beijing spy.

Read More Navalny spent 32 days in Berlin’s Charité Hospital, 24 of them in intensive care. Independent lab tests in three countries confirmed he had been poisoned by a Soviet-era nerve agent. (Image credit: AP) Navalny spent 32 days in Berlin’s Charité Hospital, 24 of them in intensive care. Independent lab tests in three countries…

Read More HOBART, Australia — More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the largest mass stranding ever recorded in the country. Authorities had already been working to rescue survivors among an estimated 270 whales found Monday on a beach…

Read More Displaced populations across the Middle East, already in cramped, unhygienic conditions, face a health catastrophe as infections rise Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Throughout the coronavirus pandemic an abiding fear had stalked the world’s most vulnerable populations. Millions of people displaced by conflict in the Middle East watched with…

Read More For three weeks, two teams from Agence France-Presse followed Walid, a Kuwaiti, Falah, an Iraqi, and his two daughters, from the town of Grande-Synthe in northern France to Dover via the choppy waters of the Channel. Photographs by Sameer Al-Doumy. Text by by Clement Melki, Sameer Al-Doumy, Thomas Bernardi with the London bureau…